Committed to Print by Karen M. Gutfreund

Copyright 2023 by Arceo Press. ISBN: 9798865159247 The book author and each artist here retain sole copyright to their contributions to this book. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without prior permission in writing from René H. Arceo / Arceo Press 7100 W. Dickens Ave., Chicago, IL 60707 www.ArceoPress.com Catalog and cover designed by Karen M. Gutfreund, www.karengutfreund.com @karengutfreundart Cover art: (Front) Oscar Moya, Añorando / Longing , 2014, Dry point, gouache, watercolor inks, 16 x 20 inches (Back) Poli Marichal, Surjo del Caos / Out of Chaos, 2021, 3 PVC plate print, 51 x 18 inches, (triptych) Published by Arceo Press Chicago 7100 W. Dickens Ave Chicago, IL 60707

Committed to Print A national invitational printmakers exhibition In conjunction with Grabadolandia Festival Exhibition organized and curated by René H. Arceo

Committed to Print A national invitational printmakers exhibition

Exhibition November 18 – December 18, 2023

Exhibition presented in partnership with Instituto Gráfico de Chicago Prospectus Art Gallery 1210 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608

Introduction For several years, I had participated at the annual print festival Grabadolandia before realizing it had turned ten years old in 2022. Recently I learned that the organizers of the festival, Instituto Gráfico de Chicago (IGC), have been around even longer. While participating in this years’ (2023) Print Austin and Print Santa Fe festivals, seeing old friends and meeting new ones made me think of organizing a print exhibition as part of Grabadolandia. I know several printmakers that were planning to travel to Chicago for the occasion. All the more reason to curate and exhibit their works alongside those of local artists. I liked the idea of exhibitions paralleled with the print festival as a way of highlighting prints in a gallery setting, similar to the Austin and Santa Fe programming. IGC previously presented an exhibition in 2022 entitled New Energy with local artists participation. This current exhibition builds upon that show and this year brings a national scope with the participation of artists from across the country, while maintaining a good representation of Chicago area printmakers and print collectives. Additionally, I was interested in inviting, mostly but not only, artists who have been or will be involved in Grabadolandia this year. Thus, a pool of more than sixty artists was developed to which IGC made additional recommendations. To keep it manageable, the exhibition became an invitational as a way to streamline the process. Lately, I have been concerned with documentation—a reflection of getting older perhaps—and finding ways to create a printed memory that remains after art events, festivals and especially exhibitions take place. Often times projects come about, exhibitions come and go but, subsequent generations do not benefit from learning about them. There is no source reference they can check, with few exceptions where videos or catalogues are produced and made publicly available. Through Arceo Press, I started to publish exhibition and print portfolio catalogues as an effort to change that. So, the natural thing for Committed to Print was to create a document in the form of an exhibition catalogue with some biographical information about each participating artist that will remain for generations to come. It seems to me that there are a great number of artists making prints in the Chicago area, the United States, many cities in Mexico and several other Latin American countries. Maybe it is just my exposure to this part of the world through social media as well as participating in some of the regional and national print festivals. The fact is that I know about and have met many more printmakers than I ever knew say ten years ago. Events such as the annual Grabadolandia festival have brought together multiple generations of graphic artists together. I applaud the young founders of Instituto Gráfico de Chicago for their vision in creating and maintaining this annual celebration of prints. Organizing and curating this catalogue and exhibition are my ways to support the continued IGC efforts. The title of this exhibition was in the back of my mind for a long time. I remember in late 1987 Carlos A. Cortez and John Pitman Weber were contacted by the Museum of Modern Art in New York about a national print exhibition they were calling “Committed to Print.” Cortez mentioned the exhibition and the fact that he had suggested my name to be included. I believe I was still too green to be considered and they were looking for seasoned and mature printmakers. The exhibition took place from January 31–April 19, 1988 at MoMA. Later I got ahold of the exhibition catalogue and for the first time I had a broader view of what other printmakers were doing across the country. It was inspiring to see the diversity of styles, print media, subject matter and artists. I felt the

publication reflected the close relationship and loyalty of many graphic artists to their printing craft. Likewise, I feel the same way about the current version of Committed to Print, with its diversity of voices, themes, concerns, styles and choice of media. A small percentage of visual artists apply themselves to various print media only. Often times artists not only paint but they happen to make prints as well. I have met individual artists who express themselves doing ceramics, paintings, sculptures, murals and prints. Two of the only artists I know of who made and became primarily known for prints were Jose Guadalupe Posada (b.1952 – 1913) and Leopoldo Mendez (b.1902 – 1969). I hope printmaking gatherings like Grabadolandia continue to succeed thanks to the efforts of many volunteers and the institutional support from the National Museum of Mexican Art where the festival takes place. It is necessary to continue building a strong foundation which will ensure the presentation, promotion, and education of people about print media. Supporting and involving young generations of artists in those processes, with their energy and creativity, will foster a brighter future for printmaking.

Rene H Arceo, Printmaker Founder/Director, Arceo Press October 2023

Introducción Durante varios años había participado en el festival anual de grabado Grabadolandia antes de darme cuenta de que este había cumplido diez años en 2022. Recientemente me enteré de que los organizadores del festival, el Instituto Gráfico de Chicago (IGC), han existido por aún más tiempo. Mientras participaba en los festivales Print Austin y Print Santa Fe de este año (2023), vi a viejos amigos y conocí otros mas me hizo pensar en organizar una exposición de grabados como parte de Grabadolandia. Conozco a varios grabadores que planeaban viajar a Chicago para la ocasión. Razón de más para curar y exhibir sus obras junto con las de artistas locales. Me gustó la idea de presentar exhibiciones paralelas al festival de grabados como una forma de resaltar los grabados en una galería, similar a la programación de Austin y Santa Fe. IGC presentó previamente una exposición en 2022 titulada Nueva Energía con participación de artistas locales. La exposición actual se basa en esa muestra y este año tiene un alcance nacional con la participación de artistas de todo el país, al mismo tiempo que mantiene una buena representación de grabadores y colectivos de impresión del área de Chicago. Además, me interesaba invitar en su mayoría, pero no solamente, a artistas que han estado o estarán involucrados en Grabadolandia este año. Así, se desarrolló una lista de más de sesenta artistas a los que el IGC hizo recomendaciones adicionales. Para que fuera manejable, la exposición se convirtió en una muestra por invitación como forma de agilizar el proceso. Últimamente me he preocupado por la documentación—quizás un reflejo del envejecimiento—y por encontrar formas de crear una memoria impresa que permanezca después de que se lleven a cabo eventos artísticos, festivales y, especialmente, exposiciones. Muchas veces los proyectos surgen, las exposiciones van y vienen, pero las generaciones posteriores no se benefician al aprender sobre ellos. No hay ninguna referencia de fuente que puedan verificar, con pocas excepciones cuando se producen videos o catálogos y se ponen a disposición del público. A través de Arceo Press, comencé a publicar catálogos de exposiciones y de carpetas de grabado como un esfuerzo por cambiar eso. Entonces, lo natural para Committed to Print fue crear un documento en forma de catálogo de exposición con información biográfica sobre cada artista participante que permanecerá para las generaciones venideras. Me parece que hay un gran número de artistas haciendo grabados en el área de Chicago, Estados Unidos, muchas ciudades de México y varios otros países latinoamericanos. Tal vez sea solo el estar expuesto a esta parte del mundo a través de las redes sociales, además de mi participación en algunos de los festivales de grabado regionales y nacionales. El hecho es que conozco y he conocido a muchos más grabadores de los que conocí hace diez años. Eventos como el festival anual Grabadolandia han reunido a varias generaciones de artistas gráficos. Aplaudo a los jóvenes fundadores del Instituto Gráfico de Chicago por su visión al crear y mantener esta celebración anual de grabados. Organizar y curar este catálogo y exposición son mis formas de apoyar los esfuerzos continuos del IGC.

