Artist BIO
Ted Matz
Ted Matz calls Lake Worth, Florida his home and currently teaches in-person workshop series, online classes and private mentoring sessions in watercolor, oil and acrylic, realism and abstract painting, plein air painting through his company, Ted Matz Fine Art, Inc. He currently teaches in-studio classes at Easel Art Supply in Lake Park, FL. Ted was the co-founder and past President of The New School of the Visual Arts in Jupiter, Florida.
He was formerly the Chair of Painting and Drawing at the Lighthouse Art Center Museum and School of Art in Tequesta, Florida. Ted has also taught at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Boca Museum School of Art in Boca Raton, Florida. He has conducted classes and workshops in Michigan and Vermont, and has conducted domestic and international workshops in Massachusetts, Maine, Italy and France and Cuba.
Ted majored in Watercolor at the Eastern Michigan University and is a graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design. He has worked in design related positions with Jacobson’s Store, Inc, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. Ted founded and chaired the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Lighthouse ArtCenter’s Plein Air Festival for 2014-2016 in Tequesta/Jupiter Florida and acted as a consultant to the. 2017 Annual Festival. His work has been included in featured articles in 2021Plein Air Magazine, August/September and December/January.
Education
Exhibitions
Group Exhibits
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May 2024, Old School Square, 9th Annual 6x6 Exhibition
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April 2024, Box Gallery, Artists of PBC Member Exhibition
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Nov 2024, Wellington City Hall, Celebration (WAS)
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July 2024, Wellington City. Hall, Visions (WAS)
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Nov 2023, Cultural Council for PB County, Wonder & Whimsy
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Nov 2023, Arts for Smiles, Joy of Art
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Nov 2022, Wellington City Hall, Inspired (WAS)
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Nov 2022, Wellington Community Center, Effects (WAS)
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Aug 2022, Artist Eye Gallery, Summer Show
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Mar 2022, Wellington City Hall, Celebrate (WAS)
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July 2021, Wellington City Hall, Resurgence (WAS)
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Dec 2019, Wellington City Hall, Season of Light (WAS)
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Dec 2019, Wellington Community Center,The Gift of Art (WAS)
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Nov 2018, Wellington Community Center, Instincts (WAS)
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Sept 2018, Lighthouse Art Center, Art of Association
Public Art
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2025, Mural Mosaic Global Roots Project, Collective Art Mural, Located at Rutherford County Visual Arts Guild, Rutherford, NC
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2023, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places, Outside the Box Traffic Signal Box, Located in South Bay Florida
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Apr 2019, Wellington Green Mall, Artistic Eggspression
Virtual Exhibits
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Apr 2022, Wellington Art Society, Spring Bling
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Apr 2021, Grey Cube Gallery, Animals
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Mar 2021, Grey Cube Gallery, Black and White
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Feb 2021, Fusion Art, 5th Annual Black and White Exhibition
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Dec 2020, Fusion Art, Leaves & Petals
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Sept 2020, Wellington Art Society, 2020 Member Showcase
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Jun 2020, Art Room Gallery, City Exhibit
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Apr 2020, Fusion Art, Black and White Juried Exhibit *Honorable Mention
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Mar 2020, Fusion Art, Landscapes Juried Exhibit
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Mar 2020, ArtistTable, Hills and Valley
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Jan 2020, Wellington Art Society, Artscapes
Pop Up Galleries
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Mar 2020, Wellington Green Mall, Expressions
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Oct 2019, Wellington Green. Mall, Art Fusion
