Where Living Art Is Made

Bodypaint.Me is a creative crew of painters, models, photographers, performers, and immersive artists. We work from the belief that creating together changes the energy, the experience, and the people in the room.

Founded in 2010 in Philadelphia, Bodypaint.Me grew out of a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and shared energy. People showed up, learned from each other, assisted, modeled, and created side by side. That spirit is still the core of everything we do.

The Story

Bodypaint.Me began in the underground spaces of Philadelphia. Lofts, courtyards, museums, and DIY venues. What started as a small experiment quickly became part of the city’s creative fabric, pulling in painters, photographers, performers, and anyone drawn to the idea of turning people into living canvases.

For two and a half years, Matt produced a weekly bodypaint party that became the heartbeat of the scene. Models, photographers, and performers came through week after week to learn the rhythm of the craft together. During this time, the project reached international audiences through television features in Japan and Europe, adding another layer to the momentum building around it.

As things grew, the bodypaint sessions expanded into festivals, nightclubs, protests, music videos, and large public activations. Entire crowds were painted for the Philly Naked Bike Ride, a global protest event co‑organized for six years. A full tableau was created for Animal Collective’s surprise album premiere, an image that ran in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Pitchfork and became the band’s worldwide tour poster. Bodypaint.Me appeared in national commercials, magazine covers, runway shows, and immersive brand activations, with coverage from outlets like the Associated Press, Architectural Digest, Billboard, Daily Mail, and WHYY.

During this period, New York City became a major part of the story. Bodypaint.Me was regularly brought in from Philadelphia for some of the biggest events in the city, working with clients who saw bodypainting not as a novelty but as a centerpiece. NYC sharpened the scale, the pace, and the ambition of the project, and it became a creative bridge between the early Philadelphia years and everything that followed.

Next, Bodypaint.Me was brought on to bodypaint inside large‑scale immersive experiences at major events — including Hard Summer, Lightning in a Bottle, Nocturnal Wonderland, and a Midsummer Night’s Dream event at the Playboy Mansion.

From there, a major chapter unfolded in Los Angeles, where the scale and visibility of Bodypaint.Me expanded again. Matt painted top YouTube creators on their shows, creating characters and illusions that reached millions of viewers. Celebrity mansion parties turned entire rooms into living installations. A long‑running series of blacklight bodypaint parties brought together some of the best bodypainters in the world. Bodypaint.Me stepped into the fashion world as well, with art exhibitions and live bodypainting moments at LA Fashion Week that led directly onto the red carpet.

Today, Bodypaint.Me is rooted in Charlotte. The landscape, the energy, and the creative hunger here make it the right place for what comes next. This is a return to producing bodypaint events with the same intention and momentum that shaped the early years, and the project is already growing again. Charlotte is the home base, but the vision reaches further. Plans are underway to expand into new markets throughout the Southeast with a return to the East Coast with a larger, connected network of living art events.

What We Do

Living Art Sessions
Collaborative bodypaint in real time where painters, models, and photographers create together.

Immersive Events
Large gatherings where the space transforms and the audience becomes part of the art.

Creative Workshops
Hands-on learning for painters, models, photographers, and performers at every level.

Community Building
A genuine creative ecosystem where people meet, grow, and make things together.

Get Involved

Bodypaint.Me is a collective, not a closed circle. If you feel drawn to this kind of work, there is a place for you here.

Models
No experience needed. Presence and curiosity matter more than anything else.

Painters and Artists
We offer workshops, collaborative sessions, and occasional training for artists joining larger projects. If you paint, want to paint, or are curious about the craft, reach out and let us know where you’re coming from.

Photographers and Videographers
Document sessions, build your portfolio, and help shape how the world sees this work.

Performers
Dancers, aerialists, flow artists, circus performers, and movers of all kinds are part of the fabric of what we create.

Crew and Volunteers
Help with setup, logistics, community support, and the ten thousand things that make events actually happen.

Our Philosophy

Art is better when it is made with people you trust. We believe in collaboration over competition, community over ego, and process over perfection. The best creative environments feel safe enough to take risks in.

We treat the body as a canvas, not an object. Bodypainting here is grounded in desexualization, consent, and body positivity. When people are seen without judgment, something opens up. Confidence grows. Social walls drop. The room becomes playful, human, and connected in a way that feels rare.

This is living art. Come make it with us.