SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL CONVENTION 2014

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"Reaching," 2014 Cherie Porter Blackwell,
monoprint, drypoint and digital using Akua inks

 

It’s printmaking month in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Coinciding with the Southern Graphics Conference in March 2014, East Bay artist Cherie Porter Blackwell feature’s a new print series showing the design, development, and evolution of monotype/monoprint/drypoint works.  The KALA Art Institute in Berkeley, California offers a "printmaking roulette" of demonstrations by some of the studio's top artists, including Veronica Graham and Jenny Robinson. A companion gallery exhibition features amazing cutting edge printmaking statements:

Approaching Zero - At the Frontier of Contemporary Printmaking

February 13 - April 5, 2014
Artists' Reception: Thursday, February 13, 6 - 8 pm

Miguel A. Aragón
Stella Ebner
Zarina Hashmi
Walter Jule
Kouseki Ono
Katsutoshi Yuasa

Curated by Mayumi Hamanaka
Special Thanks to Archana Horsting
Artist Talk: Kouseki Ono and Katsutoshi Yuasa
Wednesday, March 12, 7pm
Artist Talk with Miguel A. Aragón and Walter Jule
Friday, March 28, 2pm
Bridges SGCI Conference 2014 - Kala Open House: Friday, March 28, 11am -5pm 
Demos, projects, exhibitions and print viewing tour. For more info: http://sgcisanfrancisco.org
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri, 12-5:00pm; Sat, 12-4:30pm
Gallery location:
2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
510-841-7000

The Approaching Zero exhibition is generously supported with a grant from The Japan Foundation.