Glen Baldridge

Glen Baldridge (born 1977) is an American contemporary artist who works in painting, printmaking, and drawing. His work is held in the collections of major American museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Whitney Museum of American Art. Early life and education Baldridge was born in 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design in 1999. Artistic work Baldridge creates paintings, prints, and drawings that incorporate text phrases embedded within complex visual patterns. His work uses various techniques including paper marbling and traditional printmaking processes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes his work "Hideaway" (2013) as being based on photographs taken with hidden motion-activated game cameras in rural New England. Baldridge has used materials including found coffin catalogues, lottery tickets, and appropriated imagery in his work. He has worked as artist, printer, consultant, and publisher on print editions for other artists and galleries. Exhibitions Baldridge has exhibited at various institutions including Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Halsey McKay Gallery, International Print Center, Artists Space, and EFA Project Space. Museum collections Baldridge's work is held in the following museum collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York Whitney Museum of American Art, New York New York Public Library Yale University Art Gallery

The Whitney Museum acquired his work "The End's Not Near, It's Here" (2009). The Museum of Modern Art acquired "Dream Burner" from the IPCNY portfolio "Pulled in Brooklyn" (2019). Residencies Baldridge completed a Workspace Residency at Dieu Donné in 2010.