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VISITING ARTISTS

April 7-8, 2009: Carol Barton
(Lecture on Tuesday April 7, 7pm, location to be determined)
Barton is a teacher, book artist, and curator who runs Popular Kinetics Press and has published numerous artist book editions since her first book, Beyond the Page, was printed in 1981. Her work is exhibited internationally and is in numerous collections, including The Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, The Getty Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. She has organized both local and national shows of artists' books, including the "Books & Bookends" national traveling exhibition and the Smithsonian Institution's "Science and the Artist's Book" exhibit. She is on the faculty at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Depicted is Five Luminous Towers, A Book to be Read in the Dark, Offset printing, laser-cut pop-ups, light and batteries, edition of 50. See her web site: http://www.popularkinetics.com/. Her visit is sponsored by the UT Print Club.

March 9-13, 2009: Helen Frederick, Washington, DC
(Lecture on Thursday March 22, 7pm, AA109)

Helen Frederick received the Printmaker Emeritus Award from the Southern Graphics Council in 2008. She received her B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and was the Founder of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD. She is also on the faculty at George Mason University. Frederick is a distinguished print, paper, book arts and electronic media artist. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, the National Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and The Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA among many others. Fredderick will spend a week in the UTK Print Workshop working on a project with students and faculty in Printmaking. Pictured is her 2008 print "Monitor," solarplate and screenprint on cork, 31 x 24 inches. Her visit is sponsored by the UTK School of Art's Visiting Artists, Scholars, Designers Committee.


 

 

 

 

January 20-23, 2009: Victoria Goro-Rappaport, Kearney, Nebraska
(Lecture on Thursday January 22, 7pm, AA109)

Rappaport was born in Russia and came to printmaking after studies in theatrical scene design. She is on the faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Pictured is her etching "Sleepwalker." During her visit she will work on an edition in the UTK Print Workshop. Her visit is sponsored by the UTK School of Art's Visiting Artists, Scholars, Designers Committee and Ready for the World.

 

 



October 27-30, 2008: Sean Caulfield, Edmonton, Canada
(Lecture on Thursday October 30, 7pm, AA109)

Sean Caulfield completed his MFA in printmaking at the University of Alberta in 1995, and then spent five years working in the United States, first at Northern Illinois University as a Visiting Professor, and then at Illinois State University as an Assistant Professor. He returned to Canada in 2001 to work at The University of Alberta as a junior Canadian Research Chair in printmaking.During the last five years Sean Caulfield has participated in a wide range of national and international exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan. See his web site at: http://www.seancaulfield.ca/. Depicted is his print "Double Tower", 2003, 11.5x11.5 in, Mezzotint,Etching,Intaglio,Chine Colle. Sponsored by the UT Print Club.

October 13-16 : Chris Natrop, Los Angeles, CA
(Lecture on Wednesday October 15, 7pm, location TBA)

Natrop is a Los Angeles-based artist who works with cut-paper to make objects and installation works. The Lenox 100 paper that Natrop uses in his work has the 100% rag fibre content of fine art and printmaking papers. Natrop takes a utility knife to rolls of Lenox 100 to create his free-hand, negative space drawings. For Natrop, paper as a medium acts as restraint, control or partner in his cut-out sprees; providing an apt structure for his drawings' crystalline logic of bubble- orbs, butterflies, hanging gardens, drips, spiders and ants. He will come to the UTK Print workshop for a public lecture and student critiques. See his website at: http://www.chrisnatrop.com/ Depicted is his cut paper work titled "White Mayday in Mustard and Gold", site-specific installation- Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA, 2006. His visit is sponsored by the UT Print Club.

Spring 2008: Erik Waterkotte, Mankato, MN

Erik Waterkotte received a BFA degree with a concentration in printmaking at Illinois State University and an MFA from the University of Alberta. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, Manketo. His work explores uses of drawing and collage to explore systems of representation. Depicted rightis a work titled "Inverted Address (Red Structure)" 24" x 18", Intaglio and Mixed Media, 2005. His visit is sponsored by the UT Print Club during which he will work with students on a print in the UT Print Workshop.

 

 


 


2008: Kelley Walker, New York, NY

Kelley Walker received a BFA degree with a concentration in printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1995. Mr. Walker’s large-scale multi-media and print works combine the properties of advertising, printmedia and painting. Recent museum exhibitions include one or two-person shows at Modern Art Oxford (UK) and Le Magasin in Grenoble (France). His work was included in the Whitney Biennial 2006, Greater New York 2005 at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and the Lyon Biennale 2007. Kelley Walker also makes work in collaboration with Wade Guyton under the name Guyton\Walker. His visit is sponsored by VADSCO and the UT Print Club.

