Matt Drissell is an Associate Professor of Art at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. There he leads courses in 2D studio art, art history, and art education. He has an M.F.A. in Painting from New York Academy of Art and a B.A. in Art from Wheaton College. Matt has also been a certified art teacher, having taught middle and high school art for five years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and St. Louis, Missouri. He lives in Sioux Center with his family. Named a 2015 - 16 Artist Fellow by the Iowa Arts Council, his current projects consider agriculture and sustainability.