El título de esta exposición estuvo en mi mente durante mucho tiempo. Recuerdo que, a finales de 1987, el Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York se puso en contacto con Carlos A. Cortez y John Pitman Weber sobre una exposición nacional de grabados que llamaban “Committed to Print”. Cortez mencionó la exposición y el hecho de que había sugerido que se incluyera mi obra. Creo que todavía estaba demasiado verde para ser

considerado y buscaban grabadores maduros y experimentados. La exposición tuvo lugar del 31 de enero al 19 de abril de 1988 en el MoMA. Más tarde conseguí el catálogo de la exposición y por primera vez tuve una visión más amplia de lo que estaban haciendo otros grabadores en todo el país. Fue inspirador ver la diversidad de estilos, medios impresos, temas y artistas. Sentí que la publicación reflejaba la estrecha relación y la lealtad de muchos artistas gráficos hacia su oficio de grabadores. De la misma manera, siento lo mismo acerca de la versión actual de Committed to Print, con su diversidad de voces, temas, preocupaciones, estilos y elección de técnicas. Un pequeño porcentaje de artistas visuales se dedican únicamente a diversos medios gráficos. Muchas veces los artistas no sólo pintan, sino que también hacen grabados. He conocido artistas individuales que se expresan haciendo cerámica, pintura, escultura, murales y grabados. Dos de los únicos artistas que conozco que hicieron y se hicieron conocidos principalmente por sus grabados fueron José Guadalupe Posada (n. 1952 – 1913) y Leopoldo Méndez (n. 1902 – 1969). Espero que encuentros de grabado como Grabadolandia sigan teniendo éxito gracias al esfuerzo de muchos voluntarios y al apoyo institucional del Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano donde se lleva a cabo el festival. Es necesario continuar construyendo una base sólida que asegure la presentación, promoción y educación de la gente sobre las técnicas del grabado. Apoyar e involucrar a las generaciones jóvenes de artistas en esos procesos, con su energía y creatividad, fomentará un futuro más brillante para el grabado.

René H Arceo, Grabador Fundador/director, Arceo Press octubre 2023

ARTISTS

Abel Alejandre Los Angeles, CA

Saint Sebastian

2017 Woodblock print on BFK Rives 34 x 27 inches Edition30

BIO The first seven years of my life were spent in a remote, rural region known as Tierra Caliente in Michoacan State, Mexico. I recall no running water nor electricity. Our immediate and extended family lived in Apatzingan, the nearest bona fide town. It was from here that my family and I emigrated to Los Angeles in 1975. Although some of my work consists of graphite on paper, canvas or wood, I work within other mediums. Creating a new piece is a labor- and time-intensive process, which might necessitate the expenditure of countless pencils and/or graphite leads, and up to hundreds of hours to bring it to fruition. I am also a self-trained printmaker and have worked with this medium for more than 20 years. Printmaking is an integral part of my work. When crafting a woodblock, my lines follow the contours of my subjects, paying homage to the traditions of master engravers. In doing so, I view my prints as my shouting voice, while the drawings – the templates – are my whispering voice. On occasion, I work on a monumental scale to present my narratives; some blocks are hand carved and may require months to complete. Once printed, each run yields a limited edition. As with other artists, my work contains autobiographical elements. In particular, I frequently explore the public and private spheres of masculinity. I’ve spent some time examining the concept of masculinity, manhood, and codes of conduct through the lives of men in my life. Often, I make use of the rooster as a metaphor and symbol for manhood, valor, machismo, and patriarchy. As I interpret this beautiful, regal (albeit common) creature, its aim is to convince an opponent of its wisdom and prescience. Yet it is a fierce animal, possessing the primal instinct to fight until its enemy is dispatched. Similarly, some men embody this quality, this sense of cunning, this unique nature, making them ideal subjects of inquiry. At this stage, I’ve come across no definitive answers, and seek only to record, and to interpret, a lifetime of observation. To my mind, artists’ particular style—their mark—has more significance than their fingerprint or their signature. It is, in point of fact, one of the building blocks of the artist’s DNA. It must be etched with purpose, signifying commitment. It matters not if the mark is smudged or dragged or pushed or erased or redrawn. If that is the imprint, so be it. Think of the act as a tattoo that impregnates the surface. Should you attempt to remove it, it will resist. My marks are calculated to fuse certain images, anointed spaces.

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Montserrat Alsina

Chicago, IL

Hidden World

2023 Lithograph on BFK paper 13.5 x 19.5 inches Edition of 15

BIO Montserrat Alsina (b. Valencia, Venezuela) is a multi-disciplinary artist. She earned her BA in Art and Education at Rhodes College, and an MFA in Performance at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. She lives between Chicago and the Dominican Republic. She currently has her studio at MANA Contemporary in Chicago. Alsina has received numerous grants giving her the opportunity to travel to different cities in Mexico, Germany and Spain where she has produced several editions of etchings, lithographs and mono prints. She uses printmaking for the variety of techniques and possibilities that present themselves to push the limits of the process, giving her the opportunity to encounter challenges for her production of images. In the last three years, she has produced a large series of monoprints using the leaf of an almond tree found on the coast of the Dominican Republic. She then uses watercolors and color pencils creating stories from meditative conversations during the process. The lithography, Hidden Worlds, presented in this book is a departure from this series, connecting nature and spirit during the drawing process on the stone. She is passionate about education, traveling, and creating collaborations in her communities. She is co-founder of Nahui Ollin: Danzas Ceremoniales de México, 18th Street Pilsen Open Studios, Colibrí Studio Gallery, and the Arts and Culture Committee in Pilsen. www.montserratartist.com Facebook: Montserrat Alsina Art Studio @colibrialsina

Miguel A. Aragón

New York, NY

Agentes Municipals

2019 Screenprint on Yupo 28 x 24 inches

BIO Miguel A. Aragón (*Juárez, México) lives and works in New York City (USA) and Berlin (Germany); he is an Associate Professor in Printmaking at CUNY College of Staten Island. Aragón has exhibited internationally at venues including the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY; Uferhallen, Berlin, Germany and the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, Canada to name a few. His awards and residences include NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship; KALA Art Institute fellowship and residency, Berkeley, CA; East London Printmakers Keyholder Residency, London UK; Till Richter Museum, Buggenhagen, Germany; and La Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, Venice, Italy among many others. His work is held in collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago; and Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Aragón’s work has been published in A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking (Greenville, NC: Wellington B. Gray Gallery, 2012), Peenemünde Project: Geschichte wird Kunst / Imprinting History (Berlin: Edition Braus, 2017) and ¡Printing the Revolution!: The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now (Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum; Princeton: in association with Princeton University Press, 2020). Most recently, in 2022 he was nominated for The Queen Sonja Print Award, Oslo, Norway; and was awarded the 2022 SGC International Mid-career Printmaker award.

Atlan Arceo Witzl Chicago, IL

Nuevo Objeto - Chican@ Myth Making

2023 Lithograph 30 x 22.5 inches Editioned by Hoofprint Chicago

BIO Atlan Arceo-Witzl (b. 1996 Oak Park, Illinois) is a Mexican-American visual artist and creator whose work is concerned with everyday rituals, icons, symbols, objects, and language. In his artistic practice, the cultural production of print ephemera, craft of the sign-painting industry, redefining "American" through a Latinx lens, and the documentation/recording of events across multiple mediums/languages are current points of focus. He is a graduate of Skidmore College with a Bachelors of Science in Studio Art with a concentration in printmaking, drawing, and sculpture. He lives in Chicagoland, IL pursuing a career in the arts and education while enjoying the fascinating human game of communication.

