# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Artist Talk | Matt Bodett
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 22 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 22 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Matt Bodett received his MFA from Boise State University in 2011, and taught printmaking there until he moved to Chicago in 2013. Since moving to Chicago he has played an active role in disability advocacy and utilizing artwork to open dialogue around madness.

Matt’s work directly responds to his lived expereinces with madness. Being given a dianosis of schizo-affective disorder in 2005, he has spent his career attmpeting to understand his own mind, the social implications of madness, and the historical underpinnings. His artwork continues to evolve and pulls references from Western Art history in an attempt to connect the ideals of western society to the problematic nature of how we interact with contemporary madness.  

Matt's work is currently on display at the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecure and the UT Downtown Gallery as part of "Art, Movement, + Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm."

ASL interpretation will be available for this event.

These exhibitions and related programming are supported in part by a grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts for All program. Co-sponsorship is provided by UT’s Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts, the School of Art Programming Committee, and through a College of Arts and Sciences Haines-Morris Grant. Additional funding is provided by The Creative Motif Fund.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/knoxville/artist-talk-matt-bodett/200030402048125
- **Event Categories**: art, it, exhibitions, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Knoxville
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: McCarty Auditorium, Art +Architecture room 109 | 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37996
- **lat**: 35.95271
- **long**: -83.92937
- **full address**: McCarty Auditorium, Art +Architecture room 109 | 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37996

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Artist Talk | Matt Bodett being held?
  - **A:** Artist Talk | Matt Bodett takes place on Tue, 22 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 22 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at McCarty Auditorium, Art +Architecture room 109 | 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37996.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Artist Talk | Matt Bodett?
  - **A:** Artist Talk | Matt Bodett is organized by Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Artist Talk | Matt Bodett is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Knoxville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Artist Talk | Matt Bodett sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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