copper plate etching, line etch and aquatint

26” x 22.5”

EIGHTH COLLECTORS PRINT

“For some time, I have been exploring metamorphic images in my work…, the notion that there are links between all forms of life…trees, animals, birds, humans. There are even similar or related conditions as they develop from birth to death and to some extent there appears to be an articulation of energy, mobility, strength and vulnerability evident at various stages. This print has taken on bits of my interests in exploring metamorphic possibilities, melded in some societal and current humanitarian rights issues and has thus developed its own identity…(a kind of “tree of life” expressive entity)…one that provides the opportunity for independent responses that evoke a broad range of expressions such as: contemplative, exhilarating, frightening, spiritual or provocative. In some ways “Evolution, Immigration, Integration and Other Metamorphic Fables” contributes to much of the dialogue in today’s environment.”

$250 Print B

7 color screenprint

20” x 26”

SEVENTH COLLECTORS PRINT

Catatumbo, is based on one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena – Catatumbo lightning which occurs in a small area of northwestern Venezuela, where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. Known as Relámpago del Catatumbo, or “the everlasting storm,” this natural light show illuminates the sky for up to 160 nights a year, for as long as 10 hours at a time. And it’s not just the odd fierce strike, this storm produces as many as 280 per hour. The persistent flashes are so bright that they can be seen for up to 250 miles and consequently were used for centuries by Caribbean navigators in colonial times, resulting in the nickname “Lighthouse of Catatumbo.”

$350 Print C

9 color screenprint

22” x 30”

SIXTH COLLECTORS PRINT

This print is an ode to the legendary Zora Neale Hurston (1981 - 1960) American author, folklorist, & anthropologist best known for her Novel "There Eyes Were Watching God". During a time when DuBois and other contemporaries were expounding the virtues of the "Talented Tenth," Zora chose to focus her energies recording & preserving African American vernacular and daily cultural activities. She drew particular strength and inspiration from having been raised in Eatonville, FL, the first incorporated African American municipality in the country.

$250 Print D

intaglio

12" x 18"

FOURTH COLLECTORS PRINT

Everything Will Be OK, Module, 2008 is an image of a component of the international space station. This module, constructed in Japan and named ‘Kibo’ was launched and installed in 2008 via Japan’s Aerospace agency, JAXA. During one of Kofke’s residencies in Japan, he was invited to tour the space center and was allowed to explore a reconstruction of this pressurized living module, capturing this image. An etching of this image exemplifies Kofke’s artistic interests: the use of old media in an attempt to explain or preserve new media. The title frames the image and our associations and conceptions of past, present, and future humans in space.

$300 Print E

2 color woodcut

29 1/2” x 41 1/2”

THIRD COLLECTORS PRINT

“I am interested in cultural and personal symbolism and its relation to the human condition. The human condition is very closely related to human emotions. The key concepts in my work are memory, reflection, loss and re-invention. Focusing on what is lurking beneath the surface, Omar’s work captures the complexities of cultural emotions and reflects his life experiences. It is through a windstorm of emotions that he has found his voice and pushes his, as he journeys through love lost, friendships and most of all, the pain, reflection and memories of death that reveal both the frailty and the strength of the human condition.”

$250 Print F

6 color relief utilizing 4 linoleum blocks

18” x 12”

SECOND COLLECTORS PRINT

“My work is concerned with narrative and symbolism. It is an investigation of images of personal significance and an attempt to translate the personal into a universal reading by using symbols and metaphor. Visual storytellers Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel, as well as comix and graphic artists, are an influence in much of my work. The visual iconography of medieval woodcuts and altarpieces serve as inspiration and a system of communication based on images and commonly understood symbols as opposed to reliance on the written word.”

woodcut

26” x 40”

Created during Alexander's 2019 Emerging Artist Residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

Chloe Alexander is an Atlanta-based artist and educator. She studied Printmaking at Georgia State University, where she obtained a BFA in 2010. Her style is influenced by story-telling, especially the visual narratives created through the lush illustrations found in children’s fairy tales and the high-contrast imagery in graphic novels. Chloe currently works as a high school Drawing and Fashion Illustration instructor, and resides in Hapeville, Georgia with her husband and two children.

screenprint

19” x 27”

This silk screen print was made in collaboration with Caversham Press in South Africa during residency there, sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council in 2007. It is one of a series of botanical prints based on a 19th century French Explorer in South Africa.

