| Metzger Abbreviated Resume |
Biography
Metzger was born and raised in the rural Midwest. In the spring of 2010, he graduated from Viterbo University with a BFA. In 2013, he received
his MFA in prints and works on paper at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. Since graduating from KU, he has been teaching all
levels of painting, drawing, and printmaking at various institutions around the country. Metzger has exhibited his work both nationally
and internationally, and his works are in numerous collections around the country including: Purdue University,
University of North Texas, Frogman’s Print and Paper Workshop, and Millsaps College.
Metzger was born and raised in the rural Midwest. In the spring of 2010, he graduated from Viterbo University with a BFA. In 2013, he received
his MFA in prints and works on paper at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. Since graduating from KU, he has been teaching all
levels of painting, drawing, and printmaking at various institutions around the country. Metzger has exhibited his work both nationally
and internationally, and his works are in numerous collections around the country including: Purdue University,
University of North Texas, Frogman’s Print and Paper Workshop, and Millsaps College.
Artist Statement
The tools, structures, and environments within my work originate from spending my formative years on a working farm.
Referencing abstract and concrete elements from both my father’s work shed and my mother’s kitchen, I am continually
questioning how these two worlds collide to create new potentials for identity and space.
Exploring both the domestic, kitchen-centered world I grew up watching, as well as the pole barn construction and farm chores
I participated in, my work navigates the space between these two distinct ideologies and spheres. It is through using these
diverse worlds that I explore the gender-binary nature of American history. Through mystery and humor, I use the
objects that I am surrounded by to examine the real and unknown.
Many of my pieces have humble feats of man-made engineering built from rough-cut lumber and other common construction
materials. Placed in various environments, these constructions question our understanding of play and intention.
These structures, composed of planks, nails, and cloth, stand as a testament to long hours
of work creating assemblages for an unknown purpose.
The tools, structures, and environments within my work originate from spending my formative years on a working farm.
Referencing abstract and concrete elements from both my father’s work shed and my mother’s kitchen, I am continually
questioning how these two worlds collide to create new potentials for identity and space.
Exploring both the domestic, kitchen-centered world I grew up watching, as well as the pole barn construction and farm chores
I participated in, my work navigates the space between these two distinct ideologies and spheres. It is through using these
diverse worlds that I explore the gender-binary nature of American history. Through mystery and humor, I use the
objects that I am surrounded by to examine the real and unknown.
Many of my pieces have humble feats of man-made engineering built from rough-cut lumber and other common construction
materials. Placed in various environments, these constructions question our understanding of play and intention.
These structures, composed of planks, nails, and cloth, stand as a testament to long hours
of work creating assemblages for an unknown purpose.