The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
At Mosesian Arts printmakers are combining traditional printmaking techniques with contemporary approaches.
Contemporary Printmaking: From Tradition to Innovation
Dates: May 9–June 27, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 29, 5:30–7:30 PM
The Mosesian Center for the Arts is excited to showcase work that uses at least one or more printmaking processes. Contemporary printmaking is both shaped by tradition and innovation. This exhibition explores the variety of ways that contemporary artists approach printmaking from employing traditional techniques to more alternative methods and materials. It is a celebration of the staying power of age-old techniques and the spirit of innovation that printmakers embrace to combine the tradition with contemporary technologies and approaches.
The artworks in the exhibition are created by using at least one traditional printmaking technique such as intaglio, woodcut, lithography, silkscreen, collagraph and monotype or any combinations of those techniques. The traditional printmaking techniques are combined with digital print processes as well as drawing, painting, bookmaking, and collage to create sculptural works, artists books and two-dimensional pieces.
Lisa Barthelson’s Random remix I, Family debris is a large piece that uses found and discarded materials generated by daily life. The work is not confined to a rectangular or square shape, rather it spills out like life itself, not in clean or precise shapes but messy and layered.
Joanne Simon’s Community monotype is printed on thin tea bag paper, but its large organic shapes are interlocked creating strong connections between all the elements. The artist writes: “This monotype is part of a series called “Connection”, which expresses the enduring importance and comfort of connection and community in a world that has become increasingly politically and culturally polarized.”
Jane Goldman’s Howard’s Universe looks for inspiration at the vast and mysterious space beyond our planet. “Howard’s Universe is a watercolor monotype printed in several layers. It depicts a slice of the cosmos generated from information from the Hubble Telescope. I am fascinated by technologies that extend human vision, and how the discoveries make possible the advancement of human understanding. Watercolor monotype exploits the luminosity and transparency of watercolor and allows for successive layering options through multiple runs of the repainted Plexiglas through the press. The printing process also captures the interactions of water, color and gravity, including the “watery” mark.”
Contemporary Printmaking: From Tradition to Innovation is on display at the Mosesian Center for the Arts from May 9–June 27, 2025. The opening reception will be held on May 29, 5:30–7:30 PM.
The mission of The Mosesian Center for the Arts is to enrich the lives of diverse audiences and participants by providing exceptional experiences in theater, visual, and literary art.
See more at www.mosesianarts.org