Matthew Borgen is a native of Akron, Ohio. He holds a BFA in drawing from the University of Akron and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2003, Borgen has presented his work in regional venues including The Woodmere Art Museum, The Fleisher Art Memorial (Wind Challenge), The Abington Art Center; The Barbara Crawford Gallery at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy; Inliquid Gallery; Mt. Airy Contemporary; James Oliver Gallery; The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, New Jersey; and The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey. Nationally he has been included in exhibitions at The Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Michigan; The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida; The Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, Massachusetts; H Gallery, Ventura, California; and Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia. Borgen served as Exhibitions Coordinator for Arcadia Exhibitions from 2012 - 23. In that time he has designed and installed exhibitions for notable artists such as Tacita Dean, Keith Haring, Richard Mosse, and Ai Weiwei. His curatorial projects include exhibitions of preparatory sketches by muralist David Guinn, a survey of the career of mid 20th-century artist John Hathaway, and a presentation of proofs and drawings related to the lithographs of Benton Spruance. Borgen has also organized solo exhibitions for many Arcadia faculty and alumni including Abbey Ryan, Karen Misher, Carole Loeffler, Krista Profitt, Christopher Thomas, and Lauren Vanni. Borgen was named Director in December 2023.