Greetings!
I’m a multidisciplinary artist deeply connected to the practice of walking and exploring landscapes. My work as an artist is an ongoing exploration into the connections between people, places, and the everyday, manifesting as processes of walking, mapping, and mark-making. My art and writing are inspired by the experiences and reflections that arise from the present moment.
Scroll down this page to explore more of what I do and offer.
Landscapes
Recent landscapes of inner and outer terrains, inspired by wilderness, Jungian concepts of shadow work, and the process of inner integration.
Experiments
Working with crumpled paper, damaging and manipulating of the paper, determining how I respond to it as a surface for markmaking.
Walking
Drawings rooted in the everyday practice of walking, combining smartphone GPS tracking apps with traditional drawing mediums.
Videos
Time-based media projects, videos of walks and documentation, and occasional poetry reading.
Blog
Dispatches from the studio, reflections on the work in progress, and travelogues from the path.
Guidance/Coaching
I help curious people find meaning and presence through creativity, story, and sacred conversation.
Recent Art and Writing
- Pilgrimage of Participation: A Walk Through Matthew Whitney’s Work
By Kristin Martin (Kristin wrote the following essay on my work for a published catalogue from Principia College, which accompanied my recent exhibit. She has graciously… Read More »Pilgrimage of Participation: A Walk Through Matthew Whitney’s Work - New work: Shimmering, 26″ x 36″
I’ve been working on this one for awhile – a crumpled paper surface, worked in graphite and acrylic paint. I had it to a point it… Read More »New work: Shimmering, 26″ x 36″ - Seeking That Shimmering Weave: Art Exhibit at Principia College, February-March 2026
My solo exhibit is open! Seeking That Shimmering Weave (Experiments and Encounters through Drawing) is open in the Schmidt Gallery, Voney Art Center, Principia College, Elsah… Read More »Seeking That Shimmering Weave: Art Exhibit at Principia College, February-March 2026
A little 3-minute video musing on my recent paintings, Inner Summits: