San Antonio, TX

Copper June

Mateo Alvarez builds tactile mixed-media surfaces from salvaged flyers, coated paper, construction mesh, and hand-applied plaster. Working as Copper June, he treats each panel like a wall that has been written on, covered up, and weathered back open.

“My paintings begin with accumulation. I trust abrasion, covering, and repair to reveal an image that feels lived in rather than designed from the start.”