October 9, 2014

October 9 – December 5
Opening Reception October 9 from 5-7 p.m.

Philadelphia artist Bill Walton died in early 2010. As an artist, teacher and friend he left behind a dedicated group of fellow artists. This exhibit consists solely of his work that was given, traded, or, in some cases bequeathed, to those artists.

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Over the course of his career Walton became disenchanted with the commercial commodification of art. He felt that the curiosity, exploration, and discovery that he valued in making art had become perverted by market pressure and he removed himself from that world to concentrate his relationships among other artists, craftspeople, and fishing pals. This show is his side of that conversation.

Bill Walton taught printmaking for many years at Moore College of Art. His work has been exhibited at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Art, The ICA, Phila., White Box Gallery, NYC, Margaret Thatcher Projects, NYC, Locks Gallery, Phila., Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Phila., and many others. His estate is represented by The Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, Phila. Bill Walton, designed by Walton and edited by Richard Torchia, was published by Arcadia University in 2006.