I was invited by Herman Noordermeer to participate in this year’s Global Print in Alijo Portugal. The show opens on August 31st and runs until October 30th.
Global Print 2013 in Portugal
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Shy Rabbit Print International 4
My work was accepted into Shy Rabbit’s 4th Print International exhibition in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The juror was Michael Kruger and the exhibition includes fellow Canadian Briar Craig amongst the exhibiting artists. The show opens on July 28th and runs until September 7th.
When Istanbul was Constantinople…
I recently completed a small suite of prints inspired by a recent trip to Turkey. I was struck by the depth of history in the country as it seemed you couldn’t walk a block without tripping on seven layers of magical wonders from great civilizations of the past. A visit to the Cappadocia region revealed caves and churches built into a surreal landscape of spires and cliffs where Byzantinians and later Christians hid from persecution. As a tourist, we were shown the bright sides of life in Turkey and we were humbled upon our return to see that areas we walked through just days before were now full of protesters and police. You never really get to know a country just roaming through it for a few weeks but it can definitely leave an impression that lingers beyond the visit.
Overwritten (silkscreen) 11″ x 15″
Soft Surfacing (silkscreen) 15″ x 11″
Lost Texts Readable (silkscreen)11″ x 15″
Renaming the New (Silkscreen) 11″ x 15″
Summer Exhibition Extravaganza!
Lots of exhibitions on the go this summer! My work is still at Red Delicious Press for the Water on Paper exhibition. I am participating in the 12th Lessedra World Art Print Annual in Bulgaria and the 33rd Miniprint of Cadaques in Spain both for the second time. They are large miniprint exhibitions that take place each year. I am also showing work for the first time in New York and have a piece in the Manhattan Graphics Center’s 3rd Annual Printmaking Juried Show. The juror is Roberta Waddell, Curator of Prints Emerita, New York Public Library. Go go prints to places that I’ve never been! (and bring back cake or some sort of local treat).
Printeresting Article
Printeresting is one of my favourite printmaking sites and I was thrilled that they recently accepted an article that I wrote about the 8th Biennial International d’Estampe Contemporain de Trois Rivieres (BIECTR). Back in November, I was invited to be part of the jury, an intensive three-day process that was an awesome opportunity to dialogue about amazing prints (in French no less) and I wanted to visit the exhibition once it was up. In June I attended the opening of the exhibition which sprawls across four venues. Its a great selection of works by some amazing artists from around the world. You can read my article here: Trois-Rivieres Survey
Global Matrix III: Still Travelling
Over a year ago I was pleased to have my work selected for Global Matrix III, a travelling print exhibition that started at Purdue University Galleries. The exhibition showed up at Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein’s Galleries in Dayton, Ohio in late 2012 after having moseyed around the US for the past year. An article about the exhibition mentions my work in the 9th paragraph which in my opinion is the best paragraph.
Water on Paper at Red Delicious Press
Currently my work is on display in Aurora, Colorado at Red Delicious Press in their juried exhibition Water on Paper. I was selected as one of seven artists exploring themes of water in their work. My two newest silkscreens are there along with work by Steve Dininno, Susan Hambleton, James Hubbard, Julia Rymer, Pamela Schenfeld, and Marcus Thibodeau.
9th Biennial Miniature Print Competition
I have some tiny works that I will be exhibiting in the 9th Biennial Miniature Print Competition at the Centre for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Connecticut. They are the smallest prints I’ve ever made – tiny silkscreens that are smaller than 4″ square. The exhibition runs from June 2nd through September 1st.
Frost Adjacent, (silkscreen) 1.5″ x 2″
Structure Change (silkscreen) 1.5″ x 1.5″
New Prints
Gallery
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Sometimes when I am stressed, I take some of that nervous energy and apply it to the studio. Its either that or bad TV and the chocolate dregs in the cupboard.
Interview with Fresh Bread
Fresh Bread, a Calgary-based site featuring a range of interesting artists, has an interview up with me. Check it out!