Under Pressure is an exhibition series showcasing contemporary print works. The five exhibits in this series will emphasize the ever-expanding world of printmaking. Highlights include a solo exhibition and workshop by Dan Welden, innovator and guru of the Solarplate printmaking process, and Past Present, an exhibit of international artists exploring the language of printmaking’s past to reveal ideas about the past or future, curated by Printeresting founders Jason Urban, Amze Emmons and R.L. Tillman.
Under Pressure coincides with the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) Conference, hosted by Washington University from March 16–19, 2011. There will be a special reception for the Under Pressure exhibition series during the SGCI Conference on Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm. The SGC International is an educational non-profit organization committed to representing artists of original prints, drawings, books, and handmade paper and increasing public appreciation of these arts. The theme of the 2011 SGCI Conference in St. Louis is “Equilibrium,” and “printmaking’s timeless ability to absorb and balance complementary forces within the landscape of the field.”
The exhibits in Under Pressure are:
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- Past Present: an exhibition highlighting the history of print as it is reflected in contemporary printmaking practices, curated by Printeresting, the “thinking person’s favorite online resource for printmaking miscellany.”
- Etchings by Stan Gellman
- Going Solar: a juried exhibition spotlighting the solarplate fine art printmaking process. Juried by Dan Welden.
- Hybrid Works, a solo exhibition by Dan Welden
- Prints by the students of the John Burroughs School (in the Children’s Gallery)