Ed Baynard

Follow Artist Born in Washington D.C. in 1940, Ed Baynard lives and works in New York City. An American contemporary artist, Baynard's paintings and graphic prints blend the contemporary and the classical, the Orient and the Western in their treatment of familiar themes, such as flowers, trees and still-life. His works remain very coveted due to their elegance and their stylized compositions. Baynard's successful career in fine art has spanned almost 35 years, and it all began with his first one-person exhibition in Spain in 1970. Since that time, the artist has been the focus of 50 solo exhibitions throughout the world. Ed Baynard's work can also be found in numerous collections, including MoMA (New York), the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Tate (London), the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Norton Museum (Palm Beach), the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), and many others. Plus, Ed continues to create new works and consistently holds sell-out exhibits at his gallery affiliates in New York City, Palm Beach, Toronto, and London, England. Artist's Statement: "I have always drawn and painted. Making pictures is no different than breathing. My work is my identity accepted; but not understood by me or others. Without trying I seem to be looking for a new way to present the classical. The process of picture making consumes most of my life. My watercolors, work on canvas and printmaking have been seriously collected for thirty-five years and are included in many private and public collections. The political and social climate of our world has inspired me to write again--in the past year I have published in major magazines, including Modern Painters where in the September 2005 issue is my article on current war photography."