Matt Eich is a portrait photographer and photographic essayist working on long-form projects about the American condition. Eich holds a BS in Photojournalism from Ohio University and an MFA in Photography from Hartford Art School’s International Limited-Residency Program. Eich exhibits his work widely in solo and group shows and his books and prints are in permanent collections at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Portland Art Museum, The New York Public Library, Chrysler Museum of Art and others. He has received grant support for his long-form projects from the Alexia Foundation, the Aaron Siskind Fellowship, a VMFA Professional Fellowship, NPPA Short Grant, National Geographic Magazine, and twice received the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography. Eich participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence Program in 2013 (SOURCE: Light Work, http://www.lightwork.org/shop/matt-eich/, accessed 10/20/17).
