Huge thanks to Jim Newberry at PanoramicEye.com for creating this interactive panoramic gallery for us!

​Testimonial from Shelby Baldridge:
I really enjoyed seeing the digital gallery tour; I am amazed at how technology allows for distant art viewing and involvement, it's wonderful!  I want to share that this virtual exhibition is particularly high quality in terms of navigating the space and viewing high resolution images of each piece - great work! 
ARTWORK:
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ABOUT:
The creative world today walks a careful tightrope with the ego — it is the source of both vulnerable inspiration as well as toxic self-inflation. We believe there is an alternative path away from this cruel dichotomy through building empathy with our collective self.

Our belief is expressed through kapwa, an Indigenous value of the so-called Philippines. Kapwa represents the communal spirit – a shared identity and interconnectedness with our fellow beings. This demonstrates the opposite of Western colonial values of individualism and competition, values that many of us are working towards healing and unlearning together.

In observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, a community of creatives unite to express what it means to possess a communal spirit. As we band together during tough times, we consider how much we can accomplish as a community. Kapwa encourages our artists to express what it means for us to dissolve our ego wholeheartedly into the collective.

KAPWA: Communal Spirit is presented by Asia Photo Review x Mata Art Gallery in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio.

In-person Exhibition Dates: April 30-July 2, 2022

Artworks by: Philip Arneill, Nica Aquino, John DeCastro, Eutalia De la Paz, Hon Hoang, Miko Javiniar, Philip Košćak, Matt Manalo, Daniele Martire, Carol Anne McChrystal, Aaron Mendoza, Katherine Leung, Sean Niu, Tim Russell, Sej Saraiya, Sunset Suh, Taylor Terewai Tiave, Aziz Yonuss
Thank you to all our individual community donors for helping us make this event possible! And thank you to our sponsors Ready State, Island Warrior Fighting Sticks, Dulce Capadocia/Silayan Dance Company, Ginto Seeds & Lola's Kusina.
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Thank you for another year of Mata Art Gallery! Please consider donating to help us keep this project going. We're a completely not-for-profit creative space funded by the community. We never ask for submission fees or commissions, & artists receive 100% of their artwork sales. Your donations help pay the artists directly & help us continue to sustain this space.

Please send donations to:
🌸 Venmo: @nicaaquino
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