René H. Arceo Chicago, IL

Mariposa Migrante Migrant Butterfly

2022 Linocut and watercolor 30 x 22 inches

BIO René Arceo (b. 1959 Michoacán, México) is a printmaker and cultural worker interested in promoting printmaking to general audiences through printmakers collaborations, curated exhibitions, catalogue publications, demos, and talks. Founded in 2005 Arceo Press to build bridges and to foster international collaborations among printmakers from different countries. Arceo Press has published fourteen limited edition print portfolios. René is interested in how multiplicity can contribute to reaching larger audiences while subsequently making the artwork affordable with numbered originals. René has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Poland, Mexico, France, Spain, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Italy, Canada, Argentina, Norway and the United States. Several grants allowed him to travel abroad to exhibit and lecture in Guadalajara, Mexico (1990), Lublin, Poland (2002), Paris, France (2006), an art residency in Lucerne, Switzerland (2018) and a DECASE grant to publish his second book, about recent artwork (2021). His prints are included in the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Center for the Study of Political Graphics, the Blanton Museum of Art, Museo Nacional de la Estampa, Fine Arts Museum Boston, Benson Latin American Collection, McNay Art Museum, and Academickie Centrum Kultury in Lublin, Poland. He is currently a member of MidAmerica Print Council, Consejo Grafico Nacional, a collective of Chicano/Latinx print studios, and the Chicago Society of Artists. www.ArceoPress.com

Carlos Barberena Chicago, IL

Strawberry Fields

Linocut on Handmade Paper Shopping bag (BFK Rives) 24 x 18 inches

BIO Carlos Barberena (b. Granada, Nicaragua) is a contemporary printmaker known for his relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. Barberena has received various national and international awards and his work is also included in numerous national and international public collections such Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Whitney Museum of American Art / Special Collection, New York, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, KIWA, Tokyo, Japan, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación Ortiz-Gurdián, León, Nicaragua among others. Barberena currently lives and works in Chicago where he runs Bandolero Press. He is also a core member of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago. www.carlosbarberena.com

Arturo Barrera

Chicago, IL

Dark Flower – Xochimilco

2022 Linocut 11 x 15 inches

BIO I grew up in the 1970s in Pilsen—Chicago’s preeminent Latino community. My first art experience was a political mural I saw on 18th Street. A mural painted by Marcos Raya, which was inspired by the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the one destroyed by the Rockefeller’s. Such art included murals displayed on the walls of Casa Aztlan, a Community Center, and on the exterior walls of other buildings; there were also silk screen flyers distributed by local activists fighting to gain political power in city government. The most influential artists were Mario Castillo and Marcos Raya, two local Chicago artists. Their works are both figurative and political. These artists are significant contributors to the Chicago mural movement because they initiated Mexican-American murals throughout the Pilsen community. Their roles in the Chicago mural scene are everlasting, and I am visually drawn to them. Since then, political and social statements have been the content represented in most of my artwork. I am an Art educator in the Chicago Public School system, the thirdlargest school district in the United States. I served as an Assistant Principal for 4 years and have been teaching art education for over 32 years. I received a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Art Education, an M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University in printmaking and painting, and an M.A. in Education Administration from Governors State University. I create and coordinate various mural projects that incorporate the talents of my students. I am a recipient of multiple grants, which benefit my students, the school, and various communities.

Liz Born Chicago, IL

Rite of the Rat

2015 Lithograph 28 x 20 inches

BIO Liz is a Chicago-based printmaker and ceramicist. Her drawings, legs apart, hands on hips or raised in defiance, oppose gendered expectations of obedience and discretion. Her work has been displayed at venues including The Chicago Cultural Center and Jane Addams Hull House Museum. In 2012, she founded Hoofprint, a printshop and publisher of fine art editions, with print-partner Gabe Hoare.

Margaret Buchen Chicago, IL

Short Sight State II

2021 Monotype, solar plate intaglio, pencil, oil paint 14 x 21 inches

BIO Margaret Buchen is a Chicago-based artist who makes prints, paintings and drawings derived from film stills. She is interested in personal communication and the experience of living in our media-saturated culture. Buchen teaches art at Harper College, Palatine, Illinois and at Concordia University in River Forest. She is the Art Curator of the Harper College Art Collection. Since 1985, she has shown her work in more than seventy group and solo exhibitions, including Terrain Biennial 2021, Oak Park, Illinois; Prints 2021, National Juried Print Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, New York; and Unmasked, Portraiture in a Pandemic, ARC Gallery, Chicago, 2020. Her work is included in the many private collections. Buchen earned an M.F.A. in Printmaking from California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California; and a B.S. in Art from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. www.margaretbuchen.com @buchenmargaret

Jessie Burciaga Brownsville, TX

Corazon Entre Nopales

2023 Drypoint on paper 12.5 x 10 inches

BIO Jessie Burciaga (b.1990) is an artist working in installation, printmaking, sculpture, and assemblage. Born between the border towns of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico. His work reflects his strong and longstanding interest in sociopolitical issues along the U.S./ Mexico border. Burciaga's work shows vulnerability by accepting the painful truth and the contemporary reality of La Frontera. Rather than relying on pain as a focal point, Burciaga uses it as an anchor, tethering the realm of dreams, the subconscious, and the spiritual. His work is honest to the experiences of loss and grief, without discounting the hope for a better tomorrow. Burciaga received his BFA from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and his MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He currently resides and works in Brownsville, Texas where he teaches printmaking at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Pepe Coronado Austin, TX

Recast

2020 Screenprint 12 x 18 inches

BIO Pepe Coronado (b. Dominican Republic) M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Founder of Coronado Print Studio, Austin, Texas and New York City, and founding member of the collective Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA. Former master printer for Pyramid Atlantic, Maryland; the Hand Print Workshop International, Virginia; and the Serie Print Project in Austin, Texas; He has taught printmaking at Purchase College School of Art and Design, SUNY; at the Corcoran College of Art; Georgetown University; and at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Visiting artist at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles. Exhibits his work and the Coronado Print Studio collection nationally and internationally. My works centers around topics related to borders, migration, history and current events dealing with socio-political issues. This print is based on our current reality, where our lack of understanding and acceptance of the real history of this country has once again been revealed by a crisis. Frustrations are loud and clear and spilling into the streets with calls to recast this nation and forge a reality more in line with its mythology and promise.

Carlos Alfredo Cortez / Koyokuikatl

Milwaukee 1923 – Chicago 2005†

José Guadalupe Posada and Catrina

1981 Linocut 36 x 27 inches Beata & René Arceo Collection

BIO Carlos Alfredo Cortez is regarded as a political artist best known for his prints and illustrations that address labor rights, union organizing, issues of identity and culture. He was the son of Alfredo Cortez and Augusta Ungerecht, a progressive radical workingclass couple with links to anti war social pacifism. Although he was drafted in 1944, he rejected it on political grounds becoming a conscientious objector. In 1947 he became an active member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) for whom he started writing articles and drawing cartoons for their union newspaper. There he contributed poems, articles, short stories, book reviews while creating photographs, comic strips and linocuts. His earliest prints go back to the 1950s making him the earliest Chicano artist. Since the 1940s, Cortéz drew cartoons for the Industrial Workers of the World newspaper and wrote poetry becoming its editor in 1969 until 1975. He was a columnist throughout the 1980s. Moving to Chicago in 1965, Cortéz begun a forty-year long relationship with the city’s culture and art as a poet and graphic artist. His art, influenced by José Guadalupe Posada, Francisco de Goya and Kathe Kollwitz, also reflected his personal understanding of an indigenous and American Indian perspective within an internationalist frame. Joining the Chicago art scene, Cortez throughout the years was a member of important collectives such as Movimiento Artístico Chicano (MARCH), MiRA, the Chicago Mural Group, Mexican Printmaking Workshop and the groups Midwest Artists for Peace and the Artists’ Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean. Cortéz identified himself as a philosophical anarchist and as a soapbox artist and poet. He was quoted stating that “he blends the techniques and styles of the German

expressionists with themes from the ancient Aztecs and modern Chicanos”. “The German expressionists, and Edvard Munch, are my saints–right along with Diego Rivera and Jose Guadalupe Posada,” he said.

