Prince Street Gallery : 50th Anniversary Show

Prince Street Gallery is pleased to announce our 50th Anniversary Exhibition: January 2 – January 25, 2020. This retrospective show will be a coming together of 87 current and former artists who have exhibited at the gallery since its beginning in Soho in 1970. This exhibition also marks the beginning of Michael Walden’s affiliation with Prince Street Gallery.  Inclusion in a New Members show within the year, followed by his first solo show in 2022. The opening reception will be Saturday, January 4th from 3-6 PM.

Cuttyhunk Island Art Residency

In September 2019, I was awarded an art residency on the remote island of Cuttyhunk. It is the outermost of the Elizabethan Islands. I used the time to begin working on a series of upcoming large oil paintings. Cuttyhunk Island Artists’ Residency offers artists the time to focus on their work in a beautiful, remote setting far removed from the distractions of everyday life. An intimate group of twelve visual artists gather on Cuttyhunk Island for eight days to share ideas and learn from each other while working on their individual projects. We invite visiting artists each session to do …

Gallery at FOUR: ARTIST TALK

On Thursday, September 12th, I had a small artist discussion about my more recent work. What came out of the conversation was quite interesting. It is important to my more recent thinking about my place in the world of art. As much as I see the value in explaining my work, it’s far more important that the work inspire thoughts in the viewer. I feel that we have moved towards a place of making art too easy for the viewer because we are expected to talk about every aspect of the work. Isn’t that the job of the curator or …

The Art Drive Preview Exhibition

the Art drive Preview Exhibition The Art drive Preview show at the Dartmouth Cultural Center will coincide with Padanaram Days – an arts & crafts street festival that brings hundreds of people to the village – on Saturday, July 27. There is a free shuttle that will bring people from off-site parking at St. Mary’s Church nearby to Padanaram Village. Passengers will be dropped off right in front of the Cultural Center! This exhibit is a great chance for the community see what Art Drive artists will be featuring in their studios during the Art Drive, and all works will …

MALE GAZE: Leslie Lohman Museum

February 17 – March 31, 2019 Leslie Lohman Museum, NYC Male Gaze: Life, Legend, Legacy mines the collection amassed for over 50 years by our founders Charles and Fritz, and tells the story of their tireless advocacy for gay artists. Male Gaze brings together work inspired by classical mythology that uncovers homosexual desire throughout history, pop-culture-defining work by renowned fashion illustrators and designers imbued with unique traces of erotic art, artworks saved from destruction, art dealing with issues of HIV/AIDS, and contemporary work by artists from the Charles Leslie Drawing Studio; recreating the experience of their loft exhibition that gave …

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER: Artist Residency, February 2018

The Vermont Studio Center was founded by artists in 1984. The location—situated along the banks of the Gihon River in the historic village of Johnson, Vermont—was chosen with the intention of fostering creativity through community, collaboration, and quiet reflection supported by the unspoiled beauty of the northern Green Mountains. Over the last 30 years, VSC has grown to become the largest international artists’ and writers’ residency program in the United States. Our mission is to provide studio residencies in an inclusive, international community, honoring creative work as the communication of spirit through form.

Labyrinth of Desire, Sept 2017

New York, NY – Labrynth Of Desire explores the journey of emancipation from the constraints of societal conformity, a paragon presented to the world only to be over- shadowed by the gaze of disillusionment and feelings of estrangement. Realizing that desire in all its forms is about the pursuit of happiness, and understanding that it is attained just before it is lost. “Woe to him who has nothing left to desire… We enjoy less what we obtain than what we hope for, and we are happy only before being happy.” -Rousseau About the Artist – Michael Walden, born in North …

Opening on September 8 at Leslie Lohman Project Space

  Michael Walden’s work explores the journey of emancipation from the constraints of societal conformity, a paragon presented to the world only to be overshadowed by the gaze of disillusionment and feelings of estrangement. Realizing that desire in all its forms is about the pursuit of happiness, and understanding that it is attained just before it is lost. Facebook Event

Print Studio @ Fine Arts Work Center: Returning Artist Residency 2017

Last week, I spent time at the Fine Arts Work Center as part of the Returning Artist Residency program.  I have often thought of printmaking as a great way to explore new ideas for painting because the investment of time and materials seemed so different.  My ideas about that are shifting.  As much as I enjoy the freedom to explore, I can’t hep but think that all the work I am doing is part of the process.  The printmaking supports the painting, and vice versa.  I think I have Master Printmaker Vicky Tomayko to thank for that.  Truly an inspirational  artist on …