Martha Hayden
Save the Date!

My Last Public Open Studio Exhibition and sale will be Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20, 12:00 - 5:00 both days. My studio and artwork will remain available throughout the year by appointment.

You can roam the whole house, I will have every room open for you to look, and a lifetime of work on display, including large new figurative canvases and viscosity collagraphs.

Please follow this link for a preview of my Open Studio.
https://www.marthahayden.com/open-studio-2024
 
143 Prairie Street, Sharon, WI. 262 736 4571.


Martha Hayden, modernist painter and printmaker, known for annual Open Studio Exhibitions since the 1960’s, will host her final public studio event Saturday and Sunday, October 19th and 20th 2024 12:00-5:00 PM, at her Studio-home 143 Prairie St. Sharon, Wisconsin. Ms. Hayden has been recognized over decades for her accomplishments and continues to earn recognition for her work. In her final public studio event, Ms. Hayden will spotlight her newest work; colorful large figurative canvases and viscosity collagraphs.

Hayden, long known for her paintings, describes her style as “both realistic and abstract; it is on that elusive edge between there and not there.” In her newest figurative paintings, Hayden’s bold brushwork and striking colors explore a new way of conveying how she views her subjects; with edges defined but not fixed. Hayden explains “I try not to see anything for itself alone, but as a part of the whole.” Though Hayden, as an artist, may see the world differently, she continues to capture the essence of subjects without relying on the literal. Her newest work is a fresh comment on how we see our world as both perceived and remembered though the lens of our experience. With 60 years of accomplished painting, visitors to her open studio will also be treated to select paintings from the span of her career.

This year Hayden won Best in Show at Lakefront Festival of Art in Milwaukee for her Printmaking. When she lived in New York, Hayden joined the vibrant printmaking scene surrounding the West Side Blackburn Printmaking Shop and took to experimentation; pioneering new techniques. Today, Hayden excels at combining printmaking disciplines to create what she calls “viscosity collagraphs;” using inks and colors of varying thicknesses to print multiple colors from a single plate. With this novel technique, the way the inks blend on each print is unique; making the reveal of each print all the more exciting.