Nicolás De Jesús Cuernavaca, Mex

“El” Train

ND Etching and aquatint 15 x 11 inches State Proof 3/3 Beata & René Arceo Collection

BIO Nicolás De Jesús (b. 1960 Amelyatepec, Mexico) a Nahua Indian, whose hometown is well known for the traditional painters of amate paper. Nicolas is by experience selftaught and an artist by heritage. In 1981 he traveled to Mexico City to learn printmaking at Artegrafías Limitadas printshop. In 1988 he visited Los Angeles, CA and later he moved to Chicago where he settled for almost a decade. He promoted his art through the Mexican Museum from that city and became a co-founder of the Taller Mexicano de Grabado in 1990. Nicolas has exhibited in France, Japan & Indonesia through the support of the L'Association pour l’Estampe et l’Art populaire . In 2015 he spent three months working in Ontario and San Francisco, CA and a visit to Chicago. He promotes printmaking, his colleagues’ artwork and their ancestral culture.

Celeste De Luna San Antonio, TX

Healing Borderland Hand

2022 Linocut 14.5 x 20 inches

BIO Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Celeste is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. A longtime arts educator of over 15 years in public schools and higher education, she is also an enthusiastic home cook. Celeste’s grapefruit pie recipe was published in the book “Don’t Count the Tortillas” by Adan Medrano and she appears in his 2021 film Truly Texas Mexican advocating for traditional food, street vendors, and Tejano culture. Currently, she lives in San Antonio, works out of her home studio, Metztli Press, and teaches at Northwest Vista College.

Celeste has been awarded residencies, fellowships, & grants from Vermont Studio Center, ArtplaceAmerica, a Blade of Grass, Santa Fe Art Institute Artist Residency and in 2022, showed her work in Vancouver in the exhibit “Xicanx: Dreamers and Changemakers”.

Francisco Delgado El Paso, TX

San Benito: ¡Somos bravos!

2023 Relief on paper 44 X 30 inches

BIO Francisco Delgado was born in Ciudad Juárez and grew up in El Paso’s Segundo Barrio. His “Bordeño” artworks are informed by the social and cultural struggles inherent in life along the Mexican and United States border. Francisco explores and questions identity, race, cultural traditions, and government policies that affect migration and immigrants. He often uses dark humor and satire to depict his narratives. Delgado holds a Bachelors of Fine Art from the University of Texas at El Paso and Masters of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Art. His works have been published in books, exhibited in national and international art exhibitions and community institutions.

Héctor Duarte Chicago, IL

Aparición de Nuestra Señora de Monsanto

2015 Mixed media on vinyl 74 x 36 inches

BIO Héctor Duarte (b. 1952 Caurio, México). He studied mural painting at the workshop of David Alfaro Siqueiros in 1977. Since moving to Chicago in 1985, Duarte has participated in the creation of more than 50 murals. He has exhibited his paintings and prints in solo and collective shows at such venues as the NMMA, the School of the Art Institute, the State of Illinois Gallery and Casa Estudio Museo Diego Rivera in Mexico. Duarte’s awards include a 2008 Artist Fellowship Award from the IAC, 2005 and 2007 Artistic Production Awards from the Secretary of Culture of the state of Michoacán, a 1995 Chicago Bar Association Award for best work of public art and a 1994 NEA project grant. In 2006 he participated in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as an invited muralist. Duarte is the co-founder of the Julio Ruelas Print Workshop in Zacatecas, La Casa de la Cultura in Zamora, Mexico, and the Mexican Printmaking Workshop in Chicago.

Sandra C. Fernández Del Valle, TX

Tira y Afloja Tug of War

2022 Silkscreen 15 x 22 inches

BIO Sandra Fernández is an Ecuadorian-American artist whose work explores the concepts of cultural heritage, gender, and migration. She was born in New York, grew up in Quito -Ecuador, and migrated back to the United States as a young adult. Her work is informed by her perspectives as a Latina immigrant with influences from her two geographical landmarks. Her work has been widely exhibited in numerous cities in the USA and abroad and collected privately and publicly. She’s had over twenty solo exhibitions and more than two hundred group exhibits around the USA and abroad. Fernandez’s works are represented in public collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of Woman in the Arts and the Library of Congress in Washington DC; The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach California, The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth Texas, the Blanton Museum and the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin Texas, to name a few. Her work is also in many private collections. She is the Owner of Sandra Fernandez Art located in Del Valle, TX where she currently maintains an active studio practice.

www.sandrafernandez.art @sfernandezart

Roberto Ferreyra

Chicago, IL / Morelia, Mex

Volar conmigo Fly with me

2021 Linocut on paper 19.3 x 27.5 inches

BIO Roberto Ferreyra was born on July 9, 1957 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Graduated from the Mexico’s National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking “La Esmeralda.” He was initially drawn to fine arts by the works of the great Mexican muralists Rivera, Siqueiros and Orozco. When we look at his work today, it is clear we are in the presence of a gifted artist whose inspiration draws strongly on the pre-Columbian culture and images. Roberto’s works have been shown in Spain, Canada (Montreal and Toronto), United States (New York and Chicago), as well as in his own country. His works have also been published in many art magazines from Mexico and other countries. Roberto is not only a well-known painter, but is also an acclaimed poet, winner of the 1985 2nd Bienal de Poesia Breve, Valparaiso, Chile and 1986 “Antologia de Poesia Joven Latinoamericana Revista Mairena, Puerto Rico. He is a painter and musician who actively works to contribute his artistic talents to the Chicago community. He is co-founder of Colibri Gallery in Pilsen. Roberto has been an active artist and educator as well as Chicago working with different organizations to implement art programs in schools, like a tool for students and teachers to understand and compliment the curriculum. Currently he spends his time between Mexico and the United States working in several printshops as well as his own studios in both countries.

Juan R. Fuentes San Francisco, CA

Aztlan, Low and Slow

2023 Linocut 28 x 28 inches

BIO Juan R. Fuentes is a graduate of San Francisco State University. He taught at the Mission Campus/City College SF, the California College of the Arts, Oakland CA and was visiting faculty at the San Francisco Art Institute’s print department. He was also director of Mission Grafica at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Inspired by the Chicano Movement and mentors Rupert Garcia and Malaquias Montoya, Juan has dedicated his art as an artist/activist in supporting and being part of a global movement for social change. His posters and relief prints have addressed many issues as they relate to communities of color, social justice, racism, and international struggles for liberation. Juan’s studio Pajaro Editions is part of Consejo Grafico Nacional, a collective of Chicano/ Latinx print studios. His prints and posters reside in various institutions and museums including, the Mexican Museum of San Francisco, the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, the Library of Congress, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles and CEMA, the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, University of Santa Barbara. CEMA has also set up a personal archive for his works. Juan’s art has been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. Awards: 2019 Harriet Barlow Award, Blue Mountain Center; 2010 Recipient of Activist Award, Southern Graphics Council International; 2009 Art is a Hammer Award, Center for the Study of Political Graphics; 2005 Recipient of an Honorary Membership to the

California Society of Printmakers

Leigh Garcia Kent, OH

From the Permanent Collection

2022 Screen print 14 x 11 inches

BIO Garcia received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and BFA from the University of North Texas. She has received numerous awards for her work including the Emerging Printmaker Award from Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI), New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award from Kent State University, Gamblin Emerging Artist Award, and Arts Institute Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship for a Woman in the Arts. Her work is included in over 15 permanent collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX; Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA; and Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University. Garcia currently lives in Kent, OH where she is an Assistant Professor and Co-Area Head of Print Media and Photography.

Eric Gasca

Chicago, IL

White Daisy

2020 Linocut 10 x 13 inches

BIO Eric Gasca is a Chicago-born Printmaker and Photographer. Eric studied all forms of traditional Printmaking and Photography including experimental techniques in Photography at Harold Washington College in Chicago. Eric is currently studying Graphic Design at Northeastern Illinois University. Influenced by punk rock/gig posters, cultural history, photojournalism, and everyday life his work revolves around personal experiences transmitted through symbols, illusions, and techniques. He has also volunteered with the National Museum of Mexican Art to organize, research different artworks, and install exhibitions alongside artists. Eric became a member of the Printmaking Collective Instituto Grafico de Chicago in 2018. Since then, he has organized the printmaking festival Grabadolandia, international portfolio exchanges, and demo workshops.

