Collection: 11th International Print Exhibition

Our selections this year contain a wealth of black and white works, with a mix of iconic American city scenes from Andrea Kornbluth, Jacob Crook, and Peter Baczek, the mysterious nature scenes of Andrew Polk and Robyn Moore, and excursions into the surreal by Snezhina Biserova of Bulgaria and Jaco Putker of the Netherlands. Monika de Vries’ exquisite etching of a Castor Bean plant, Nancy Dodd’s “Carlo’s Onion,” and Andrew Au & Jennifer Purdum’s currency- inspired “Tyranny for You” bring us into a realm of mesmerizing detail. Meanwhile, in sharp contrast to the quiet black and white pieces, we have Brian Lathan’s dreamlike, super-saturated silkscreen print, “And I Said to Myself...” and Brett Anderson’s “Athena’s Curse.”

As you explore the range and depth of artwork in this show, take note of their similarities and differences, and what makes them flow together – some have very different subject matters but similar color palates. Others have commonalities in line work. Some seem to have nothing in common, but still “go together” because of the feeling they invoke. It’s a nice reminder that art is and always has been a way of bringing people together, and even though we have hundreds of different cultures and languages around the world, we all share a common vocabulary in visual art.