Snyder As Visual Artist
In 1978 at Cage's prompting Snyder began painting. He developed a distinctive style as an abstractionist that was spare and yet employed the use of expressive gestures. John Cage included Snyder's work in the exhibition Rolywholyover at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA. Additionally, Snyder's art work has been exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Mito Museum in Tokyo, the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Elvehjem Museum of Art (now Chazen) in Madison, WI. His work is represented by Rosenthal Fine Art and Jennifer Norback Fine Art in Chicago, IL and Shiloh Gallery.
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