Liliana Gerardi Orlando, FL

Illuminated Women

2020 Linocut 22 x 30 inches

BIO Liliana Gerardi was born in Argentina. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo with a Major in Printmaking. Since 1990 she participated in exhibitions in Argentina, United States, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, The United Kingdom, Australia, China, Japan and Egypt. Since 2000 she resides in United States. With a strong commitment to spread engraving techniques, she spends part of her time giving workshops and private classes. She currently has her studio in Orlando, Florida. “My artwork ranges from symbolic to abstract. I am inspired by primitive art, aboriginal art, as well as art with spiritual significance like that of Klee or Kandinsky. I work intuitively without previous sketches and like that. I am allowed to be overtaken by the line, the wood’s pattern or the texture of the paper. I like curved lines, free as flowing water, the circle in may work is a generator of energy and I prefer it red.”

Reinaldo Gil Zambrano Spokane, WA

Malicious compliance

2021 Relief print with mobile characters 26 x 18 inches

BIO Reinaldo Gil Zambrano is a Venezuelan printmaker living in Spokane, WA. His narrative raises questions of daily issues equally experienced by people across cultures and borders using relief printing as a storytelling tool for its illustration and reflection. RGZ is the co-host of the podcast hello print friend, printmaking professor at Gonzaga University, art commissioner for the state of Washington, founder of the Spokane Print Fest and co-founder of the Spokane Print & Publishing Center.

His work has been exhibited in the US and his native Venezuela and is collected nationally and internationally.

Alex Guerrero

New York, NY

Entre dos aguas Between Two Waters

2023 Five prints, 18 x 12 each Serigraph, linocut, glicée Edition of 20

BIO Alex Guerrero is a Dominican artist whose primary interests are poster design, printmaking, and pinhole photography. During the 1980s art movement in the Dominican Republic he won several prizes for his posters, one of which provided him with an opportunity to travel to Prague, Czech Republic. During that trip Guerrero was offered a scholarship to study at VŠUP, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Vysoká Škola Uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze). He later accepted the offer and studied at the studio of Czech artist Zdeněk Ziegler and other recognized masters in the field, where he specialized in poster design. Guerrero was an active participant in the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989, creating graphics for the newspaper Studentský List published at the College of Journalism in Prague. He also participated in other art exhibits and cultural events during that time. In 1994 Guerrero relocated to New York City where he began working as a commercial graphic artist and continued to create posters for cultural art events in the city. In 2010 he became one of the founders of the printmakers collective DominicanYork Proyecto Grafica in New York City, which focuses on contemporary printmaking. Guerrero continues to explore various non-toxic techniques for printmaking and to develop printmaking workshops for the Queens Museum and other cultural and arts institutions.

José Luis Gutiérrez

Chicago, IL

Malita del Sueño She’s Infected by the Dream

2021 Woodcut 26 x 32 inches

BIO José Luis Gutiérrez (elgtz) is a Public School art teacher and founding member of Instituto Grafico de Chicago (IGC), a not-for-profit printmaking organization. He is a multimedia artist whose artwork and music explore idiosyncrasies in social issues and the human condition. His work gives voice to his identity, politics and ideals while at the same time responding to injustice and oppression. He strives to build collaborative art projects that address issues of identity, race, self-expression and social justice. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign with a dual Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Art Education and has a Master of Arts in Art Education from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. People are coming to America (she/her) from where she has left her mark of imperialism. Such an enormous scar that other countries’ “tired and poor huddled masses yearning to breathe free” are now knocking on her doors. This image is in honor of all the parents who have made it to America's gate with a child dreamer in their arms. Fleeing the turmoil fostered by America herself through corrupt trade agreements, drug and weapon trafficking and the exploitation of resources to only benefit American corporations and elites. Causing “the wretched refuse of [their] teeming shore to send the homeless, tempest-tost to [her].” Arriving ready and inspired by the ideals America drew on the very lands they are escaping. Resigned to do their part and contribute to the fabric of American society. And finally live in peace and dignity, only to discover the darkness that looms because America is not ready to live up to her promise.

Juárez Hawkins Chicago, IL

CyberRez

2016 Linocut 12 x 12 inches

BIO Juárez Hawkins is an artist, educator and curator. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University, and her M.A. from Columbia College Chicago. Her work examines the evolution of identity, spirituality, and the body. Juarez has exhibited widely, hosting solo exhibitions at Concordia University, the 33 Collective Gallery, and the South Side Community Art Center. Previous print shows include The Dream Deferred, Superstitions II, and Dirty Fingernails Tell a Story. Her curatorial projects include

Black Clay: A Survey of African American Ceramics, Luis De La Torre: Contemporary Codex, and Shirley Hudson: Vision Quest at Chicago State University’s President’s Gallery; The Commons Project: Radical Futures at the Museum of Contemporary Art; Bill Walker: Urban Griot at the Hyde Park Art Center; and Patric McCoy: Take My Picture at Wrightwood 659.

www.juarezhawkins.com

Ricardo Santos Hernández

Chicago, IL

Hombre Cósmico He Knows the Secret of the Trails

2022 Lithograph 27 x 22.5 inches

BIO Ricardo Santos Hernández is a Chicago based visual artists originally from Nogales, Arizona. He works in several mediums and techniques including printmaking, sculpture, mixed media constructions, and painting. His artworks have been exhibited around the United States, Mexico, and London. Themes of his work vacillate between climate change and adaptation, war, perforation and extraction of fossil fuels, migration of peoples worldwide, especially from our southern border, and the effects of technology on our psyche and spirit as people. His studio is located on the south side of Chicago, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a highly industrial sector of the city. A member of the Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Ricardo collaborates with artists in Pilsen, and Hoof Print Chicago. Spends half of the year in his native southern Arizona where he works jointly with artists, human right activists, people, and organizations who protect the southern desert from mining and water resources. His artwork is exhibited by Raices Taller in Tucson and On the Edge Gallery in Tubac, Arizona. Studied art at the University of Texas at Austin and received an MFA in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute in 1996. www.ricardochicanindio.com

Gabe Hoare

Chicago, IL

S.T ENUFF

2019 Lithograph and silkscreen 22 x 28 inches

BIO Gabe Hoare is a Chicago-based artist working primarily in lithography. His work is a reflection of the absurd world we inhabit. Anthropomorphic tugboats, animals, and mutated fast food are common subjects used to touch upon themes of greed, gluttony and ignorance. Hoare owns and operates Hoofprint Editions with his partner, Liz Born.

Salvador Jiménez Flores Chicago, IL

Inmigrante como tú, homenaje al mural de la declaración de inmigración Immigrant Like You, Homage to the Declaration of Immigration Mural

2021 One color linoleum print 30 x 22 inches Printed by students from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

BIO Salvador Jiménez-Flores is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Jalisco, México. He explores the politics of identity and the state of double consciousness. JiménezFlores addresses issues of colonization, migration, “the other,” and futurism by producing a mixture of socially conscious installation, public, and studio-based art. His work spans from community-based work, drawing, ceramics, prints, and mixed media sculpture. Jiménez-Flores has presented his work at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Grounds for Sculpture and Museum of Art and Design amongst others. He served as Artist-In-Residence for the city of Boston, Harvard Ceramics Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard University, and Kohler Arts Industry. JiménezFlores is a recipient of Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants and The New England Foundation for the Arts, Threewalls’ RaD Lab+Outside the Walls Fellowship Grant, and he is a 2021 United States Artist Fellow. He is an Assistant Professor in ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Kill Joy

Houston, TX

Mazama

2020 Woodcut 22 x 30 inches

BIO Kill Joy's work is grounded in honoring the earth and seeking environmental and social justice through both imaginative worlds and social movements. Her work is an interpretation of world mythology and a study of ancient symbols. She integrates story telling with calls to spiritual and political awareness and action.

