Matthew Hoffman — Resume

Overview
Matthew Hoffman is a public artist and designer whose work ranges from large-scale public installations to text-based sculptures for cultural spaces, corporate interiors, and homes. He is the founder of You Are Beautiful, a global movement that has grown to more than 10 million shared worldwide, along with over 100 permanent installations.

Public Art Projects (Selected)

  • You Are Beautiful, Lake Shore Drive Installation, Chicago, IL — 2014

  • Be Brave, Norwalk, CT — 2019

  • You Got This, Chicago, IL — 2021

  • Joy, Lightscape, Glencoe, IL — 2020

  • Be Kind, Staten Island, NY — 2019

  • Go For It, El Paso, TX — 2016

  • You Are Beautiful Billboards, Albright-Knox (AKG), Buffalo, NY — 2014, 2025

Additional projects include installations for public parks, city streets, neighborhood gateways, and community gathering spaces.

Public Interiors (Selected)

  • Over & Over, Marriott Marquis (McCormick Place), Chicago, IL — 2017

  • Home, Thresholds, Chicago, IL — 2013

  • Find Every Day Adventures Everyday, Edgewater Library, Chicago, IL — 2015

  • You Are Beautiful Experience (Traveling Show), Brookfield Properties — 2018

Additional projects include interiors for offices, hotels, cafés, libraries, shopping centers, and cultural institutions.

Exhibitions (Selected)

  • Great Ideas of Humanity, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL — 2023

  • CHGO DSGN, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL — 2014

  • Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Boston, MA — 2016

  • Typeforce, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL — 2014

Exhibitions span museums, galleries, and cultural institutions across the U.S.

Collections & Permanent Placements (Selected)

  • Buffalo AKG Art Museum (Albright-Knox), Buffalo, NY

  • Edgewater Library, Chicago, IL

  • Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

Permanent works are held in both institutional collections and public spaces across the country.

Press & Recognition (Selected)

  • Chicago Tribune — features, 2013–2021

  • Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday — feature/interview

  • Americans for the Arts — Public Art Network Year in Review

For more media coverage, visit the Press / Media Kit.

Talks & Lectures (Selected)

  • Chicago Ideas Week, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago — 2016

  • TEDx Columbia College Chicago — 2015

  • CreativeMornings — Chicago — 2014

Hoffman has presented nationally on public art, design, and community engagement.

Education
B.A., Graphic Design — Ball State University

This page presents a selected overview. For the complete record of projects, exhibitions, and experience, please contact for a PDF resume.