CCP 2016 Foot Print Exhibition Catalog

5TH BIENNIAL

FOOTPRINT

International Exhibition 2016

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5TH BIENNIAL FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION JUNE 6 – AUGUST 28, 2016

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

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JUROR’S STATEMENT

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2014 PRIZE WINNERS

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LIST OF ACCEPTED ARTISTS

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INDEX OF ARTISTS BY COUNTRY

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION The 5th Biennial FootPrint International 2014 results from a competition for fine-art prints that are exactly one foot square. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of 20th century abstraction.

Rectangular horizontal and vertical shapes for landscape and portraiture, respectively, were, and in fact still are, the norm. For one thing, composing in the square is an artistic challenge. FootPrint International 2016 presents an opportunity for contemporary printmakers to address the square in 12 inches by 12 inches (30.5 x 30.5 cm). FootPrint International is held every other year, alternating with CCP’s Biennial International Miniature Print Competition.

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PRINTED WORLDS When I look at prints I often remember a conversation I had a long time ago with Eugene Carroll, an art historian of the Italian Renaissance and print connoisseur, who observed, “Great prints always seem larger in our imaginations than their actual size.” You can test this by trying to describe the size of a famous print such as Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I by defining two sides with your hands. I guarantee you will come out with something larger than the 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches of the original. In any other medium, a work of this size would be considered in the category of miniatures, but no one has ever described Melencolia I as small. It contains a world – a place so absorbing that after five centuries it continues to draw us in. That is what I look for in a print.

At one foot square, the works in FootPrint are considerably larger than Dürer’s masterpiece, but the size is still modest compared with much contemporary art. Within this format, each piece I selected opens up a vista to a world of the artist’s imagination created in terms particular to the language of prints.

Using aspects of Dürer’s print as a touchtone, we can see how the artists in this exhibition create intense personal statements.

Recalling the vast ocean view with the comet and rainbow in Melencolia I, the landscapes of Frances Ashforth, William Waitzman or Shirley Bernstein open up deep spaces for contemplation. Like Dürer, DeAnn Prosia harnesses an infinite number of marks to reveal an extreme, almost hallucinatory focus in her view of city life.

Many artists explore open-ended figural narratives. Just as the ultimate meaning of Melencolia I has eluded viewers for generations, we will never fully unwrap what is happening in the scenes presented by Jordan Shea Crumbley, Louise Gros or Tom Bennett.

The power of a single figure or face to evoke a broad range of human emotion is evidenced in prints by Anne Desmet, Nicci Haynes, Christina Keller (her print actually entitled Melancolia), Kristina Norvilaité and Cleo Wilkinson.

Others, such as Ahlam Al Arif, Alberto Balletti, Myles Calvert and Sirje Eelma explore the ability of individual objects to convey symbolic meaning, bringing to mind the mysterious elements in the foreground of Dürer’s engraving.

While most of the prints selected for the exhibition are representational, some artists exploit pure mark-making to articulate an involving visual world. This is certainly the case with Joanna Anos and indeed with Dürer.

Part of the persistent allure of Melencolia I and the prints in this exhibition is that they can be looked at on so many levels - composition, content and facture. I invite, viewers to delve deeply in the worlds created by these artists’ FootPrints.

—ANDREW RAFTERY, Professor, Rhode Island School of Design

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5TH BIENNIAL FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BEST IN SHOW Miriam Rudolph Edmonton, Canada

Searching, Intaglio and chine collé

Are You There?, Intaglio and chine collé

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5TH BIENNIAL FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BEST IN SHOW Juha Tammenpää Sundom, Finland

Mountebank, Etching and aquatint

Malleus Maleficarum, Etching and aquatint

Gravity Etching and aquatint

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SECOND PRIZE

THIRD PRIZE

Cleo Wilkinson Brisbane, Australia

DeAnn Prosia Newtown, CT

Pledge, Mezzotint

Under the Elevated, Etching

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5TH BIENNIAL FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION LIST OF WORKS

Christine Aaron Larchmont, NY Moment, Monotype

Ahlam Al Arif Dubai, United Arab Eremites Desert Life, Linoleum cut

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Joanna Anos Chicago, IL Vesper 2, Engraving

Frances Ashforth Ridgefield, CT Tideline 1, Monotype

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Frances Ashforth Ridgefield, CT Tideline 2, Monotype

