Exhibition View,
Print Pulse,
2021 | Photo: Chris Mines
Nicole Banton, Olivia Bouaban, Richard Brittain, Lucy Chandler, Claire Douglas, Hannah Dow-Kenny, Sunny Elsom, Tate Fox, Ice Fredericks, Rod Goertzen, Canaan Golshani, Ernesto Hidalgo, Kaitlyn Hwang, Yue Li, Kai Liu, Mickey Morgan, Simon Mason, Danya Mayne, Keitha McClocklin, Josee Palacio, Melanie Pare, Kirstin Jane Poulsen, Kris Reppas, Victoria Russell, Tasia Selimos, Jessica Semenoff, Isabella Springett, Hrista Stefanova, Nadiya Svirsky, Arianne Tubman, Mackenzy Vida, Yuan Wen and Yilu Xing
Main Space
November 9 – December 11, 2021
Exhibition Coordinator: Alejandro Arauz
Jurors: Stephanie Dickey and Brian Hoad
Curatorial Assistant: Alexander Rondeau
Exhibition Support: Flynn Eves-Welch
Opening Reception: November 9, 7:30pm
Closing Reception: December 1, 6:30pm
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed unforeseen challenges for studio production everywhere. Printmakers in particular had to cope with limited access to specialized equipment, rethinking media while working to preserve the sense of community that print shops provide. The exceptional prints brought together in this juried exhibition, the second iteration of the national Print Pulse 30 competition, reveal that the creativity of the print community continues to thrive in universities across Canada. The artists selected represent undergraduate fine arts programs at 13 universities in 5 provinces, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Their work explores a variety of media and techniques. Deep reflection—on life experience, natural wonders, the power of colour and form—animates these images and inspires viewers to take time for contemplation and delight.
Special thanks to the Provost's Advisory Committee on the Promotion of the Arts at Queen's University for supporting Print Pulse through the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund. Many thanks to Flynn Eves-Welch for photo documentation. Learn more about Print Pulse: www.printpulse30.com
Stephanie Dickey (PhD NYU 1994) is Professor and Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art in the Department of Art History and Art Conservation at Queen’s University. She has taught many courses on the history of printmaking at Queen’s and previously at Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University. Her publications include the book Rembrandt: Portraits in Print (2004) and numerous essays and articles on early modern prints and print collecting. Among her exhibition projects are Quest for Colour: Five Centuries of Innovation in Printmaking, curated with students at Agnes Etherington Art Centre (2019) and most recently Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition, National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa) and Städel Museum (Frankfurt), 2021-2022.
Brian Hoad (b. 1992) received initial studio training working as an assistant for Canadian artist David Blackwood, later completing a BFA (Honours), Visual Art, minor Art History at Queen’s University and MFA, Visual Art at University of Regina. Maintaining a studio in Kingston, Hoad is a term adjunct at Queen’s and Nipissing University. His artwork generally responds to the personal experience coming-of-age in Ontario, demonstrating a connection with nature and an interest in how people have responded to wilderness spaces throughout history. Presently exploring the cyanotype process, recent projects include group exhibition and portfolio, Bituminous Partings (Edmonton, AB) and artist residency, Environment (Port Hope, ON).
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