One of my crayon portraits is featured in an article in Artists Magazine. Read the article about Dynamic Duos at this link.
Eischeid, John. “Dynamic Duos.” Artists Magazine, April 2018, p. 74.
Open Portfolio
Yesterday was the Open Portfolio event for MoPrint 2018. I was one of forty artists taking part in this energetic event that was hosted by RedLine. I can’t thank RedLine enough for their support of the arts in Denver.
Poster by: Michael Keyes & Ray Tomasso
Printmaking: The Digital Debate
Yesterday I was a participant in a MoPrint 2018 panel discussion, held at the McNichol’s Civic Center Building. The topic was Printmaking: The Digital Debate, organized and moderated by master printer Mark Lunning (Open Press).
Left to right: Susan Oehme (Oehme Graphics), Mark Lunning (Open Press), Leon Loughridge (Dry Creek Art Press), John Bonath, myself.
Giant Woodcuts
It was a pleasure to curate this exhibit for the Art Gym Gallery, Giant Woodcuts, as part of Denver’s biennial Month of Printmaking event.
Pressing Matters interview
I’m in print! There’s a nice two page spread about my art and my current workspace (Art Gym Denver) in issue 3 of Pressing Matters Magazine.
Order issues of Pressing Matters HERE.
Master Printers and Print Educators in Colorado
I feel a special honor to be included in the main MoPrint 2018 exhibit Master Printers and Print Educators in Colorado, on view at the McNichols Civic Center Building. Four of my monoprint lithographs were selected by curator Mark Lunning to be on display.
Exhibiting Artists: Patricia Branstead, Catherine Chauvin, Clinton Cline, James Dormer, Dennis Dalton, Jennifer Ghormley, Laura Grossett, Jean Gumpper, Theresa Haberkorn, Joe Higgins, Jade Hoyer, Katharine Leonard, Leon Loughridge, Mark A Lunning, Alicia McKim, Johanna Mueller, Ashley Nason, Anthony Ortega, Sue Oehme, Gregory Santos, Eugene Stewart-Huidobro, Sharon Strasburg
On view: January 13, 2018 through April 8, 2018
Melanie Yazzie & Tony Ortega
With no coordination both Melanie Yazzie and Tony Ortega decided to visit the print shop on the same day at the exact same time. What a great moment!
Visiting the Saguache Crescent
I drove through Saguache, CO (suh-WATCH) on my way home from a road trip and was able to visit The Saguache Crescent. The Saguache Crescent is a weekly newspaper, notable for continuing to use linotype.
Griffin Press dismantling
Local printmaker Emily Moyer is loaning her Griffin lithographic press to Art Gym Denver. Today was dismantling day! Tomorrow, moving. Emily and I have dismantled and moved many presses together and it gets easier every time.
Achievement: UNLOCKED!
I PURCHASED A PRESS!!
As of today I'm the proud owner of this beautiful Praga press. Thank you to everyone who helped this dream come true! A special thank you to the team at Art Gym Denver that helped me break down this machine into five massive, heavy pieces and move it 60 miles.
It says it right there in the original manual that was passed on with the press: "'Praga' means lifetime quality." I believe it and I'm now one step closer to opening my very own shop some day.
Tamarind Institute 2007
Flashback to ten years ago and the year that changed my life in ways I could have never predicted.
(top row L to R) Michael Smoot, Jon Goodman, Thulasizwe Nyandeni, Gregory Santos, Jes 0’Hearn, Brandon Gunn, Aaron Shipps, Bill Lagattuta, (bottom row L to R) Rodney Hamon, Sharon Lee, Brook Steiger, Margerie Devon
Missing from this photo is James Teskey. Rest in peace my friend.
Humberto Saenz at Metropolitan State
Printmaker Humberto Saenz was a visiting artist at Metropolitan State where he collaborated with faculty Ashley Nason and student Mandi Quinn to make an edition. Relief with eight screen print layers.
Meeting Macy Chadwick
It was a joy to meet Macy Chadwick today! She visited Art Gym Denver and was able to see her artist book in the exhibit I curated, titled Impressed.
Artist Talk
As part of the exhibit imPressed: Destructive Beauty, Brandon Gunn and I will lead a conversation with exhibiting artists Sam Cikauskas, Kim Morski, Ashley Nason, and Raj Bunnag.
Photo Plate Lithography Demonstration
Brandon Gunn and I will be giving a start-to-finish photo plate lithography demonstration at Art Gym. As part of the demo we'll show how you can indeed print a litho plate on an etching press!
6-8pm. Free to attend.
Co-Juror of print exhibit.
Brandon Gunn (Education Director, Tamarind Institute) and I were the co-jurors of imPressed: Destructive Beauty. This show is the 2nd annual, national call for entry printmaking exhibit at the Art Gym Gallery. Together we selected 27 prints which include a varied range of processes and combinations of: linocut, woodcut, mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, plate lithography, photo lithography, screen print, letterpress, photopolymer intaglio, monotype, and laser engraving.
Exhibit
I'm pleased to have one of my Subway Showtime monoprint lithographs in the group exhibition Saturated, part of Print Austin, on display from January 15 - February 20, 2017. The show is presented by Flash Collective and CRAFT.
Saturated presents work by artists around the country whose prints feature intense use of color. The vibrancy of many works is such that their true hues cannot be captured by a camera and can only be appreciated in person. Serigraphy, relief and lithography methods are utilized to create art ranging from abstract to representational, all attesting to the technical mastery of the included artists.
Subway Showtime 7
monoprint
5-color lithograph from photo plates
22x15 inches (bleed print)
white Rives BFK
2016
signed, titled and numbered on verso
Artists in Saturated:
Jamaal Barber, Atlanta, GA
Elizabeth Busey, Bloomington, IN
Veronica Ceci, Austin, TX
Raluca Iancu, Ruston, LA
Michelle Miller, Chicago, IL
Gregory Santos, Denver, CO
Kurt Seaberg, Minneapolis, MN
Dan Welden at ASLD
It’s always a fun time to watch and listen to Dan Welden talk about printmaking and his Solarplate process. Dan visited Denver and gave a great talk at the Art Students League of Denver.
_SCAPE Artist Talk
Thank you to all who came out last night in the single digit weather to listen to me and other artists talk about our prints on view at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center.
My "Subway Showtime" series of lithographs is based on the NYC subway performance routine generally performed by young men. An anti-showtime advertisement was part of the Transit Authority's "Courtesy Counts - Manners Make A Better Ride" campaign? While all of the other ads withing the campaign are about promoting a certain level of decorum while riding a subway or bus, the anti-showtime singularly targets buskers that use a creative outlet to express themselves.
Artist Talk: Dec 8, 2016.
Dec. 8th, 6-8pm, I'll be taking part in an evening of artist talks along with three other exhibiting artists. Free and open to the public.
