4–6 p.m.
Join us for our Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony at The Lincoln Center Art Gallery for Under Pressure, a nationally juried exhibit of 41 printmaking artists. Awards will be given by our Guest Juror, Johnny Plastini at 5pm. Artwork above by Susan James
Guest Juror, Johnny Plastini
Johnny Plastini received his BA in interdisciplinary studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received his MFA in printmaking from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently is an Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Printmaking at Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, as well as Co-Director of the Center for Artist Books and Inclusive Narratives at CSU. Professor Plastini has presented workshops on printmaking, papermaking, and book arts processes and exhibited his works extensively at various museums, conferences, non-profit spaces, art fairs, and galleries, both nationally and internationally.
MO’Print is a celebration of the art of making original prints to inspire, educate, and promote awareness through a variety of public events and exhibitions in the Denver metropolitan area, the Front Range region, and throughout Colorado. Its goal is to generate a critical mass of printmaking events. For more information on all programs and events, please visit moprint.org
AWARDS
Jennifer Clarke, Desert Bone
Claire Havenhill, Always Keep One Eye Open
Ernie Wood, Surprise!
Shireen Holman, Memory Entangled
Johanna Mueller, None of this is Real
Etai Rogers-Fett, Dos visn otemt [The Knowledge Breathes]
Artists
Johnny Plastini
Johnny Plastini received his BA in interdisciplinary studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received his MFA in printmaking from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently is an Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Printmaking at Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, as well as Co-Director of the Center for Artist Books and Inclusive Narratives at CSU. Professor Plastini has presented workshops on printmaking, papermaking, and book arts processes and exhibited his works extensively at various museums, conferences, non-profit spaces, art fairs, and galleries, both nationally and internationally.