Last week to see Michael Watson’s exhibition, Silent Zone. We’ll be open this Saturday from 10-1. Stop by the gallery, see the show, and grab a Silent Zone shirt!
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Michael Watson, Asleep in the Clouds
Acrylic on Canvas Board
8 x 8, 2021
Open today from 10-1! Just two Saturdays left to see Michael Watson’s exhibition, Silent Zone. DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW
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Michael Watson, Clouds II
acrylic on board, 8.25” x 5.5”, 2023
Two Saturdays left to see Silent Zone by Michael Watson! We’ll be open this Saturday from 10-1.
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Michael Watson, Acidosis No. 1
acrylic on board, 9” x 11.5”, 2026
Open today til 1! Stop by and enter the sinister world. Michael Watson’s solo exhibition, Silent Zone, is open until May 9th.
Michael Watson, Fire Visage,
acrylic on wood, 10.5” x 13”, 2022
Three more weeks to see Michael Watson’s exhibition, Silent Zone. We’ll be open this Saturday from 10-1, don’t miss it!
Michael Watson, Kaos Out of Order,
acrylic on board, 15” x 16”, 2026
We are open this Saturday from 10-1! Stop by tomorrow to see Michael Watson’s solo exhibition, Silent Zone.
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Michael Watson, LIES Tombstone Road,
acrylic on wood, 5” x 5”, 2006
“Silent Zone is a mini-survey of Michael’s work over the last 25 years. It’s about 50/50 drawings and paintings. There are double-sided paintings made this year alongside landscapes from the early 2000s. While his work has been collected by many, Michael has only formally exhibited his work a handful of times throughout his life.”
Silent Zone by Michael Watson is up until May 9th and is not to be missed. @thesinisterworld
A few photos from last week’s opening of Silent Zone by Michael Watson. We’ll have extended hours this Saturday for the biannual Fayetteville Gallery Hop. Swing by and say hi!
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“Fayetteville Gallery Hop returns April 11th!
Seven galleries. One day. A city moving through art.
Free shuttle, local artists, and a full afternoon of exploration across the city.
Park at any of the galleries listed below and ride the free shuttle to the next.
Saturday, April 11
• 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$ Free and open to the public
@communitycreativecenter : Rose Colored - A collection of expressive paintings by Michael Shum
Sequoyah Hall Gallery: Reflections - Featuring work from Minahil Quazi and Elizabeth Quinn
@fenixarts_org : Ozark Roots - Featuring a variety of artists & mediums celebrating and capturing the beauty of the Ozarks
@alexandergallerynwa : Don Lee Work Through Time - an evolving body of work driven by the artist’s commitment to growth over time
@theartgalleryatnwamall : Vision Without Boundaries
- Featuring work of the 37 local Artists of The Art Gallery at NWA Mall
@uafpac The Faulkner Performing Arts Center :
Masters Thesis Exhibit - by August Lantz
@______pond______ : Silent Zone by Michael Watson
- Michael Watson is a self-taught, mixed-media artist from Memphis, TN.”
#mountsequoyah #FayettevilleAR #GalleryHop #NWACreative #SupportLocalArt
Michael Watson guides us through his exhibition, Silent Zone, and shares his initial thoughts and reactions to paintings and drawings he hasn’t seen in years - a rare glimpse at the humor Michael’s known for. Silent Sone is up through May 9th. @thesinisterworld
“Michael Watson (b. 1955, Greenville, MS) is a self-taught, mixed-media artist from Memphis, TN. A self-professed horrorphile, Watson has spent the last sixty years exploring the uncanny, psychedelic, and macabre sides of Southern life. Known for his maximalist “visage” paintings, Michael creates atmospheric, anthropomorphic landscapes filled with innumerable shape-shifting faces—some recognizable, some comical, all undeniably haunted.“
We will be open this Saturday from 10-5, as part of the Fayetteville Gallery Hop. Thank you Gavin and @gxproductions for spending time with Michael, Pond, and thoughtfully documenting the show. Give GX a follow!
As always, reach out to schedule a viewing outside of our weekend hours or to view an inventory list of available work.
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Tonight is the opening of Michael Watson’s solo exhibition, Silent Zone! This show surveys work made from 2006-2026. We’ll be hanging out with Michael from 5:30 - 8:00.
We will also have a VERY limited edition of t-shirts available tonight commemorating Michael’s first exhibition in AR. First come, first serve!
“Beginning with gestural marks and woven patterns, Watson’s paintings and drawings morph painstakingly from abstract color fields into faces, figures, animals, and appendages. His practice centers on a form of “self-induced pareidolia,” the psychological phenomenon of perceiving patterns—such as faces—in random or natural forms, akin to the childhood pastime of finding shapes in clouds. While there is an obsessive and frightening quality to Michael’s dense imagery, it also carries a quiet, dreamy, and magical quality, suggesting his landscapes represent interior spaces (as seen in Blue Bunny). The intense, focused labor behind his work offers Michael a meditative escape and catharsis from the chaos of daily life in Memphis.“
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Michael Watson, Out of the Box
acrylic on board, double-sided, 7.5” x 10”, 2019
One of many ballpoint drawings from Michael Watson’s “Anthropomorphic Limbs” series on envelopes and paper bags. Silent Zone, a survey of Michael’s paintings and drawings over the last 25 years opens this Friday. We’ll be open from 5:30-8:00!
Reach out to view an inventory list of works in the show.
