ARTISTS TO RESEARCH

So Yoon Lym Alone Together III, 2011, 4 color screenprint, Image size; 8" x 10", Paper size; 11.25" x 15" Alone Together Curated by Beth Citron Opening reception: Tuesday, September 29, 6 - 8pm   Lower East Side Printshop is pleased to present Alone Together guest curated by Beth Citron. The exhibition will be on view at the Printshop from September 29 - November 15, 2015 with a public reception on Tuesday, September 29, 6 - 8pm.    The phrase "Alone Together" alludes to two seemingly opposing themes: the particularity of alienation today in spite of urban living and technology that are meant to bring us closer, and the comforting state of being 'alone, together' with a loved one or community. The exhibition includes work encompassed by both meanings, on the one hand reflecting emptied out landscapes and an image of a television news anchor joined only by virtual companions: projections of two correspondents and her own mirror image; the second expression can be seen in two representations of mothers breastfeeding their babies and in a print depicting a flock of birds isolated in space. Taken together, the works in this exhibition comprise a partial portrait of the contradictions and evolution of contemporary life, as articulated through a range of printmaking techniques and processes.    The title is taken from a series of prints in the exhibition, and in the context of those works by So Yoon Lym it refers specifically to the changing urban landscape of the "silk city" Paterson, New Jersey, and to the CMYK printing process. The exhibition includes works by Guy Ben-Ari, Noa Charuvi, Dana Kadison, So Yoon Lym, Felix Plaza, Bundith Phunsombatlert, and Anya Zelinska.    About the Artists   GUY BEN-ARI (b. 1984, Tel Aviv, Israel; lives and works in New York, NY) received his MFA from Columbia University, and his BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel. Select solo exhibitions include Scaramouche, New York, NY; Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; and Hamidrasha Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. Residencies include International Artists Residency Program, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY; and Workspace Residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY. He was the recipient of the SIP Award from the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY.   NOA CHARUVI (b. 1979, Jerusalem, Israel; lives and works in New York, NY) received her MFA from School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, and her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Select solo and group exhibitions include The Shirley, Brooklyn, NY; Launchpad Brooklyn, NY; The Bronx Museum and Wave Hill Center, NY; and Lombard-Freid Projects, New York, NY. Residencies include Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Workspace Residency, New York, NY; Art Omi, Ghent, NY; and Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum, NY.   DANA KADISON (b. 1950, Los Angeles, CA; lives and works in New York, NY) received her MFA from Boston University, and her BFA from Stanford University. Select solo and group exhibitions include Gallery Salveo, Cincinnati, OH; The Madisonville Art Center, Cincinnati, OH; Yucca's on Hollywood, Los Angeles CA; andArt Academy of Cincinnati, OH.    SO YOON LYM (b. 1967 Seoul, South Korea; lives and works in Paterson, NJ) received her MFA from Columbia University, and her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Select solo and group exhibitions include Paterson Museum, NJ; Luchsinger Gallery: Greenwich Academy, CT; Brooklyn Public Library, NY; and Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University; Newark, NJ. She was the recipient of the ISCP: Windsor and Newton Fully Funded Artist Residency and the Vermont Studio Center Joan Mitchell Foundation Artist Fellowship Award.      FELIX PLAZA (b. 1946, Santurce, Puerto Rico; lives and works in New York, NY) received a Fine Art Certificate from New York Phoenix School of Design. Select solo and group exhibitions include Exit Art, New York, NY; 2B Gallery, Budapest, Hungary; Dieu Donne, New York, NY; Brooklyn Public Library, NY; and Donnell Library, NY. He is a former participant of Printline Exchange Residency, Belgrade, Yugoslavia and has work included in many private collections.   BUNDITH PHUNSOMBATLERT (b. 1972, Bangkok, Thailand; lives and works in New York, NY) received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design, and his BFA from Silpakorn University, Thailand. Select solo exhibitions include Flushing Meadows Corona Park/Queens Museum, New York, NY; Location One, New York, NY; and The National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. He is the recipient of the New York State Council on the Arts Grant; the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, USA; and is the Grand Prize winner of the Toshiba "Brings Good Things to Life" Art Competition, Thailand.   ANYA ZELINSKA (b. 1988, Khmelnytsky, Ukraine; lives and works in New York, NY) received her Associate in Applied Science from the Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, and her BA from The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine. Select group exhibitions include Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, and RAW Natural Born Artists, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, NY.   About the Curator Beth Citron is the Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Rubin Museum in New York. In 2014 she organized "Francesco Clemente: Inspired by India" and "Witness at a Crossroads: Photographer Marc Riboud in Asia," both at the museum. For the museum, she also organized a three-part exhibition series "Modernist Art from India" (2011-13) and, with Rahaab Allana of the Alkazi Foundation, "Allegory and Illusion: Early Portrait Photography from South Asia" (2013).  Lower East Side Printshop 306 West 37th Street, 6th Floor  New York, NY 10018  t 212-673-530  info@printshop.org http://printshop.org

Robert Townsend

Renowned Master Printer Robert Townsend 
in Action at the Spirit Awards 

  

"A great printer is someone who understands and promotes your ideas," says H. Peik Larsen of his longtime collaborator Master Printer Robert Townsend. "He really understands the kinds of things I am after." Townsend has also printed artwork for Jim Dine, Micheal Mazur, Aaron Fink, Joan Snyder and Robert Motherwell. 