2007: Chaz Maviyane-Davies, Boston, MA


Zimbawean national Chaz Maviyane-Davies is an internationally reknown graphic designer known for his poster work. During his visit he worked on a project in the printshop (shown above) and presented a public lecture. He also has an exhibition of his poster series addressing human rights issues in Africa at the Black Cultural Center on campus. His visit was spopsnsored by the School of Art, the Haines-Morris Endowment, The UT College of Law, Africana Studies. His exhibit is supported by the Ready for the World Initiative, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and the Ewing Gallery.

2007: Ayanah Moor, Pittsburgh, PA


Ayanah Moor's work uses print media to address the representation of African -American Culture. Regarding her work she writes "Is the desire for wealth by the urban poor—as observed in much of hip hop music—so different from the American Dream? The distinction between “getting paid” (escapism) and “selling out” (abandonment) is largely dependent on image and language. As keys of access or codes for exclusion, image and language are ever-present systems in African-American vernacular culture. Moreover, notions of blackness affect every aspect of American popular culture today, as evidenced by our gestures, expressions and stereotypes. This is why Eminem is so interesting. Does he (like other so-called white appropriators) simply mimic black speech, dance and song, making him a natural heir to his burnt-cork faced ancestors fascinated with people of African descent? Or does he (born in largely black populated Detroit) represent something altogether different?" Her lecture will take place on Wenesday Octover 24 at 7PM in AA113. Her visit is sponsored by the UT Print Club.

2007: Sean Star Wars, Laurel, MS


"Outlaw Printmaker" Sean Star Wars exhibited his work in the Art and Architecture Building and worked with the screenprint class and the UT Print Club to produce unique t-shirts.

2007: Sean Galligher, Knoxville, TN


Sponsored by the UT Print Club, local artist, DJ and wrestling guru Sean Galligher presented an illustrated lecture on "The Aesthetics of Wrestling."

2006: Sue Coe, Deposit, NY

Sue Coe spent a week in our studios to work on a series of lithographs which address the plight of women in the Texas prison system. Her visit also included a panel session co-sponsored by the UT College of Law.Pictured above, Sue Coe visits Kevin Bradley and Yee Haw Industries in downtown, Knoxville.

 

 

 

2006: Teresa Cole, New Orleans, LA
Teresa Cole worked with students to print new sections for her project "Flood" which was exhibited in the Art and Architecture Building Reading Room. "Flood" began in the Fall of 2005 in response to the flooding of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Her visit was co-sponsored by the UT Print Club.

2006: Roger Shimomura, Lawrence, Kansas and John Newman, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Shimomura and Newman spent a week on campus in March during which time they worked with faculty and students on a set of two diptych nine-color lithographs. They also presented an exhibition of their work titled "Both Sides of the Barbed Wire Fence." Their project and exhibition addressed the internment camps for Japanese-Americans set up during WWII. Shimomura lived in an interment camp as a small boy, and Newman's mother lived adjacent to a camp in Rohwer, Arkansas.

2006: John Hitchcock, University of Wisconsin-Madison



John Hitchcock spent nearly one week in the printshope where he collaborated with students on two prints. He also presented a series of nine signs that were installed on campus near the Art and Architecture Building in February and March. Titled "Removal, Relocation, and Migration" this series of nine signs addressed the US government's regional, national and international policies on the forcible relocation and removal of people from one location to another. For more on John Hitchcock's work, see his web site at: http://website.education.wisc.edu/jhitchcock/index.html



2005: Dennis Olsen, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
Dennis Olsen presented a demonostration of his unique water-based monoprint methods and conducted studio critiques with students.

2004: Aaron Wilson, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Aaron Wilson came to the University of Tennessee to work in the printshop for two weeks in August in conjunction with the exhibition "Discard-able/Collect-able: the Life Cycle of Ephemera." He produced screenprinted elements for his gallery installation in the Ewing Gallery (shown here) and a 2-plate intaglio during his second week in residence. For more information see his web site at: http://www.aaron-wilson.net



2004: Kevin Bradley, Knoxville Tennessee
Kevin Bradley participated in the exhibition "Discard-able/Collect-able: the Life Cycle of Ephemera," exhibiting his "Conspiracy Series" prints. Along with his partner Julie Belcher, Kevin runs Yee Haw Industries, 413 South Gay Street in Knoxville. Kevin and Julie area great supporters of the printmaking program, our students and alumni, many of whom have interned and worked at Yee Haw Industries. For more see their web site at: http://www.YeeHawIndustries.com

 



2004: April Flanders, Quebec, Canada
April Flanders came to the University of Tennessee to work in the printshop for one week in August in conjunction with the exhibition "Discard-able/Collect-able: the Life Cycle of Ephemera." Below is her intallation at the Ewing Gallery.

