Daniel Maidman has been drawing the figure for close to three decades. Much of his work in that time has been drawn from life, relying on direct observation informed by anatomical training in cadaver dissection. The vitality of the model in living interaction with the artist, and the specificity of the irreplaceable moment of collaboration, has animated most of his work. During the lockdown period, however, Maidman began to experiment with drawing from photographs. This practice allowed him to extend his range by drawing poses which could never be held in person – whether because of their athletic exertion, unusual lighting and composition, or emotional intensity. The work presented in this retrospective of the past several years combines Maidman’s more recent work from photographs, and his ongoing project of life drawing. A broad range of the human experience, as reflected in the nude figure, is evoked in the nearly hundred drawings on display.

Daniel Maidman is best known for his vivid depiction of the figure. Maidman’s drawings and paintings are included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, the Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Bozeman Art Museum. His work is included in numerous private collections, including those of Brooke Shields, China Miéville, and Jerry Saltz. His art and writing on art have been featured in The Huffington Post, Poets/Artists, ARTnews, Forbes, W, and many others. He has been shown in solo shows in New York City and in group shows across the United States and Europe. His books, Daniel Maidman: Nudes and Theseus: Vincent Desiderio on Art, are available from Griffith Moon Publishing. He works in Brooklyn, New York.