Dave Martsolf

About

Dave Martsolf was born in 1949 in Manhattan, Kansas. His father and grandfather were professional architects; his mother was a professional photographer. He attended MIT for architecture before earning a Fine Arts degree from UNH.

Martsolf identifies as both a "rational and irrational surrealist." His larger works embrace rational surrealism while smaller pieces feature automatic drawings—subconscious explorations created through emptying one's mind of conscious thought.