Alberto Balletti San Felice del Benaco, Italy Two Leather Socks, Etching and digital print

Hélène Bautista Maisons Laffitte, France Les Portes, Linoleum cut

Tom Bennett Brooklyn, NY Witch 21, Monotype

Tom Bennett Brooklyn, NY Witch 18, Monotype

Shirley Bernstein Hampton, CT Passing Reflection, Reduction woodcut

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Giulio Bonatti S.Giovanni, Italy Returning Home, Monoprint

Karen Brussat Butler Norwalk, CT Swept Off Her Feet, Lithograph with hand coloring

Karen Brussat Butler Norwalk, CT Pull The Rug From Under One’s Feet, Lithograph

Myles Calvert Alfred Station, NY Romancing the Toaster, Woodcut

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Iza Campos Toronto, Canada You Are Listening in Orange and Blue, Relief print

Eliza Cardwell North Granby, CT Hiraeth, Mezzotint

Annette Olsen Caspeller Valby, Denmark Organ Commodies, Linoleum cut and digital print

Monica Chulewicz Seaford, NY The Avenues of Healing, Cyanotype with gold and silver leaf 2016 FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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Robert Creighton Dundas, Canada Atthis, Lithograph

Anne Desmet London, United Kingdom Anna, Sarah, Helen, Wood engraving collage

Jordan Shea Crumbley Cumberland, MD The Firehand, Linoleum cut

Anne Desmet London, United Kingdom John Sleeping, Wood engraving collage

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Sirje Eelma Tallinn, Estonia Story 1, Etching

Mary Farrell Spokane, WA Short Story 1, Woodcut monoprint

William Evertson East Hampton, CT Searching for the Moon, Mokuhanga

Mary Farrell Spokane, WA Short Story 2, Woodcut monoprint

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Beth Fein Berkeley, CA Momentary Dance, Etching with digital print chine collĂŠ

Cindi Ford Byron Center, MI Recount VIII, Mokuhanga, letterpress and, linoleum cut with collage

Lisa Flynn Scituate, MA Haunted, Monoprint

Robin Fruchter Woodcliff Lake, NJ Kayaks, Linoleum cut

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Donald Furst Wilmington, NC 3:20 a.m., Mezzotint

Eva Gallizzi Zurich, Switzerland Paris on the Road 2016, Woodcut

Brigitte Gagnon Rouyn Noranda, Canada Beige 5, Screen print

John Graham Saskatoon, Canada Pleading Forwards, Etching 2016 FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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John Graham Saskatoon, Canada Whisper Now, Etching

Louise Gros Montréal, Canada Untitled (Corps Feet 1), Etching

Louise Gros Montréal, Canada Untitled (Corps Feet 1), Etching

Kate Hanlon Georgetown, MA The Roof Shovelers, White line woodcut

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Nicci Haynes Canberra, Australia Speech Act, Screen print

Nina Jordan New York, NY Road Out, Reduction linoleum cut

Bonnie Johnson New Fairfield, CT Au Revoir, Silk aquatint

Karen Kalkstein Stamford, CT Reach, Gelatin print withcollage

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Ruth Kalla Ungerer Westport, CT Joie de Vie, Etching and Drypoint

Cristina Keller Miami, FL Melancolia, Etching, aquatint and drypoint

Ruth Kalla Ungerer Westport, CT No Need to Be Coy, Engraving and aquatint

Cristina Keller Miami, FL Eres Color Esmeralda, Etching, aquatint and mezzotint

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Aoife Layton Cork, Ireland Idyll, Mezzotint

Jonathan McFadden Lexington, KY Valley of the Clueless, Photogravure

Maria Ĺ ukomska Screen print The Border, Poznan, Poland

Larinda Meade Portland, ME Wandering Ways 4, Intaglio

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Guen Montgomery Urbana, IL Growth Spurt, Reductive relief with wool

Kristina Norvilaitè Vilnus, Lithuania Her Head Is in Her Heart, Linoleum cut

Kristina Norvilaitè Vilnus, Lithuania He Sings From All His Heart, Linoleum cut

Paul Painting Cape Town, South Africa Prickly Tree, Etching and aquatint

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Heidi Palmer Westport, CT Looking for Junonia, Monotype

