Matt Hollingsworth

Matt Hollingsworth
Born California
Nationality American
Area(s) Colourist
Notable works
 Death: The High Cost of Living, Catwoman, Daredevil, The Wake, Tokyo Ghost
Awards Eisner: Best Colorist/Coloring, 1997
http://www.matthollingsworth.net

Matt Hollingsworth (born 1968, in California) is a comic book colorist.

Biography

Hollingsworth graduated from The Kubert School in 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark Horse Comics staff as head of the painted art department. After a year, he returned to freelance work and helped launch the award-winning Preacher from DC's Vertigo imprint.

He has worked on many titles for DC/Vertigo, Marvel, and others, including Catwoman, Batman, Daredevil and Alias. He won an Eisner Award for Best Colorist/Coloring in 1997, for work on several comics including Death: The High Cost of Living. He was nominated in 2004 for Catwoman. In 2006, he provided the colors of the Eternals book written by Neil Gaiman and pencilled by John Romita, Jr. Hollingsworth signed an exclusive contract with Marvel in April 2010.[1] In 2012, he teamed-up with writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja to publish a new ongoing series of the character Hawkeye.[2]

In 2003, he enrolled in the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood to become a visual effects artist in the film industry. He began working as a texture painter and technical director on such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Fantastic Four, Serenity, Superman Returns, among others.

Toward the end of 2006, Hollingsworth moved to Croatia, where he lives with his wife, Branka, and son, Liam.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Beard, Jim (April 20, 2010). "Matt Hollingsworth's Marvelous Colors". Marvel.com. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ Matt Fraction's and David Aja's 'Hawkeye #1': The Avenger who's just a dude
  3. ↑ 1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
  4. ↑ 1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
  5. ↑ 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
  6. ↑ 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
  7. ↑ Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees 2014

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