Susan Matta of Austin: Where She Needs to Be

Susan Matta of Austin hails from Sandpoint, Idaho, a small town nestled high in the Rocky Mountains of Northern Idaho. Sandpoint boasts a hardy outdoor lifestyle, and Susan Matta of Austin loves it there. But after graduating from the University of Idaho in May 2010 with a degree in Art and Design, she knew she needed more than Sandpoint had to offer.

Right after graduation, Susan Matta of Austin caught a big break when she landed a job at the Jack S. Blanton Museum and research center in Austin, Texas. A part of the University of Texas at Austin, the Blanton is one of the biggest university museums in the United States. Established in 1963, the museum is home to more than 18,000 works from the United States, Europe, and Latin America. The Blanton has, in short, almost everything an up-and-coming art professional could ask for.

The museum’s holdings were originally stored in a campus art building until a new facility opened in 1972. An even newer, $12 million facility opened in the spring of 2006. It is here that Susan Matta of Austin now works. She readily concedes she has only just begun to explore the museum’s vast holdings. The museum is recognized for its collection of European paintings, its modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, and a comprehensive collection of prints and drawings. Susan Matta of Austin says she is excited by all the diversity that the museum has to offer.