Matthew Pedersen

Matthew is a queer Costume Designer, Wearable Artist, and Educator. He holds a M.F.A. in Costume Design from Florida State University. He has worked with companies like The Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, ESPN, and Netflix. As an assistant he has worked on several Broadway productions like Frozen, Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Book of Mormon, and Misery. In 2019 his work was selected among exhibitors from over 50 countries to be exhibited in Moscow, Russia for Innovative Costume Design of the 21st Century: The Next Generation. Matthew is currently the Milliner for the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Southern Utah University.