CURATION
A selection of recent and prominent endeavors of curation, from portfolio exchanges through to full exhibitions and special opportunities.
Image: Jenny Robinson
McColl Center - Charlotte, NC
Printmaking is a vehicle for capturing the essence of our surroundings. This exhibition evokes a profound sense of pause. Through meticulous techniques and deliberate artistic choices, the artists coax viewers to engage in a momentary retreat from the frantic pace of modern life. The physical nature of printmaking and its constant battle between a graphic or textured response, invites tactile exploration, encouraging visitors to speculate on the how.
Exhibition Images & Virtual Artist Talks
Ariadna Abadal Lloret Art Wegner Dave DiMarchi
Devon Stackonis Emma Nishimura Ericka Walker
Jamaal Barber Jenny Robinson
Screenprint: Beyond DIY Culture
The rich history of screen-based printing is the ideal medium when addressing industry, mass-production, economic restrictions, speed, incorporation of advancements in technology, and popular culture. These facts are nothing new. Screenprint is also the most accessible, DIY, and effective way of making a print that is precise, bold, and colorful.
Artists are asked to resist and revolt, while using the power of print, by challenging the MAPC 2022 theme with a new twist. Elevate the preconceptions and DIY culture of screenprint by focusing on layers, technology, precision, ink modifiers, surface variation, and concept. Consider the exact terminology used and incorporate them into your own research practice:
Resistance - push and pull, a barrier, not giving in to threat, temptation, a stance, oil and vinegar, masks, layers, blocking light
Revolution - turning the tables, more than an uprising, a message, a vision, a different way or direction, new approaches
Power - with or without it, force, electrical, steam, political, physical, mental, water pressure
Victoria Marie Barquin Thomas J. Logan
Sheila Goloborotko Myles Calvert Mizin Shin
Lisa Turner Justin Diggle Justin D. Barfield
Jessie Hornbrook Heather Huston Dave DiMarchi
Christina and Dennis Jacobs Chloe Strang Ashley Fuchs
Arron Foster Alison Filley Alexis Kurtzman
Image: Justin Diggle
Image: Alfred University
Providence and Pawtucket, RI
Southern Graphics Council International Conference 2024
The progression of technology often paves the way for integration and adaptation, giving rise to new norms and practices. Innovations such as CNC routers, laser engravers, heat sublimation image transfer, and AI have expanded the possibilities of printmaking while raising critical questions: are these advancements propelling printmaking forward, or are they veering off into a distinct category of their own? How do these developments prompt us to reconsider the definition of authorship and challenge our preconceptions about the role of human creativity in the artistic domain?
Panel and exhibition co-chaired with Lari Gibbons.
Jason Ruhl Mary Claire Becker
Raluca Iancu Kathryn Combs
Lari Gibbons Myles Calvert