Deborah Maris Lader

Chicago, IL

Songscroll of Magic, Merfish, Tears and my Dog

2023 Color Lithograph 15 x 13 inches

BIO Deborah Maris Lader (Artist, Musician, Performer, Administrator) is the Founder/Director of the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative since 1989, and member of the touring Altfolk band, Sons of the Never Wrong. Deborah exhibits her prints, drawings, photography, and mixed media artwork internationally, and her work appears in many permanent collections, including the Chicago History Museum, the New York Public Library, and the City of Palo Alto. Awards for her service and work include Outstanding Printmaker 2016 (MAPC), "Arts Advocate Award” (ArtWalk Ravenswood), "Paul Berger Arts Entrepreneurship Award" (Columbia College, Chicago), & "Cultural Contributor of the Year” (Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce). Her artwork has been featured in numerous books and publications. Recent solo exhibitions include Bert Green Fine Art, Addington Gallery, Firecat Projects, Anderson Arts Center (Wisconsin), Jennifer Norback Gallery (Chicago), plus work shown at EXPO Chicago, Spazio 74/b Milano Gallery (Italy), Chav Studio (Iran), Sagene Kunstsmie Gallery (Oslo, Norway), Palazzo Fogazzaro (Shio, Italy), Galerie La Hune-Brenner (Paris, France), Kunstverket Galleri (Oslo, Norway), The NY Society of Etchers, Artist Project Toronto, and many others.

Deborah also plays guitar, mandolin, piano and banjo and writes songs and sings with her band, which recently released their 10th studio album. She’s a regular guest on art podcasts and radio features, and a frequent contributor at conferences, panel presentations, and visiting artist residencies. www.deborahmarislader.com www.chicagoprintmakers.com Facebook: deborah.lader @Debmarislader www.sonsoftheneverwrong.com

Fulgencio Lazo Seattle, WA

Entre Sol y Luna Between Sun & Moon

2021 Etching 36 x 31.5 inches

BIO Artist Fulgencio Lazo, best known for his joyful, whimsical paintings, has forged a successful international career over more than three decades from his studios in Seattle and in his hometown of Oaxaca, Mexico. He has had more than 50 solo shows throughout the United States, Mexico, and Japan and is represented by Seattle’s ArtX Contemporary and several Mexican galleries. He trained as a printmaker with Maestro Shinzaburo Takeda at the Fine Arts School in Oaxaca and at Cornish College. In addition to his own artistic production, Lazo works tirelessly to create inclusive, diverse cultural programs and spaces. Lazo has co-founded some of Seattle’s most iconic traditions within the Latino community, including Seattle’s annual Oaxacan celebration known as Guelaguetza, International Children’s Day, and the Day of the Dead celebrations at many venues, including the Seattle Art Museum.

Luanda Lozano New York, NY

Walking Around the World

1999 Etching, chine collè 14 x 11 inches

BIO Luanda Lozano holds a BFA degree in Illustration from Parsons, The New School of Design in New York. Her printmaking career began in the early 1990s at The Printmaking Workshop. During her time at the workshop, she participated in the printmaking outreach program, which aimed to bring education on printmaking to communities that lacked access to such opportunities, aligning with the workshop's mission set forth by its founder, master printer Robert Blackburn. She has taught at institutions such as the Center for Contemporary Prints in Norwalk, Connecticut; Pelham Art Center in New York; Escuela de Bellas Artes in Ponce, Puerto Rico; Museum for African Art, NY; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers; and Artist Proof Studio in South Africa. Luanda serves as a board member of the Manhattan Graphics Center, Inc., a printmaking studio located in Manhattan, New York where she previously served as Co-Vice President from 2015 until 2019.

Thomas Lucas Chicago, IL

When We Collide

2021 Screen print 16 x 12 inches

BIO MFA Merit Scholarship SAIC. BFA Printmaking Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Phila. Pa. Founder and Master Printer at Hummingbird Press Editions Thomas has published such artists as Kerry Marshall, William Conger, Richard Hunt, Willie Cole and Barbara Jones-Hogu, Jean Matulka and Candida Alverez. He taught at Tyler School of Art, The School of the Art Institute Chicago., Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont, Ox bow and is currently Associate Professor at Chicago State University. Solo and group exhibitions at Chicago State University, South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Elmhurst College, N'Namdi Contemporary, Miami, Museum of Greater Lafayette at Purdue, IN. Skopelos Greece, Israel, Morelia Mexico and Spain. Gallery representation by N’Namdi Contemporary Miami-Detroit. Commissions from Artchitreasures, Chicago Transit Authority, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special events and NASCAR. www.thomas-lucas.com printerthomas@gmail.com

Poli Marichal San Juan, PR

Surjo del Caos Out of Chaos

2021 3 PVC plate print 51 x 18 inches, (triptych)

BIO Poli Marichal is a Puerto Rican visual artist, filmmaker and arts educator. After residing for thirty years in Los Angeles, CA, she recently relocated to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her prints, paintings, mixed media, films videos and digital animations mostly address environmental, social, political and existential concerns through an expressionist/ symbolist lens. Her work is in many public and private collections. Her work is included in the following recent anthological exhibitions: Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now – Smithsonian Museum; Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 - Hammer Museum - Brooklyn Museum of Art - Pinacoteca de Sao Paulo; Ism, Ism, Ism, Experimental Cinema in Latin America, Hammer Museum, Museo Reina Sofía, Museo Tamayo, and others; Puerto Rico Plural, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. www.polimarichal.com

Nicole Marroquin

Ann Arbor, MI

Untitled

2023 Silkscreen 44 x 29 inches

BIO Nicole Marroquin is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher, and teacher educator whose work explores spatial justice and Latinx history. Marroquin works with youth and communities to decenter dominant narratives and to address displacement and erasure. Her current work explores belonging through histories of student rebellions in Chicago Public Schools from 1968 to 1980. Through research and creative practice, she aims to recover and re-present histories of Black and brown youth and women’s leadership in the struggle for justice in Chicago. Marroquin has presented her work at the Kochi Biennale, the Annual Conference of the American Association of Research Librarians, University of Maine, New York Archivist Round Table, Jane Addams Hull House Museum, Northwestern University, DePaul Museum of Art, on WLPN Lumpen Radio, Gallery 400, Hyde Park Art Center and more.

Her essays are included in the Visual Art Research Journal, Counter-Signals, the Chicago Social Practice History Series, Revista Contratiempo, Where the Future Came From, and Organize Your Own: The Politics and Poetics of Self-Determination Movements. She has been an artist in residence at the Chicago Cultural Center supported by the Propeller Fund at Mana Contemporary, at Watershed, Ragdale, ACRE, Oxbow, and was recently awarded the coveted USA Artist Fellowship, recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States today. Nicole Marroquin is a professor at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.

Alfredo Martínez Galvez

Berwyn, IL

Serenata Angelical

2020 Linocut and colored pencils 11 3/4 x 9 inches

BIO Martínez (b. Venado, San Luis Potosí, México) calls Chicago home since 1965 where during the 1970's he joined a group of artists at the Old Triangle Art Association for figure drawing sessions. He attended the American Academy of Art for part time classes and later enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he received his BFA degree in 1987. Martinez exhibits in the Chicago area, regionally and nationally. He was a member of the Taller Mexicano de Grabado, La Grange Art League, and Colored Pencil Society of America.

Dolores Mercado

Oak Park, IL

Carlos Cortez the Muse and the Black Cat

ND Linocut 43 x 31 inches

BIO Dolores Mercado (b. Jalisco, México) studied art at the School of Visual Arts of the University of Guadalajara, the National Institute of Fine Arts “La Esmeralda”, and at La Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. From 1999 to 2006 she was the host of two live talk art radio programs “Camino Tierra Adentro” and “Alquimia” at WRTE 90.5 FM. For the past twelve years she has worked for the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago as Sr. Arts Education Coordinator, Associate Director of Education and currently as the Associate Curator. She has exhibited in México, Spain, the United States, Nicaragua and Canada.

