Now accepting applications for UNT's MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking

The MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking at the University of North Texas is accepting applications to begin course work in Fall 2018.

*Deadline for Priority Consideration is January 5, 2018 (for enrolling in Fall 2018).

Late applications will be reviewed for acceptance until mid-February, but with fewer opportunities for Scholarships and Graduate Assistantships. Please contact the Printmaking Area Coordinator, Andrew DeCaen (andrew.decaen@unt.edu) for more details about the Printmaking program or to set up a tour of the studios.

About the Printmaking Program

The printmaking area averages six MFA printmaking candidates and twenty BFA undergraduates from a variety of artistic and geographic backgrounds.  Graduate students are mentored to develop conceptual, formal and technical proficiency through studio practice, critical dialog, and community engagement.  Candidates build professional experience by participating in exhibitions, portfolio exchanges, and collaborations with visiting artists, printmaking conferences, workshops, and other professional activities.

Professor Lari Gibbons at Colorado College

Image courtesy Innovation at Colorado College

Professor Lari Gibbons served as a visiting artist at Colorado College. She delivered a lecture at Innovation at CC, did studio visits with students, and taught a printmaking and laser-cutting workshop.

The events were organized by renowned printmaker and professor Jean Gumpper and sponsored by the Colorado College Art Department. Here's a Facebook post about the lecture, and Instagram feed about the #ccprintshop!

Workshop participants at Colorado College

RAW MATERIALS: CVAD FACULTY + STAFF AT WORK

RAW MATERIALS: CVAD FACULTY + STAFF AT WORK
Nov 17 - Dec 13, 2017 
UNT ON THE SQUARE
Curated by Binod Shrestha, Gabs Duggen, Martin Back, and Jim Burton

Reception: Friday, Nov 17, 5-7pm

Andrew DeCaen at Murray State University

Andy DeCaen with MSU printmakers Sara, Anna, an Wie right after printing the final run.

Andrew DeCaen created a new limited edition lithograph last week with the assistance of students at Murray State University.  MSU Professor Nicole Hand hosted Andrew as the second artist of the Pat Summerville visiting artist lecture series.  Thank you to all that helped make the project a big success:  Pat, Nicole, Jim, Tianna, Sara, Anna, Wei, Hedie, and many others!  MSU Printmaking is awesome!

Study Abroad in Florence, Italy

Study Abroad in Florence, Italy
UNT Faculty Led Program:
Two Courses: Figure Drawing with Christian Fagerlund and Works on Paper with Andrew DeCaen
May 20th -  June 21st, 2018
Open to CVAD Majors

Information Session 1 :  5:30-7pm, October 4, 2017, Art Building Room 223

Information Session 2:   5:30-7pm, October 10, 2017, GAB 104

Study Figure Drawing and Works On Paper in Florence, Italy! Live for one month in the heart of the city where the Italian Renaissance was born. Students will pass mornings sketching on location in Florence's numerous world class museums, elegant palaces, peaceful churches, vibrant piazzas, vast gardens, and engaging exhibitions of contemporary art. Afternoon sessions will include studio sessions drawing from the model and making works on paper in the studios at the Santa Reparata International School of Art. Our class will also make a day trip to the Medieval hill town of Siena and a multi-day visit to the picturesque city of Venice. Our month studying art in Florence will culminate in a student exhibition at SRISA, Florence.


Interested students should contact professor Andrew DeCaen. For more information also at the Study Abroad website:
https://mystudyabroad.unt.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11587

Lari Gibbons and Jon Vogt at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

CONTEMPORARY OP ART PRINTS
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Through September 29This international exhibition includes work by Josef Albers, Ann Aspinwall, Lari Gibbons, Annu Vertanen, and CVAD alumnus Jon Vogt.

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/36292391/siu-carbondale-hosts-op-art-exhibit

Lari Gibbons at Krannert Art Museum

COVETING NATURE: ART, COLLECTING, AND NATURAL HISTORY IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE

Krannert Art Museum
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 
August 31 through December 22, 2017.
This exhibition explores the significant contributions of artists and naturalists from 1500 to the present, from Maria Sibylla Merian to Lari Gibbons.

Professor Lari Gibbons at Anderson Ranch

Lari Gibbons with workshop participants at Anderson Ranch

Professor Lari Gibbons taught a workshop combining printmaking and CNC fabrication techniques at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village, Colorado in August. The workshop filled to capacity and will be offered again in summer 2018. Thanks to a UNT Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, Gibbons spent additional time in the area gathering source material for her own work.

UNT Printmaking at Frogman's Workshops

Christin Clemons (BFA 2017) and Sam Cowan (BFA 2018) will be participating in the Frogman's Printmaking Workshops this July.  They will share a Frogman's Scholarship.  Congratulations!  Kayla Seedig (MFA 2017) will be a Frogman's Workshop Assistant. The Frogman's Printmaking Workshops will host several exhibitions featuring UNT Printmaking alumni and faculty. Kayla Seedig will also have a solo exhibition entitled Questions of Perception, while professor Andrew DeCaen will be featured in the 2017 Frogman's Portfolio Exhibition and the Androdexterous exhibition.

