Bunny Matthews is the creator of classic New Orleans, "Nint' Ward"-based cartoon characters "Vic and Nat'ly". Some of his artwork can be viewed in the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge, the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, and gracing the sides of New Orleans bakery Leidenheimer Baking Co.'s delivery trucks. His original illustrations can be found in the Historic New Orleans Collection, which also commissioned Matthews to create a large mural for the official City of New Orleans Pavilion at the 1984 World's Fair. His exhibitions include "Chihuahua: King of New Orleans Dogs" (Scheurich Gallery), "The Art of Bunny Matthews" (Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans), "Bunny Matthews: Art For Heterosexuals" (Space Gallery), "Da Eve O'Destruction" (Vega Tapas Cafe), "Too Many Bunnies" (Arthur Roger 434) and "Black and White" (Arthur Roger Gallery). His monumental painting, "Nint'Wardica," based on Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," now hangs in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
During his career as a music journalist Matthews interviewed countless celebrities including James Brown, Brenda Lee, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Lee Perry, Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe, King Floyd, Bobby Marchan, Jessie Hill, Albert Collins, Elvis Costello, Mark E. Smith, Marilyn Chambers, Cab Calloway, Black Flag, Jonathan Richman, Suzi Quatro, Al Green and 1978 Playmate of the Year, Debra Jo Fondren when she attended the Rolling Stones private party [1] with her friend Dianna Chenevert[2] in 1981 aboard the S.S. President.[3] He composed album liner notes for artists including James Booker, Smiley Lewis, the Meters, Earl King and Nappy Brown. In 1982, Matthews created "Vic and Nat'ly" for the New Orleans Times Picayune Dixie magazine. With Louise Brill, Bunny devised the infamous Music Lovers Game in 2010.
He is a resident of Abita Springs, Louisiana.
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