On May 24, 2002, Dan Welch had a show of his
paintings and drawings at the Zen Center in
San Francisco. Many of the sanga memers who
came to the San Francisco opening were the
owners of the paintings and drawings on
display.
At the opening in San Francisco, Joshua Baer
asked Dan Welch if there was a way the show
could travel to Santa Fe and re-open in
conjunction with the opening of Joshua Baer
& Company’s new gallery. Dan liked the idea,
so he asked the owners of the paintings and
drawings for their consent. All of the
owners gave their consent, and the show
re-opened in Santa Fe on the evening of the
Independence Day, 2002.
Dan had lived in Santa Fe from 1985 to 1998,
and many of the people who came to the Santa
Fe opening were old friends. At 8:30, just
as the sun was about to set, Dan gave a
brief talk about his paintings and drawings.
Then he took groups of people through the
gallery and answered their questions about
his paintings, his drawings, and his
practice.
Dan Welch lived at this time in Crestone,
Colorado, where he was assistant abbot at
the Crestone Mountain Zen Center.
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