In the spring of 2020, graduate student Sarah Dittmann thought she’d be able to go back to her screen printing job she’d had for the last two summers and two previous years near Green Bay, Wisconsin. But this spring, in Wisconsin and around the world, everything had suddenly changed. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many
UA Printmaking Alumna Makes an Impression
UA alumna Francesca Baldarelli’s academic and real-world printing experience has served her well. Two years ago, just out of graduate school at UA in printmaking, Baldarelli (MFA 2018) landed a job as a press assistant and quality control catcher at JnJ Apparel, a T-shirt printing company in Northport, Ala., which has hired several of UA’s
Printmaking Alum Selected for Artist Residency, Exhibition
John Klosterman (MFA 2019) is summer artist in residence at the Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Inc., (known as HopeCAT) in Sharon, Penn. where he will create a body of work – a series of two-color woodcut prints – based on the idea of physical and cultural transitions. He is also assisting Francesca Baldarelli
Art & Art History Accolades – March 2020
Nic Tisdale, full-time instructor, had a print selected in an international juried exhibition, Ink Matters, at the Indiana University’s IU Kokomo Downtown Gallery, March 6-21, 2020. Dr. Jennifer Feltman, assistant professor in the department of art and art history, was awarded a 2020-21 Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Seed Grant. Read more about this innovative educational
Printmaker’s Memories of Family Legacy and Loss Interwoven in Master’s Exhibition
The reception has been canceled due to the evolving situation around the University’s planning and scheduling related to the coronavirus. We apologize for any inconvenience. Following UA’s health and safety guidelines, this MA thesis exhibition will continue in order to fulfill the requirements for the MA degree, but will be closed to the public. It
Digital Art Instructor Has Prints Selected for Midwest Exhibitions
Nic Tisdale, full-time instructor in foundations, digital art and printmaking, has had two prints selected for exhibitions in the Midwest. His color lithograph, Trylla: Troll Stories #1, was selected for an international juried exhibition, Ink Matters, at the Indiana University’s IU Kokomo Downtown Gallery, on exhibit March 6-21, 2020. And his print titled Excised #11,
BFA Major Wins Printmaking Award
BFA major Anna Pollard’s linoleum cut print was chosen for an award in Speedball’s New Impressions 2019 Printmaking Competition. Her hand colored print, Awe, placed third in the Wild Card category and will be exhibited at the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C., and at the 2020 Southern Graphics Conference in Puerto Rico.
Art & Art History Accolades – February 2020
Twilight Passages, a portfolio of photographs by Christopher Jordan, associate professor of photography, is featured in One Twelve Publishing’s February edition of Poignant Portfolios. Jamey Grimes, full-time instructor, has an invited solo exhibition, Formicarium, at Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, South Carolina. Work by Pete Schulte, associate professor of art, is included in a three-person exhibition
Work by Grad Student in Printmaking Selected for National Exhibition
An aquatint etching by graduate student Upneet Kaur Mair was selected for the USU Paper & Clay National Juried Exhibition, organized by the Department of Art + Design, Caine College of the Arts, Utah State University. The exhibition runs February 3 through March 6. Upneet Kaur Mair is a graduate student in printmaking working toward