Matt Bagley has devoted his whole life to being creative. He hails from a family with a rich artistic heritage and has developed expertise across multiple artistic disciplines. In addition to his skills as an artist, he is also a gifted storyteller, inventor, master printer, activist, skateboard instructor, primitive architect, pan-dimensional archeologist, digital theologian, and bicycling philosopher. He jokingly refers to himself as a "Renaissance Bum." He grew up on the bayous of south Louisiana. Growing up in south Louisiana, he developed a vibrant imagination and a deep appreciation for the natural world. Matt honed his craft by studying printmaking at the University of North Texas, and he currently utilizes woodblock prints, often on handmade paper, to translate his vision into reality.