Vince Mattina

Born in St. Louis, Vincent Mattina began his love affair with art at a very early age. When he was first able to hold a pencil he knew he loved drawing. Throughout his early years and onto high school his love of art captured his soul. His passion and resolve to educate himself in visual arts led him to Columbus College of Art and Design. There he graduated with a BFA in Fine art & Illustration. In 1990 he moved out of the Midwest and into the Los Angeles area. He gained recognition in the commercial art world by working at companies in the Fashion, Marketing & Advertising industries. Also free-lancing with many companies such as Hanna-Barbera, Disney, Warner Brothers and Activision.



Feeling the need to express himself as well as having a visual story to tell, Vincent decided to follow his first love and branch out into the fine art world. In his first show he was highlighted in a group show at the City of Brea art gallery titled "For Love or Money". This show was the crossroads between his commercial & fine art career and the first environment to feature his "Entomechanical" series that intertwines nature and machines inspired by photo realism, digital collage and technology.


Since then he also has ventured into t...

Columbus College of Art and Design '87
Illustration
Fine Art

July 17th - August 16th Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, Ca.

July 31st - August 9th “CA 101 2015”, Redondo Beach Ca.

August 3rd - August 28th Orange County Creatives, “Green”, Laguna Beach Ca.

August 8th - Oct. Carr Winery, “Solo Show”, Santa Barbara, Ca.


Sept. 2nd - 16th “Solo Show” Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles Ca.

Sept. 26th - Oct. 30th “Brand 43” Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale Ca.