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School of Art Students Shine at ASUReS

School of Art Students Shine at ASUReS

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Several School of Art students presented their scholarly work and creative projects at the third annual Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium (ASUReS) last month, a platform for undergraduate students across all disciplines in CAS to showcase their research and creative achievements. Graduate students Shannon Ferguson and Cole Hancock also served as judges and undergraduate […]

Residency Report: Printmaking in South Korea

Residency Report: Printmaking in South Korea

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School of Art students and alumni travel all over the world to expand their knowledge and exchange ideas with other scholars and artists. Eliza Frensley (MFA 25) , a recent graduate of our printmaking program, spent several months this past fall and winter in South Korea as a resident artist. Scroll down to read about […]

Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery

Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery

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Printmaking Showcase GallerySecond FloorArt and Architecture Building1715 Volunteer Blvd.University of Tennessee, Knoxville Drawn from the McClung Museum, a portfolio of prints about art and artifacts in the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is currently on view at the Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The portfolio was firs exhibited at the McClung Museum in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference hosted by The University of Tennessee March 18-21, 2015. Organized by Sydney A. […]

New Gift Establishes Scholarships, Increased Support for Printmaking Students 

New Gift Establishes Scholarships, Increased Support for Printmaking Students 

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Students at the University of Tennessee’s nationally recognized printmaking program can look forward to increased opportunities and support starting in 2026, thanks to a generous gift from Joel and Yann Dryer.    The newly established endowments, which include the $26,000 Joel and Yann Dryer Student Printmaking Award Endowment and the $100,000 Joel S. Dryer Printmaking Endowment, will help to fund awards and scholarships for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to equipment and materials purchase, travel expenses for students to attend residencies and conferences, support […]

Student Study Abroad + Residency Reports: Summer 2025

Student Study Abroad + Residency Reports: Summer 2025

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Summer may be in the rearview mirror, but many School of Art students are already planning creative getaways for 2026. Whether their practice takes them to a remote Alaskan lodge, a printmaking institute in Wroclaw, Poland or to traditional quilting workshops in the Appalachian Mountains, the School of Art offers students the support they need […]

School of Art Holds 2025 Kimberly D. Iles Art Awards

School of Art Holds 2025 Kimberly D. Iles Art Awards

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The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards Ceremony on September 18th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design.     Kimberly D. Iles, an artist and graphic designer who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the UT School of […]

UTK Printmaking News

UTK Printmaking News

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This annual newsletter celebrates the professional and life achievements of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff. We are proud of our record of creative activity, and grateful to have our graduate program recognized as 3rd among public universities by U.S. News and World Report

UT Printmakers attend Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) in Puerto Rico

UT Printmakers attend Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) in Puerto Rico

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In April, students and faculty from the UT School of Art’s printmaking program traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI), an annual gathering of artists, printmakers and graphic designers that draws participants from all over the world. UT’s long-standing, top-ranked printmaking program regularly has a significant presence at SGCI […]

UT students collaborate with Malaysian printmaking collective

UT students collaborate with Malaysian printmaking collective

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The UT School of Art welcomed Malaysian printmaking collective Pangrok Sulap this spring, a group of artists, musicians and social activists who engaged with UT students through a collaborative visiting artist seminar.    Pangrok Sulap ( “Pangrok” being the local pronunciation of “punk rock”, and “Sulap”  a hut or a resting place usually used by farmers in Sabah, […]

MFA student Eliza Frensley wins competitive printmaking scholarship

MFA student Eliza Frensley wins competitive printmaking scholarship

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Third-year printmaking MFA Eliza Frensley has won the 2025 Frogman’s Graduate Student Scholarship, a nationally competitive award from one of the world’s largest and most prestigious printmaking workshops. Currently hosted by the Visual Arts Department at the University at Iowa, the renowned printmaking workshops at Frogman’s – which was founded in 1976 by University of […]

