Prints by current MFA graduate students Jacob Taylor Gibson and Aaron Pozos
The Printmaking Program at the University of North Texas seeks applicants for the MFA in Studio Art with concentration in Printmaking.
MFA Application Priority Deadline: February 1, 2021 (for enrolling in Fall 2021).
Graduate Study in Printmaking at the University of North Texas is a broad and intensive experience for artists engaging in traditional and expanded printmaking processes interconnected with all studio disciplines. The printmaking area is a vibrant community of individuals from a variety of artistic and geographic backgrounds. Art faculty serve as mentors for graduate students in developing conceptual, formal, and technical excellence through studio practice, critical dialog, and professional development. Our students also take graduate courses in art history including one specifically oriented in the History of Printmaking taught by Dr. Kelly Donahue-Wallace. Our MFA candidates build experience by participating in exhibitions, portfolio exchanges, printmaking conferences, workshops, collaborations with visiting artists, and other professional activities.
UNT Printmaking Faculty and Staff include:
Andrew DeCaen, Associate Professor & Printmaking Program Coordinator. www.andrewdecaen.com
Lari Gibbons, Professor. www.larigibbons.com
Thomas Menikos, Printmaking Technician. www.menikos.com
Sydney Webb, Adjunct Instructor. www.sydwebbstudios.com
Kazuko Goto, Adjunct Instructor
MFA Alumni Selections:
Luke Ball. http://lukeballart.com
Jessie Barnes. http://jessiebarnesart.com
Laura Drapac. http://laurahdrapac.com
Sarah Ellis. http://www.sarahellisart.com/
Aunna Escobedo https://www.aunnaescobedo.com/
Logan Hill. http://loganpatrickhill.com
Adam Palmer. https://www.ro2art.com/adam-palmer.html
Zackary Petot. http://www.zackpetot.com/
Linda Santana. http://lindaluciasantana.com
Kay Seedig. https://www.kaylaseedig.com/
Cat Snapp. http://catsnapp.com
Melody Vaughan https://www.melodyvaughanprintmaker.com/about
Jon Vogt. http://jonvogt.com
Chris Wallace. www.southpaw-press.com
Printmaking Studios and Equipment:
Our new beautifully-lit studios are carefully managed and maintained by our Printmaking Technician. The printmaking studios occupy 5700 square feet divided into a large space for relief, intaglio, monotype, and lithography processes, a space for screen print and artist’s books, a space for letterpress, and ancillary spaces including a darkroom, acid room, screen washout room, spray booth room, and critique spaces. In addition to these community spaces, we have a separate 700 square foot MFAPrintmaking Space. Studio Art graduate students also have additional Private MFA Studio Spaces clustered to foster interdisciplinary dialog, networking, and collaboration. Students also utilize CVAD’s Digital Printing Lab, Digital Fabrication Lab, and 4th Floor Wood Shop. (click highlighted links above for photos or each of the printmaking studio spaces.)
UNT printmaking equipment includes:
18" x 36" Takach etching press
MFA Alumni Selections:
Luke Ball. http://lukeballart.com
Jessie Barnes. http://jessiebarnesart.com
Laura Drapac. http://laurahdrapac.com
Sarah Ellis. http://www.sarahellisart.com/
Aunna Escobedo https://www.aunnaescobedo.com/
Logan Hill. http://loganpatrickhill.com
Adam Palmer. https://www.ro2art.com/adam-palmer.html
Zackary Petot. http://www.zackpetot.com/
Linda Santana. http://lindaluciasantana.com
Kay Seedig. https://www.kaylaseedig.com/
Cat Snapp. http://catsnapp.com
Melody Vaughan https://www.melodyvaughanprintmaker.com/about
Jon Vogt. http://jonvogt.com
Chris Wallace. www.southpaw-press.com
Printmaking Studios and Equipment:
Our new beautifully-lit studios are carefully managed and maintained by our Printmaking Technician. The printmaking studios occupy 5700 square feet divided into a large space for relief, intaglio, monotype, and lithography processes, a space for screen print and artist’s books, a space for letterpress, and ancillary spaces including a darkroom, acid room, screen washout room, spray booth room, and critique spaces. In addition to these community spaces, we have a separate 700 square foot MFAPrintmaking Space. Studio Art graduate students also have additional Private MFA Studio Spaces clustered to foster interdisciplinary dialog, networking, and collaboration. Students also utilize CVAD’s Digital Printing Lab, Digital Fabrication Lab, and 4th Floor Wood Shop. (click highlighted links above for photos or each of the printmaking studio spaces.)
