Dan Welden is a leader in alternative printmaking and innovator of the "Solarplate.” He has also been in the forefront of health and safety in the arts. Coauthor of Printmaking in the Sun and director of Hampton Editions, ltd., his 55 years of collaborations expanded and was dubbed “Master Printmaker” by Willem de Kooning in the 1980s. He worked, taught, and expanded his practice while teaching at Stony Brook, Central Connecticut State and Long Island universities.
Through the process of polymer printmaking, his studio continued with etching and relief printing and included Louisa Chase, Elaine de Kooning, Eric Fischl, Kiki Smith, Dan Flavin, David Salle and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. His recognition through residencies, workshops, lectures, and 105 solo exhibitions has elevated his role as both painter and printmaker, with visits to all continents and 55 countries.
Dan’s prolific work ethic brought him awards of 'Professor Emeritus' from Escuela de Bellas Artes in Cuzco, Peru; a recent Pollock/Krasner Award Grant and an A/E Lifetime Achievement Award. The recent documentary film “Lasting Impressions” is being shown at festivals, museums, and international venues in Italy, New Zealand, and Iceland. He is represented by the Alex Ferrone Gallery in Cutchogue, New York and the Mitchell-Giddings Fine Art Gallery in Brattleboro, Vermont.