Past Exhibitions

Fall Semester

Mother Matrix
Participants: Finley Baker, Tonia Bonnell, Katie Christensen, Courtney Googe, Julia Goos, Melissa Haviland, Gesine Janzen, Lisa Lofgren, Adriana Martinez, Dianna Miguez-Kochan, Amanda Peterson, Sarah Anne Shearer, and Sarah Smelser.

Statement: Mother Matrix is an open portfolio dedicated to establishing connections with other printing moms, and encourage a shared commitment to set aside required time dedicated to studio practice.

The portfolio stemmed from the desire to address the reality of motherhood by recognizing the need for a supportive community and the ability to be autonomous artists. For the founding mothers, collage has been the means for connecting our past artistic selves with our present lives.

Our goal with the variable edition is to offer the chance to use previously printed materials and make discoveries with collage, drawing, and other printing techniques. It affords a flexible way of working incrementally in a wide range of locations while embracing the time limits on the studio that come with motherhood.

The founding mothers would like multiple generations of Mother Matrix, and have the goal of offering this portfolio every other year, in addition to growing the network of nurturers connected through Facebook and other online social groups that may arise from the community.

Panoramic Pedagogy
Participants: Johathan Wright and Monica Wapaha; Dana Potter and Lila Shull; Josh Jackson and Ross Turner; Sarah Smelser and Micah Zavacky; Kelsey Reiman and Louise Fisher; Danielle Wyckoff and Anthony Mead; L J Douglas and Lisa Lofgren; Jesse Parrott and Caitlin Canchola; and Emily Harter and Corinne Teed

Statement: This collaborative print exchange portolio includes 18 artists in 9 pairs to produce a collaborative print in a panoramic format. The media and methods were selected by the collaborators and reflect various approaches and results. Detailed descriptions from each pair of artists can be found on the title / colophon page included with each portfolio.

From the 4th Biennial Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium, Community / Craft / Concept, in Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho, April, 2018

Stichers and Printers
Participants: Francesca Baldarelli and Sarah Marshall; L J Douglas and Melissa Johnson; Mary Foltz and Shannon Grecula; Camille Hawbaker and Karen Kunc; Patrick Mauk and Chrintia Pereyma; Andrea Myers and Danielle Rante; Brittany Satinover and Nick Satinover; Sarah Smelser and Micah Zavacky; Annie-Lee Zimerle and Johann Zimerle

Statement: Stitchers and Printers is an invitational portfolio exchange featuring 18 artists, curated by Micah Zavacky. Each print in this portfolio exchange is a collaboration between two artists, as well as the stitched and printed work, resulting in nine prints.

Each of the nine artist teams determined the nature of their collaboration and their interpretation of historical printmaking practice, as it pertains to production. Teams were asked to translate historical methodologies and roles--image designer, plate-maker, printer, and publisher--into collaborative process pertinent to the contemporary print practice.

A joint aim of this exchange is to highlight the handmade mark, both through the act of sewing or embroidering and printing a matrix that has been created through direct and physical manipulation.

This portfolio hopes to question, and possibly bridge what is made at home and what is made in the studio. Additionally, these prints reflect the vulnerability and trust necessary for a positive and successful artist collaboration.

Spring Semester

A Tribute to James D. Butler
Exchange portfolio, organized by Sarah Smelser and Richard D. Finch, which brought together both former colleagues and students of 2012 Mid America Print Council Outstanding Printmaker, James D. Butler (Distinguished Professor of Art Emeritus, Illinois State University)

Participants: Tonia Bonnell, Harold Boyd, Sean Caulfield, Rhea Edge, Bob Erickson, Richard D. Finch, Helen Gerritzen, Julia Goos, Brandon Gunn, Melissa Haviland, Craig Martin, Greg Page, Mary Jane Parker, Teresa J. Parker, Rosanne Retz, Meda R. Rives, Veda M. Rives, Eric Rohmann, Nick Satinover, Amy Schmierbach, Sarah Smelser, Philip J. Turner, and Erik Waterkotte

Statement: A Tribute to James D. Butler is meant not only to honor Butler but also to serve as an addendum to the exhibition of his work at the 2012 Mid America Print Council biennial conference, "Pressing Prints / Pressing Palms: The Entrepreneurial Printmaker" hosted by Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This portfolio show another side of this prolific and engaged artist: a devoted mentor and supportive colleague. Participants hail from different parts of the United States and Canada as well as different universities and time periods of Butler's career. The editions were printed by each participating artist. Paper size is 11" x 14" with imagery, media, color, and paper chocies being those of the individual artists.

Slowness
An exchange portfolio from Southern Graphics Council International Conference, “Terminus: Arrivals & Departures,” in  Atlanta, Georgia featuring works by 19 artists using various printmaking techniques.

Recent Works by Normal Editions Workshop's Students
Featured works by Felicia Cannon, Molly Markow, Ryan Paluczak, Michael Blake, Heather Long, Natalie Troyer, Alissa Palmer, and John Perry. A variety of printmaking and drawing techniques showcasing the diverse skills of NEW's students.

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Dylan Welch, Micah Zavacky, Felicia Cannon, and Molly Markow highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques. 

Nexus: Drawing in Printmaking
An invitational exchange portfolio from the 2016 Mid-America Print Conference, Print Matters Printing Matters, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN. Portfolio Organizer, Micah Zavacky, “A ‘nexus’ is defined as a connection or series of connections that link people, places and/or things. This portfolio is an intersection of various drawing vocabularies, printmaking processes and subject matter. The artists are innovative, yet are attuned with tradition, thoughtful and committed to the syntax of printmaking.”

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Dylan Welch, Micah Zavacky,  Felicia Cannon, and Molly Markow highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques

Maritza Dávila: Recent Works
Selected multi-color prints by Visiting Artist Maritza Dávila highlighting large-scale figurative works

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Dylan Welch, Micah Zavacky, and Felicia Cannon, highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques.

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Chris Hagen, Sam Buchanan, Dylan Welch, and Micah Zavacky, highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques.

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Chris Hagen, Sam Buchanan, Dylan Welch, and Micah Zavacky, highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques.

Collected Verses
An exchange portfolio of prints between Illinois State University and the Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick, Ireland

Gregory Page: Motifs from My Backyard
Sixteen recent lithographs by Visiting Artist Gregory Page centered on the theme of horticultural forms utilizing positive working photo-lithography plates with tusche wash drawings on mylar  

Recent Works by Printmaking Graduate Students
Includes works by Chris Hagen, Sam Buchanan, and Alyssa Tauber, highlighting various printmaking and collage techniques.

Selections from Art of the State
An exchange portfolio of prints by Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University students and faculty included the following: Sheila Asbell, William Crook Jr., Todd DeVriese, Robert Erikson, Ray George, Jim Hejl, Andrew C. Jumonville, Craig David Martin, Teresa J. Parker, Phillip J. Turner ; John W. Ford, and Louise J. Jacobs

Gráfica Contemporánea Veracruzana (Contemporary Graphics: Veracruz)
A selection of 26 prints from students and alumni of Universidad de Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico, using a variety of printmaking methods

Todd DeVriese Memorial Exhibition
An exhibition of works from the student archive honoring the life of alumnus Todd DeVriese