Courtney Vander Veur Matz grew up in Sandy, Utah and has always been interested in art. She liked drawing as a child and took art classes in middle school and high school. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in drawing and painting, from the University of Utah in 2005. She later studied with Jeff Hein at the Hein Academy of Art from 2010-2015. She currently resides in West Jordan, Utah with her husband and two daughters, making time to paint as she raises her young children.
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