Coco Hunday

On the occasion of the closing reception for Strigiforms, Coco Hunday and Walter Matthews have collaborated on a permanent Camera Obscura aperture to the garage door of Gallery 1. During daytime hours, viewers will be able to experience a ghost image of the outside world, layered onto and around, the works situated in Gallery 1. As the outside comes in–upside down and backward–familiar subjects both inside and out become further estranged and ecstatic. This gesture is particularly poignant as Walters subjects emerge from everyday views of his yard in Tampa, only a couple miles away from the gallery.

Thanks Tom Wi******er for the review of STRIGIFORMS, a solo exhibition by Walter Matthews …the review is also on the gallery website, congratulations to all!

💎Welcome to 2025, and please join us!💎
Closing Reception
STRIGIFORMS
💥a solo exhibition by Walter Matthews

Coco Hunday
Saturday January 11th, 12-2pm
304 w Crest Ave, Tampa, FL 33603

Strigiforms marks Matthew’s second solo exhibition with Coco Hunday.

Initially drawn from the immediate surroundings of his Tampa home, Walter’s paintings drift into an epic of magical realism. Subjects seem to awaken with sentience, embarking on hallucinatory journeys that intertwine hallucinatory pleasure and conspiracy. Through this transformation, the ordinary dissolves into a realm where desire and paranoia bleed freely.

We are thrilled to publish an interview with Walter by Tom Wi******er (Arts Writer, Educator, and Director of artcritter.com) on the day of our closing reception, along with a reflection on the exhibition.

*For a price list or any other questions, please send a DM, cheers!

Gallery 2 documentation💥
💎STRIGIFORMS💎 marks Matthew’s second solo exhibition with Coco Hunday.  Working from immediate surroundings outside his home, the paintings drift into an epic of magical realism conjuring subjects with emerging sentience and anticipating hallucinatory voyages of pleasure and conspiracy.

More of Walter’s work can be found on instagram . We are thrilled to publish an interview with Walter by Tom Wi******er (director of artcritter.com) in January 2025. Stay tuned to our instagram for more details and a closing date TBA. Viewings are by appointment only, please dm for an appointment and prices✨✨

Gallery 1 documentation💕
Gallery 2 coming soon 💥
💎STRIGIFORMS💎 marks Matthew’s second solo exhibition with Coco Hunday.  Working from immediate surroundings outside his home, the paintings drift into an epic of magical realism conjuring subjects with emerging sentience and anticipating hallucinatory voyages of pleasure and conspiracy.

More of Walter’s work can be found on instagram . We are thrilled to publish an interview with Walter by Tom Wi******er (director of artcritter.com) in January 2025. Stay tuned to our instagram for more details and a closing date TBA. Viewings are by appointment only, please dm for an appointment and prices✨✨

“Front Gate” oil on canvas, 21x25”
💥Thanks to everyone who came out for solo exhibition Strigiforms at . For now, more of Walter’s work can be found on instagram . We are thrilled to publish an interview with Walter by Tom Wi******er (director of artcritter.com) in January 2025. Stay tuned to our for more details on the interview, installation images in the coming weeks, and a closing date TBA. DM to view by appt or for prices💥

A cute moment from our exhibition reception, thanks to everyone who came out for solo exhibition Strigiforms at . For now, more of Walter’s work can be found on instagram . We are thrilled to publish an interview with Walter by Tom Wi******er (director of artcritter.com) in January 2025. Stay tuned to our for more details on the interview, installation images in the coming weeks, and a closing date TBA. DM to view by appt or for prices✨

Walter Matthews
STRIGIFORMS
opens Saturday Nov 23rd, 2024 8-10pm
304 w Crest Ave,
Tampa FL 33603