Lorraine Shemesh
Lorraine Shemesh is an artist living and working in New York City.
Background
MFA in painting, Tyler School of Art; Philadelphia, PA (1973)
Studied: Tyler School of Art in Rome; Rome, Italy (1971-72)
BFA in painting, Boston University; Boston, MA (1971)
National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship (1996)
Teaching: Amherst College; Amherst, MA (1980-81) and Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI (1973-80)
Normal Editions Projects
Shemesh participated in a collaborative print project at Normal Editions Workshop during a short term residency with public lecture in the School of Art at Illinois State University in 2015.
Artist Lorraine Shemesh trimming a mylar at Normal Editions Workshop in 2015
Resources
Prints from Normal Editions
Tethered
Lorraine Shemeshtwo-color lithograph
20" x 22 1/2"
edition size: 20 numbered impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 2016
N.E.W. work #15-101
Available for sale
$4,000.00Purchase Print
Collaboration with Lorraine Shemesh
talking with students
Lorraine Shemesh talking with print students about the collaborative project
drawing on mylars
Lorraine Shemesh drawing on the mylars at the light table
subtractive methods on mylar
Christopher Hagen observing Lorraine Shemesh's use of subtractive methods in the drawing on mylar
rolling black ink on the photo-lithographic plate
Veda Rives rolling black ink on the photo-lithographic plate with Lorraine Shemesh, Morgan Price and Chris Hagen
reviewing printed proofs
Chris Hagen, Morgan Price, Lorraine Shemesh and Veda Rives reviewing printed proofs
working together with a large roller
Lorraine Shemesh watches Veda Rives and Micah Zavacky working together with a large roller
trying out the large roller
Lorraine Shemesh trying out the large roller with Veda Rives and Micah Zavacky
preparing the large roller with black ink
Veda Rives preparing the large roller with black ink with Micah Zavacky and Lorraine Shemesh
large black roller
Veda Rives with the large black roller
N.E.W. Team in action
Lorraine Shemesh watches the NEW Team in action: Micah Zavacky, Morgan Price, and Veda Rives
Pulling a proof from a test plate
NEW Team pulling a proof from a test plate
at the press during the color trial proofing
Morgan Price and Lorraine Shemesh at the press during the color trial proofing
comparing impressions
Comparing impressions: Lorraine Shemesh, Micah Zavacky, Veda Rives, and Morgan Price review progress
contemplating changes
Dylan Welch and Lorraine Shemesh compare ink samples and trial proofs
mixing ink
Dylan Welch mixing ink for the Lorraine Shemesh project
working on a proof
Lorraine Shemesh working on a trial proof