Congratulations to the class of 2017!

Introducing the class of 2017! Congratulations to . . .

. . . our MFAs! (L – R):
Kayla Seedig
Jessie Barnes
David Villegas

. . . our BFAs! (L – R):
Xiao Liu
Christin Clemons
Grady McConnell
Jessica Gengenbach
Fransuel Guerrero
Xiao Liu
Samarpan Majarhan

We are proud of your accomplishments and excited for your futures. Congratulations to this hard-working, talented group of people!

Print with Lari Gibbons at Anderson Ranch!

Image courtesy Nicole Hand / Murray State University

Create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints by combining traditional and cutting-edge approaches in this one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Workshop participants will use the Anderson Ranch Fabrication Lab and the Patton Print Shop to examine how laser-cut stencils, blocks and overlays can expand the possibilities of a painterly, playful and multilayered approach to making hand-pulled prints.

New Approaches to Monoprinting is taught by Lari Gibbons, an artist who explores new and traditional approaches to printmaking through collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. She is Professor at the University of North Texas and also directs P.R.I.N.T, a nonprofit fine art press. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

For more information, see https://www.andersonranch.org .

UNT Printmaking students can now get course credit for approved workshops through ASTU 4302 / 5302: Printmaking Remote Research, which formalizes the off-campus experience into a series of projects that focus on demonstrating new technical skills, presenting awareness of contemporary practices, documentation of professional development, and participating in professional networking opportunities.

UNT Printmakers at SGCI

Sarah Ellis leads the SGCI Student Panel

Congratulations to our printmakers who participated in Southern Graphics Council International 2017 conference in Atlanta!

Sarah Ellis chaired the SGCI Student Panel, Nexus of Thought: Developing a Strong Conceptual Framework with panelists Carey Good, Katherine Miller, and Chad Euhlein. Panelists shared their experiences with how travel, education, and personal discovery have influenced their practice and helped them identify the core concept of their work. Sarah currently serves as the Student Representative on the SGC International Executive Board.

Jessie Barnes' print for Train of Ink

Jessie Barnes participated in the Train of Ink portfolio exchange organized by Emily Arthur, John Hitchcock, and Martin Begaye. The portfolio asked each artist respond to the historical journey of  Fort Marion prisoners through the creation artwork responding to either prisoner biographies, leger drawings or topography of the changing landscape of the train route from Oklahoma to Florida.

Jessie Barnes, Sarah Ellis, Kayla Seedig, and Zackary Petot participated in the Open Portfolio.

Interim Area Coordinator Syd Webb participated in the Tiny Press Round Up, whose goal it was to set a World Record for number of tiny presses working on one project!

P.R.I.N.T Press Director Lari Gibbons spoke on the SGC International Sponsored Panel chaired by Kevin Haas of Washington State University. This panel provided examples for the print studio as a multifaceted learning environment where art practice, project management, budgets, safety, and administration are all at play. Participants also included Jill Graham (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), Angee Lennard (Spudnik Press Cooperative), and Nicolette Ross (Spudnik Press Cooperative).

Work by Lari Gibbons was also included in Uncertainty Principle, a portfolio organized by Sean P. Morrissey and Lenore Thomas. The project reflects the dynamic field of printmaking by inviting artists who fluidly work across or at the edge of disciplines to apply their aesthetic and conceptual vision to the multiple.

For P.R.I.N.T Press participation in the conference, see P.R.I.N.T's blog!

Make High-Tech Monoprints in Colorado!

Create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints by combining traditional and cutting-edge approaches in this one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Workshop participants will use the Anderson Ranch Fabrication Lab and the Patton Print Shop to examine how laser-cut stencils, blocks and overlays can expand the possibilities of a painterly, playful and multilayered approach to making hand-pulled prints.

New Approaches to Monoprinting is taught by Lari Gibbons, an artist who explores new and traditional approaches to printmaking through collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. She is Professor at the University of North Texas and also directs P.R.I.N.T, a nonprofit fine art press. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

For more information, see https://www.andersonranch.org .

UNT Printmaking students can now get course credit for approved workshops through ASTU 4302 / 5302: Printmaking Remote Research, which formalizes the off-campus experience into a series of projects that focus on demonstrating new technical skills, presenting awareness of contemporary practices, documentation of professional development, and participating in professional networking opportunities.

UNT Printmaking in Across Texas

Across Texas curated by Sang-Mi Yoo is an exhibition showcasing three university printmaking programs in Texas: University of North Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas State University. The exhibition takes place in conjunction with the BP5 Symposium.
March 3 – April 30, 2017
Reception: March 3, 6 - 9 pm
John F. Lott Gallery at LHUCA 511 Ave. K, Lubbock, TX 79401

Artists: Michael Arredondo, Jessie Barnes, James Borcherding, Silas Breaux, Adrienne Butler, Andrew DeCaen, Jeffrey Dell, Kyra Devine, Emily Eaton, Nathan Eclavea, Glenn Edinburgh, Sarah Ellis, Javier Flores, Jessica Gengenbach, Rich Gere, Lari Gibbons, Trey Holt, Brian Johnson, Ashley McGee, Thomas Menikos, Ryan O’Malley, Zackary Petot, Elvia Perrin, Graham Pooley, Kayla Seedig, Chandler Sosebee, Elizabeth Ullman, David Villegas, Syd Webb, Maria Razo Zerecero

See event on Glasstire.

