JUEVES, EL NUEVE DE DICIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
The link below features photographs from last night's opening of 'Away From Dios' at Galeria CMTV in Barcelona, Spain.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=157908817585333&set=a.121498517893030.8103.100000986481678#!/album.php?aid=2070161&id=1562634693
It's a Facebook link, so you might have 'friend' them first to see the photos.

MIERCOLES, EL OCHO DE DICIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
Tomorrow is the opening of 'AWAY FROM DIOS' at Galería CMTV in Barcelona, Spain. Below are links to a few of the press releases for the exhibition:
http://www.lamonodigital.net/blog/?p=32733
http://blog.taxiartmagazine.com/2010/12/cmtv-abre-away-from-dios-los-7-1-pecados-capitales/
http://www.comomevesteveras.com/awayfromdios/matthew_couper.htm
http://www.comomevesteveras.com/awayfromdios//
In the last link above, you can see the other work in the exhibition

Bethany Marchman - PEREZA (Sloth) 90 x 90 cm, Óleo sobre tela

MARTES, EL VEINTITRES DE NOVIEMBRE, VEINTE-DIEZ
Late November and December sees in the last of the exhibition openings for the year.
Below are listed the upcoming exhibition openings that feature my work:

~Away From Dios: The Seven Deadly Sins, CMTV Galería, Carrer de Sant Pere Mes Alt 36 Barcelona, Spain, 9 December 2010 - January 2011. I have a single oil painting in this exhibition, along with six other international artists, that deal with contemporary updates on the Seven Deadly Sins. You can read the press release here.

~Goonies Never Say Die! Group exhibition, Blackbird Studios, 1551 Commerce St (Commerce & Wyoming), Las Vegas, USA, 3 - 22 December 2010. I have a small, framed drawing, titled 'Superchunk', of the 'dismembered' statue of Michelangelo's David, featured in the film. (drawing is below)

~Reconstructed. Group exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Mahara Pl, Waikanae, New Zealand, 28 November 2010 - 23 January 2011. I have a diorama from 2003 and three small crucifixes.

~Maquette. Group Exhibition, Mark Hutchins Gallery, 216a Willis St, Wellington, New Zealand, December 2010 - January 2011

Continuing Exhibitions:
~Credo and Quest–a selective survey of Religion and Spirituality in New Zealand Art, Whangarei Art Museum, Water Street, Whangarei, New Zealand, 15 Nov 2010 – 7 Jan 2011. I have a wooden devotional box from 2009 and a large crucifixion painting from 2006, courtesy of the Wallace Collection, Auckland.

*Links to the gallery websites and the images in the exhibitions can be found on my website homepage
For a any more information, don't hesitate to contact me.
I hope everyone has a safe holiday season!

hasta pronto
Matthew

VIERNES, EL DIECINUEVE DE NOVIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
Another exhibition invitation to another group exhibition I'm in, this time in Barcelona, Spain:

CMTV Gallery invites you to the exhibition:

AWAY FROM DIOS
The Seven Deadly Sins
Opening: 7:30pm, 9th December, 2010

10th of December 2010 - 29th January 2011

The Seven Deadly Sins are a classification of the human vices found in Christianity and Catholicism. As mentioned in the first lessons, they have been part of Western tradition for centuries. Artists have addressed these vices and have made interpretations that serve as a cultural and moral witness to specific eras of our history.

CMTV Gallery, with the aim of updating this topic, commissioned eight international artists to create an artwork of predetermined format (90 x 90 cm). based on one of the cardinal sins. The objectives of this exhibition are to reflect on these ever-current vices, while promoting artistic dialogue between continents and countries.

Each artist has their own unique style, yet there are common elements running throughout the exhibition including irony, metaphor; the desire for beauty, the combination of religion and popular culture; the influence of surrealism and the return of the human form - aspects that reflect contemporary art practice in this time.

List of guest artists: Spain: Gonzalo Rueda (Pride), José Luis Serzo (Greed), Dani Torrent (Gluttony), Rubenimichi (Lust); USA: Tim Hooper (Envy), Bethany Marchman (Sloth); New Zealand/USA: Matthew Couper (Wrath).
Sergio Mora (gallery manager) curator of the exhibition.

Artist Website links:
Matthew Couper www.mattcouper.com
Tim Hooper www.mrhooperart.com
Dani Torrent www.danitorrent.carbonmade.com
José Luis Serzo www.joseluisserzo.com
Rubenimichi www.rubenimichi.com
Bethany Marchman www.bethanymarchman.com
Gonzalo Rueda www.gonzalorueda.com
Sergio Mora www.sergiomora.com

More information:
www.comomevesteveras.com/awayfromdios
www.comomevesteveras.com/galeriacmtv
www.comomevesteveras.com/blog

Tel: + 34 93 319 0819
Sant Pere Mes Alt 36
08003 Barcelona
España