Wanderlust + Manhattan exhibition catalogue

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Front Cover (clockwise left to right): Margaret Nussbaum, Untitled, Silkscreen monoprint. Jo Lankester & Hannah Murray, Awkward Orchid 2, Drypoint, Etching, Collagraph with hand-colouring. Ruth Moscovitch, Manhattan Bridge, Linocut print. Margot Laver, Big Red, Linocut, Gouache wash & Lino roll-up. Back Cover: Franco Marinai, Gravity (Springtime), Chemigram, photogravure and chine collĂŠ.

WANDERLUST + Manhattan

Umbrella Studio contemporary arts | 482 Flinders Street, Townsville | (07) 4772 7109 www.umbrella.org.au | office@umbrella.org.au | Open: Mon-Fri 9-5pm & Sun 9-1pm

An international print exchange between Townsville & New York

Umbrella Studio acknowledges the financial support of: the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

22 May – 28 June 2015 Umbrella Studio contemporary arts

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1 The Manhattan Graphics Center is an artist run printmaking workshop in the heart of Manhattan and as an active printmaker I am always on the lookout for possibilities and new ideas, such as exploring what other shops and organisations do and show.

On my various travels to Australia I visited Townsville a few times which resulted in my art being in the fabulous “Compact Prints” show since 2008. A wonderful asset which brings printmakers from all over the world together. I can’t wait until the next time.

That brings me to the idea of having Manhattan Graphics Center and the Umbrella Studio, exchange works, sending a representation of “antipode printmakers” between New York and Townsville. After contacting the Director Vicki Salisbury, we both agreed happily to organise an exchange show and send work from across the globe with the world growing closer through modern technology.

I am extremely happy to add to this with a more traditional way of communication ... the magical work of artistic prints and printmaking.

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We created a “call for entry” in the studio and 33 enthusiastic artists submitted several works from which we selected one of their wonderful pieces. I believe we have a very good representation of the diversity of our artists as well as the eclectic art from etching to silkscreen, and from monoprint to linocut, just to name a few techniques.

I would hope that we are starting a tradition of exchanging work and ideas between MGC and Umbrella Studio in collaboration with PressNorth Printmakers.

I wish I could be in Townsville for the opening of Wanderlust + Manhattan and meet everybody in person.

Best wishes and always be creative, Matthias Kern

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Image Credits: (1) Thomas Stavovy, Down Under, Etching. (2) Zelma Schulten, Egret’s refuge in Ross River, Etching. (3) Matthais Kern, Renewal, Aquatint and etching. (4) Kay Watanabe, Reclaim, Found object, Stencils, Rubber block, Drypoint.