Matt Lambert was born in Detroit, Michigan U.S.A. As a child he spent half the year in the urban city of Detroit and half in a protected forest in Ontario, Canada. He currently resides and maintains a studio practice in Detroit. Lambert holds a Masters from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Metalsmithing (2014) and has apprenticed as a leathersmith for 8 years. As well as studying Art and Design Lambert holds academic degrees and notations in Psychology, Art History and American Studies from Wayne State University in Detroit (2012). He also operates Matt Lambert Studio LLC as a catalyst for small production start ups and manufacturing within the creative sector of Metro Detroit.
Lambert’s work often looks at the blurring of systems and hegemonic scales/binaries, often combining technological and hand process to create hybrid/chimerical forms that directly engage or address the body. In 2016 Lambert became the first international artist trained in contemporary jewelry to be invited as an international resident for 2016-2017 with Iaspis the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's international programme for visual artists and designers. Lambert’s work has been collected internationally as well as being shown at venues such as Kunstnerforbundet, (Oslo, Norway) The Sculpture Center (Cleveland Ohio) ArkDes the Swedish center for Architecture and Design (Stockholm Sweden), Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery (Vancouver, Canada), Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern (Munich, Germany) Walker Arts Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Collective Design Fair (New York, NY) the Queer Culture Center (San Francisco, California) and two solo exhibitions at Platina Gallery (Stockholm, Sweden)
Lambert’s work often looks at the blurring of systems and hegemonic scales/binaries, often combining technological and hand process to create hybrid/chimerical forms that directly engage or address the body. In 2016 Lambert became the first international artist trained in contemporary jewelry to be invited as an international resident for 2016-2017 with Iaspis the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's international programme for visual artists and designers. Lambert’s work has been collected internationally as well as being shown at venues such as Kunstnerforbundet, (Oslo, Norway) The Sculpture Center (Cleveland Ohio) ArkDes the Swedish center for Architecture and Design (Stockholm Sweden), Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery (Vancouver, Canada), Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern (Munich, Germany) Walker Arts Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Collective Design Fair (New York, NY) the Queer Culture Center (San Francisco, California) and two solo exhibitions at Platina Gallery (Stockholm, Sweden)
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