Alumni Spotlight: Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

Alumni Spotlight: Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

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Studying art can lead you to surprising places. For University of Tennessee printmaking alumna Ashlee Mays, it was to a plot of foreclosed land in Knoxville’s Parkridge neighborhood, where she created one of Tennessee’s most unique outdoor spaces: the Museum of Infinite Outcomes, an open-air museum that is shifting the narrative of conservation through the […]

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

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The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship awards on September 19th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design.     Kimberly D. Iles was known for her vivacity, generosity of spirit, and passion for the arts. She graduated with honors from […]

Taryn Walker: A Visiting Scholar from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Taryn Walker: A Visiting Scholar from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

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April 21 – May 12, 2024 Taryn Walker has been awarded the Michael Smith Foreign Study Scholarship administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). This scholarship supports a master’s student to travel to a university outside of Canada to do research and engage in cultural […]

New Orleans Artist Andry Engages Vol Community

New Orleans Artist Andry Engages Vol Community

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New Orleans printmaker Katrina Andry will visit campus and the city this week for activities inspired by her current exhibit, on display through February 17 at the UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St. Andry’s visit will open with a printmaking workshop in the UT Printmaking Shop on Wednesday, January 31, in collaboration with the […]

MFA Student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos: Internship in Mexico City and Oaxaca

MFA Student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos: Internship in Mexico City and Oaxaca

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This summer, printmaking graduate student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos spent a month in Mexico City and Oaxaca visiting independent risograph publishers and print collectives. Gaby conducted interviews to investigate issues in both self-publishing and collectives. The conversations with risograph publishers focus on the different ways independent publishing functions in Mexico, forms of collaboration and curation, and the […]

MFA Student Chloe Wack: Internship at Penland School of Craft

MFA Student Chloe Wack: Internship at Penland School of Craft

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Chloe Wack is currently a third-year graduate student in the School of Art with a concentration in Printmaking. Her practice spans printmaking, drawing, performance, video, and quilting. Chloe has assisted and taught in Foundations instructing Art 102: Introduction to Time-Based Art, and is currently instructing Art 264: Screen Printing 1. This summer Chloe received a […]

MFA Student Gino Castellanos: Winner of Best in Show at Arts in the Airport

MFA Student Gino Castellanos: Winner of Best in Show at Arts in the Airport

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Gino Castellanos, MFA student with a concentration in printmaking at the UT School of Art won Best in Show at Arts in The Airport for his woodcut Pilgrim. Ashton Ludden, ITK Print alumna won an award of merit.  Juror John Powers, Professor of Sculpture and Time-Based Art at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provided this […]

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2023

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2023

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The Kimberly D. Iles Scholarships were awarded on Thursday, September 14, 2023, to eleven students in the University of Tennessee School of Art and School of Design. Students with their areas of concentration are: Joss Kitts | SculptureSomerset Alley | PaintingKenzie Felkins | DrawingGrace Olen | Cinema StudiesJessica Taylor | Graphic DesignCarter Goss | Graphic […]

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) Honored at Annual College Awards Ceremony

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) Honored at Annual College Awards Ceremony

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Members of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Arts and Sciences celebrated alumni achievements and philanthropy during the Eighth Annual College of Arts and Sciences Alumni and Philanthropy Awards Celebration Friday, September 29, 2023. Ericka Walker (’10) graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the School […]

Art as (my) Medicine with Dr. Eric Avery, October 26, 2023

Art as (my) Medicine with Dr. Eric Avery, October 26, 2023

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Dr. Eric Avery MD will present a lecture titled “Art as (my) Medicine” on Thursday October 26 from 7:30-9:00pm in Art and Architecture McCarty Auditorium (109). Avery has been internationally recognized over the past four decades for his work combining medicine and art. He received his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) […]

An Annotated Bibliography for Contemporary Printmaking

An Annotated Bibliography for Contemporary Printmaking

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This bibliography was developed from the panel session “Syntax of the Print Revisited” held at the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Virginia Commonwealth University. Chaired by Beauvais Lyons, the session included papers by Shaurya Kumar, Hugh Merrill and Ruth Weisberg.

