Dan Welden

Dan Welden was born in the Bronx and received his BA and MA at Adelphi University. His art education and training came from the Akademie der Bildenden Kunst in Munich, Germany. Welden is a master printmaker and the originator of a technique called Solarplate. He has been making prints and works on paper for over fifty years and has collaborated with many artists, including Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Roy Nicholson, Dan Flavin, Lynda Benglis, Kiki Smith David Salle, and Eric Fischl, among many others. He has has led printmaking workshops around the world and has taught at several colleges in the New York area. He is a past president of the Society of American Graphic Artists and current director of Hampton Editions, Ltd. in Sag Harbor, Long Island, where he maintains a studio.

Welden has lately been shifting his graphic label to that of a “painter”. Also known as an inventor, teacher, collaborator, and supporter of the environment, he continues supporting art and other artists as the president of the non profit, arts and science educational non profit organization called “Inspiration Plus”

His strong interest in travel and culture has led to residencies and exhibitions on all continents including 16 visits ‘down under’. He was a two- time guest artist in the Women’s Center of the Amata Community of the Pitenjatjara Lands of Australia; a visiting artist in Aukland, New Zealand’s Maori community; a lecturer at the Yokohama Museum, Japan; and he was a four-time guest professor, conducting seminars for the Rijkscentrum Frans Masereel Centrum and Foundation Veerle Vrooms, Belgium.

Welden’s 105 solo exhibitions to date brought him a “Lifetime Achievement Award’ from A/E foundation in NY. He was also honored with "Professor Emeritus" at the Escuela de Belles Artes in Cuzco, Peru. Most recently, he is featured in the documentary film “Lasting Impressions,” which sheds light on his philosophy through the eyes of Kiki Smith, Alice Aycock, Helen A. Harrison and Eric Fischl.

Welden’s work is also in public and private collections throughout the country including the Amity Art Foundation, Darien, CT; Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Portland Museum of Art, OR; and Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, among many others.