Matt Silady grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. In 1997, he received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign and spent the next six years teaching eighth grade in the local public schools.

In the summer of 2003, Matt relocated to the University of California, Davis where he continued to teach while completing a Master's degree in fiction. His first graphic novel, The Homeless Channel, was released in June of 2007 by San Francisco publisher AiT/Planet Lar. In 2008, The Homeless Channel received an Eisner nomination in the Special Recognition category. He recently accepted a senior lecturer position at the California College of the Arts where he currently teaches the school’s inaugural graphic novel seminar.

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