Matt Gonzalez

(Chicago, IL) June 21, 2008 –William Hunter, owner of In vitro Gallery, is pleased to announce that California-based artist Matt Gonzalez has joined his stable of artists and will be represented exclusively by the gallery in the Chicago area.  Gonzalez produces collages primarily from found pieces of paper and arranges them to present personal narratives that evoke nostalgia and often trigger embedded memories and associations. His work has earned comparisons to the canonical work of Kurt Schwitters, Robert Motherwell, as well as many Beat era collage artists. Writing in the July 2007 issue of ART LTD / WEST COAST ART & DESIGNMark Van Proyen noted that Gonzalez's works "are earmarked by their elegance and restraint, as well as their focused attention to the aesthetic subtleties of color and shape relationship."

Mr. Gonzalez has previously exhibited at LINCart, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, Soap, and Johannson Projects --- all well-known avant-garde venues in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also has taught Art & Politics at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Active in politics, Mr. Gonzalez is currently Ralph Nader's vice-presidential running mate on an Independent ticket.  He is a former San Francisco Supervisor and ran for mayor in the city in 2003, and is well known for his progressive views.

A Solo Show at In vitro Gallery is planned for October 2008, with a scheduled opening on October 3rd.

More details on Gonzalez's show will follow.