$600 Print H

Drypoint with chine collé

16.5” x 25”

I have an ongoing exploration of imaginative women creatures, this image is a dance of some of the figures that have the common attribute of the serpent.

Pam is an award-winning artist, adjudicated teaching artist, a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. Her art making practice features nontoxic; painting, papermaking, printmaking, with a strong drawing core. Her teaching artist practice, in schools, honors arts integration STEAM initiatives. Adult classes and professional development offerings balance technical skills and conceptual expressions that honor the integrity of the artist voice.

monotype, relief, screen print, and drawing on paper

24” x 30”

This print was created along side a series of narrative prints that talk about the complex dynamics inherent to relationships burdened with domestic violence.

Etching

7.5” x 15”

Many of my artworks are portraits of ordinary things, mostly utilitarian objects. This etching depicts a safety hammer, ironically named since it is primarily used to break into cars.

$230 Print K

Serigraph

12” x 18”

Tropical Shadows is a serigraph inspired after a trip to Key West, Florida. Handprinted by the artist with lacquer film handcut stencils in an edition of 152.

Donna Catotti, b. Bennington, VT, 1950, received a Bachelor of Design with high honors from the University of Florida Architecture Department in 1973. She went on to do freelance commercial art, learning silkscreen from a sign painter, before moving into fine art. She has had numerous solo shows and is actively entering national competitions with much success. Her oil and pastel paintings have been shown regularly at the National Arts Club In NYC. She was featured in the Artists Magazine “Over 60” competition. Her serigraphs have been juried into shows including the Atlanta Printmakers, Boston Printmakers, the Santa Barbara Printmakers, and Woven Heritage Printmaking Exhibition in Dubai at Zayed University.

Donna serves as the Alaskan ambassador for the Portrait Society of America. She is a member of American Women Artists, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in NYC, Oil Painters of America, Pastel Society of America, Southeastern Pastel Society, and Pastel Society of the West Coast. She has hosted Studio Incamminati from Philadelphia for 5 consecutive summer painting workshops in Haines, Alaska, and hopes to resume in the future. Curating art shows locally and organizing life drawing sessions in her community, she is usually on the go, and prior to Covid, was traveling extensively from her for classes, art museums, conferences, events, and shows, accessing new ideas and inspiration. She is enjoying staying put for now in Alaska.

Linocut

18” x 24”

Human interaction with birds has evolved to the point at which legends, folklore, and myths concerning avian images has become a part of many cultures on earth. Depending on the culture, the images were associated with good news, bad news, and sometimes even misleading news. This image explores universal themes such as fate, luck, deception and truth and their impact on our day-to-day lives. The sociopolitical narrative expands on those universal themes. The works are not meant to be propaganda, but are created in response to current events.

$200 Print II

Quilted Print on Fabric

12” x 10”

In celebration and acknowledgment of the first woman in the White House in one of the top positions I wanted to make this piece. Using women's art of quilting and adding printed elements I felt I could give homage to the contributions and strides women have made in recent history. The fact that this event will inspire young girls of color made me reflect on Ruby Bridges who was so brave in the past during de segregation. Ruby is "passing the buck" - the Susan B Anthony dollar - to VP elect Harris.

Valerie A. (Wright) Dibble is a practicing artist, university professor, wife, homemaker and mother of three. She earned her BFA from Arizona State University in 1982 in printmaking and photo processes. She earned her MFA from the University of Florida1991 in printmaking and electronic media.