 

 



2004: Laura Berman,
Kansas City, Missouri
Laura Berman came to the University of Tennessee to work in the printshop for one week in August in conjunction with the exhibition "Discard-able/Collect-able: the Life Cycle of Ephemera." Below is a detail of her piece, which involved creating a representation of her bathroom kitchen by screenprinting on the wall of the Ewing Gallery.

 

 


2003: Mirek Pawlowski and Krzystzof Molenda, Poznan, Poland
Krzystof Molenda and Mirek Pawlowski are faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan where the University of Tennessee has established a program linkage to exchange two students each year for one-month residencies. Pawlowski and Molenda worked on a screenprint and a relief print in collaboration with UT students. During their ten-day visit they also presented an exhibition of their work, conducted a public slide lecture and participated in a forum on “The Culture of Poland and the European Union” Their visit was funded through a Haines-Morris Endowment Grant. View images of the event in the gallery.

 


2003: Alicia Candiani, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Candiani, earned a MFA in printmaking from the National University of Cordoba and directed the printmaking program there for 15 years. She also studied digital imaging and innovative printmaking at Iowa State University. She has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally and has been selected for inclusion in many prestigious exhibitions including the Norwegian International Print Biennials; the Sapporo, Kanagawa and Kochi Print Biennials in Japan; and the German International Exhibition of Graphic Art. Some of her awards include First Prize Winner at the 11th San Juan Print Biennial; and the Special Prize at the International Print Triennial Kanagawa, Japan, 1998. Her visit to the University of Tennessee involved a public lecture, critiques and class presentations. See the World Printmakers web site for more on her work: http://www.worldprintmakers.com/homeo/candiani.htm

2003: Tracy Malloy, Atanta, Georgia
Molloy's work deals with youth culture in print, painting and installation. She teaches at the Art Institute of Atlanta and was the Project Director, Art Explorers' Club at the High Museum in Atlanta. Her most recent exhibitions were at The Project Room in New York City and SPACES Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2001 she was nominated for an Emerging Artist Award in Atlanta, Georgia and received the Critic's Choice, Best Conceptual Exhibition in Creative Loafing for the exhibit she curated for the Eyedrum Gallery entitled "Beneath the Skin" in Atlanta, Georgia. During her visit she created a serigraph print, presented a a public lecture and conducted critiques with graduate students.



2002: Patricia Olynyk, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Olynyk combines lithographic, digital processes and hand-made paper to produce prints that incorporate hand-drawn images, schematic drawings, and script from archaic texts. Her most recent works has developed from an interest in Eastern philosophy and mythology and almost four years of research as a visiting scholar in Japan. She teaches at the University of Michgan. Her visit to the University of Tennessee involved a public lecture, critiques and class presentations. See her web site at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~polynyk/



2001 : Lane Hall and Lisa Moline, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hall and Moline are a husband-wife collaborative team who teach at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Trained as printmakers, they mostly work with digital print media today, creating large scale wall installations. Their work is temporary, ephemeral and site specific, and explores the possibilities of affordable and readily-available office products (such as laser-print labels and bond paper), as well as more sophisticated digital printing technologies. Their work focuses on the non-sentimental depiction of nature - primarily animals - and seeks to explore the boundaries between the natural and the technological. See thir web site at: http://www.uwm.edu/~lanehall/

2001: Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, New York, New York
Komar and Melamid visited the UTK Print Workshop to produce prints with Knoxville Zoo’s African elephants. Their book When Elephants Paint introduces their work in founding an elephant art academy in Thailand. During their visit to Knoxville they worked with students and faculty to produce a series of prints in collaboration with the zoo’s elephants. This project is funded through the support of the Haines Morris Endowment and the UT Print Workshop. For more information, visit the following web site devoted to their Asian Art and Conservation Project: http://thegalleriesatmoore.org/presskandm.shtml

Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid encourage Mamie, an elephant from the Knoxville Zoo in the creation of a limited edition screenprint- lithograph. For a short movie from this project, CLICK HERE.

2001: Clarke Bedford, Washington, DC
Clarke Bedford is an artist and conservator at the Hirshorn Museum of Art. For the past ten years he has created imaginary curatorial history as his art form, documenting the life and curatorial works of Frederick Draper Kalley. He came to campus in conjunction the March 31st Centaur Centripetal, presenting 2 additional lectures in the School of Art.