Anarely Molinero Chicago, IL

Un Abrazo de mi Parte

2023 Screenprint 13 x 10.5 inches

BIO Made to honor the artist's parents' hometown, this screenprint features symbolic imagery that explains the struggle many families face. There is great distance between many families, where certain members have traveled to another country for a better life. Through phone calls, the phrase "a hug from me" is heard often. This is one of many ways that the desire to be together again is communicated. Anarely Molinero explores the theme of family throughout many of her works. Currently a student at Harold Washington College, she continues to explore many different mediums.

Juan De Dios Mora

San Antonio, TX

Canícula Heatwave

2022 Linocut 15 x 22 inches Edition of 7

BIO Juan de Dios Mora is a printmaker, painter, and art instructor. He is currently an Assistant Professor of art at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has been part of solo exhibitions across Texas, as well as juried exhibitions in museums and galleries both nationally and internationally (like Mexico and Japan). Recently his prints have been acquired by The Smithsonian America Art Museum.

Oscar Moya El Paso, TX

Añorando Longing

2014 Dry point, gouache, watercolor inks 16 x 20 inches

BIO Oscar Moya (b. Mexico City) is an accomplished artist who has participated in group exhibitions in the USA and in Mexico including the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, El Paso Museum of Modern Art, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo TX., Brownsville Museum of Fine art, Brownsville TX., MEXIC-ARTE Museum, Austin TX., Centro de Artes, San Antonio TX., Llorona Art Gallery, Casa de Cultura Juchitán in Oaxaca, Mexico and El Museo Contemporaneo de Tijuana, in Baja California. Oscar migrated to the USA at age 15 and labored as a migrant worker from San Antonio, Texas to settle in the West Town-Humboldt Park Community in Chicago. He attended the School of Art Institute of Chicago and was actively involved in the Chicago mural movement. Oscar was an arts activist at MARCH, Casa Aztlan, MIRA, Inc., El Taller Community Gallery and Casa de Cultura Calles y Sueños in Chicago. He was member of La Prensa/Southwest Printmakers in Las Cruces, New Mexico and currently a member of Juntos Art Association. Moya resides in El Paso,Texas since 2005. In the Spring of 2013, while working in our printmaking studio at Obrero Press in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, my students, Katherine Perryman and Kimberley Grove, and I were discussing art and politics, as we often do with a focus on immigration. As we shared our differing experiences with immigration, we realized that we all had something in common: No matter where our families had originated from in our case, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, and Ireland), they each left for different reasons to seek a better life in a new place (North America), no matter how risky, dangerous, heartbreaking, or frightening the journey was. In the context of current inhumane immigration policies of not only America but of many other countries throughout the world, we observed that, despite the numerous barriers people face while seeking a better or safer life, people have been embarking on this great, and often dramatic, adventure for thousands of years. So, we at Obrero Press decided to examine and portray the barriers faced by those who are simply seeking a better life. Obrero Press put out a call to cultural workers and artists, requesting their participation in a print portfolio that would sympathetically depict the immigrant's quest for a better life and the barriers that people face on this journey. Ultimately, we assembled a portfolio of 20 prints that explore not only the physical barriers of barbed wire, fences, and vast bodies of water, but also other obstructions created by homophobia, racism, and class distinctions. By creating these works, the participants in this portfolio have acted as receptors and transmitters to artistically portray humanity's greatest movement. --Jose Guerrero, founder and director of Obrero Press, 1438 West 18th St. in Chicago, Illinois

Benjamin Muñoz Dallas, TX

Justice & Righteousness

ND Woodcut 62 x 36 inches

BIO Benjamin Muñoz (b. 1993) is a Dallas-based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, installation, and monumental printmaking. Muñoz grew up in the vibrant Chicano culture of Corpus Christi, Texas, which boasts the country's largest Day of the Dead celebration, lowriders shows, and unique food culture. The middle child of three artist brothers, Muñoz found his voice by reflecting on his heritage, upbringing, and current surroundings. Muñoz attended Del Mar Community College in Corpus Christi for two years before the combination of “a young man’s arrogance” and starting his family gave him the confidence and circumstances to leave school and begin his journey as a professional artist. His first big break came when he was awarded the city’s biggest grant to create the exterior of the local arts center. In 2018, he relocated to Dallas. His work can be found in the public collections of The Amon Carter Museum of Art, The Mexic-Arte Museum, The National Museum of Mexican Art, The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, The Blanton Museum of Art, and extensive private collections, including the largest collection of Latino art in the world belonging to Gilberto Cardenas. Muñoz has been honored with 17 solo exhibitions throughout the United States and was included in Soy de Tejas, a traveling survey of Texas-born Latino artists. Muñoz's practice has been featured in The Austin Chronicle, D Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Glasstire, Pressing Matters Magazine, Sightlines Magazine, and Southwest Contemporary, among others. He has also been a guest on local NPR stations and the Hello, Print Friend podcast. He is also the co-founder of Familia Print Shop with Hugo Juarez, Dallas’ only community print center offering access to lithography, etching, woodcut, and screenprint across five presses. Muñoz currently works daily in his West Dallas studio when he is not spending time with his wife and three daughters.

Mark Nelson

Chicago, IL

How the West Was Won

2023 Drypoint etching 11 x 15 inches

BIO Mark Nelson began his formal education in the arts in the Republic of Panama mentored in painting and live theater. Nelson returned to the continental USA to continue his formal studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago completing a BFA where he studied painting, performance, and methodologies in teaching. He then followed this with an MFA at the University of Illinois in Chicago where his interest and studies reincorporated theater, video, and statistical analysis. His artwork can be found internationally in both private and public collections, including an 18 x 6-foot canvas mural at the US Embassy, Republic of Panama. Nelson has also been awarded numerous grants and fellowships and has been a permanent resident of Chicago for 40 years.

Tony Ortega

Denver, CO

Campbell's Pozole, Lupe Liberty

2022 Lithograph, silkscreen, monotype stencils, acrylic 23 x 18 inches

BIO Tony Ortega is a Denver-based visual artist, and educator. His work has been exhibited in over 30 solo shows and featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado Spring Fine Art Center, Harwood Museum, Taos NM, Redline Art Center, Denver and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM. Tony Ortega holds an MFA in drawing and painting from the University of Colorado Boulder and is currently a professor for Regis University. In 2018, he was the Regis College faculty lecture of the year. He was the recipient of the coveted Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1999) and the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1998). His work is in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Museo Estudio Diego Rivera, Mexico City.

Antonio Pazaran Camargo

Chicago, IL

Divinam Scientiam Divine Science ND Linoleum Block 36 x 24 inches

BIO Born and raised in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago to Mexican immigrant parents. I grew up alongside two sisters and an older brother. I am a self-taught painter, muralist, printmaker, and I was also formally trained at Columbia College of Chicago, earning a B.A. in Graphic Design. I find inspiration in everyday situations and strive to incorporate topics central to my culture and environment. Themes include music, social issues, poverty, violence, sex, and graffiti, focusing on the people around me and my community. My work has been influenced by various artists, among them the work of Jose Guadalupe Posada, Leopoldo Mendez, Elizabeth Catlett, and the graphic artist, poet, muralist, and political activist Carlos Cortez. Printmaking is my preferred media, and wood blocks would have to be my select material to carve and ink. I continue challenging ideas that are backward thinking and a menace to a healthy society by creating prints that question these thoughts

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John Pitman Weber

Chicago, IL

Finale?

