Born & raised in Oklahoma, Matt has had his hands in creating art his entire life. He has spent more than fifteen years now honing his personal style, experimenting with a variety of techniques, mediums & subject matters. A self-taught artist, Matt has had over thirty studios throughout CO, NM, OR, OK, WA & AZ.

Fluctuating between the subject matters of equine, southwestern, floral, abstract & modern. Matt is primarily a painter, intuitively composing works of art to capture emotion, reflect energy & blend the worlds of tradition imagery with contemporary abstract.

Matt Josef’s life mission in three simple words; create, travel, impact.

To create anything &everything that comes from within, without limitations of size, space or funding. That has been the dream since childhood.

Experience through travel & adventure, fuel the inspirer behind the art. To get the art on the walls of homes, businesses, galleries & museums in every major art market & country in the world.
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The heart behind the art is to impact lives & make a difference locally & globally. To partner with organizations in everything from clean water projects, equine therapy, horse rescue, orphanages, art education, etc.. Matt is also working towards creating a unique foundation that will become a horse & art ranch in the mountains. To provide facilities, tools & resources to make dreams into realities for countless indigos.

The Jerome First Saturday Art Walk is on July 7th, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Stop by and meet our artists, enjoy live music and wine, and support local art. Afterward, take the FREE shuttle from our parking lot to uptown Jerome. Make us your first stop Saturday night!

sWe are proud to announce the addition of our latest artist at the Jerome Art Center:  Matt Josef, Karon Leigh Art and Gregory Stocks. Join us this evening for the Jerome First Saturday Art Walk form 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Meet our artists, enjoy live music and a complimentary glass of wine and a bowl of soup at Red Bench Gallery, and support local art. 

FREE shuttle service tonight from the parking lot of the Jerome Art Center.