The Midwest Printmakers – Group Invitational exhibit will be open from March 6 through April 20 at the Miller Art Museum. Sixteen printmakers were invited to display up to four pieces in the exhibit. The opening reception details are as follows: Miller Art Museum, March 6 from 3 until 4:30, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
The following printmakers are in the exhibit:
I hope to see you at the opening if you are in the area!
One of my mezzotints, Loss, was selected to be part of the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition retrospective of purchase award winners. This piece was selected by juror, Wayne Kimball, in 2003.
The exhibit is up from January 17 until February 18 at Parkside’s Communication Arts Gallery. The following excerpt is the press release for the exhibit:
The best art from the past two decades are now on display at the Parkside National Small Print Retrospective. Drawing on the top prints from 23 previous small print shows, the retrospective is open now through Feb. 18 in the Communication Arts Gallery. Selected by UW-Parkside’s Doug DeVinny who began the small print exhibition in 1986 and by gallery assistant Glen Larson, the prints represent a sampling from each year’s exhibition. Each print was purchased for UW-Parkside’s permanent collection and many have been displayed in our hallways and classroom. Others are being shown for the first time in years. “We’re excited about bringing out of storage a selection of prints that were on display during shows from the late 1980s to 2009; these are purchased prints that have not been seen on campus in recent years,” said Art Dept. Chair Trenton Baylor. Along with internationally known artists like Warrington Colescott and Carol Wax and perennial contributors like Brian Paulsen, Art Werger, and Yuji Hiratsuka, the Small Print Retrospective also showcases prints by former students like Connie Wolfe, Joshua and Andrew Brennan, and Margaret Suchland. Baylor said since this is a cross section of the best prints from past shows, patrons will see the best of the artists’ craftsmanship, vision, and experimentation. Each print has a “new look” thanks to a generous donation from Karen Johnson Boyd of Racine for framing. The Parkside National Small Print Retrospective is open Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3 to 8 p.m.
I have finished four pieces for the exhibition at the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibit opens in March and includes 15 contemporary printmakers from around the nation.
My pieces are hand-cut giclee prints and are 10″ x 20″. Each will be displayed with nails of varying distances from the wall and magnets holding the pieces to them so that they will appear to be floating in front of the wall. This will cause some fabulous shadows to appear on the wall from the paper where holes are cut out.
I am happy to report that I finally finished my new mezzotint, Remembrance. It was completed for a mezzotint portfolio that will be exhibited at the Southern Graphics Council Conference in Philadelphia in March.
This piece is a two-plate mezzotint and is 6 inches by 9 inches. The portfolio edition size is 26, but I will print a small edition for exhibiting and selling purposes!
I am working on new work for three upcoming exhibitions that includes the conclusion of my installation, Infinite, new digital work and a new mezzotint.
In March, I am taking part in an invitational exhibition at The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibition is called Printmaking Invitational Exhibition 2010 and runs from March 6 through April 20 with a reception on Saturday, March 6 from 3-4:30. I will exhibit 4 new digital pieces that will incorporate screenprinting and hand-cutting.
Also in March, my new mezzotint, Remembrance, will be part of a portfolio exchange, Mezzotint: The Illuminated Mark. This exchange will include many known mezzotint artists and will be exhibited at the Southern Graphics Council conference in Philadelphia, PA at the Tyler School of Art/Temple University.
Finally, Dialogue, Spectacle, and Fabrications: Art Faculty Exhibition will run from April 6 through May 15 at the H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, with a reception on April 8 from 4:30-7:30. My installation, Infinite, will be featured in this group exhibition.
As the work is finished and installed, I will post pictures for you to see. Hopefully I will see you at some of the receptions!