At the Spirit Awards, Townsend will use one of Larsen's images to demonstrate the printing process, and he will discuss how the relationship between an artist and a master printer can enhance an artist's work. Examples of Townsend and Larsen's work will be on display, including Larsen's series of artist books, Impressions. 

artist to research

Johanna Winters "The Decoy"

Etching

MFA Programs

Hey Printmaking People - just want to let you know that Syracuse University is now offering a 2-year MFA program in Printmaking. In addition to our long-standing 3-year MFA program, students will now have the opportunity to complete the degree in 2 years, if they should choose. Please pass the word on to any of your students or former students who are looking for a dynamite 2-year OR 3-year experience. Thanks!​

Here is a link to apply: http://vpa.syr.edu/prospective-students

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-Effect-Editions-Syracuse-University-Printmaking/131169206931941?ref=hl

http://vpa.syr.edu/art-design/art/graduate/printmaking​

Thanks for your help!

Regards,

Dusty

Dusty Herbig

Syracuse University, School of Art
Associate Professor-Printmaking - Program Coordinator

Director - Lake Effect Editions

Comstock Art Facility
1075 Comstock Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
315.559.3206



2-year Master of Arts Program in Printmaking at MSU Mankato

MSU Mankato offers a two-year MA program that can be great stepping-stone toward your MFA, as well as an opportunity to gain teaching experience. There are graduate assistantships with stipends available. It would be great to have a printmaker for Fall 2015. Let me know if anyone is interested, wants to visit the shop, and or, has any questions ASAP. (joshua.winkler@mnsu.edu).  For Consideration, applications need to be submitted before March 23rd.  
http://www.mnsu.edu/artdept/graduatestudies.html

Illinois State University faculty and staff are working hard at recruiting graduate applications and had a good pool of graduate printmaking applicants this year.  However, we find ourselves without an incoming graduate for the fall 2015 semester.  One school had a better assistantship, another had a larger program, another had a smaller program or was in a better place – we have all dealt with the many reasons why an applicant might pick one graduate school over another.

In the hope that we may still find the right person for our program, we are contacting you.  Perhaps you have a student who missed application deadlines, or for whatever reason, did not apply to graduate programs but is ready.

Illinois State University offers a full tuition waiver, a studio space, and a 20 hr/week assistantship with a stipend for all six semesters of this three-year MFA program.  The 20 hrs/week is divided between the lithography area, the intaglio area, and/or Normal Editions Workshop.  Students assist in the classroom, maintain facilities, and learn collaborative print skills with visiting artists.  Students may also teach their own course if they prove willing and capable.

For information about our program, facilities, and faculty, please consult the attached document.  You may also visit our website and our facebook page:  

http://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/art/graduate/mfa/printmaking.shtml

https://www.facebook.com/ISUPrintmaking?ref=hl

Inquiries are welcome and applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Please contact us with information regarding potential applicants.

Sincerely,

Sarah Smelser, Associate Professor, Intaglio

ssmelse@ilstu.edu

Morgan Price, Assistant Professor, Lithography

mgprice@ilstu.edu

Veda Rives, Interim Director, Normal Editions Workshop

vrives@ilstu.edu

MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN PRINTMAKING

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

NORMAL, ILLINOIS

 

Program

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Printmaking at Illinois State University (ISU) is a professional degree program emphasizing both theory and practice in the production, history, and teaching of the visual arts.  Sixty credit hours of study are divided between courses in studio arts, art history, internships/apprenticeships, and electives.  Required printmaking classes include upper level courses in Intaglio (Art 345), Lithography (Art 346), Advanced Printmaking (Art 347), and independent studies (Art 444).  The program culminates in a comprehensive exhibition, an oral examination, and a written thesis.

Philosophy

MFA candidates in printmaking will be expected to demonstrate artistic proficiency in printmaking and are encouraged to explore conceptual directions in other media.  While Lithography and Intaglio are significant components of the printmaking program, the faculty teach, support, and critique many other printmaking techniques such as relief, monotype, and collagraph.   The MFA program at ISU encourages interdisciplinary explorations and students frequently explore sculpture, performance, and instillation as part of their printmaking studies.  Along with involvement with faculty and staff from ISU, graduate students have the opportunity to interact with visiting artists through the Visiting Artist Seminar, individual and group critiques, lectures, demonstrations, and print publishing projects.

