Matthew and three fifths of his team.

The brothers Sean, Matthew & Adam.

Matthew & Adam at the end of the world. East coast of Newfoundland. Matthew said that he never felt so alive.

 On September 27, 2014 Matthew held an art show called "Thank You" . 28 pieces of art
using pre-digital prints from his collection. They were collaborations with one of his caregivers August Taiza. Matthew dreams and August executes. Matthew is no longer able to use his hands and arms and he speaks with extreme difficulty letter by letter and despite that he and August work as a fine tuned team. I hope to get the artist's statements scanned so that I can include them in this blog. Meanwhile here is the invitation for this show, a sell out!

Title: Mcreathswolesly Island Artwork:* Colour photograph manipulated by hand and painted using gloss medium Frame: by George Herring, in museum glass with UV protection Artist: Matthew Foley This image is a work of art by Matthew Foley. Matthew is a talented young photographer working and living since 2006, with ALS, a degenerative neural disease. He is co-resident of the artists’ community of Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto. This is a group of artists who help to support and look after each other in many ways. Mcreathswolesly Island captures a favourite lake of Matthew’s where he has spent many hours reflecting on nature, art and life. The piece was selected from works exhibited on the occasion of his last show at the Peter MacKendrick Community Gallery at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, September 2014. Mathews’ fellow artists felt the purchase of this piece stood as a heart-felt tribute to his remarkable courage, creativity and generosity. Matthew has learned much from his journey with ALS and advises everyone to accept the help of others when it is needed. In recognizing the vulnerabilities we share we open ourselves to greater healing and intimacy with ourselves and those around us. “I believe that by sharing my art with others in a creative community, I can inspire them to explore new horizons in terms of their own emotions, their craft, and I can be inspired by the things they have to share with me. For me, the act of creation is a sacred thing and it’s 100% positive. There’s nothing else like that in my life.” Matthew Foley From Matthew’s blogsite: http://humanzpotential.blogspot.ca/2011/02/metamorphous-of-matthew-foley-our.html

* Will be added as soon as I get a photo on file.