Matt Bollinger

Matt Bollinger is an American painter and animator known for his figurative works that explore working-class American life, social alienation, and the struggles of everyday people. His paintings, often rendered in a raw, expressive style with muted palettes, depict scenes of domestic spaces, labor, and quiet desperation that evoke a sense of melancholy and psychological tension. Bollinger also creates animated works that extend his painted narratives into moving image, bridging the gap between painting and film.