Contemporary Print & Drawing Center
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Cara Forrler (email) • 206 624.1324
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Print Now!
Highlights of Contemporary Printmaking Techniques
July 5 - August 2, 2008
Print Now! is an exhibition showcasing local, national and international artists employing a variety of contemporary printmaking techniques. In Seattle alone there are many printmaking studios, cooperatives and institutions offering printmaking classes. Techniques included in this survey include etching, drypoint, mezzotint, woodcut, linocut, lithography, collagraph, monotype and digital. Of the exhibiting artists, some are mid-career while others are at the beginning. Works by these artists exemplify the vitality of printmaking today.
Intaglio, Etching & Drypoint
"Wet" techniques using acid to mark (etch) the surface of a copper or zince plate where permitted by the selective removal of the protective surface covering called a ground. Learn More »
• View more work by intaglio artists: Norman Ackroyd, Ben Beres, Frank Boyden, Sean Caulfield, Erik Desmazieres, Tallmadge Doyle, Konstantin Kalynovych, Kurt Kemp, Martin Levine, Robert Marx, Barbara Mason, Friedrich Meckseper, Juan Alcazar Mendez, Hibiki Miyazaki, Rosalyn Richards, Arne Bendik Sjur, Seiko Tachibana, Paul Wunderlich
Konstantin Kalynovych (B. 1959, Ukranian)
The Big White Bird
Etching. Edition of 100.
8 x 6-3/4 inches.
$300
Erik Desmazieres (B. 1948, French)
La Grande Bataille, 1978
Etching, aquatint. Edition of 90.
26-1/2 x 20 inches.
$3800
Ben Beres (B. 1976, American)
Conversation Piece, 2006
Etching, relief roll. Edition of 20.
5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches.
$300
Martin Levine (B. 1945, American)
Waiting for My Train, 1984
Etching and aquatint. Edition of 100.
11 x 16-3/4 inches.
$850
Kurt Kemp (B. 1957, American)
In the Space Between Us, 2007
Intaglio, collage, and handwork.
25 x 18-3/4 inches.
$1250
Sean Caulfield (B. 1967, Canadian)
Black Wind II, 2005
Etching, mezzotint, chine colle. Edition of 10.
18 x 24 inches.
$600
Hibiki Miyazaki (B. 1974, American)
Tender Hooks, 2005
Intaglio. Edition of 28.
23-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches.
$650
Art Werger (B. 1955, American)
Diversity, 2004
Aquatint. Edition of 40.
24 x 36 inches.
$750
Jenny Robinson (Contemporary, British/American)
Gas Holder, 2008
Monoprint. Edition of 6 EV.
32 x 24 inches.
$1600
Norman Ackroyd (B. 1938, British)
Balmoral Forest - Loch Muick, 2002
Plein air aquatint and spit bite. Edition of 90.
24 x 35-1/2 inches.
$3500
Vladimir Zuev (B. 1959, American)
Babylon Tower, 2000
Intaglio. AP.
5-7/8 x 4-7/8 inches.
$140
Kathleen Rabel (Contemporary, American)
Smoke Shadows, 2002
Aquatint, chine colle, hand color. 1/1.
8-3/4 x 11 inches.
$700
Frank Boyden (B. 1942, American)
Pajaro De Brujas, 1999
Drypoint. Edition of 25.
31-1/8 x 22 inches.
$1200
Arne Bendik Sjur (B. 1941, Norwegian)
Grasshopper, 2006
Drypoint. Edition of 15.
4 x 6 inches.
34326
$525
Arne Bendik Sjur (B. 1941, Norwegian)
Anna - Lina, 1996
Drypoint. Edition of 20.
4 x 5 inches.
34194
$525
Paul Wunderlich
Selbst mit Fisch, 1999
Drypoint. Edition .
8-1/4 x 11-5/8 inches.
$1000
Mezzotint
A "dry" technique requiring extensive plate preparation using a tool called a rocker to uniformly mark the surface. Image generation comes from scraping and burnishing down the rough surface to control the range of printed tones. Learn More »
• View more work by mezzotint artists: Daniel Carrillo, Konstantin Chmutin, Holly Downing, Stuart Duffin, Peter Jogo, Frederick Mershimer, Atsuo Sakazume, Laurent Schkolnyk, Mikio Watanabe, Carol Wax, Art Werger, Cleo Wilkinson
Mikio Watanabe (B. 1955, Japanese/French)
Métamorphose, 2000
Mezzotint. Edition of 90.
9-1/2 x 6 inches.
$900
Carol Wax (B. 1953, American)
Remington Noiseless, 1986
Mezzotint. Edition of 75.
20 x 16 inches.
$1100
Peter Jogo (B. 1948, American)
English Heights, 2007
Mezzotint. Edition of 40.
7-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches.
$300
Fred Mershimer
Eye of the Storm, 2007
Color mezzotint, aquatint, watercolor. Edition of 100.
15 x 25 inches.
$950
Daniel Carrillo (B. 1971, Mexican/American)
Self Portrait #2, 2007
Mezzotint. AP.
9 x 6 inches.
$180
Stuart Duffin (B. 1959, Scottish)
Guilt or Gullibility #3, 2005
Mezzotint. Edition of 30.
5 x 10-1/2 inches.
$560
Laurent Schkolnyk (B. 1953, French)
L’Orchideé
Mezzotint. Edition of 90.
5-1/2 x 3 inches.
$240
Peter Jogo (B. 1948, American)
Muse, 2008
Four color mezzotint. AP.
6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches.
