Michael Watson (b. 1955, Jackson, MS) is a self-taught, mixed-media artist from Memphis, TN. A self-professed horrorphile, Watson has spent the last fifty years exploring the uncanny, psychedelic, and macabre sides of Southern life. Known for his maximalist “visage” paintings, Watson creates atmospheric, anthropomorphic landscapes filled with innumerable shape-shifting faces—some recognizable, some comical, all undeniably haunted. 

Silent Zone, Watson’s first exhibition in Arkansas, pulls from twenty-five years of drawings, paintings, and collages, alongside new double-sided works made specifically for this show. Please join us on Friday, April 3, from 5:30–8:00 PM to celebrate the legendary - and infamous - Michael Watson.