Island Press

Island Press is a research-based printmaking workshop that creates and publishes innovative prints and multiples. In the context of intensive visiting artist residencies, Island Press explores the expansive theoretical and material terrain of the print. The Press is project-driven, tapping into the place where the artist’s creative activity intersects with the philosophical underpinnings of printmaking. Experimentation with new modes and technologies is a natural part of this pursuit, resulting in the creation of ambitious editions in a range of media.

Visiting artists work in collaboration with the master printer, faculty, and students, who gain access to the technical and conceptual challenges of a variety of projects. Past visiting artists include Dario Robleto, Nina Katchadourian, Beverly Semmes, Michael Joo, and Radcliffe Bailey.

Stephanie Syjuco. Inverted Cave, The New York Times (Accession No.1974.264, from the collection of the Center for the Study of the Study of the Tasaday), 2022. Handrubbed photocopy transfer on white Hannemuhle Copperplate paper, 45 ¾" x 61 ½". Edition of 4.

Duane Slick. Crafting a Consequential Narrative, 2020. Collagraph, relief, screenprint, acrylic, and chine collé (on okawara) on Rives BFK white, 34 ½" x 30". Edition of 16.

Paula Wilson. In the Desert: Coupling, 2016. Unique print— monotype and collagraph on muslin, mounted on canvas and wood, 69 ½" x 43 ¾".

Diana Guerrero-Maciá. The Beautiful Girls No. 4, 2018. Relief, monotype, blind embossment, and archival inkjet collage on Rives BFK off white, 17" x 14". Edition of 14.