Congratulations to the Spolans family

Congratulations to Brian and Tanya Spolans on the arrival of Wyatt Lazarus Spolans, born 10/25/10 (9 lbs, 1 oz). 

An alumnus of UNT, Brian Spolans received an MFA in Printmaking in 2006 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Tanya, who is also a printmaker, worked at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for several years.

Congratulations to Brian and Tanya on their latest collaborative endeavor!

Cat Snapp & Lauren Hirsch at Union Gallery

The Part and the Whole: Related Works by Cat Snapp and Lauren Blair Hirsch

Reception: Wednesday 3 November, 7 – 9 PM
University of North Texas
University Union Gallery, 3rd floor
Exhibition: 1 – 18 November 2010

Lauren Hirsch and Cat Snapp

Nested, 2010, mixed media, 11 x 15 inches

Cat Snapp (graduate) and Lauren Blair Hirsch (undergraduate) are current Printmaking students at UNT.

Opening Night Photos by Zach Huggins

Check out these great photos by Zach Huggins from the opening night of Slow Down, Bob Ross: the collage collection of Taylor McClure at Burger & Friends (note: you need a facebook account to see them).

An alumnus of UNT, Taylor McClure received a BFA in Printmaking in 2010.

Burger & Friends is located on 108 West Oak Street, suite 101 in Denton, Texas.

Visitng Artist Juergen Struck at UNT

FHH-6, Relief Print on Japanese paper

Juergen Strunck will be a visitng artist this November 16 in the Printmaking Studios.
Juergen is a Professor of Art and Head of Printmaking at the University of Dallas.  His work is shown nationally and internationally including his most recent solo exhibition in Ringstead, Denmark.
Juergen will be working on stencil-based relief prints, demonstrating his techniques, and making an informal presentation in the Printmaking Studios.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
11am:  Demonstrations in the Printmaking Studios, Hickory Hall, Room 160
2pm:  Presentation in the Printmaking Critique Room, Hickory Hall, Room 160A

Andrew DeCaen Featured in Pulling Back the Curtain Exhibition

Curator Carter Scaggs at the exhibition

 

Pulling Back the Curtain features prints by Kate Borcherding, Andrew DeCaen, Kazuko Goto, David Newman, Bill Mathie, Mat Rebholtz, Mark Ritchie, and Marc Snyder.

The exhibition focuses on demystifying the creative process in making prints.  Prints are accompanied by state proofs, trial proofs, documentation proofs, and mono-altered proofs.  The exhibition also shows various tools and equipment used in making prints.

Pulling Back the Curtain
The Arts Gallery, Collin College, Plano, TX
Oct 4-Nov 6, 2010

www.collin.edu/THEARTSgallery

UNT Printmaking at MAPC 2010

UNT Printmaking was well-represented at the recent MAPC conference "Old World / New World" in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lari Gibbons' work was included in the 2010 Members' Exhibition juried by Thomas E. Rassieur, the John E. Ardus III Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Andrew DeCaen's work was selected for the Prints: Now in 3-D! exhibition at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

Graduate students Laura Drapac and Cat Snapp participated in the open portfolios, as did undergraduate student Lauren Hirsch.

Cat Snapp at Open Portfolios

UNT alumni, faculty and students also exhibited their work in several theme portfolios: Investigation of Place (Sarina Fuhrmann, Elizabeth Holden and Adam Palmer), Part of the Collective (Laura Drapac) and Global Fusion (Lari Gibbons).

A theme portfolio featuring Laura Drapac's work

The Mid America Print Council is an educational organization whose goal it is to promote awareness and appreciation of the art of making original prints, books, hand-made paper, and drawings.

Wanted: Chase for Geo. P. Gordon Press

We're seeking one or more chases for our "new" George P. Gordon letterpress (circa 1872).

The outer dimensions of the chase are 10 x 15 inches. Interior dimensions are unknown.

Please contact us with suggestions, tips or offers.

Update January 2011: We're still looking! See classified ads #1 and #2 (links to Briar Press). 