Valerie is currently a Professor of Art and the Coordinator of the Printmaking concentration at Kennesaw State Univeristy. She has been awarded the Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Service awards. She has also received a Governor's Teaching fellowship and numerous grants. She actively serves by holding positions on local, national and international Boards for various art organizations.

Cyanotype, collage, glitter, acrylic and pigment crayon

13” x 13”

Cosmic Flurry is a unique work on paper that incorporates cyanotype and collage with painting media. It reflected the artist’s interest in mixed media and also in blurring the boundaries between macro and micro realms. This can be seen as a large universe, or tiny microscopic world. Either way, it is about energy and movement, and the beautiful blue of the cyanotype process.

Terri Dilling is a painter and printmaker who is inspired by the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Terri Dilling received a BA from Indiana University, a BFA Georgia State University, and has also studied visual arts in England, Spain, and Italy.  She is based in Atlanta and works with galleries and art consultants around the country.

$150 Print N

relief

20” x 15”

From Taking Off – Atlanta Printmakers Studio’s first print exchange. Taking Off represents the launching point for our organization. Participants were asked to interpret the theme in any way that is true to their own esthetic. The result was a variety of approaches making for a rich collection of thematically and technically beautiful prints.

$400 Print JJ

mixed media including screenprint and Xerox transfer

16” x 20”

The arc of Dunkley's work represents a spectrum of ideas and observations--narrative and abstract. The images evoke an abiding appreciation for humanity and their belief systems that provide agency to thrive, create, and celebrate. Of Caribbean extraction, Dunkley explores the lost narratives of the pan-African journey that have informed much of the history of the Americas. Though often typecast a textile artist, formal training in painting, sculpture, and mixed media enables Dunkley's use of various media to fit her objectives.

$200 Print O

Solarplate Etching

Set of four 5” x 7” prints

Solarplate etchings based off of a photograph I took in San Francisco's Mission District in 2005. 

Silk Screen and Ink Jet

This print was made for the "Perfect with Pixel" portfolio organized by Shaurya Kumar. It was shown at the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference in Richmond, VA.

$350 Print R

Reductive Woodcut

7” x 5.5”

The image is from a series of figure studies using the reductive method. For those not familiar with this process, all three colors were printed from the same block. The model, Stephanie, was a regular at the live drawing group I participated in, and this image of her was based on a drawing from one of those sessions.

$450 Print S

Intaglio

22” x 16”

Created during Kofke’s 2013 residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

Emerging Artist Residency was established in 2009 by Atlanta Printmakers Studio to provide emerging artists the resources to create a body of work and an opportunity for professional development. APS’s mission is to nurture the practice of printmaking by providing the means for artists to make prints while celebrating and educating the community about the fine art of printmaking. EAR accomplishes this goal by providing artists a well-equipped studio, education, mentorship, exhibition, as well as, a unique opportunity to work with practicing artists of varied backgrounds and diverse skills.

Risograph and letterpress

14” x 11” double sided

Sea Change / Zeitenwende is a double-sided print created for the “Earth / Mother” portfolio organized by Elizabeth Castaldo for the SGCI Conference that was planned to take place in Puerto Rico in the spring of 2020. The portfolio addresses women’s rights and environmental issues.

 ETC Press is an international collaboration between two women: a German and an American. Daniela Deeg works as an independent printmaker and book artist, as well as an art director in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Cynthia Lollis is a professor of printmaking and book arts in Atlanta. Their artists’ books and prints are found in numerous collections worldwide. Among other publications, Lollis and Deeg’s collaborative work claim a chapter in the book, Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists.

etcpressbook.com

Print T

Relief

11” x 17”

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter Plaza (two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street NW) in Downtown Washington, D.C.

Sarah Matthews is a printmaker and book artist. Her work has been exhibited in the US and is a part of the permanent collections of Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, George Washington University’s Gelman Library, University of Puget Sound, and Samford University. She is also a YouTuber (Sarahbeme) and a designer for ArtFoamies.com.

