June 24 – July 22, 2022
Especially in times of darkness, it is crucial to not overlook moments, glimpses, points of light. Originally, the prints exhibited here were selected because together they reflect the lightness of being in the full range of its meaning.
1: the quality or state of being light especially in weight
2: lack of seriousness and stability of character often accompanied by casual heedlessness
3a: the quality or state of being nimble
b: an ease and gaiety of style or manner
4: a lack of weightiness or force : DELICACY (Merriam-Webster)
But upon further reflection, I realized that actually, the prints first called out to me with delight and only then did I see the pattern. Thus, I thought of the poet Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights, who noted, “…if one is attending to delight, does that mean that one is not witnessing other things that need to be witnessed? I go over and over it and I think, not at all. I firmly, actually believe that part of the act of preservation is detailing and really hollering about what it is that we love and why we love it. Otherwise, we don’t know why we’re doing what we’re doing.”
I hope you will delight in these prints as much as I do.
-Suzanne Artemieff, Curator Statement June 2022
Unknown Matter X – Judith Bowerman
monotype with hand drawn elements, 30” x 22”
Caprice No. 8 – Elisa Lanzi
monotype, relief on Magnani Pescia paper, 5.75″ x 22.25″
untitled 3 – Liz Chalfin
mixed media collage with intaglio, embossing and sumi ink, 15″ x 22″
Giving Voice – Linda Bills
Monotype, 21.25″ x 20.625″
Still Water – Margo Temple
polymer intaglio, chine collé, 11″ x 15″
Field Songs 9 – Joyce Silverstone
Lithograph with Relief, 8″ x 10.9″ (image), 12″ x 16.6″ (paper)
Gibigianna-04Dec2020-Windows – Carolyn Webb
intaglio (copperplate & aluminum) on Toyo gampi paper, 12″x 12″
Marsh with Lilies – Olwen Dowling
Monotype/Drypoint, 12″ x 18″
Gibigianna-28Dec2018 – Carolyn Webb
intaglio (copperplate & aluminum) on Toyo gampi paper, 12″ x 12″
Ecology and the Self I – Olivia Arau-McSweeney
aquatint, print 4″ x 4″, paper 7″ x 7″
Riverside – Betsy Feick
Monoprint, collage, drawing, 21″ x 21″
Four Blues, Fifteen Blues II – MK Wynn
Monotype, 7.25″ x 7.25″
Grey Gold Flowers – Lynn Peterfreund
monotype, 15″ x 15″
Untitled (on gray paper) – Nancy Diessner
photopolymer intaglio, 14.75″ x 22″
untitled 2 – Liz Chalfin
mixed media collage with intaglio, embossing and sumi ink, 15″ x 22″
Renewal – Sallie Ketcham
Photopolymer etching, 8.625″ x 16.125″
Under Foot – Linda Bills
Monotype, 21.375″ x 20.875″
clouds 1 – Sarah Creighton
photopolymer etching, chine colle, 10″ x 13.25″
…by a Thread II – Edda Valborg Sigurðardóttir
Monotype, 30.5″ x 22″
untitled 1 – Liz Chalfin
mixed media collage with intaglio, embossing and sumi ink, 15″ x 22″
untitled 11 – Liz Chalfin
mixed media collage with intaglio, embossing and sumi ink, 15″ x 22″
Creatures – Nancy Doniger
monotype, 10″ x 10″
Swimmers – Catherine Aiello
multi-block woodcut print, 16″ x 10″
Mother’s milk – Angela Zammarelli
drypoint using a beverage carton, 10″ x 8.5″
Playtime I – Marsha Humphrey
Intaglio w/Sintra, Monoprint, 11″ x 15″
Repair 1 – Marjorie Morgan
Drypoint over mixed media collage (natural ink paintings and eco prints), 11.5″ x 11.5″
Deep in the Forest, Snow – Linda Bills
Monotype, 21.25″ x 20.875″
reflections 2 – Sarah Creighton
photopolymer etching, chine colle, 11″ x 8.75″
Soprano – Erika Radich
Monotype Collage, 6″ x 6″
Timescape, 18/20 – Pamela Crawford
Intaglio w/Chine Collé, 3.675" x 8.675"
Field Songs 6 – Joyce Silverstone
Lithograph with Monotype, 8″ x 9″ (image), 13″ x 15″ (paper)
Scrawl 3 – Bobbie Salthouse
Relief/monoprint, 8″ x 8″
Inside of Me (with egg) – Nancy Doniger
unique, drypoint with handcoloring (colored pencil), 8″x 11.5″
Unknown Matter XII – Judith Bowerman
monotype, 30” x 22”
Rain Stones – Erika Radich
Monotype Collage, 6″ x 6″