PANTS Meeting schedule

Here's the fall semester general meeting schedule for PANTS (Printmaking Association of North Texas Students):

PANTS General Meeting
Tuesday, November 2 at 5:00pm
Location: Printmaking studio, Hickory Hall

PANTS Last General Meeting of the Fall Semester
Tuesday, November 30 at 5:00pm
Location: Printmaking Studio, Hickory Hall

Two BFA Printmakers Featured in 500X EXPO

"Jar Installation," Colored Pencil on Screenprints by Lauren Hirsch

"The Meaning of Life,"  Relief Print by Josh Banks

Lauren Hirsch and Josh Banks are featured among 38 college students from 11 Texas colleges and universities in "500X Expo:  College."  The exhibition was juried by Andrea Karnes, Curator, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

500X EXPO
October 16-31, 2010
Opening: October 16, 7-10pm

Printmaking Faculty in Printastic Printacular

Poster design: Autumn Kinsey

Works by printmaking faculty members Andrew DeCaen and Lari Gibbons are included in Printastic Printacular, which takes place from October 14 – November 4 2010 at the Carillon Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas. The show was curated by Joshua S. Goode. 


Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, October 14th from 6 – 8 pm. 

Denton Rising Show Features Print Student, Alumnus

Anna Eliot, Detail from "Deathmask" series, 

paper-lithography, 2009

Anna Eliot  (graduate student) and Elizabeth Hurtado (Printmaking MFA, 2005) will be featured in Denton Rising Artists at LuminArte Gallery, Oct 23-Nov 26, 2010.

Reception: Saturday, Oct 23, 7-11pm

Artists included: Jennifer Leigh Jones, Michael Bales, Elizabeth Hurtado, Rachelle Blosser, John Finn, Savannah Niles, Jon Orbock, Andrew Giles, Adam Burkett, Anna Elliot, Rita Childress, Hillari Oller, Carl Bajandas and Augustine Cordero.

LuminArte Gallery
1727 East Levee Street
Dallas, Texas 75207

From I-35 E exit Oak Lawn Avenue go 1 mile west until it dead end, then take a right on Levee. Gallery is on the left hand side.

Craig Raupe Travel Grants due October 15

UNT Craig Raupe Travel Grants, which support student travel to professional conferences, are due 15 October 2010. UNT's printmaking students have had great success with these in previous years, so make sure to submit an application if you are attending MAPC or SGCI!

Summer Ortiz / Signifying Not

Summer Ortiz, Ordinary Day, lithograph and watercolor, 2009

After Summer Ortiz graduated from UNT in 2009 with a BFA in printmaking, she founded Signifying Not:

The brand first arose from a lack of the kind of clothing and art that we wanted to wear ourselves. From there, it grew—and continues to grow—into something new and different all the time. We are always expanding with new products, new designs, and new directions.

Summer draws her inspiration mainly from fairy tales, literature, cabinets of curiosity, medical anomalies, anatomical studies, and Victorian postmortem photography. She lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Taylor McClure / Solo Show

Taylor McClure, Mr. Birthday Girl, relief and watercolor, 2010

Please join us for the opening of Taylor McClure's solo show at Burger & Friends:

Where: Burger & Friends (108 W Oak, Ste. 101, Denton, TX)
When: October 16th, from 7–10 pm
Free Admission

An alumnus of UNT, Taylor received a BFA in Printmaking in 2010. Check out more of his work on his blog.

PANTS Featured in North Texas Daily

Photo credit: Jeanette Laredo, North Texas Daily Intern

Check out this recent article about the Printmaking Association of North Texas Students (PANTS) in the North Texas Daily.

Printmaking Faculty at Printed Image 3

Works by printmaking faculty members Andrew DeCaen and Lari Gibbons are included in Printed Image 3, which takes place from October 1 2010 — January 16 2011 at the Mulvane Art Museum and The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery in Topeka, Kansas.

Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University

Andrew DeCaen, Family Sized Pop, sculptural lithograph

Lari Gibbons, Herbarium II, intaglio, relief, chine collé

Update, 10/4/10: Lari Gibbons won a Juror's Award in in what Endi Poskovic calls "one of the the top printmaking shows in the country."

Update, 10/11/10: Video tours posted on YouTube: