Tag Archives: Peter Briggs

New Additions to the AP/RC: James T. Dormer

This gallery contains 16 photos.

James T. Dormer’s recent donation to the AP/RC indicates his unmistakable commitment to the potentials of abstract expressionism. Trained first as a painter (MFA in 1964, Pennsylvania State University), and then as a printmaker (MA in 1969, University of Iowa), … Continue reading

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Joan Myers: Whispered Silences

This gallery contains 9 photos.

In 1981 Joan Myers caught a glimpse of some of the architectural remains of Manzanar, a Japanese detention camp in the Mojave desert, while traveling by car through California. She returned home to New Mexico, read and studied about the … Continue reading

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Andrew Polk: from the series, Life After Death

This gallery contains 12 photos.

For years Polk has explored the subject of violence. From intimate personal aggression to pervasive institutional belligerence, his work often creaks with emotional uneasiness deepened through a sensual seductiveness of ink on paper. In 2007, Polk underscored this reciprocity: “At … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: from the intaglio shop of Penny Cerling

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  Penny Cerling studied printmaking in Houston at the Glassell School of Art and in the 1980s became a printer at David Folkman’s Little Egypt Enterprises print shop, also in Houston. She eventually opened her own printmaking shop, specializing in … Continue reading

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Random Print of the Week #3081

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  This Garo Antreasian print is the Random Print of the Week. The subtle, deliberate misalignments of desaturated dark grey-green, light burgundy, and burnt umber bars, each about 3/4 of an inch wide, cause one’s eyes to pause, creating tension … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: portfolios organized by Melanie Yazzie

This gallery contains 6 photos.

When presented with the possibility of participating in the AP/RC, Melanie Yazzie’s enthusiasm inspired awe. She intuitively and immediately grasped the possibilities of this collection. In the summer of 2011 we visited Melanie Yazzie and her husband, Clark Barker, at … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Kathryn Maxwell

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Kathryn Maxwell, among the earliest artists to join the Artist Printmaker Research Collection, annually (and sometimes more frequently), sends a package of prints and related materials for her AP/RC collection and archive. Among recent and older prints, she invariably also … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Craig Mindell

This gallery contains 6 photos.

As we shuffled through internet sites last summer we came across a reference to an exhibition in May at 02 Gallery in Austin of Craig Mindell’s woodcuts. Struck by an energy of vertical and horizontal marks of color that raced … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Mary Hood

This gallery contains 8 photos.

The year 2013 exceeded expectations in terms of the number of new artists (7) that have joined the Artist Printmaker Research Collection and the number of works of art (over 1400) added to the collection. Mary Hood, one of the … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Sandra C. Fernandez

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Sandra Fernandez’  print stands as witness to the persistent human exchanges that characterize the border between Mexico and the United States. On a background from a United States Geological Survey map of the El Paso Port of Entry (with Ciudad … Continue reading

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