MATT BARTELUCE
Graphic Designer / Art Teacher / Illustrator
barteluce@gmail.com
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Graphic Designer / Art Teacher / Illustrator
barteluce@gmail.com
Matt Barteluce is a New Jersey native, artist, illustrator, and amateur ufologist whose work explores themes of mystery, folklore, and the paranormal. He earned his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2003 and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2010. He spent several years as an art director for the global ad agency Young & Rubicam Group, and co-founded Carrier Pigeon, a quarterly magazine featuring fine art and literature.
From 2014 to 2023, Barteluce served as director of Guttenberg Arts, a nonprofit community art center where he supported hundreds of artists through public programming and curatorial work.
He is currently the Lead Visual Arts Teacher at Empowerment Academy, a public charter school in Jersey City, where he teaches 5th and 6th grade scholars. In the classroom, he encourages young artists to think critically, experiment boldly, and express themselves authentically.
SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
Skilled in traditional visual arts: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture
Experienced in curriculum development and classroom management for grades 5 - 8
Strong communication skills: copywriting, public speaking, creative problem-solving
Grant writing and fundraising experience for arts education and nonprofit programs
Curatorial experience including exhibition planning, installation, and community outreach
Effective leadership, collaboration, and delegation in both classroom and studio settings
Highly organized, goal-oriented, and able to meet tight deadlines
EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES
NJDOE Standard Certificate Visual Arts 1200
From 2014 to 2023, Barteluce served as director of Guttenberg Arts, a nonprofit community art center where he supported hundreds of artists through public programming and curatorial work.
He is currently the Lead Visual Arts Teacher at Empowerment Academy, a public charter school in Jersey City, where he teaches 5th and 6th grade scholars. In the classroom, he encourages young artists to think critically, experiment boldly, and express themselves authentically.
SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
Skilled in traditional visual arts: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture
Experienced in curriculum development and classroom management for grades 5 - 8
Strong communication skills: copywriting, public speaking, creative problem-solving
Grant writing and fundraising experience for arts education and nonprofit programs
Curatorial experience including exhibition planning, installation, and community outreach
Effective leadership, collaboration, and delegation in both classroom and studio settings
Highly organized, goal-oriented, and able to meet tight deadlines
EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES
NJDOE Standard Certificate Visual Arts 1200
EXPERIENCE
EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY - VISUAL ARTS TEACHER (2023- PRESENT)
Adept at crafting and implementing dynamic, student-centered lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles and interests, fostering creativity and critical thinking in students
GUTTENBERG ARTS - DIRECTOR (2014-2023)
Established brand and continues to develop all marketing materials for Guttenberg Arts in print and web formats. Leads groups and handles details pertaining to community outreach, programming, budgets, planning and grant writing.
WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY GALLERIES - BOOK DESIGNER (2019 - 2021)
Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Marion Wilson: The Landscape Is Sanctuary to Our Fears.
VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY - BOOK DESIGNER (2018 - 2022)
Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Park Wonder (2018), Painted Threads (2019), Big Bang Votive (2020), Atlas of Impermanence (2021), The First Water is the Body (2022)
PAPER CROWN PRESS- CO-FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR (2010 - 2021)
Oversees business affairs & regularly contributes to the design of magazine and its promotional material
YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS - ART DIRECTOR (2012 - 2015)
Contributed in the creative development and production of numerous ad campaigns including Hilton Worldwide Brands and New York Organ Donors Network
BRANDBUZZ - ART DIRECTOR (2010 - 2012)
Provided solutions to a range of design challenges including creating in-house infographic presentations and developing print and digital ads for clients Green Mountain Coffee and Tully’s Coffee.
EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY - VISUAL ARTS TEACHER (2023- PRESENT)
Adept at crafting and implementing dynamic, student-centered lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles and interests, fostering creativity and critical thinking in students
GUTTENBERG ARTS - DIRECTOR (2014-2023)
Established brand and continues to develop all marketing materials for Guttenberg Arts in print and web formats. Leads groups and handles details pertaining to community outreach, programming, budgets, planning and grant writing.
WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY GALLERIES - BOOK DESIGNER (2019 - 2021)
Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Marion Wilson: The Landscape Is Sanctuary to Our Fears.
VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY - BOOK DESIGNER (2018 - 2022)
Advises and designs gallery catalogues for the exhibitions such as Park Wonder (2018), Painted Threads (2019), Big Bang Votive (2020), Atlas of Impermanence (2021), The First Water is the Body (2022)
PAPER CROWN PRESS- CO-FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR (2010 - 2021)
Oversees business affairs & regularly contributes to the design of magazine and its promotional material
YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS - ART DIRECTOR (2012 - 2015)
Contributed in the creative development and production of numerous ad campaigns including Hilton Worldwide Brands and New York Organ Donors Network
BRANDBUZZ - ART DIRECTOR (2010 - 2012)
Provided solutions to a range of design challenges including creating in-house infographic presentations and developing print and digital ads for clients Green Mountain Coffee and Tully’s Coffee.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, Alternate Route Certification
School of Visual Arts Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration as Visual Essay
Maryland Institute College of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in General Fine Arts
EXHIBITIONS 2014-2022
2022 “In Our Hands” Group Exhibition, Gutetnberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg Arts
2021 “Fables, Apologues & Parables” Group Exhibition, Gutetnberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg Arts
2020 “High Strangeness” Solo Exhibition, Guttenberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg NJ
2019 “Human Condition” Group Exhibiton, Guttenberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg NJ
2018 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth NJ
2017 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Galerie 21, Köln, Germany
2017 “How High is the Moon” Group Exhibition, Hastings Village Hall, Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY
2017 “Double Shift” Group Exhibition, Newark Printshop, New Jersey
2016 “Dialogues in Printmaking”, Group Exhibition, ICPNA, Lima, Peru
2016 “Americana” Group Exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2016 “Carrier Pigeon” Staff Exhibition, Art Yonkers, Urban Studio, Yonkers
2016 “Carrier Pigeon” Group Exhibition, PSU, Portland, Oregon
2016 “The Opposite of Hate” Group exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ
Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, Alternate Route Certification
School of Visual Arts Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration as Visual Essay
Maryland Institute College of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in General Fine Arts
EXHIBITIONS 2014-2022
2022 “In Our Hands” Group Exhibition, Gutetnberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg Arts
2021 “Fables, Apologues & Parables” Group Exhibition, Gutetnberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg Arts
2020 “High Strangeness” Solo Exhibition, Guttenberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg NJ
2019 “Human Condition” Group Exhibiton, Guttenberg Arts Gallery, Guttenberg NJ
2018 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth NJ
2017 “Dialogues in Printmaking” Group Exhibition, Galerie 21, Köln, Germany
2017 “How High is the Moon” Group Exhibition, Hastings Village Hall, Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY
2017 “Double Shift” Group Exhibition, Newark Printshop, New Jersey
2016 “Dialogues in Printmaking”, Group Exhibition, ICPNA, Lima, Peru
2016 “Americana” Group Exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ
2016 “Carrier Pigeon” Staff Exhibition, Art Yonkers, Urban Studio, Yonkers
2016 “Carrier Pigeon” Group Exhibition, PSU, Portland, Oregon
2016 “The Opposite of Hate” Group exhibition, LITM Gallery, Jersey City NJ