Matt McCarthy
Matt McCarthy (b. 1980, United States) is a digital collage artist best known for using house cats as his primary subject matter. His collage work combines found images into uncannily realistic pictures that shock and delight. The utilization of existing cat images reinforces the timeless appeal of felines, and draws a common thread through a variety of media and reference material.
His work has been featured widely in print and online, shown at the National Collage Society among other exhibitions, and belongs in many private collections including the Doug & Laurie Kanyer Art Collection.
His first major solo show, MAGNUS CATTUS, took place at the Cary Arts Center in Cary, NC in June 2022.
Matt lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his senior black cat, Atticus, and his wife, the writer Katherine Cox. As a screenwriting team, Katherine and Matt’s work has been recognized as finalists at the Austin Film Festival, Screencraft Horror, and Killer Shorts competitions among others. You can find more about their writing here: katandmattwrite.com
Select Clients:
Adobe Photoshop, Edelman, CatPerson, Galison, UStudio, selekkt
Publications:
Collage Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage, Kanyer Publishing, 2021 (essay)
Select Shows:
Solo Show, Joe Van Gogh - 2023 - Chapel Hill, NC
Magnus Cattus, Solo Show, Cary Arts Center - 2022 - Cary, NC
Uncaged: The Unbearable Weight of Genius Cat Art, CatCon - 2022 - Los Angeles, CA
Size Matters, Arts Council of Fayetteville - 2020 - Fayetteville, NC
National Collage Society Juried Show, Mercyhurst University - 2019 - Erie, PA
Yadkin Arts Council Juried Show, Yadkinville Arts Center - 2019 - Yadkinville, NC
World Collage Atlas, Verbeke Foundation - 2019 - Kemzeke, Belgium
Media
Interview on the Talent Punk liveshow (starting at 2:29)