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

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“RETRoSPECT” surveys recent and past works by UT Printmaking faculty members Beauvais Lyons, Althea Murphy-Price and Koichi Yamamoto, as well as 2D Printmaking Technician Elysia Mann.

Zoe Brester-Pennings (MFA ’23) Receives Artist-in-Residence Position in Printmaking

Zoe Brester-Pennings (MFA ’23) Receives Artist-in-Residence Position in Printmaking

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The UTK School of Art is proud to announce Zoe Brester-Pennings, MFA Printmaking Graduate of the Class of 2023, is the recipient of The University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) position in Printmaking. This position runs from the Fall of 2023 through the Spring 2024 semester

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) to Receive 2023 Alumni Promise Award

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) to Receive 2023 Alumni Promise Award

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Ericka Walker is a School of Art printmaking alumna from the University of Tennessee (MFA ’10). She will receive the College of Arts and Sciences 2023 Alumni of Promise Award on September 29, 2023.

Student Profile: Shannon Ferguson

Student Profile: Shannon Ferguson

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Shannon Ferguson is an MFA student in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Student Profile: Adriana Torres Cruz

Student Profile: Adriana Torres Cruz

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Adriana Torres Cruz is an MFA student in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Student Profile: Cole Hancock

Student Profile: Cole Hancock

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Cole Hancock is an MFA student in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Summer Showcase Gallery 2023

Summer Showcase Gallery 2023

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The Printmaking Showcase Gallery presents “Prints by UT Knoxville Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff” from June 5 – August 30, 2023. 

MFA Grad Danqi Cai to Teach at University of Arkansas

MFA Grad Danqi Cai to Teach at University of Arkansas

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Danqi Cai [dan-CHI Tsai] is a Spring 2023 graduate of the MFA program at the University of Tennessee School of Art. The program is proud to announce that she has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Foundations at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, beginning in the Fall of 2023.

Honors Exhibition 2023 at Ewing Gallery

Honors Exhibition 2023 at Ewing Gallery

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From Monday, May 15 – May 19, the Ewing Gallery will host its final exhibition of the 2022/23 academic year. Initiated by the Ewing’s Director Emeritus Sam Yates over 30 years ago, the Honors Exhibition recognizes outstanding students graduating from The University of Tennessee’s School of Art and College of Architecture and Design.

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

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Established in 1993 The Ellen McClung Berry Professorship was name in honor of Ellen Lawson McClung Berry, who had a life-long love of the arts. This fund provides for Professorships in the School of Art to support and enhance faculty research and creative activity.

School of Art Students Exhibit at GSS Awards Banquet

School of Art Students Exhibit at GSS Awards Banquet

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MFA students from the UT School of Art were invited to exhibit work at the Graduate Student Senate Awards banquet on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 6PM in the Student Union Ballroom.  The GSS Awards Banquet is the annual celebration of graduate student excellence at UT and is held during the Graduate and Professional Student […]

Elysia Mann Completes Residency at Penland

Elysia Mann Completes Residency at Penland

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Elysia Mann is the printmaking studio technician at the University of Tennessee School of Art. She oversees the maintenance of presses and tools used in the print facilities including intaglio, lithography, relief, letterpress, and screen print.

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

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Four videos from the Llhuros Symposium 2022, an international event hosted by the University of Tennessee School of Art in conjunction with the Llhuros Project are now available.

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

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Circus Orbis – See to Believe is curated by Beauvais Lyons, who is both Director of the Hokes Archives, as well as a Chancellor’s Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee.

Screenprints by Matthew Hopson-Walker – Printmaking Showcase Gallery

Screenprints by Matthew Hopson-Walker – Printmaking Showcase Gallery

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“Unearned Optimism,” an exhibition of screenprints by Mathew Hopson-Walker is on view from February 7 – March 30, 2023 at the Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The gallery is located on the second floor of the UT Knoxville Art and Architecture Building in the west wing.

RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR at Gallery 1010

RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR at Gallery 1010

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RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR is a multidisciplinary exhibition curated by Gallery 1010 Director Hanna Seggerman and Associate Director Landin Eldridge as part of the 2023 Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art.

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

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Students from UT Printmaking created an exchange portfolio entitled Specimens from the UT Herbarium that was completed and presented on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to Margaret Oliver who represented the UT Herbarium.

Military Veteran Yilan Chang Dukes to Graduate – Fall 2022

Military Veteran Yilan Chang Dukes to Graduate – Fall 2022

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Yilan Chang Dukes arrived in the United States in 2008. She had been born and raised to that time in Mainland China, the only child in a family where art was an important part of life. Her mother’s artistic passion was dance. Her grandfather and uncle were musicians.

Capstone Fall 2022 Exhibition at Gallery 1010

Capstone Fall 2022 Exhibition at Gallery 1010

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This group exhibition by the December graduating BFA Class of 2022 takes place on December 2, 2022. This is a First Friday and prepare to enjoy a wonderful show.

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

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The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what’s new and exciting in the academy. The show is hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The program airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada.

Silk Memorial by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang at Gallery 1010

Silk Memorial by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang at Gallery 1010

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Silk Memorial will consist of large-scale fabric monotype installation, experimental cyanotypes, and two kimonos made collaboratively by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang. Each piece will examine themes of memory, nostalgia, cultural identity, and emotional expression.

WELCOME STUDENTS FROM WROCŁAW, POLAND

WELCOME STUDENTS FROM WROCŁAW, POLAND

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The UT School of Art welcomes Agnieszka Hoza and Izabela Kabza both of whom are graduate students in the MFA program in Wrocław, Poland to be resident-artists in the Printmaking Program in Knoxville

Welcome Back Event – September 2

Welcome Back Event – September 2

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All UT students are invited to join with students from the School of Art for an Art Screening on the East side of the Art and Architecture Building, Friday evening, September 2.

School of Art First Year MFA exhibition

School of Art First Year MFA exhibition

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An opening reception will take place at the Downtown Gallery for an exhibition showcasing the artwork of the University of Tennessee School of Art’s incoming MFA students.

Printmaking News 2022

Printmaking News 2022

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This annual newsletter celebrates the creative achievements of our students, alumni, faculty and staff. It provides a way to maintain alumni connections to “Rocky Top,” while also reminding us that making art has both personal and public significance. 

Mythology, Inspiration for Art by Jace Hermanto

Mythology, Inspiration for Art by Jace Hermanto

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Narratives play a prominent theme in junior Jace Hermanto’s artistic practice. He became interested in mythology at a young age because of its use of fictional worlds and creatures. While earning his associate’s degree at Pellissippi State Community College, Hermanto’s painting and drawing told stories that allowed him to escape from real-world issues.

Prints and the Public Sphere

Prints and the Public Sphere

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One of the reasons people make art is to effect change in the world. As multiples, printmaking has a long history of social and political activism. Two projects from my classes offer examples of how prints, as part of projects on the UT campus, can engage the public sphere.

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

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Althea Murphy-Price, associate professor and Ellen McClung Berry Professor of printmaking, had a solo exhibition in Santander, Spain, this past September as part of the IMPACT 10 Conference.

A Story of Industry and Utility

A Story of Industry and Utility

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Ashlee Mays, a first-year MFA student in printmaking, started a hotdog business when she moved to Knoxville. Using her hand-built cart, she sells limited edition printed images of hotdogs with the customer’s choice of live-printed condiments for one penny less than the price of a prepared hotdog within a mile of the venue.

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

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Yamamoto’s recent work explores the concept of bisymmetry. He embraces the theory that bisymmetrical imagery is aesthetically appealing to humans because of the inherent symmetry of the human face and form. In order to create as perfectly symmetrical a form as possible, he has developed an unusual technique.