$150 Print U

2 color screenprint

20” x 30”

Created during Murphy’s 2014 residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

I've been a freelance illustrator over 14 years, generating work based on the ideas of others. I recently began creating more personal work based on my interests. I was born into a family of artists, collectors and gardeners and I now want to surround myself with my own collections that I enjoy. The process of drawing such ordinary objects on such a realistic and intimate level is a form of meditation, a way I get lost in my thoughts. Every arrangement is just to be enjoyed for what it is. Sticks.

$250 Print RR

relief, collage, encaustic rice paper

12” x 9”

Created during Murrell's 2019 Emerging Artist Residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

My work is a celebration of the female form through the lens of the silhouette. I see the grace and energy women inhabit in the world, which is so often commodified in popular media. In response to this, I offer counter symbols of women as figures personifying grace and strength. I am drawn to the integration of encaustic designed paper with my silhouettes through the printmaking process. The encaustic paper gives each portrait an organic feel representative of the natural world. Each series is a family of one-off prints highlighting the uniqueness of the paper design allowing my practice to freely flow between painting and printmaking.

$250 Print HH

Eco-plant print/graphite/India Ink

9” x 11”

The art speaks to my interest in memories and place, where identity and nature connect. I explore abstraction and its connection to myths and Southern stories. Within a web of entanglement of lines, I communicate stories of survival, isolation, and empowerment.

“The Mystery of the Flower” speaks to a need to marvel at something beautiful in a world of isolation. I think about our need to look within nature to constantly renew ourselves during these times of uncertainty.

The eco plant prints become abstract paintings, small intimate artworks. The spontaneity and unpredictability of the process gives me another voice to explore women of the south.

Eleanor Neal received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Eleanor lives in Atlanta, GA. Exhibitions include MOCA GA, 2019, Gathered IV. She was also an award winner in the exhibition. Her work was selected for the MOCA GA Works on Paper: 1980-2013 Women from the Permanent Collection Exhibition.

In 2020 Eleanor was selected as a finalist for the Forward Arts Edge Award. Her artwork will be featured in 2021 at Swan Coach House Gallery.

Eleanor will be a part of the 2021 Atlanta Biennial at the Contemporary Art Center. Eleanor received the Faith Ringgold, fellowship, AnyOne Can Fly Printmaking Award, designed for women printmakers. Permanent collections include; the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Robert W. Woodruff Library Atlanta, GA., Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Boston, MA.

Woodcut, on actual wood

18” x 13” .5”

I love carving feathers. They can add so much movement to the piece while defining the form. I take any excuse I can to carve something with feathers. Bald Eagles….despite the name, are covered in feathers!

Noosh! Studios began when Chris Neuenschwander fell in love with printmaking during his time as a student at Kennesaw State University. With a goal to make people smile with his art, Chris focuses on designs that are full of happiness and joy. Bright colors, humorous characters, and whimsical imagery are hallmarks of Chris’s work

$200 Print NN

monoprint 

20” diameter, round (mounted to foam)

This print is from an installation series, entitled, Gee-Whiz, which included over 200 of these round, mounted monoprints.  The pieces hung directly on the wall of the gallery, unframed, in a scattered manner from floor to ceiling.  The images were influenced by the 1950s suburban lifestyle and the ridiculousness of the perfection strived for and represented in publications of that time.

Angela Nichols has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from the University of Georgia and a Master of Fine Arts degree also in Printmaking from Louisiana State University.  Angela has taught Printmaking, Drawing, Papermaking and Book Arts classes at Louisiana State University and The University of Georgia at both their Athens campus and on their Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy.  She is a founding member of The Atlanta Printmakers Studio and currently serves on their board.  She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Ryan Sterritt, nine-year old daughter, Clementine and eight-year old son, Grey.

