Ted Matz

Ted Matz is currently President of Ted Matz Fine Art, Inc. and an independent contractor teaching classes in oil and acrylic painting, watercolor, pastels and plein air painting. Previously, Ted was the co-founder and President of The New Studio for the Visual Arts in Jupiter, Florida and held the position of Chair of Painting and Drawing at the Lighthouse Art Center Gallery and School of Art in Tequesta, Florida.

Ted has taught at the Boca Museum School of Art in Boca Raton, Florida and the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Domestically he has held workshops in Michigan, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont, and has held international workshops in Italy, France and Cuba.

Ted majored in Watercolor at the Eastern Michigan University and is a graduate from Kendall College of Art and Design. He has worked in design related positions with Jacobson’s Store, Inc, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.

He founded and chaired the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Lighthouse ArtCenter’s Plein Air Festival in Tequesta/Jupiter Florida and acted as consultant to the 4th Annual Festival. The event draws 35 nationally recognized juried plein air artists from across the country and Europe to compete for prize money.