UNT printmaking equipment includes:
18" x 36" Takach etching press
36" x 60" Charles Brand etching press
30" x 50" Charles Brand etching press
26" x 50" Charles Brand etching press
16" x 30" Charles Brand etching press
Whelan P100 XPress Pro etching press
Gordon letterpress
SP-15 Vandercook letterpress
30" x 50" Charles Brand lithography press
32" x 56" Takach lithography press
Two 30" x 44" Printmaking Machine Company lithography presses
WSL A2 photopolymer platemaker
NuArc Trilite Tri-Light 42x60 exposure unit
NuArc MSP 3140 exposure unit
NuArc 40-1KS exposure unit
A large selection of lithography stones (up to 30" x 24" in size)
Hydraulic lift (1000kg max)
A substantial collection of recently resurfaced professional rollers and brayers
30" x 48" light table
36" Prexto plate shear
22" x 32" hotplate
Visiting Artists:
Visiting artists, scholars, and critics are an integral part of our college’s pedagogy. Students gain direct exposure to national and internationally known artists and scholar through lectures, private studio visits, critiques, seminars, demonstrations, and collaborative projects. Some CVAD visiting artists include:
Magdalena Abakanowicz ● Tsuyoshi Anzai ● Be Another Lab ● Marion Belanger ● Katie Bell ● Charles Beneke ● Alexandre Birchler ● Erika Blumenfeld ● Clarissa Bonet ● Louis Cameron ● Annette Carlozzi ● Valerie Cassel ● Nick Cave ● Bethany Collins ● Lia Cook ● Kyle deCamp ● Dan Dicaprio ● Mark Dion ● Jill Downen ● Natasha Egan ● James Ehlers ● Jeff Elrod ● Asya Geisberg ● Dorothy Gill-Barnes ● Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds ● Susan Goethel-Campbell ● Gary Griffin ● Ann Hamilton ● Trenton Doyle Hancock ● Nicole Hand ● Ana Lisa Hedstrom ● Anna Hepler ● Dave Hickey ● Pat Hickman ● Teresa Hubbard ● Tom Huck ● Sophie Khan ● Mark Klett ● Andrew Kuebeck ● Lady Tech Guild ● Derek Larson ● Tim Lazure ● Beili Liu ● Sharon Louden ● Whitfield Lovell ● Roberto Lugo ● Beauvais Lyons ● Mary Ellen Mark ● David McGee ● Phyllis McGibbon ● Frances Adair McKenzie ● Jiha Moon ● Ashley Nason ● Robyn O’Neil ● Dennis Olsen ● Richard Patterson ● Sondra Perry ● Chris Ramsay ● Alan Reid ● Minna Resnick● Lee Renninger● Matthew Ritchie ● Dario Robleto ● Alison Saar ● Humberto Saenz ● Brandon Sanderson ● H Schnenck ● Jean Shin ● Kiki Smith ● Laura Splan ● Juergen Strunck ● Sarah Sze ● Demitra Thomloudis ● Penelope Umbrico ● Michael Velliquette ● Fred Wilson ● Martha Wilson ● Bhakti Ziek
Studio Art Research Resources:
The UNT campus offers professional research resources including exceptional studios and equipment, professional galleries, student galleries, a digital fabrication lab, a textiles digital fabrication lab, the UNT Rare Book Collection, and UNT Elm Fork Natural Heritage Collection of taxidermy specimens. The surrounding Dallas and Fort Worth areas offer world-class art museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Trammel Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art among many others. The region has a vibrant contemporary art gallery scene that you can begin exploring at Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas and here at Fort Worth art Dealers Association . There are many other cultural and aesthetic research resources in the area. If you let me know your interests, I can share more specific ideas too.
Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Students:
Our Graduate students have opportunities to gain professional experience while earning a stipend to support their education. The Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available in the CVAD Foundations Program. Graduate Teaching Assistants lead hands-on studio sessions for a section in four foundations Art and Design classes under the direction of a Lead Faculty Member. Non-teaching Assistantships may also be available on a limited basis. Graduate Teaching Fellowships in Printmaking have typically been available in the third year.
Links:
Studio Art Department https://cvad.unt.edu/studioart
College of Visual Art and Design https://cvad.unt.edu/
Toulouse Graduate School https://tgs.unt.edu/toulouse-graduate-school
UNT Printmaking Blog: http://untprintmakingblog.blogspot.com/
All prospective graduate students interested in our program are encouraged to contact Andrew DeCaen, the Printmaking Program Coordinator. We are happy to set up Zoom or Facetime virtual tours of our studios. Please share this post with people you think may be interested in applying.
