Dan Welden is a painter and printmaker, educated at the Akademie der Bildenden Künst in Munich, Germany.
In the 1970s, upon his return to the United States, Welden became the worldwide pioneer of the photopolymer technology known as “Solarplate Etching” which paved the way for a healthier and safer method of printmaking for artists.
As Master Printmaker for over 50 years and director of Hampton Editions, Ltd., Welden has collaborated with, and printed for, renowned artists including Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, Jim Dine, Robert Rauschenberg, Lynda Benglis, Dan Flavin, Kiki Smith, David Salle and Kurt Vonnegut, among a host of others.
As a working artist, Dan’s expertise has sent him to 55 countries on all continents for exhibitions, workshops and lectures and he has received further recognition from numerous global residencies. His exhibition at the Mitchell-Giddings Fine Art Gallery will celebrate Welden’s 105th solo exhibition to date. Accolades for his work include a Lifetime Achievement Award from A/E Foundation, New York, and being awarded Professor Emeritus from the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Cuzco, Peru. Grants and awards include a QE II Arts Council residency in New Zealand; a New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) research residency; and in 2020, a Pollock/Krasner Grant that propelled his artistic talents and returned him to his painting career.
Welden is the co-author of the book Printmaking in the Sun and his documentary film, Lasting Impressions is set to be released at film festivals internationally. Supporting his art career in the film are artists Kiki Smith, Alice Aycock, and Eric Fischl, as well as art historian and journalist, Helen A. Harrison.
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