Shelley Langdale,
Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings
Art Werger, The Act of Forgetting, Mezzotint, 12″ x 12″
Chad Nelson, Nine Nights II: Arboreal Requiem, Engraving and Watercolor, 24″ x 24″
Linda Whitney, Red Fancy Shawl Dancer, Mezzotint, 18″ x 12″
Paul Deruvo, Waiting, Drypoint and Engraving, 12″ x 9″
J. Leigh Garcia, April 6, 2018, Screenprint, 15″ x 11″
Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro, Facts are Stubborn Things, Monotype, screenprint, 32.5″ x 24″
Edward Bernstein, Refugee #2, archival inkjet, white ground, aquatint, 12″ x 9″
Dominique Vitali, Primordial Stew, plexiglass plate intaglio, stitching, 24″ x 18″
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 2019 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL
August 26 – September 29, 2019
Biennial Venue:
Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA
Directions
PHOTO GALLERY OF THE BIENNIAL 2019
Public reception and events: Sunday, September 8, 2019
Juror’s Talk: 1pm
Reception: 2 – 5pm
Additional Events:
Monday, September 9, 1pm, Curatorial Insights
Curator Shelley Langdale discusses prints in the gallery
Saturday, September 21, 1pm, Looking at Prints
Gallery talk with Deborah Cornell, professor, Boston University
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday: 11am – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 12 – 5pm
Gallery is closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept 2
About the Boston Printmakers 2019 North American Print Biennial
Presenting the best in contemporary and traditional printmaking, the North American Print Biennial has long been recognized as one of the most prestigious events in printmaking. Founded in 1947, the mission of the Boston Printmakers is to promote public knowledge of printmaking, encourage and support artists working in printmaking, and promote excellence and innovation within the field of printmaking.
Juror
Shelley R. Langdale is the President of the Print Council of America and the Park Family Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Before her tenure in Philadelphia, she worked at the Fogg Art Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Over the years Langdale has organized and collaborated on an extraordinary range of exhibitions including: Battle of the Nudes: Pollaiuolo’s Renaissance Masterpiece; Popular, Pop & Post-Pop: Color Screenprints 1930s to Now; Edvard Munch’s Mermaid; and About Face and Place: 19th-century American Drawings. In 2010 she was a member of the curatorial team for the international contemporary art festival, Philagrafika held throughout the city of Philadelphia. Currently, she is curating an exhibition of the work of the last great ukiyo-e woodcut master, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1992), scheduled to open in spring of 2019 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which owns the largest collection of the artist’s prints outside of Japan. Although her interests are wide-ranging, she has always held a particular fascination for the history and development of materials and techniques and insights into artistic practice and intent that one can gain from a greater understanding of how objects are made.
Prizes
Over $10,000 is available in juror-designated purchase prizes and materials awards. The Boston Printmakers’ purchase prizes are placed into permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; and the Boston Printmakers Collection at the Boston Public Library. Additionally, this show generates a large number of sales through patron and public purchases.
2019 North American Print Biennial Prizes
Purchase Prizes:
The Boston Printmakers Prize
Collection: The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/collections/commonwealth:47429c94d
The Ture Bengtz Memorial Prize
Collection: The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
http://www.artcomplex.org/collections.html
The Otis Philbrick Memorial Prize
Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/prints-and-drawings
The 2019 Advocacy Award
Collection: The Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
Artist receives cash award of $500; selected print donated to collection
https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/collections/prints-photographs
Material Awards
Blick Art Materials, Galesburg, IL
http://www.dickblick.com/
Boxcar Press, Syracuse, NY
www.boxcarpress.com
Center For Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
http://contemprints.org/
Constellation Studios, Lincoln, NE
http://constellation-studios.net/
Gamblin Artists Colors, Portland, OR
http://www.gamblincolors.com/
Hiromi Paper International, Santa Monica, CA
http://store.hiromipaper.com/
Legion Paper / Moab Paper, New York, NY
www.legionpaper.com
McClain’s Printmaking Supplies, King City, OR
www.imcclains.com
Mixit Print Studio, Somerville, MA
http://www.mixitprint.com/
Muskat Studios, Somerville, MA
http://muskatstudios.com/
Oehme Graphics, Steamboat Springs, CO
www.oehmegraphics.com
Savoir-Faire, Novato, CA
www.savoirfaire.com
Shepherd and Maudsleigh Studio, West Newton, MA
www.shepherdmaudsleighstudio.com
Singer Editions, Boston, MA
www.singereditions.com
Takach Press Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
http://www.takachpress.com
Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA
www.zeamaysprintmaking.com
Calendar 2019
Sunday, September 8, 2019 Public Reception and Juror’s Talk
Sunday, September 29, 2019 Exhibition closes
Sunday, October 6, 2019 Pick up of hand delivered work at Wellesley College
October 8, 2019 Return of shipped work
Further Information
email: biennial@bostonprintmakers.org