Facilities

Printmaking features two classroom/workshop spaces of approximately 2,500 square feet each.  Some of the available resources include: five etching presses of different sizes, three lithography presses with mobile ventilation units, vented copper etching facilities, multiple exposure units for photo-lithographic and intaglio applications, a scanner and large-scale digital printer, vented u-v free room, and letterpress equipment including an electric Vandercook press.

Private studio space is provided in the grad house, an off-campus facility with shared critique/installation spaces and a small wood shop.  Graduate students have 24-hour access to the grad house and the art building/print shops.

Normal Editions Workshop

Normal Editions Workshop (NEW) is a non-profit printmaking workshop and research facility founded in Illinois State University in 1976. This is an enrichment program for the education of students and augments the educational goals of the University.  NEW provides opportunities to work with and observe visiting artists within a professional workshop situation, works of art for study collections and traveling exhibitions, publishing and contract printing services for professional artists.  Students also have opportunities to participate in the NEW special projects class, and assist in the printmaking area’s annual sale and exhibition.  NEW has a  motorized lithography press, preparation and printing areas, office space, print storage files, and a general work area.

Current Faculty and Staff

Sarah Smelser, Associate Professor of Art

MFA, University of Iowa, 1997

MA, University of Iowa, 1996

Mid-America Print Council President (2006-08)

Morgan Price, Assistant Professor

MFA, Wichita State University, 2005

BFA, University of Denver, 2001

Mid-America Print Council Vice-President (2014- present)

Veda Rives, Interim Director of NEW

MA, Illinois State University, 1992

BFA, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1981

Co-Director Program Grants: Illinois Arts Council (1997-present)

Financial Assistance

Graduate students in printmaking receive Graduate Assistantships that include tuition waivers, a monthly stipend of approximately $850/month, and a work expectation of twenty hours a week divided between classroom assistance, shop maintainance, and work in NEW.

A variety of competitive and merit-based scholarships are available for graduate students including: the NEW scholarship for outstanding artistic ability and performance, Fred and Lois Mills Grant, Friends of the Arts Grants, Harold and Marlene Gregor Art Student Travel Grant, The Baber Fellowship, and the Ray Johnson Fellowship.

Admission Procedure

Applicants should contact the Graduate School for admission procedures and requirements. Access information on the web at:

         http://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/art/undergrad/studio_arts/printmaking.aspx

         https://www.facebook.com/ISUPrintmaking

         Email: gradart@ilstu.edu.

Specific inquiries related to the MFA in printmaking can be directed to:

Becky Fisher, School of Art (309) 438-2728 gradart@ilstu.edu

Sarah Smelser (309) 438-8535 ssmelse@ilstu.edu

Morgan Price (309) 438-7837 mgprice@ilstu.edu

Veda Rives (309) 438-7530 vrives@ilstu.edu

Solutions for screenprinting ink problems

There are times when printing w/acrylic inks that they build up on the paper and become plasticly & tacky. 

The way I've avoided this in most instances is to start w/Lyntex base in for all inks and they seem to trap into the paper better w/a nice matte finish.

The problem seems to arise more when overprinting opaque colors that have white or back in them. This is a far cry from the flat finish one could get from solvent based inks. It's as if Hunt Speedball overprint varnish was used and the surface behaves like bad acrylic paint. 

We use Hunt Speedball Acrylic inks in combination w/Lyntex and Createx peigments to move hue. Inks are modified w/isopropyl alcohol or deionized water and glycerine us used as a retarder.

Thanks for any suggestions you can provide.

_______________

Jeff Sherven

Instructional Support Print Media

Visual Studies, Univ @ Buffalo, B44

716.645.0556

Videos to watch on utube

Those of you teaching intro printmaking might find these youtube demos of
interest. It looks like quite a bit of work went into these!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKn4PORGBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw5_1Hopsc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0skLwaFpn0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogKeYH2wEE

Information about visual metaphors

http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/v/q/vqw/Portfolio/VislMeta.pdf

Creating effective visual metaphors
http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/v/q/vqw/Portfolio/VislMeta.pdf

visual metaphor
http://grammar.about.com/od/tz/g/vismeterm.htm

What is a visual metaphor
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_visual_metaphor

The remarkable power of visual metaphors
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3028907/evidence/the-remarkable-power-of-visual-metaphors-to-make-us-more-creative

Visual metaphor in pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/competia/visual-metaphors/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_message

Visual Metaphor, Cultural Knowledge, and the New Rhetoric

Robert N. St. Clair

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/LIB/LIB8.html

ABOUT PERCEPTION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Perception