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  • LOVEBROKE, AUSTIN TX
    January 20–February 18, 2023
    "Lovebroke" presents works by three artists - Annie Bissett, Curlee Raven Holton, and Roger Shimomura - addressing romance from the perspective of those who have been historically excluded from Hollywood-style happy endings. Pulling from their own experience, each artist invokes traditional printmaking techniques to upend cliches of courtship. My momigami quilt, Irene, will make its debut at this show so don't miss it!
    Opening reception January 20, 7-10 pm.
    Icosa Collective
    916 Springdale Road Building 2 #102, Austin, TX

  • WOOD & WATER: MOKUHANGA MONOTYPES, IN-PERSON WORKSHOP, FLORENCE MA
    March 25-26, 2023
    This workshop is a fun and gentle introduction to the materials used in Japanese woodblock printing — wood, water, pigment and rice paste — without the arduous process of carving and carefully registering multiple blocks to form an image. Experimenting with uncarved (or lightly-carved) blocks of wood, masks, stencils, and pressure printing, participants will have the opportunity to discover fresh and contemporary ways of using this ancient method. Suitable for both beginners and experienced printers. More information and registration is available on the Zea Mays Printmaking web site.

  • HARVESTING DREAMS: TWO VISIONS OF TAROT, FLORENCE MA
    April 18–May 14, 2023
    Two Zea Mays Printmaking member artists, Annie Bissett and Marjorie Morgan, created tarot decks during the pandemic. This show will feature the artwork and processes that each artist used in the construction of their decks, Woodblock Dreams Tarot and Magical Nature Tarot. An opening reception on Sunday, April 23, 3-6 pm, will include artist talks by Annie and Marjorie followed by Q&A and optional tarot readings. Both decks will be available for sale.
    Zea Mays Printmaking, Sanford Gallery, 320 Riverside Drive, Florence MA.

  • ADVANCED MOKUHANGA INTENSIVE, IN-PERSON WORKSHOP, FLORENCE MA
    July 24-28, 2023
    This 5-day intensive is designed for artists who have completed a body of work using watercolor woodblock (mokuhanga) techniques on their own outside of a workshop setting and who feel ready to make a focused advance in their practice. I will meet with participants remotely before the workshop to discuss areas you wish to concentrate on or troubleshoot and together we will develop a plan for you for the week. Instruction will be fluid, mostly individualized and one-on-one, although there will be demonstrations as desired and we'll be learning from each other as we move through the week. Mid week there will be a field trip to Smith College Museum of Art's print study room to view mokuhanga prints. More information and registration will be available soon on the Zea Mays web site.

  • INTRO TO MOKUHANGA VIDEO COURSE, ONLINE
    If you've ever wanted to take a course with me but couldn't because of time or geography, here's a chance to learn mokuhanga at your own pace, in your own space. Available exclusively through Zea Mays Printmaking, this video course takes you through all the steps to make a Japanese woodblock print, from choosing tools to preparing your block, transferring your images, carving tips and multiple printing techniques.

  • _______________________________________Past Exhibits & Events

  • IPCNY NEW PRINTS 2020/WINTER, NEW YORK NY
    January 14–March 21, 2020
    My woodblock print Foot Bowl is included in this prestigious printmaking overview show at the International Print Center of NY. Check the IPCNY web site for more details as the date approaches.
    IPCNY
    508 West 26th Street, 5A, New York, NY

  • BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL, BOSTON MA
    August 26–September 29, 2019
    I'm honored to have my woodblock print Wildfire, from the Playing With Fire series, included in this printmaking overview show curated by Shelley R. Langdale, the Park Family Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
    More info about the biennial here.
    Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College
    106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA

  • 91st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, THE PRINT CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA
    May 2017 - April 2018, online
    My print series Relics was selected for the Print Center's 91st Annual International Competition and can be viewed online at the link above. The competition was juried by Kelly Baum and Jennifer Farrell, both from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I'm proud to have received the Art In Print award.

  • BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D'ESTAMPE CONTEMPORAINE DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES , QUÉBEC CANADA
    June 18–September 10, 2017
    The Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières (BIECTR), one of the premiere international printmaking exhibitions in Canada, will be showing nearly 300 prints by more than 50 professional artists In four exhibition venues around Trois-Rivières. Seven of my Relics halftone prints will be included.

  • FELLOWSHIP FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH BY ARTISTS AND WRITERS, AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, WORCESTER MA
    April, 2015
    I'm very happy to have been selected to receive a Jay and Deborah Last Fellowship to study at the American Antiquarian Society this spring. The AAS library houses books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, and other graphic arts materials dating back to the colonial period. I will be looking at graphic materials related to the spirituality/religiosity of American national identity.

  • INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNALE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND
    June 27 - August 8, 2014
    Northern Print
    Stepney Bank
    Newcastle upon Tyne