$500 Print V

reductive woodcut

30” x 20”

Created during Nuñez’s 2015 residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

I moved to Atlanta at the beginning of his residency from the Midwest. As I’ve explored the city, I have been struck by the extremes of opulence and poverty, ease and despair, that co-exist side by side throughout this city. This body of work seeks to make visible a few of the people I’ve met who remain invisible for much of the city, much of the time. I seek to portray not only the often painful, complex histories of those who must eke out survival on Atlanta’s streets, but also to capture the beauty of every human who loves this rich city and chooses to call it home.

woodcut

13” x 19”

Joe Sanders explores relationships between memory, place, mythology and natural history. Sanders holds a B.F.A. from Florida State University, and an M.F.A. from Arizona State University. He has served as a Professor and arts administrator at the University of Georgia in Athens, Florida State University, and Columbus State University. He served as President of SGC (now SGC International) and editor of Graphic Impressions. He’s served on the Executive Boards of St. EOM’s Pasaquan and the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, among others. He curated “MATRIX: Contemporary Printmaking” at the Museum of Fine Arts (MOFA) at Florida State University, and enjoyed jurying numerous competitive exhibitions. His work has been included in many projects and exhibitions, and may be found in numerous collections. Sanders now divides his time between teaching and studios in Columbus, Georgia and Dog Island, Florida.

$250 Print OO

moku hanga woodcut

7” x 7”

This series of prints came about while helping to care for a litter of kittens that had been ‘dumped’ at our local humane society. Their seemingly endless energy and playfulness, although extremely humorous, is in reality preparation for the hardships of the feral life.

Debrah Santini is a printmaking Professor at University of West Georgia. She studied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

$500 Print X

Unique Collagraph

17.75” x 7”

This collagraph monoprint recalls the ever-changing rocky landscape around Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, in northwest Ireland. This print is unique and belongs to a series of interrelated prints.

Ashley L. Schick works in printmaking and paper arts, inspired by the flora and fauna of her neighborhood walks. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, has been installed in film sets, and is held in multiple private and university collections including Vanderbilt, University of Florida, SCAD, Baylor, and the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel. Her artist’s books have been featured in 500 Paper Objects from Lark Books and 1000 Artists’ Books: Exploring the Book as Art from Quarry Books. Her work has been included in over 65 group shows and six solo shows. She also teaches Upper School Printmaking and Drawing at the Lovett School in Atlanta, GA

$300 Print LL

Intaglio with Surface Roll

9” x 12”

I wanted to show an image of apotheosis or transcendence through the crumbling of modernity. As plants grow back over man made objects the main figure drifts down a river in a raft made of twigs in trash that is that is pulling apart and reforming.This print was printed with the help of printmaking students at the University of West Georgia, I wanted to give them a challenging print set up and they nailed the edition.

I'm a printmaker, illustrator, and tattoo artist currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. I received my BFA in Printmaking from the University of Georgia in 2013.

solar plate etching, pastel

10” x 8”

This print was made from a drawing on mylar, done from life in my studio working with a model, based on a pose the model had done in a previous drawing group, and which I wanted to develop further.

Monoprint, woodcut, linocut, screenprint, chine collé

16” x 16”

Stephanie Smith is an Atlanta-based artist, printmaker and educator creating expressive woodcuts and linocuts to create narrative and symbolic images that represent a processing and reinterpreting of experiences and observations of both the natural and emotional world. Themes explored in the work include memory, loss, time, chance, and change.

Stephanie earned her B.F.A from the Atlanta College of Art and received a M.F.A. with Distinction from the University of Georgia. Stephanie joined the UWG Department of Art in 2005 and is a Senior Lecturer teaching Printmaking, Book Arts & Letterpress, Drawing, and Design I as well as serving as Gallery Director. Her passion for the medium of printmaking inspired her to co-found the non-profit community arts organization, the Atlanta Printmakers Studio in 2005. After serving for 5 years as President of the Board of Directors she continues to serve on the board and volunteers her time at the studio.