30" x 50" Charles Brand etching press
26" x 50" Charles Brand etching press
16" x 30" Charles Brand etching press
Whelan P100 XPress Pro etching press
Gordon letterpress
SP-15 Vandercook letterpress
30" x 50" Charles Brand lithography press
32" x 56" Takach lithography press
Two 30" x 44" Printmaking Machine Company lithography presses
WSL A2 photopolymer platemaker
NuArc Trilite Tri-Light 42x60 exposure unit
NuArc MSP 3140 exposure unit
NuArc 40-1KS exposure unit
A large selection of lithography stones (up to 30" x 24" in size)
Hydraulic lift (1000kg max)
A substantial collection of recently resurfaced professional rollers and brayers
30" x 48" light table
36" Prexto plate shear
22" x 32" hotplate
Visiting Artists:
Visiting artists, scholars, and critics are an integral part of our college’s pedagogy. Students gain direct exposure to national and internationally known artists and scholar through lectures, private studio visits, critiques, seminars, demonstrations, and collaborative projects. Some CVAD visiting artists include:
Magdalena Abakanowicz ● Tsuyoshi Anzai ● Be Another Lab ● Marion Belanger ● Katie Bell ● Charles Beneke ● Alexandre Birchler ● Erika Blumenfeld ● Clarissa Bonet ● Louis Cameron ● Annette Carlozzi ● Valerie Cassel ● Nick Cave ● Bethany Collins ● Lia Cook ● Kyle deCamp ● Dan Dicaprio ● Mark Dion ● Jill Downen ● Natasha Egan ● James Ehlers ● Jeff Elrod ● Asya Geisberg ● Dorothy Gill-Barnes ● Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds ● Susan Goethel-Campbell ● Gary Griffin ● Ann Hamilton ● Trenton Doyle Hancock ● Nicole Hand ● Ana Lisa Hedstrom ● Anna Hepler ● Dave Hickey ● Pat Hickman ● Teresa Hubbard ● Tom Huck ● Sophie Khan ● Mark Klett ● Andrew Kuebeck ● Lady Tech Guild ● Derek Larson ● Tim Lazure ● Beili Liu ● Sharon Louden ● Whitfield Lovell ● Roberto Lugo ● Beauvais Lyons ● Mary Ellen Mark ● David McGee ● Phyllis McGibbon ● Frances Adair McKenzie ● Jiha Moon ● Ashley Nason ● Robyn O’Neil ● Dennis Olsen ● Richard Patterson ● Sondra Perry ● Chris Ramsay ● Alan Reid ● Minna Resnick● Lee Renninger● Matthew Ritchie ● Dario Robleto ● Alison Saar ● Humberto Saenz ● Brandon Sanderson ● H Schnenck ● Jean Shin ● Kiki Smith ● Laura Splan ● Juergen Strunck ● Sarah Sze ● Demitra Thomloudis ● Penelope Umbrico ● Michael Velliquette ● Fred Wilson ● Martha Wilson ● Bhakti Ziek
Studio Art Research Resources:
The UNT campus offers professional research resources including exceptional studios and equipment, professional galleries, student galleries, a digital fabrication lab, a textiles digital fabrication lab, the UNT Rare Book Collection, and UNT Elm Fork Natural Heritage Collection of taxidermy specimens. The surrounding Dallas and Fort Worth areas offer world-class art museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Trammel Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art among many others. The region has a vibrant contemporary art gallery scene that you can begin exploring at Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas and here at Fort Worth art Dealers Association . There are many other cultural and aesthetic research resources in the area. If you let me know your interests, I can share more specific ideas too.
Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Students:
Our Graduate students have opportunities to gain professional experience while earning a stipend to support their education. The Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available in the CVAD Foundations Program. Graduate Teaching Assistants lead hands-on studio sessions for a section in four foundations Art and Design classes under the direction of a Lead Faculty Member. Non-teaching Assistantships may also be available on a limited basis. Graduate Teaching Fellowships in Printmaking have typically been available in the third year.
Links:
Studio Art Department https://cvad.unt.edu/studioart
College of Visual Art and Design https://cvad.unt.edu/
Toulouse Graduate School https://tgs.unt.edu/toulouse-graduate-school
UNT Printmaking Blog: http://untprintmakingblog.blogspot.com/
All prospective graduate students interested in our program are encouraged to contact Andrew DeCaen, the Printmaking Program Coordinator. We are happy to set up Zoom or Facetime virtual tours of our studios. Please share this post with people you think may be interested in applying.
