Matthew Hance (b. Washington, DC.) is a multidisciplinary artist, whose work navigates the landscapes of alchemy, memory, and universal archetypes in human nature. Working primarily in oil on canvas, and drawing in graphite and pencil. 

   Art is about translating experience into form and turning sensations into something integrated. Art is not a luxury. It is a biological necessity. The act of creation is how the human spirit metabolizes experience. It connects us to what is real. Art reminds us of our humanity. I believe imagination is like a pulse. A utopia of new beginnings. My work is aimed at exploring these ideas and it is also my path to higher reasoning. 

  Matthew Hance studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Pratt Institute (USA). His work is in numerous collections both in The United States and internationally.

    "Art is the intentional communication of feeling" (Tolstoy, What is Art, 1899, pg. 50).