Printmaking
Our Printmaking program supports students in their development of a personal vision and studio practice informed by a rich tradition and ever-expanding approaches to imagemaking. In our careully maintained printmaking studios students explore intaglio, relief, lithography, screen printing, monotype, artist’s bookmaking and interdisciplinary processes integratrating both handmade and photo/digital matrixes.
Our Printmaking faculty are nationally and internationally recognized professional artists who train students with technical skills, instill a sense of conceptual rigor, promote creative research and mentor students for professional development opportunities. Our program collaborates with print businesses in the region to offer students industry experience and develop professional networks. The Printmaking Association of North Texas Students (PANTS) organizes exhibitions, community events, field trips, fund raisers, awards, visiting artist events and portfolio exchanges.
Students pursuing the BFA create a substantial portfolio of artworks that culminates in a group exhibition. The MFA program integrates artistic research, contemporary theory, and practice culminating in a thesis exhibition.
Faculty
- Andrew DeCaen, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
- Lari R. Gibbons, Professor
- Thomas Menikos, Art Technician and Adjunct Faculty
Student accomplishments
Jessie Barnes
Jessie Barnes (MFA 2017) won the Frogman's Printmaking Workshop Graduate Student Scholarship. Jessie competed with graduate students from across the US. As the scholarship recipient Jessie's tuition for the the Frogman's 2016 Print Workshop is waived. Additionally, during the workshops she will have a solo exhibition at the Hexagon Gallery of the Weber Fine Arts Building at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Alumni accomplishments
Texas Abstract: Modern + Contemporary features cover artwork by Houston contemporary artist Howard Sherman
Artwork titled “Sportsmanship is for Suckers” by Houston contemporary artist Howard Sherman (UNT - MFA Drawing & Painting, 2006) featured on cover of Texas Abstract: Modern + Contemporary, released on Dec 1, 2014 by Fresco Books.