2019 Double woodcut 26 x 21 inches

BIO John Pitman Weber has been making linocut prints for over 60 years. He is best known, however, as a public artist, who works in paint, cement, mosaic, and carved brick. He led workshops and mural teams in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, rural Iowa, Basque Spain and France. He taught studio classes at Elmhurst University for over 40 years. Since retiring, he has returned to painting and printmaking.

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Rebo

Houston, TX

De Aquí y de Allá – Jaguar

ND Hand Screen Print 18 x 24 inches

BIO Rebo is a graphic artist specializing in printmaking, gig posters, merch and murals. Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Rebo immigrated to Tejas with his family at the age of 9. He explores immigration and identity through the memories of his journey to the U.S. and that of countless others with a similar immigrant experience. Rebo uses pop symbols and slogans that reference Mexican and Chicanx rites of passage to proclaim pride in his cultural identity. 1/2 of La Onda Gráfica, residing now in Houston, Texas.

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Ramíro Rodríguez

South Bend, IN

Los Chismosos

2023 Monotype and mixed media 15 x 22 1/4 inches

BIO I received a B.F.A. from Kendall College of Art and Design and an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, I have studied serigraph printing with Malaquias Montoya at the University of Notre Dame and have worked with Master Printer Joseph Segura. I live in South Bend, Indiana, and am the Chief Art Preparator at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. I am a member of the Consejo Grafico Nacional, an independent network of Latino print workshops formed to advance the legacy and viability of Latino printmaking in the United States. My figurative paintings and prints are exhibited in various one-person and group shows nationwide and internationally. Various museum collections and numerous private collections around the world contain my works. www.ramirorodriguez.com

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Moses Ros Suárez

New York, NY

Libre Mente

2022 Screen print on holographic paper 12 x 18 inches

BIO Moses Ros is a Dominican-American sculptor, painter, and printmaker who lives and works in the Bronx. Ros has created large-scale public art commissions for the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Bronx Council for the Arts, and New York City Housing Authority, plus stained-glass windows for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Ros has had solo exhibitions at the Sugar Hill Museum, and Yeshiva University Museum in New York, the Paterson Museum in New Jersey, the Bronx Museum, and El Instituto de Cultura y Arte in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Artwork by Ros is held in corporate and public collections, including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art and El Museo del Barrio. Ros is a member of the artist collectives Dominican York Proyecto Gráfica (DYPG) and ArteLatAm. Ros studied printmaking at Bronx Printmakers and has worked in some major printmaking workshops in New York City such as The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower East Side Printshop, and The Manhattan Graphic Center. Ros earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute. The inspiration for the print Libre Mente comes from a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, the Vitruvian Man, based on an earlier drawing by the roman architect Vitruvius illustrating a divine connection between the human form and the universe. Leonardo da Vinci's drawing shows a male figure perfectly inscribed within a circle and square with arms and legs drawn in two positions. The circle represents the infinite, the divine, and the square represents the material world. To this idea I have added an expanded inverse triangle, symbolizing another dimension, the dimension of the mind, the imagination, and the ability to transcend. Within the triangle the figure now has outstretched wings with additional legs and uplifted arms holding wands. One hand holds the X, and the other holds the Y, representing human chromosomes. A spark in-between them forms a mysterious Z.

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Marianne Sadowski

Santa Paula, CA

Tlaloc y la privatización del agua Tlaloc & the Water Privatization

ND Linocut on linen 36 x 36 inches

BIO Marianne Sadowski is a visual artist born in Mexico City, living and working in Los Angeles, California. Her prints and mixed media works reflect her fascination for the natural environment, as well as her deep concern for social justice and humanity. Her art has been exhibited in the United States, Mexico, Germany and Portugal. She is currently the Membership Chair for the Los Angeles Printmaking Society and an active member of Consejo Gráfico Nacional -a network of workshops that promote Latino printmaking in the United States. Sadowski is currently a Printmaking Professor at California State University Long Beach. She has been teaching art for over 25 years in different Museums, Schools and nonprofit organizations.

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Marco Sánchez El Paso, TX

Que Ojitos Reynita! What Beautiful Eyes my Little Queen

2023 Linocut 30 x 44 inches

BIO Marco Sánchez, born in Ciudad Juarez, 1983, is a visual artist based out in El Paso, Texas, where attended and received his B.F.A. from the University of Texas El Paso with a double concentration in Painting and Printmaking. Sánchez received his MFA in Printmaking from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in May of 2020. He has worked primarily in the Southwestern United States, he has also participated in residencies throughout Southern and Central Mexico, in Cleveland at Zygote Press where he has served as juror for their BIPOC Fellowships. Sánchez is a visual artists, educator and curator whose practice is primarily conducted via printmaking, he’s also versed at oil painting, drawing, wood working and mixed media. His current studio investigations consist in the honoring of ancestral and familial knowledge and traditions. Sánchez serves as a Lecturer Professor at El Paso Community College

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Janet Schill Riverside, IL

Des Menschen #3

2015 Screen Print 17 x 11 inches

BIO Janet Schill is an artist residing in the Chicago’s western suburbs. She is the executive director of Expressions Studio of Oak Park, a print and paper arts studio and gallery. Her work includes mono printing, screen printing, relief, enameling, drawing, and metalsmithing. In her most recent work she has blended printmaking and metalwork, specifically screen printing on metal with glass enamels. Janet studied printmaking as an undergraduate at Southern Illinois University. She received her MFA from Northern Illinois University in 1996.

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CHema Skandal!

Chicago, IL

Chingón

2023 Relief print (linocut) 23 x 15 inches

BIO CHema Skandal! is a graphic artist who got his BFA in Visual Communication Design degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. An enthusiast of popular graphics and traditional printing techniques, his work reflects parallel universes and is often inspired by popular culture as well as social issues. Founder of ZINEmercado, Celulosa Poster Fest ( now El PRINTmercado ), La Pulga Negra Press, S.F.L. zine, Tritón Sound System, El Skelector & other culture projects. He is also a member of Instituto Gráfico de Chicago & MANOaMANO Social Print collectives. His work has been shown in many parts of the Universe. He is currently getting is Master of Fine Arts degree. CHema Skandal! es un artista gráfico que obtuvo su Licenciatura en Diseño y Comunicación Visual de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Entusiasta de la gráfica popular y las técnicas de impresión tradicionales, su trabajo refleja universos paralelos y está comúnmente inspirado en la cultura popular así como los problemas sociales. Fundador de ZINEmercado, Celulosa Poster Fest ( ahora El PRINTmercado ), La Pulga Negra Press, fanzine S.F.L., Sonido Tritón, El Skelector y otros proyectos culturales. También es miembro de loscolectivos Instituto Gráfico de Chicago y MANOaMANO Grabado Social. Su trabajo ha sido mostrado en varios lugares del Universo. Actualmente cursa su Maestría en Bellas Artes. chemaskandal.org

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Catherine Sollman

Oak Park, IL

In the Garden

2022 Wood and linocut 11.5 x 18 inches

BIO Catherine Sollman was born in Wisconsin, moved to Chicago at age 17, and made her first woodcut two years later. She studied studio arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she focused on photography, fiber, and video art. After earning her BFA, she returned to printmaking and has been making prints ever since. She works out of her home studio on Chicago’s West Side and is a part-time teaching artist. Her preferred mediums are monotype and relief.

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Melody Vásquez Chicago, IL

On time

2018 Lithograph 15 x 11 inches

BIO Melody Vásquez is a printmaker located in Chicago, Illinois. She received an MFA in Printmaking from The University of North Texas in Denton. She is the director of Interrobang Projects, an independent print shop in Hermosa where she publishes her own prints and collaborative projects.

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Alex Velázquez Brightbill Riverside, IL

Mi Selfie

2023 Linocut on paper 25 x 25 inches

BIO Alex Velázquez Brightbill is a Mexican artist who immigrated to Chicago at the age of ten. She earned a BFA from Northeastern Illinois University and has shown at numerous galleries and curated art shows and cultural events. Her artwork embodies the hybridity of growing up with two cultural experiences, her love of animals and nature.

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