

New Book Released
For those of you who are tired of living in cyberspace, then David’s new book Altered Ego: Self-Portraits is the antidote you’ve been craving. Nothing can replace the tactile experience of holding a real-life, three-dimensional book. It has heft – you can cradle it in your lap, flip through the pages, even sniff it. Best of all, the cover of Altered Ego is cool and velvety to the touch. Then of course there are the visual delights: 108 of David’s digitally painted self-portra


Country of Hotels to Release in 2020
An upcoming feature film directed by Julio Maria Martino, screenplay by David Hauptschein. Additional details can be found on Country of Hotels' official IMDb page. The trailer can be found below.


New Book Released
The Mask Behind the Mask, David Hauptschein’s first book of pictures, is now available in a limited edition of 50, signed and numbered. The book represents the culmination of several years of work on a unique style of picture-making, best described as photo-based digital painting. It is a softback (8” x 10”) containing 44 gorgeous color reproductions, printed on premium paper with a luster finish. The price of the book is $50 + $5 shipping and handling, and is only available


BIG Small Works Art Show at Elephant Room Gallery in Bridgeport Opens November 11th
Proud to announce that I will be one of the thirty artists participating in the Elephant Room Gallery's first Big Small Works Art Exhibition. The exhibition opens on Friday, November 11th with a reception from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and runs through the holidays. Elephant Room Gallery’s Bridgeport location is at 2727 S Mary St. in Chicago. All works will be available for purchase and guests may take their artwork home at the time of purchase . Bisou by Beata Chrzanowska Open hours


13th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition at FAM
A quick announcement that my work will be dislayed at the upcoming Freemont Art Museum Juried Exhibition.


A Show of Heads- Gallery Opening
Show of Heads exhibition at Limner Gallery October 20 - November 19, 2016


Opening reception Friday, September 16, 7 - 10 p.m.
Gallery Guidara Zhou B Art Center (Basement) 1029 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL (Free parking*) http://www.zhoubartcenter.com/#!thirdfridays/c1voa Please join me Friday, September 16, for the opening reception of The Surreal McCoy at Zhou B Art Center. The reception is part of Zhou B’s regular Third Friday open house where artists throughout the four-story building open their studios to the general public. If you've never been to Zhou B before, people are friendly and you get to se
Short Story: The Swim Club
Hauptschein's surreal short story The Swim Club has been published by the literary magazine The Missing Slate, and can be read on their website.