Born in the summer of ’84, Matt Katz is a Freelance Illustrator from Auckland, New Zealand. Ever since he can remember, Matt has been escaping into his world of fantasy, briefly surfacing back to reality every now and again to gain things such as his Bachelor in Design with Honours in 2007 and to collect Gold Medals in 2008 from the Pride in Print Awards alongside the Karori Bindery for his Illustrated Children’s book, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. After establishing the in-house printing facilities at Chamber Music NZ, he flew the nest and began his great OE. He has just finished a 2 year OE in The UK, Europe and Canada, and is now back in time for good old Kiwi summer!

Lucky enough to be taught by head designers at Weta his preferred media is Digital, as this allows him to travel freely and work for anyone, anywhere in the world. He strives to make his painting look like traditionally painted works.

Recent works and clients include Blue Mountain Ontario with Rain43, Ohakune Fallout Festival 2010 and 2011 with Malarky Brand and Media, and Sam Snoop’s Children’s book series with Macmillan Publishing.

For more information on my education, awards and upcoming exhibitions, please follow the links on my site. If you wish to buy any prints of my art internationally, go to http://www.redbubble.com/people/mattkatz/

Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason

Contact

email: mattkatzonline@gmail.com
New Zealand phone: 021 575760