Exhibits

Filtering by: “2023”

Winter Salon: Seeing Things in a New Light
Dec
1
to Jan 14

Winter Salon: Seeing Things in a New Light

Works by Members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 9, 2:00-4:00 pm

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape.

Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.”

—Andrew Wyeth, American painter.

As we move toward winter, a certain quietude falls over us. It is time for contemplative thought and a different perspective. We dream and we reflect. Then, as the Solstice arrives, and days lengthen, a new vision begins. Sometimes it takes the eyes of an artist to usher us into this quieter world. We at Washington Printmakers Gallery offer up our visions of this introspective time as we invite you to celebrate this season and its sense of promise.

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Confluence of Energies
Nov
3
to Nov 26

Confluence of Energies

Film, print, painting & projection works by Donna Cameron

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 4, 2-4 pm. Artist’s Talk: 3:15 p.m.

Film, print, painting & projection works by Donna Cameron

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Anomaly
Sep
28
to Oct 29

Anomaly

Ron Meick — Recent Work

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 30, 1-4 pm

The Washington Printmakers Gallery is pleased to present Anomaly, recent prints by Ron Meick. Anomaly celebrates the duality of technique and concept, the intermingling of the tangible and the intangible. The human imperfections, wrinkles, registration of color, or inconsistencies of the process are like finding revelations of the extraordinary that lie beneath the surface of everyday experience. They are visual landscapes where we can extend personal narratives and context.

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Sails Away
Sep
1
to Sep 24

Sails Away

Constructed prints by Kate Lowman

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 9, 2-4 pm

These prints retain the memory of the sun, wind, and water where they began. Constructed from multiple photographs of radio-operated model sailboats, they keep the texture and detail of their originals, but the end result moves wholly or partly into abstraction. Printed on Japanese “cloud dragon” paper, many with a deckled edge, they are happy colors on a delicate paper.

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This Land
Aug
3
to Aug 27

This Land

All Member Group Exhibition

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 5, 2:00-5:00 pm

August is a golden month. Many have left home and are exploring our country, whether in National Parks, at the seashore, or in other hidden corners of this nation. It is a time to reflect on the beauty and complexity of America. Woody Guthrie’s famous song, This Land is Your Land, speaks of this beauty with his iconic words, which Bruce Springsteen once said comprise “the greatest song ever written about America.” Our printmakers and photographers offer their views of Guthrie’s ballad, each from a personal perspective. This rich collection of images promises to make you reflect on our country’s glory as we look deeper into our souls."

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National Small Works
Jun
30
to Jul 30

National Small Works

Including work from 36 artists representing the DC and 17 states

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 8, 2:00-5:00 pm

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 23rd year of the National Small Works Show: the first since 2019, due to covid cancellations.The exhibition includes 36 pieces – fine art prints, photographs, and artist books chosen by our juror LuLen Walker, Art Curator for Georgetown University. "

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Layered Beauty
Jun
1
to Jun 25

Layered Beauty

Prints exploring antiquity, abstraction and love of the medium by Susan J. Goldman

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 3, 1-4 pm

Susan J. Goldman's works on paper are bright and bold. These images are inspired by the ancient Greek idea of “squaring the circle,” as an expression of balance and beauty. Driven by the formal qualities of color interaction and a sense of geometrical playfulness, Goldman’s prints, encompass a spirit of experimentation and expanded logic. Transparent and opaque color blocks shield and reveal delicate, illustrative line drawings of flowers, among fragmented patterned textures, creating contrasts of fragile and strong, intense and subdued. Boundaries are nudged outward, new territory is created. "

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Narrative Portraiture
May
5
to May 28

Narrative Portraiture

Works on paper by Catherine Small

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 13, 4-7 pm

My prints have been called narrative portraiture. Each work functions as a story, but one that changes with every viewer. The series explores emotions, ranging from the extremes of joy and loss to the gentler zones of contentment and restlessness. The figures are bound with color and pattern which enhance and underline the emotions they surround. Together, the figure and pattern create an observable beauty supporting a complex, intangible emotion.

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Variations
Mar
31
to Apr 30

Variations

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 1, 3-5pm

Variation: a different or distinct version

Join the associate member artists of the Washington Printmakers Gallery as they present Variations, an exploration of the printed arts: ink on paper from nine different points of view.

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New Beginnings
Feb
10
to Mar 26

New Beginnings

Members’ Exhibit

Gala Celebration for WPG’s New Location: Saturday, February 11, 4-8pm

It’s a new year, and we have a new gallery! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Horoscope of the Moon, and this animal is the luckiest in the 12-year cycle. Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity. 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are believed to be vigilant, witty, quick-minded and ingenious. We hope for the same with our new beginning at Washington Printmakers Gallery, now located at 1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

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Lucky Pitch & Arches: Eric Bushee
Jan
13
to Feb 5

Lucky Pitch & Arches: Eric Bushee

Opening receptions: Friday, January 13, 5-7pm and Saturday, January 14, 1-4pm

My imagery is meant to express the industrial aesthetic of printmaking, which is repetition. I strive to present these images with clarity and control, but because the reproduction process is indirect, there is always mystery. Adding new layers and colors to a print can profoundly change the end result, modifying the print or creating variation in a series.

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