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P.R.I.N.T Press Collection Exhibition

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 THROUGH JANUARY 29, 2013,
at Northpark Center

Select prints from the collection of the Print Research Institute of North Texas will be on view at the Business Council for the Arts gallery at Northpark Center. Works shown will encompass recent publications, such as those by Robyn O'Neil and Albert Paley, as well as collection favorites, including the works of Enrique Chagoya and William Wiley.

Prints on display will represent a variety of traditional and experimental printmaking techniques including etching, monotype, screenprint, woodcut, and lithography. Every print in the exhibition was completed by the visiting artists of P.R.I.N.T Press while working with a master printer, assisted by faculty and students of the University of North Texas' College of Visual Arts and Design. Altogether, more than thirty works will be exhibited, all of which will be available for purchase. Proceeds will help establish an endowment to underwrite future artist residencies at P.R.I.N.T Press.

This exhibition is presented by the Business Council for the Arts and UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design.

Exhibition and Artist Talk with John Risseeuw

Monday February 25 through Wednesday March 27, P.R.I.N.T Press

Wednesday February 27 from 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m., SAGE 116

Friday March 1 from 10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.,
Informal talk by the artist at 11:00 A.M., P.R.I.N.T Press

The history of the arts is of creative individuals responding to crisis and to their cultural environments. As a concerned citizen, John Risseeuw continually brings his knowledge of the world into his art. Over four decades, his art has touched on political and social themes, including political corruption, equal rights, environmental abuse, fascism, illegal wars, arms proliferation, economic justice, and sheer idiocy. Some prints are prompted by more current political fears, observations, and anger, but all are executed in a journalistic sense; the artist as witness. His current work utilizes letterpress and relief, often on handmade paper, producing prints and artist books. To Risseeuw, art is a dynamic process of research and exploration; Efforts are made to not duplicate what has been done before, by himself or by others.

John Risseeuw, Professor of Art at Arizona State University, teaches printmaking, book arts, and papermaking and directs Pyracantha Press, book arts imprint of ASU. His prints, books, and collaborative artworks have been shown in over 400 exhibitions and collected widely. In 2009, the Library of Congress purchased an archive of John’s work on paper and this year acquired all books from his Cabbagehead Press. He is founding president of the College Book Art Association and has spoken at conferences in the U.S., Australia, Canada, England, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, and Philippines. Recent prints on handmade paper about landmines and war detritus generate fundraising for agencies that assist mine victims and mine clearance.

John Risseeuw's visit to UNT is co-sponsored by Core Design / Core Talk, Fibers, the UNT Fine Arts Series, and P.R.I.N.T Press.

Visiting Artist/Master Printer Collaboration with Scott Ingram & Ryan Burkhart

Tuesday April 2 from 12:30 TO 1:50 P.M., ART 219

Friday, April 5 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., P.R.I.N.T Press

Ryan Burkhart is a professional printer, multi-media artist and educator. He currently lives in Austin, Texas where he recently co- founded Kong Screenprinting. As a master printer he has published the work of David Humphrey, Scott Ingram, Jiha Moon, Ridley Howard, David Shapiro, Steven Sorman, Timothy Berry, Yuji Hiratsuku, Karen Kunc, Medrie MacPhee, John O'Connor, Tanja Softic, Al Souza, among others. He taught design, printmaking and drawing at the University of Central Florida (2001–08), where he also directed Flying Horse Editions. He received a BFA from Ohio State University and an MFA from Texas Tech University.

A self-taught artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, Scott Ingram explores architecture and industrial design through drawing, painting and sculpture. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Solomon Projects and Emily Amy Gallery (both in Atlanta, Georgia), Anna Kustera Gallery (New York, New York), ARCO 40 (Madrid, Spain) and Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, Canada). Recent group exhibitions include Savannah College of Art and Design (Lacoste, France) and Biggin Gallery (Auburn, Alabama).

This collaboration was organized and sponsored by Art Education / Art History, Printmaking, and P.R.I.N.T Press. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Kong Screenprinting in Austin, Texas. Events are free and open to the public.