$200 Print MM

Roller Prints and Indigo Dye

12” x 18”

I am exploring the concept of transition and change while experimenting with the richness and density of the hand printed mark. I appy ink on paper using varying sized ink charged brayers. My focus centers on creating abstract images that conjure an impression of atmosphere in a state of becoming or dissolving. The prints are mounted on individual wood panels and may be reconfigured in a variety of ways, allowing for an interactive component between the viewer and work.

Originally from Boston, Madeleine Soloway has been an exhibiting artist in the Atlanta area for the past 30 years and faculty member at The Paideia School. Soloway earned her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. With several solo exhibitions at the Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, in the 1980’s Soloway’s work landed in many important private SF Bay Area collections, and developed a strong following. More recently, Madeleine Soloway regularly exhibits her photographic based mixed media prints in solo and group museum and gallery exhibitions throughout Georgia.

Silkscreen

13.25” x 24.25”

This is the Monday print from “My Speculum Series,” which investigates the gendered functionality of speculums. I used3 specific “rules” for this series: 1) Reinterpret the speculum to question its function and/or its role as “feminine” equipment, 2) Incorporate or allude to the female body, as a visual stand-in for my own, 3) Use the calendar border to indicate a different day of the week per print. In this print, I transformed speculums into “Speculum Laundry” pins, using a Venetian canal for inspiration from my study abroad in Italy. The inside joke is… I am terrible at laundry.

Deborah Sosower is an emerging artist who uses diverse forms of printmaking and performance/film mediums in her exploration of unconventional approaches to self-portraiture. Her work investigates the abstraction of the body & the fragmentation of identity as a form of self-escape rather than self-representation. Deborah has exhibited primarily in Philadelphia, New York, North Carolina, and Atlanta. Born in Durham, North Carolina, Deborah earned a BA in fine arts with a concentration in women and feminism studies from Bryn Mawr College and an MFA in printmaking from Pratt Institute. She was an inaugural Walthall Fellow for WonderRoot in 2012-13, one of the artist facilitators for the SouthWest Art & Social Engagement Project at Emory University in 2013-14, a CSA artist for WonderRoot’s 5th season in 2015 and a participant in ArtFields in 2016. Deborah was part-time associate professor at Kennesaw State University for five years and worked with a number of nonprofits including the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, C4 Atlanta, and SGC International. She is currently the marketing and communications manager at Arrowmont.

$150 Print AA

4 color woodcut

18” x 24”

Special print commissioned from visiting artist Sean Star Wars to celebrate Print Big!

Sean Star Wars lives in Laurel, MS with his wife and five young children. Sean earned his  MFA in Printmaking from Louisiana State University. In addition to making woodcuts for over twenty-five years, Sean has been an Adjunct Professor, a janitor and a used car salesman. Sean currently works full-time as a printmaker  and he makes about a dozen visiting artist appearances a year at many of the nations’ leading art programs. Sean is a proud member of the legendary Outlaw Printmakers and his work is in numerous public and private collections. Star Wars’ work can be seen on book covers, album covers, magazines, television programs, films and commercials.  He is currently embarking on his most challenging project ever, a woodcut a week “FOR LIFE”.  Sean drinks more Mountain Dew than anyone who has ever lived and he can beat you at Ms. Pacman.

$200 Print TT

monotype over relief print

24 3/4” x 17 3/8”

"Bliss" is a part of a recent body of work exploring my own domestic spaces and the objects I have filled these spaces with. Having moved 5-6 times in the past 5-6 years I have been finding comfort in documenting the spaces I create for myself, no matter how temporary.

Lauren Susgin is an emerging artist based in the Atlanta area, who uses printmaking and fabric arts to explore places in the world where discrepancies exist between expectations and reality. Her work pulls inspiration from her childhood growing up in a large suburban area and the small moments of friction she noticed, often going unnoticed. Lauren graduated earning a BFA with a concentration in print for fiber and material studies from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019.

