TITLE: The River Card
ARTIST: Matt Rinard

ARTIST BIO: Matt Rinard

born October 24, 1964 was dropped by his grandmother twice when he was a year old.

To avoid further brain damage, his family moved every three years.  
 

By age thirteen, he had lived in six states. His father, an overbearing Admiral in the Navy urged Matt not to go into art and urged Matt to "get a real job." Nevertheless Matt attended N.O.C.C.A. (New Orleans Center for Creative Arts) and later graduated from Florida State University with a degree in graphic design. He tried desperately to find a job but everyone knew he had been dropped on his head as an infant and was damaged goods. Finally in 1988, after a brief stint as a high school teacher, Matt launched Spilled Inc., an art publishing enterprise. The business still adheres to Matt's time-worn philosophy:

“If my parents like it, it won’t sell.”

Even today Matt gets input from his parents and torches anything they like. A constant source of inspiration are his two four legged children Sophie and Sam and his beautiful wife Cam. Matt is the official artist for the Krewe of Barkus. He was commissioned by designer David Dart to create an exclusive clothing line for Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's. He has designed the tour bus art for the band Cowboy Mouth. Matt was an official artist for the Nokia Sugar Bowl. He has a greeting card line that is available in stores throughout North America. He was selected by the Gronau Jazz Festival in Germany to be their official artist. Having one man shows in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Germany, Matt Rinard is gaining in collectability and notoriety on an international level.