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… Read More »Pilgrimage of Participation: A Walk Through Matthew Whitney’s Work
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,… Read More »Seeking That Shimmering Weave: Art Exhibit at Principia College, February-March 2026
This spring, I’ll be returning to the Grunewald Guild to offer two distinct art retreats, each inviting a slower pace, deeper attention, and a more connected and embodied relationship with creativity and artmaking. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or someone who struggles to “find time” for creative practice, both retreats will offer space for your own creative exploration.
I suppose walking paths has always been my thing. Drawing, as it were – making lines on surfaces. But the line is never the thing. It is the making of the line. I guess movement is my thing—it’s the not-knowing where the line will go. We have some control over the movement of the line, but the surface is determined – it has a ground, and an edge (like a piece of paper, or a landscape). I think ultimately, I’ve never liked that edge.
the paradoxes of the past month – this and that, ups and downs, vignettes and noticings, restarts and failures, lightness and dark, peaks and valleys,… Read More »Vignettes – 01 2026
I’m pulling drawings out of storage and preparing for an upcoming project, and I realized I didn’t have a good photo of this piece—a crumpled… Read More »working it out
Eat This Scroll (for breakfast) is a video work I made on January 4, 2026. The work unfolds through a simple sequence of actions: written… Read More »Eat This Scroll (for breakfast)
It’s January 1, 2026. As I write this, I am 48 years old. I have yet discovered so little. I’m walking the same paths daily,… Read More »New Year, Ever-Seeking