Matthew is a multi-media commercial artist sharing his skills to our youth. His clients have included Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon, Mattel, and many other name brands. After 17 years in the industry, he has decided to give back to our community and has been teaching industry level design in both public and private schools in Sonoma County for the past seven years. In November of 2022, Matthew joined Boomerang Plus, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to teaching students the important connection between school, business, and nonprofit organizations in building a stronger community.

The heart of Matthew’s programs is an interactive presentation that gives students an awareness of how art is used as a tool to communicate. In this course, he shows how the motion picture, food, television, toy, fashion, auto, and real estate industries rely on the use of shapes and color to communicate. Working with think tanks and focus groups in some of the world’s largest industries, He shares the mechanics of how these players use art that shapes the world around us..

“I had a great run as a commercial artist and now have many skills to share with our youth. I provide the platform, expose them to new tools, teach them how to use them, and their imaginations fill in the rest”.–Matthew Baker

These 11 programs are in a more concise format at www.VTSart.org