Please join us in
Celebrating the Life and Art of
Michael Muldoon Elder
1935-2026
It is a great honor to host all of you who knew of my friend, weekly chess competitor, and fine arts mentor, Muldoon Elder.
Come raise a glass to his incredible life and share a story or two or three.
Muldoon was a profound intellect with an expansive knowledge of Fine Art, World Culture, Literature, Classical Music, and so much more.
Muldoon Elder founded the Vorpal Galleries in San Francisco in 1962 and New York in 1974. As a preeminent gallerist, he brought the iconic art of M.C. Escher to North America, and helped launch the careers of many important and provocative artists.
And yet throughout all of this, unbeknown
to most, he was a passionate and
accomplished artist himself!
This retrospective exhibition includes paintings Muldoon created from the 1950s to very recent. A range of artwork is featured, including abstract expressionist landscapes, expressionistic narrative, and portraits.
Hosted by Charles Cunningham
Curated by Lori Grissom
ArtSpace
2231 Newcomb Ave
San Francisco, CA 94124
Saturday, July 25, 2026
3:00 – 6:00 PM
DECENT OF THE GANGES: Legend has it that the river Ganges comes out of the heavens and, so as not to pierce a hole through the Earth, lands on the back of a God, flows, and is the source of all life. – Muldoon Elder