$150 Print BB

relief

20” x 15”

From Taking Off – Atlanta Printmakers Studio’s first print exchange. Taking Off represents the launching point for our organization. Participants were asked to interpret the theme in any way that is true to their own esthetic. The result was a variety of approaches making for a rich collection of thematically and technically beautiful prints.

$200 Print CC

Drypoint, Monoprint

15” x 11”

I observed and photographed this box turtle while walking in woods along a tributary of Peachtree Creek. I created this print in part for the pleasure of drawing and observing this creature with its wonderful patterns and textures. But also I thought of the glass cases at Fernbank Science Center that incase or enshrine the native creatures of Georgia and wondered how this horizontal oval would impact this image.

Etching with a la Poupee

8.125” x 8.125”

Joe Tsambiras is an artist living in Savannah, Georgia. After receiving a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, he traveled throughout the southeastern United States until relocating to Glyfatha, Greece in 1996. It was there that he developed his first important body of work. Two years later, he moved to Atlanta, where he received an MFA in drawing/printmaking from Georgia State University in 2007. In 2010, Creative Loafing awarded him Best Opening (reader’s pick) and Best Gallery Show (reader’s pick) for the four-person show Here We Hide, and runner-up for Best Emerging Artist (reader’s pick). Twice nominated for the prestigious Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award in 2009 and 2010, he regularly exhibits his prints and drawings.                                                                                                                  

My work depicts a mythic world filled with imagery from medieval references, science fiction, classic fairy tales, and contemporary culture. It is not my intention to evoke a strictly realistic environment that one might understand via the five senses. Rather, I am interested in the space where nonlinear reasoning, intuition, and physical reality collide. My etchings are also infused with a deep interest in the history of intaglio printmaking, taking inspiration from the origins of etching in medieval armor design, to the magical realism of Max Klinger.

Lithograph

15” x 22”

“It's unreasonable for the viewer to demand explicitness from plastic mediums that allow for perplexing and surreal juxtapositions of elements.” Norman J. Wagner. This is the first collaborative lithograph created at Rolling Stone Press of Atlanta.

Norman was born in Berwyn, Illinois in 1938. He studied printmaking and design at the Institute of Design in Chicago where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Visual Design in 1961 and a Master of Science Degree of Visual Design in 1968.

$300 Print EE

Relief, Linocut

8.5” x 8.5”

Image is modelled on a frayed washcloth I repeatedly added to my weekly laundry until it barely held together: As Yeats wrote, “things fall apart.

I came to printmaking in preparation for retirement taking courses from various instructors—all associated with the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. Recent exhibitions include Swan Coach House Gallery and the APS exhibit at Georgia Perimeter. Virtually all my prints in one way or other are about the past and inevitably conjure nostalgia. Topics include buildings past their prime—old family photographs, the plaiting of a basket, patterns in the weave of a wornout scrap of cloth. I intend to honor the labored craft that created and remains embedded in the house, the old photograph, the basket, the cloth.

$370 Print SS

silkscreen

20” x 28”

Created during Wiltsher's 2019 Emerging Artist Residency at Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

The position of my work is to provide a cultural and/or educational meaning to dialogue with my audience and document my personal experiences within the framework of the African Diaspora. Currently, the focus to broaden the scope of my viewpoint is emphasized through my return to tactile art forms like collage to discuss recent tensions in the United States.

Screenprinting represents a way of utilizing all of my talents (drawing, painting, drafting, etc.) in one medium with the immediacy of color. These new series of works – New Concerns & Crowns represent two sides of my existence as an artist. One to chronicle events for further discourse: New Concerns; the other to celebrate the beauty of black aesthetic and the vibrancy of color as an outcome: Crowns. It is my hope for the audience to celebrate both by having open dialogue alongside the appreciation of beauty.