Making multiples with a vast range of
plausible solutions entices young artists
to explore new expressive directions. The
special processes of printmaking enable
them to see their work translated into
exciting two-dimensional forms. These processes
also provide opportunities for discovering
multiple solutions to problems, enabling
the student to construct a solid visual
foundation.
Visiting artist Katie Baldwin demonstrates
the Japanese woodcut process, moku hanga, to
a printmaking class. Other recent visiting
artists and critics to the printmaking area
include: John Caperton, curator of the Print
Center, and artists Norm Paris of Yale
University, and Jazmina Cininas of the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Australia.
Graduate printmaking seminar, taught by
critic and art historian Paul Galvez is
shown here meeting at the Slought
Foundation's Vito Acconci exhibition. Using
Philadelphia arts institutions as their
classroom Professor Galvez has taken the
seminar to numerous exhibitions including
the ICA's "Trisha Donnelly" and "Puppets"
shows, and William Kentridge at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Readings of
selected essays for each exhibition prepare
the group for their lively discussions.
Friends, faculty and gallery going
Philadelphians enjoy the opening night of
MFA Printmaker Elisha Conrad's installation
of mixed media works.
