INK GAME, HA! Mike Hagan Screenprints (with one drawing) October 11–28, 2018 Mike Hagan’s new prints continue a 10-year exploration of custom and ‘tween’ colors, tessellations, halftones, and the relationships among hand-pulled prints, drawing, painting, commercial printing, digital imagery, and photography. In the exhibit he treats these interests as a ‘game’ to motivate … [Read more...]
Current, Next, and Past Exhibits
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Founding Members Exhibit 2018
33 Years: Washington Printmakers Gallery Exhibit on display: September 27 - October 7, 2018 A pop-up exhibition by its founding members to commemorate those early years when 26 printmakers decided to join together to create their own gallery. Artists’ reception was Sunday, September 30, 2018, 1:00-4:00 pm Launching a coop artist gallery is no small feat; and keeping one … [Read more...]
2018-08 Members Wall Exhibit
On The Member’s Wall, August 2018 Every month, the work on our Members’ Wall changes. Here are some of the images for August, 2018. Click on any thumbnail image to see it larger in a slide show. To return here, click on the “x” in the upper right of the slide show, or press the ESC key of your keyboard. To purchase a work, please contact us. … [Read more...]
September, 2018, Artists from Rome
“Learning from Laborintus,” August 30 – September 30, 2018 Preview Reception Saturday, Sept. 1 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Opening Reception Saturday, Sept. 8 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Artist Talk Sunday, September 23 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Four artists / printmakers from Washington, DC traveled to Rome as part of a 2018 Sister Cities Grant for a week in April. There, the American … [Read more...]
National Small Works Exhibit, August, 2018
The Washington Printmakers Gallery was pleased to present 30 outstanding prints, photos, and artist books by artists from across the United States in its 2018 National Small Works Exhibition from August 2 through 26, 2018. This annual juried exhibition, now in its twenty-first year, attracted an exciting range of entries in both traditional and experimental printmaking … [Read more...]
Curt Belshe Exhibit 21st Century Caprichos
July 5–29, 2018, 21st Century Caprichos: A portfolio of etchings by Curt Belshe with an Artist’s Reception, Saturday, July 7, 3:00–6:00 p.m. Kurt was the winner of the 2017 National Small Works competition. The exhibition is a reinterpretation of Francisco Goya's famous etchings, Los Caprichos. Goya's 80 prints were published in 1799, as a condemnation of the … [Read more...]
June, 2018, Danny Schweers, Those Who See Slowly
Solo Exhibit by Danny Schweers, “Those Who See Slowly”, May 31 thru July 1, 2018. Artist’s Reception, Sunday, June 3, 12:00-5:00 pm. at the gallery. Slideshow Lecture, “Seeing Slow and Fast”, Sunday, June 10, 3:00 pm. at the gallery. You are invited to see our fast-moving world more slowly, much slower than we usually see it, a world where the objectivity … [Read more...]
Douglas Bosley Exhibit of Mezzotints, May 2018.
May 3 – 27, 2018 Mezzotints by Douglas Bosley Reception: Saturday, May 5, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Douglas Bosley uses detailed imagery and dynamic lighting to lure viewers into a narrative world of his own construction. His work imagines a future version of earth where the familiar environment has been eclipsed by engineered ecosystems and mechanical creations that have run … [Read more...]
Dumbarton Oaks Concert Exhibit, April 20-30, 2018
Dumbarton Oaks Concert Gallery April 20–30, 2018 1703 32nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Once again artists from the Washington Printmakers Gallery will have their work on display in the exhibit space at Dumbarton Oaks Concerts. For more details about the concert series, visit the Concert Series page of the Dumbarton Oaks website. … [Read more...]
March, 2018, Member Wall Images
Every month, new work appears on the Members’ Wall. Here are some of the prints on display in March, 2018, with sizes and prices. Click on an image to see it larger in a slide show. Click the “x” in the upper right of the slideshow to return here, or, press the ESC key on your keyboard. … [Read more...]
Pressing Matters exhibit at Maplewood Park Place
Pressing Matters: Print in the Digital Age March 2 – May 24, 2018 at Maplewood Park Place. This exhibit was first displayed at the Washington Printmakers Gallery in January and February, 2018. Pressing Matters – Print in the Digital Age continues at Maplewood Park Place, 9707 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. The exhibit asks the question “What is a print … [Read more...]
April 2018, Sally Canzoneri, Moving Pictures and Standing Books
Moving Pictures & Standing Books, an exhibit of lenticular pictures and sculptural artist books by Sally Canzoneri, March 29-April 29, 2018. Artist Reception, Sunday, April 8, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Hands-On Book Art Workshop, Sunday, April 15, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Lenticular pictures combine two images so that viewers moving by see one picture from one … [Read more...]
March, 2018, Bob Burgess “In Color”
Bob Burgess IN COLOR March 1–25, 2018. Bob Burgess was a White House Staff Photographer from 1979 to 1981 and is a member of the White House Press Photographers. His images are included in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Walter Mondale archives, and Time Magazine chose one of his images as Picture of the Year. He was a still photographer for Ken Burns' The … [Read more...]
2018-01 Pressing Matters Exhibit
Pressing Matters: Print in the Digital Age January 11 – February 24, 2018 Opening Reception, 1–5pm Panel Discussion, 2–3pm Saturday, January 13 Washington Printmakers Gallery presents Pressing Matters – Print in the Digital Age. The exhibit asks the question “What is a print these days and how has technology affected the art of printmaking and print … [Read more...]
2017-12 Lila Asher, Favorites Old and New
November 30, 2017 – January 6, 2018 Artist’s Demo Saturday, January 6, 2:00 pm Artist’s Reception Saturday, December 9, 4:00–7:00 pm. “Favorites Old and New” is an exhibition of work by critically acclaimed printmaker Lila Oliver Asher whose work has been widely exhibited and is held in numerous public collections. Born in 1921, Asher studied to be a portrait painter. … [Read more...]
2018-11 Jane Mann Exhibit “Layers”
Layers: Photomontages by Jane Mann Nov. 2-26, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov. 4, 1-4 pm Artist's Talk: 2 pm Second Saturday at Georgetown Galleries: Nov. 11, 4-6 pm Meet the Artist! Artist Demonstration: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2 pm In Layers, Jane Mann uses her imagination and the digital darkroom to examine the historical, cultural, and societal layers found … [Read more...]
2017-10 Exhibit — We The Immigrants
“We The Immigrants” September 28 to October 29, 2017 Artist’s Reception Saturday, October 14, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Christine Anninos • Lila Asher • Cynthia Back • Sally Canzoneri • Rosemary Cooley • Michael Hagan • Pauline Jakobsberg • Karin Lithell • Dave Mann • Jane Mann • Ron Meick • Nina Muys • Rosalie O’Donnell • Peggy Parker • Carolyn Pomponio • Marta Sanchez • Danny … [Read more...]