2001: John Risseeuw, Tempe, Arizona
John Risseeuw is a nationally known printmaker, papermaker, and book artist from Arizona State University in Tempe where he is the Director of Pyracantha Press. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at over 310 competitive and invitational exhibitions. His work is in the collections of the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American History, The American Museum of Papermaking, the New York Public Library, the Getty Center and numerous others. During his visit he completed a hand printed book titled Road Kill in the UTK Print Workshop in collaboration with UT Professor of Philosophy John Nolt and printmaking faculty and students. His visit was sponsored by the UT School of Art, University Studies and the UT Department of Philosophy. During his visit he also conducted a public lecture.



2000: Laurie Sloan, Storrs, CT
An Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Sloan came to the UT Print Workshop for a one-week residency. She worked with students in producing an edition of prints that combined intaglio and relief printing and conducted individual and group critiques.

2000: Phyllis McGibbon, Wellesley, MA
Phyllis McGibbon is an Associate Professor of Art at Wellesley College. She received her BFA and MFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Phyllis has worked in open access print studios in Scotland, England, Canada and Belgium, and has been awarded residencies at the Kala Institute (CA), the Bemis (NE), the Millay Colony (NY) and the VCCA (VA). She travels frequently as a guest artist and has served on the visiting faculty for RISD as well as the University of Georgia Study Abroad program in Cortona Italy. Described by the Los Angeles Times as "a tinderbox of ideas and allusions", Phyllis' art incorporates drawing, lithography, reprographic constructions and large temporary site works. She has produced installations on site at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, (WI), the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, (MA); Sushi Inc, (CA); OCCCA, (CA); Clarke College, (IA); and the Davison Art Center (CT). Her prints and artist books are included in over 30 public collections. Awards for her work include grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the NEA, the WESTAF Regional NEA, Art Matters, Inc, and most recently, the Howard Foundation. During her one-week vist she completed an edition of prints in collaboration with students and faculty, gave a public lecture and conducted critiques.





1999: Dr. Eric Avery, Galveston, Texas
Dr. Avery is both an artist and practicing psychiatrist, who treats HIV and AIDS patients. His art, primarily prints, three dimensional paper objects and installations, explore issues such as social responses to disease, death, sexuality, and the body. His work has been included exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, the Contemporary Art Museum in Houston and Mary Ryan Gallery in New York. For some of his recent projects, he has moved AIDS clinical care into art galleries and museums. Avery believes art can have a prophylactic function, changing behavior and protecting people from the AIDS virus. His visit was sponsored by a grant from the Haines-Morris Endowment and the UTK School of Art.

1999: Carmon Colangelo, Athens, Georgia
Colangelo is best known for his large scale prints, which freely combine lithography, monotype, drawing and painting. He is the Director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia. He received his MFA from Louisiana State University and his BFA from the University of Winsor in Canada. During his visit he completed an edition of prints, gave a public lecture and conducted critiques with students.

1999 Christopher Sperandio
Sperandio spent the spring 1999 semester as an Artist-in-Residence in printmaking. Since 1995, he has worked with his collaborative partner Simon Grennan to produce comic books with a variety of people. Presenting true stories as told by members of the public, these comics are commissioned by museums and art centers and are co-published with Fantagraphics Books of Seattle. Their MoMA project Modern Masters is published by DC Comics. For more information visit their web site at: http://www.kartoonkings.com/



1998 Adele Henderson, Buffalo, NY
Adele Henderson is an Associate Professor of Art at SUNY Buffalo. Her lithographs and drawings are informed by eighteenth century enlightenment philosophy and science with an interest in the desire to obtain the "interior" of things. Her prints explore the ways that conceptual thinking and visualization in all branches of knowledge was permeated by metaphors of dividing, decoding, separating, analyzing and fathoming. During her visit she conducted a public lecture, met with students for critiques and gave class presentations. For more on her see the following web site:
http://www.art.buffalo.edu/people/faculty/henderson/cv.html



1997: Sue Coe, New York, New York
Sue Coe is one of the most important artists of the past two decades, creating powerful works which comment on human and animal rights. Best known for her “Porkopolis” project and recent book Dead Meat chronicling the meat packing industry, her work has also addressed the subjects of homelessness, rape, the Ku Klux Klan, vivisection, AIDS, apartheid in South Africa and the rights of prisoners. She contributes regularly to The New York Times, The New Yorker, Mother Jones and numerous other magazines. Her work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and she is represented by Gallery St. Etienne in New York. Her visit is sponsored by a grant from the Haines-Morris Endowment and the UTK School of Art. During her one-week visit she completed a suite of five lithographs in collaboration with students and faculty, gave a public lecture and conducted critiques with students. See her listing on the Gallery St. Etienne web site at: http://www.gseart.com/coe.html