Matthew Hoffman is the custodian of You Are Beautiful, a project to better the world through positive messages. Over 9 million stickers have been shared by the community, & over 100 public art works have been permanently installed globally since 2002.

He has created public installations for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, & Chicago Park District, as well as for companies like Apple, Meta, & Oprah. 

Collaborative work has been centric to his career, and has included partnerships with The United Way, Nami, & The Chicago Community Trust, with a mural created in collaboration with the youth of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

Matthew operates his practice out of the You Are Beautiful Gallery in Chicago, which houses his studio as well as a public gallery space. His process encourages a team dialogue connecting many voices from different backgrounds to bring the best possible outcome into the world.

Hoffman’s work is created to be as open and accessible as possible. The messages he chooses are an effort to remind us individually of our self worth, and encourage us to be there for each other.

Full Bio on Wikipedia. Map of Public Pieces on Google Maps.