Noesis

Pyramid Atlantic founder Helen Frederick has curated the exhibition Noesis: 12 Printmakers Looking Intuitively at the World at the Cosmos Club.  The Cosmos Club is a private club, but we did want to mention the exhibition because we saw so many familiar names, including current members Rosemary Cooley, Jenny Freestone, Trudi Y. Ludwig and Margaret Adams Parker.  Additionally, we’re pleased to see former member Fleming Jeffries and WPG friends Elzbieta Sikorska as exhibitors.  If you are a member of the Cosmos Club (or friends with one!), this exhibition will be up May 16-September 8.

Artist Update: Matina Marki Tillman

“Arabesque” by Matina Marki Tillman

Artist member Matina Marki Tillman will be participating in the New York Society of Etchers 3^rd National Exhibition of Intaglio Prints at the National Arts Club in New York. Matina will be exhibiting a representative work from her new series of direct etchings of charcoal drawings onto solarplates as part of this show. The exhibition will run from May 20^th to June 7^th, 2013.

For whoever hasn’t already visited, the National Arts Club is a beautiful, historic gallery in one of New York City’s most elegant neighborhoods. For artists and visitors alike, National Arts Club exhibitions are experiences well worth attending. The opening and artists’ reception will be Wednesday, May 23^rd from 6:30-8:30 pm at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City.

Artist Update: Elise Nicol

“Morning Spills from the Wreckage” by Elise Nicol

WPG member Elise Nicol has an upcoming show at Corners Gallery in Ithaca, NY!  Strange How Hard it Rains Now, an exhibition of pigment transfers on paper, will be on view Friday, May 10 to Saturday, July 6.  Opening reception is  Friday, May 10, 5:30-8 pm.  If you’re in the area, check it out!

Artist Updates

We missed the opening for “LIGHT” featuring the work of current artist member Terry Svat as well as former WPG member Susan Due Pearcy and four other artists from the arts collaborative Art Spirit.  But, the show is up through Sunday, May 12 at the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church (3401 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20016).  Questions?  You can call the church at 202.363.4900

Additionally, WPG artist Marian Osher has a new show coming up at Ceres Gallery in New York.  Celebration! is “inspired by gifts from family, friends and nature” and pulls from “abstract shapes and colors of floral gifts, reinterpreted in paintings and monotype printmaking on sculpted canvas.”  This exhibition runs April 2-27, with an opening reception on Thursday, April 4, 6-8 pm.  You can see more details, including a preview of the works included, at the link above.

Artist Update: Heather McMordie

“Shifting Spaces IV” by Heather McMordie

We just added two new prints by Heather McMordie to the website: Shifting Spaces IV (pictured, left) and Where I Am and Will Be.  Heather will be exhibiting work at the gallery space of Conservation Studios for Art in (1818 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA) with her two studio mates, Claire Kincade and Grace Isabell.  The opening reception for this exhibition is Friday, March 8, 5-8 pm.  Check out Heather’s work online, then go check it out in person!

Show Pics: Max & Ed, Impressions

We have just over 100 prints in the gallery this month!  That’s a lot to look at!  Check out Max & Ed, Impressions, and of course, our membership exhibition in the Press Room.  Opening Reception this Saturday, 1-3, and an artist talk with Max and Ed at 3 pm.

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Sneak Peek: Max & Ed

Here’s a sneak peek of next month’s exhibition, Max & Ed!

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Artist Update: Rosemary Cooley

Rosemary Cooley has been one busy printmaker! Look at all the upcoming exhibitions she will be included in:

“Fast Forward” by Rosemary Cooley

RED at the Old Print Gallery–This exhibition opens tonight (5-8 pm) and runs through April 13.  As the event site states, ” Red is the color of blood, fire, earthen clay and blushing petals, and as such, has strong symbolic connections to life and vitality.”  This exhibition, which aptly starts the day after Valentines day and runs through the return of life and vitality of early spring, features contemporary printmakers who fearlessly incorporate red into their work.  WPG artist Nina Muys will also have a print in this exhibition.

Noesis: 12 Print Media Artists Looking Intuitively at the World–Curated by Helen Frederick, this exhibition at the Cosmos Club will be held in May and also features Amelia Hankin, this year’s juror for the Pyramid Atlantic Member Exhibition.  More details to come soon.

Solo Exhibition at NIH–Also, more details to come soon on this exhibition, but we do know it will be in September of this year.  Mark your calendars!

Trisha Gupta at Art Works

“Rising Waves” by Trisha Gupta

WPG member Trisha Gupta has an exhibition on view starting this weekend at Art Works in Bethesda, MD. Her exhibition Revisit Remake showcases a series of prints that depict monuments in Mumbai, India. These prints explore the relationships between large, impersonal monuments such as the Victoria Terminus and the Taj hotel and individual people’s experiences with them.

This exhibition will be on view February 3-March 1, with an opening reception on Friday, February 8, 6-9 pm.

Artist Update: Max-Karl Winkler

“Angry Girl on the Metro” by Max-Karl Winkler

WPG artist member Max-Karl Winkler will be teaching an 8-week Relief Printmaking class at the Smithsonian, beginning Thursday 24 January. This class meets once a week for 2 1/2 hours, and is held at the Ripley Center (easily accessible by Metro). Students will design their own prints, carve both linoleum and wood blocks, learn one-color and two-color printing techniques, and print (without a press) their work. This course is offered through The Smithsonian Associates; further description and enrollment forms (for this and other studio arts classes) can be found on-line at their class website.