Matthew Swiertz

Hello, I am Matthew Swiertz, a Senior Full Time Faculty member for the Interior Design Program and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online. I have earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Interior Architecture from Northern Illinois University and have been practicing for 18 years with the firms of Kaya K. Doyle AIA and David Lindquist and Associates. Many of my projects are commercial designs, these include restaurants, churches, and numerous retail and office projects. Along with practicing design, I have been teaching Interior Design since 1993. Prior to my full time faculty position at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, I taught at both campuses of The Illinois Institute of Art, College of DuPage, Ray College of Design, Northern Illinois University and The International Academy of Design and Technology. After passing the NCIDQ in 1998, I served as the head proctor for the Chicago region of the exam for three years. I an currently a member of IDEC and a CIDA visitor.