Make Colorful Monoprints at Anderson Ranch!

Create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints by combining traditional and cutting-edge approaches in this one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Workshop participants will use the Anderson Ranch Fabrication Lab and the Patton Print Shop to examine how laser-cut stencils, blocks and overlays can expand the possibilities of a painterly, playful and multilayered approach to making hand-pulled prints.

New Approaches to Monoprinting is taught by Lari Gibbons, an artist who explores new and traditional approaches to printmaking through collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. She is Professor at the University of North Texas and also directs P.R.I.N.T, a nonprofit fine art press. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

For more information, see https://www.andersonranch.org .

UNT Printmaking students can now get course credit for approved workshops through ASTU 4302 / 5302: Printmaking Remote Research, which formalizes the off-campus experience into a series of projects that focus on demonstrating new technical skills, presenting awareness of contemporary practices, documentation of professional development, and participating in professional networking opportunities.

Make Monotypes in Colorado!

Registration opens tomorrow!: Create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints by combining traditional and cutting-edge approaches in this one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Workshop participants will use the Anderson Ranch Fabrication Lab and the Patton Print Shop to examine how laser-cut stencils, blocks and overlays can expand the possibilities of a painterly, playful and multilayered approach to making hand-pulled prints.

New Approaches to Monoprinting is taught by Lari Gibbons, an artist who explores new and traditional approaches to printmaking through collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. She is Professor at the University of North Texas and also directs P.R.I.N.T, a nonprofit fine art press. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

For more information, see https://www.andersonranch.org .

UNT Printmaking students can now get course credit for approved workshops through ASTU 4302 / 5302: Printmaking Remote Research, which formalizes the off-campus experience into a series of projects that focus on demonstrating new technical skills, presenting awareness of contemporary practices, documentation of professional development, and participating in professional networking opportunities.

Study Printmaking at Anderson Ranch

Create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints by combining traditional and cutting-edge approaches in this one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Workshop participants will use the Anderson Ranch Fabrication Lab and the Patton Print Shop to examine how laser-cut stencils, blocks and overlays can expand the possibilities of a painterly, playful and multilayered approach to making hand-pulled prints.

New Approaches to Monoprinting is taught by Lari Gibbons, an artist who explores new and traditional approaches to printmaking through collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. She is Professor at the University of North Texas and also directs P.R.I.N.T, a nonprofit fine art press. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

For more information, see https://www.andersonranch.org .

UNT Printmaking students can now get course credit for approved workshops through ASTU 4302 / 5302: Printmaking Remote Research, which formalizes the off-campus experience into a series of projects that focus on demonstrating new technical skills, presenting awareness of contemporary practices, documentation of professional development, and participating in professional networking opportunities.

Printmaking Demos and Talks

Please join us for Printmaking Demos and Talks by UNT Printmaking Students Jessie Barnes, Nathan Eclavea, Grady McConnell, Kayla Seedig, and Maria Razo

Friday, October 21, 2016 from 1:30 – 3:30 P.M. in Hickory Hall 160 (Print Shop) at UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design

Schedule details: 
1:30 – 2 pm: presentations on remote learning experiences
2 – 2:30 pm: collograph demonstration by Jessie Barnes and Kayla Seedig
2:30 – 3 pm: relief demonstration by Nathan Eclavea and Grady McConnell
3 – 3:30 pm: lithography demonstration by Maria Razo

In conjunction with ASTU 4302/5302: Printmaking Remote Research taught by Professor Lari Gibbons

UNT Printmaking faculty at MAPC

Visual Elegy at MAPC (photo credit: Nancy Palmeri)

Work by Printmaking faculty Lari Gibbons and Syd Webb was included in an exchange portfolio curated by Nicole Hand for the 2016 Mid America Print Council conference at Indiana University Southeast. Entitled Visual Elegy, the project asked participants to create an original print in response to bell hooks’ recent book, Appalachian Elegy. bell hooks is an acclaimed social activist, feminist theorist, artist, and native Kentuckian.

Visual Elegy has also been shown at Murray Art Guild (Murray, KY) and the Yeiser Art Center (Paducah, Kentucky).

Adrienne Lichliter demonstrated “Wood Lithography: An Ongoing Collaborative Experiment” at the conference.

Prof. Gibbons at Denton Mini Maker Faire

Photo courtesy Diane Robson

Professor Lari Gibbons recently showed letterpress printing from wood type made on a computer-numerically controlled (CNC) router at the Denton Mini Maker Faire in Denton, Texas.

The project was made possible in part by a Microgrant from the Greater Denton Arts Council and a Team Mentor Grant from the University of North Texas. Thank you to UTA's Wild Pony Editions for loaning the press while ours is being restored!