Matthew Whitney (he/his/him) is a Seattle-based multidisciplinary artist, educator, and pedestrian. He works between drawing, painting, photography, collage, video, performance, and group facilitation, with a focus on the metaphorical and spiritual power generated through the everyday rhythms of walking, making things, and stillness. He has a BA in Art from Whitworth University and an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He currently serves as Creative Director at Spiritual Directors International, and has received an 18 month certification in spiritual guidance from Spiritual Guidance Training Institute, and a Mentor Training Certificate in Interspiritual Meditation from Spiritual Paths Institute.
Offerings
1/1 Spiritual Guidance
Coaching and companionship for people seeking deeper meaning, creative renewal, or a fuller sense of their own interior life.
Art Retreats and Teaching
Workshops and retreat experiences, for artists at any stage who want to go deeper into their practice.
Original work for sale
Paintings, drawings, and works on paper available for you!
Recent Work and Reflections
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Artist Talk – How to Maintain a Creative Posture
Last week I spent a week at the Grunewald Guild, the arts retreat center in the Cascades where I’ve been encountering inspiring friends and creative community for many years. On Friday, November 6, I gave an artist talk on maintaining a ‘creative posture’ as a way of being present to our everyday lives. When I…
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The Importance of Sharing our Stories
I spent Halloween riding Amtrak from Seattle to Leavenworth, twice as slow and a million times cooler than driving Highway 2 (the track runs right on the coastline of the Salish Sea north to Everett!). I am at the Grunewald Guild hanging out for a week, offering spiritual direction in exchange for meals and lodging…
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Lines – on desolation and the Dark Night of the Soul – October, 2026
—line 01— I have been calling these little paintings “inner landscapes” but what came to me today is that they are “mountains of a desolation.” These paintings – they are a thing to make, when I don’t know what to make. I’ve been making these because I like making them. I like how they look.…