Paula Pohli Claremorris, Ireland Angels in my Kitchen, Linoleum cut

Paula Pohli Claremorris, Ireland The Sheds, Linoleum cut

Bonnie Rigg Redding, CT Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25, Engraving and aquatint 2016 FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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Christie Rosenberg New Milford, NJ Broken Walls, Photo-etching

Scott Schnepf South Berwick, ME Small Bouquet, Woodcut

Tim Ross Norwalk, CT Road Skull, Digital print

Nomi Silverman Glenville, CT Refugee (with Bag), Intaglio

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Nomi Silverman Glenville, CT Woman with Child, Intaglio

William Waitzman Mount Vernon, NY Kayaker, Screen print

Valerie Syposz Ottawa, Canada Friday Night Fun, Linoleum cut

Elisabeth Walden Bridgeport, CT Looming FUPA, Monotype with body printing

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Zach Werbalowsky Athens, GA Girl with Cat, Screen print

Art Werger Athens, OH Feet in the Sand, Etching and aquatint

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Art Werger Athens, OH On the Beach, Etching and aquatint

Patricia White Cambridge, MA Nancy Becoming Her Art, Monoprint

Daniela Zekina Montréal, Canada Realities, Drypoint

Sergey Zlotnikov Pittsburgh, PA Carrie Furnace III, Photogravure

Sergey Zlotnikov Pittsburgh, PA Carrie Furnace I, Photogravure

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INDEX OF EXHIBITING ARTISTS BY COUNTRY

AUSTRALIA

IRELAND

UNITED STATES

Larinda Meade, Maine

Nicci Haynes

Aoife Layton

Christine Aaron, New York

Guen Montgomery, Illinois

Cleo Wilkinson

Paula Pohli

Joanna Anos, Illinois

Heidi Palmer, Connecticut

Frances Ashforth, Connecticut

DeAnn Prosia, Connecticut

CANADA

ITALY

Tom Bennett, New York

Bonnie Rigg, Connecticut

Iza Campos

Alberto Balletti

Shirley Bernstein , Connecticut

Christie Rosenberg, New Jersey

Robert Creighton

Giulio Bonatti

Karen Brussat Butler, Connecticut

Tim Ross, Connecticut

Brigitte Gagnon

LITHUANIA

Myles Calvert, New York

Scott Schnepf, Maine

John Graham

Kristina Norvilaitè

Eliza Cardwell, Connecticut

Nomi Silverman, Connecticut

Monica Chulewicz, New York

William Waitzman, New York

Louise Gros Miriam Rudolph

POLAND

Jordan Shea Crumbley, Maryland

Elisabeth Walden, Connecticut

Daniela Zekina

Maria Łukomska

William Evertson, Connecticut

Zach Werbalowsky, Georgia

Mary Farrell, Washington

Art Werger, Ohio

DENMARK

SOUTH AFRICA

Beth Fein, California

Patricia White, Massachusetts

Annette Olsen Caspeller

Paul Painting

Lisa Flynn, Massachusetts

Sergey Zlotnikov, Pennsylvania

Cindi Ford, Michigan ESTONIA

SWITZERLAND

Robin Fruchter, New Jersey

Sirje Eelma

Eva Gallizzi

Donald Furst, North Carolina Kate Hanlon, Massachusetts

FINLAND

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Bonnie Johnson, Connecticut

Juha Tammenpää

Ahlam Al Arif

Nina Jordan, New York Karen Kalkstein, Connecticut

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

Ruth Kalla Ungerer, Connecticut

Hélène Bautista

Anne Desmet

Cristina Keller, Florida Jonathan McFadden, Kentucky

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ABOUT CCP The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is a nonprofit multimedia studio and gallery dedicated to the art of the print. At CCP artists can work independently, collaborate with staff printers, or enroll in workshops conducted by nationally recognized artists. Exhibitions of original prints are held regularly in the gallery, and diverse educational programs are offered for experienced and emerging artists.

THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM AT CCP Each year, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) hosts a series of exhibitions in the Grace Ross Shanley Gallery, including works by established professional artist, the Biennial FootPrint International Print Exhibition (on even numbered years), the Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (on odd numbered years).

We wish to acknowledge and thank the following foundations and organizations for their help and support in enabling the Center to service the community and the tri-state area: Fairfield County’s Community Foundation The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation New Canaan Community Foundation

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