$500
Woodcut
An image created by inking and printing what remains of the original surace of a piece of wood, working across the grain. Learn More »
• View more work by woodcut artists: Stephen Hazel, Tuukka Peltonen, Chris Papa, Leena Jarva, Lockwood Dennis, Jean Gumpper, Karen Kunc, Annu Vertanen, Carol Summers, Barry Moser, Artemio Rodriguez, Gordon Mortensen, Lotta Pyykönen, Robert Patierno, Lee Chul Soo, Riitta Uusitalo
Karen Kunc (B. 1952, American)
System, 2007
Woodcut. Edition of 9.
14 x 14 inches.
$800
Stephen Hazel (Contemporary, American)
Rhino
Woodcut. AP.
11 x 18 inches.
$1000
Tuukka Peltonen (B. 1975, Finnish)
At the Exhibition, 2007
Woodcut. Edition of 8.
11-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches.
$420
Leena Jarva (B. 1964, Finnish)
Descent of the Fell, 2005
Woodcut. Edition of 10.
15-3/4 x 23-1/2 inches.
$340
Annu Vertanen (B. 1960, Finnish)
Sweet Fuss, 2005
Woodcut. Edition of 15.
18-3/4 x 10-1/2 inches.
$650
Lotta Pyykönen (B. 1971, Finland)
Swamp, 2002
Woodcut. EA.
11 x 24-3/4 inches.
$545
Carol Summers (B. 1925, American)
Omaggio a Pesce, 1966
Woodcut. Edition of 50.
29-1/4 x 21 inches.
$1500
Robert Patierno (B. 1949, American)
Murder of Crows, 2008
Woodcut. Edition of 20.
12 x 16 inches.
$400
Gordon Mortensen (B. 1938, American)
Reid Pond, 1987
Reduction woodcut. AP.
10 x 8 inches.
$100
Chris Papa (B. 1966, American)
Chimney, 2006
Woodcut. Edition of 7.
21-1/4 x 16 inches.
$325
Lockwood Dennis (B. 1937, American)
Kingdome and Warehouses, 2000
Woodcut. Edition of 50.
15 x 12 inches.
$450
Barry Moser (B. 1940, American)
The Stork in the Heavens, 1999
Woodcut. AP.
5-1/4 x 7-1/4 inches.
$450
Barry Moser (B. 1940, American)
The Last Judgment, 1999
Woodcut. AP.
29 x 17 inches.
$1000
Artemio Rodriguez
La Loteria IX, 1998
Linocut. Edition 50.
11-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches.
$400
Lithograph
Lithography is a method for printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface. By contrast with intaglio printing which uses a plate that has been engraved, etched or stippled to produce cavities to contain the printing ink, lithography simply uses oil or fat and gum arabic to divide the smooth surface into regions which accept the ink and regions which reject it. Learn More »
• View more work by lithograph artists: Michael Barnes, Art Hansen, Stephen Hazel, Jonathan Higgins, Ben Moreau, Jenny Schmid, Francisco Toledo, Paul Wunderlich
Paul Wunderlich
Creation d’une femme III, 1962
Color lithograph. Edition 30.
23-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches.
$775
Vladamir Gazovic (B. 1939, Slovakia)
Zodiac II, 1998
Lithograph. Edition of 57.
16-1/2 x 21-1/4 inches.
$1200
Michael Barnes
Something Has to Give, 2007
Lithograph. Edition of 27.
10 x 8 inches.
$400
Oldrich Kulhanek (B. 1940, Czech)
Interrogation, 1990
Lithograph. Edition of 90.
26 x 20 inches.
$800
Jonathan Higgins
Wavy Line, 2006
Lithograph, chine collé. Edition of 13.
16-1/4 x 16-1/4 inches.
$750
Collagraph
A printing surface built up by collaging which is then sealed to prevent ink absorption and to permit multiple impressions to be printed. Learn More »
• View more work by collagraph artists: Eunice Kim, Akiko Taniguchi
Akiko Taniguchi (B. 1967, Japanese/Canadian)
Urban Fantasy, 1999
Collagraph. Edition of 5.
30-7/8 x 21-3/4 inches.
$800
Eunice Kim (B. 1971, American)
Porous #49, 2007
Collagraph. Edition of 20.
3 x 5 inches.
$115
Monotype
A single impression pulled from a surface which has editionable qualities but where unique applications do not produce an edition. Learn More »
• View more work by monotype artists: Jenny Schmid, Kevin Fletcher, Jonelle Johnson
Kevin Fletcher (B. 1956, American)
Variations on an Industrial Epoch, no. 5, 2007
Monotype. 1/1.
12 x 9 inches.
$400
Jenny Schmid (B. 1969, American)
Putting Out the Flames, 1999
Monotype. 1/1.
30 x 22 inches.
$675
Serigraph (Silkscreen)
Serigraphy (also known as screenprinting and silkscreening) is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged image using stencils or emulsion-coated screens. Learn More »
• View more work by silkscreen artists: Wuon Gean Ho, Xiao Pingxi, Artemio Rodriguez
Clayton Pond (B. 1941, American)
My Modern Toaster, Heater, Oven
Serigraph. Edition of 100.
23 x 17 inches.
$350
Artemio Rodriguez (B. 1972, Mexican)
Super Muerto, 2005
Serigraph. Edition 50.
24 x 12 inches.
$250
Digital and Digital Combo
• View exhibition archive of our digital printmaking showcase: Convergent Topologies
Barbara Robertson
Diffusion, 2008
Pigment print, acrylic, pencil.
16 x 20 inches.
$950
Amanda Knowles
Flux 4, 2008
Digital Print and Screenprint. 1/1.
10-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches (16 x 16 in. framed).
$450 framed
Mark Meyer
Chi, 2008
Pigment print on hahnemuhle paper. Edition of 10.
8 x 8 inches.
$225
Barbara Noah
Starry Night, 2007
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 10.
11-1/4 x 18 inches.
$800
