Printing Marks and Codes / Printing Design International Invitation Exhibition

Posted on November 17, 2015 by printerbird

I was honoured to have been invited to participate in Printing Marks and Codes/Printing Design International Invitation Exhibition at the Printmaking Department at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. The exhibition opened on November 14th and will run until the end of the month. I have many fond memories of Chongqing and my time there in 2011. The city is large, bright, and busy and sits at the intersection of two major rivers: the Yangzee and the Jialing.

Time Spent Looking (silkscreen, 30″ x 22″)

New Prints (The Body, Stranger)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by printerbird

I’ve recently completed two new prints. Both are silkscreen on paper and are part of The Body, Stranger series.

Considering Drift (silkscreen, 22″ x 30″)

Time Spent Looking (silkscreen, 30″ x 22″)

AFA Collections

Posted on June 24, 2015 by printerbird

I just found out that the Alberta Foundation for the Arts will be purchasing one of my large silkscreen prints. Thrilled to have this work as part of their collection! One of the edition is currently en-route to Serbia for my solo exhibition at the end of July and it was previously exhibited in Cheltenham, Calgary, and Trois Rivieres.

Collapsed Distance
(silkscreen, 44″ x 30″)

New Work – Destination: Serbia

Posted on April 9, 2015 by printerbird

I finished two new silkscreens recently in anticipation of an upcoming exhibition this summer in Belgrade, Serbia. They will be joining a series of my silkscreens from the past few years in a solo exhibition and will then be part of a two-person exhibition as part of the Drypoint Biennial in Uzice.

Neighbourhood Watch (silkscreen, 15″ x 22″)

Looking Towards the Garden Fence (silkscreen, 15″ x 22″)

A Show of Hands

Posted on March 27, 2015 by printerbird

I currently have a print in the exhibition A Show of Hands, up at A1 LabArts and showing during this year’s SGCI conference in Knoxville Tennessee. I was invited into the exhibition by Adam Finkelston, the editor of The Hand Magazine – a publication dedicated to printmaking and photography. Two other Calgary artists are also part of the show: Jacqueline Huskisson and Greaeme Dearden, both ACAD grads.

Lost Texts Readable (silkscreen)11″ x 15″

FIELDWORK: The Exhibition

Posted on March 10, 2015 by printerbird

This week, my work is part of an exhibition that coincides with ACAD’s symposium FIELDWORK: Artistic Research, Ethics and Academic Freedom taking place this week from March 12th – 19th. My work explores intersections between illness and identity and these prints specifically explore the sometimes banal (e.g. taking medication) but strangely heightened daily medical activities that are part of illness management. Both are part of my The Body, Stranger series. The exhibition and symposium events are free and open to the public.

FIELDWORK: The Exhibition being installed in room 371 at ACAD.

Install shot of my recent silkscreens

Mireille Perron’s piece – an emergency mobile unit that is part of her ongoing Laboratory of Feminist Pataphysics project.

New Prints (The Body, Stranger Series)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by printerbird

Here are the first two prints of 2015. They are part of The Body, Stranger series exploring issues relating to chronic illness and identity. Both are silkscreen on paper and 22″ x 30″.

Daily Task, Daily Forgetting (silkscreen, 30″ x 15″)

Constructing a Self Based on the Evidence (silkscreen, 22″ x 30″)

The City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection

Posted on January 20, 2015 by printerbird

For over a year, I’ve had several works as part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s Art Rental and Sales program. 2014 was the last active year of the program so though my work is no longer available through their sales, I was pleased to have the City of Burnaby purchase one of my prints for their permanent collection just prior to having my work returned to me.

Beginning in the Far (silkscreen 13 5/8″ x 20″)

Weight of Movement

Posted on December 21, 2014 by printerbird

Every year, Alberta Printmakers’ holds an exhibition and exchange where artists submit ten prints and receive eight random ones from the exchange in return. I created the print below for the event. Its an 8″ x 10″ silkscreen called “Weight of Movement”.

Weight of Movement (8″ x 10″) silkscreen

Fargo

Posted on August 1, 2014 by printerbird

This past winter, the television show Fargo was filmed in Calgary and I was approached to print some props. This was mostly a lot of unsexy boxes and folders but it was still pretty interesting to be part of the behind the scenes production. I did all my printing on the weekends so I never ran across any actors but it was cool to check out some of the sets and other props. Thank-you to Joel Tobman for this opportunity (he also designed the stencils – I just printed them)! Below are some photos of the printing in progress as well as a screen shot of a box in use.

A forest of drying giant boxes.

Some ammunition boxes laid out and ready for the onscreen debut.

Some ammunition boxes laid out and ready for their onscreen debut.

Case files! I had to cut a special template out of foam core so that I could print these. The back has a clip that couldn’t be removed.

This is what a lot of boxes looks like.

Silkscreening some large boxes (190 to be exact). We built registration guides out of screwed-in two by fours.

Screen shot of a printed box in action in Fargo.

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