Catalog write-ups

Lauren Moran

final thoughts before the reconstruction

four color relief print, edition of 50, 2015

This print was created using two different relief blocks, and three different printing sessions. A wood block was used for the color block, for its texture that you can see in the finished print. Using a stencil around the outer edge, the first layer printed was the blue polygon in the middle. The second layer was rolled up with the brown and orange at the same time, then blended where the colors meet with a separate roller with a stencil again used, this time in the middle of the block. The last layer was created by printing a linoleum key block, where all the detailed imagery comes in.

The subject matter of this print is based to the artist's reflection on inner and environmental experiences living in Tucson, Arizona. The figures, commonly repeated in Moran's work, intentionally mutate to and fro, from personal signifiers to symbols that could echo larger social issues. The title comes from the fact that this was the final print created before the artist moved to Portland, Oregon, away from the desert.

Lauren Moran is a socially engaged artist based out of Connecticut, currently living in Portland, Oregon. Through printmaking, curation, teaching and collaborative projects she attempts to engage with people and make authentic connections. Lauren is currently pursuing an MFA in Art and Social Practice at Portland State University. She was previously living and working in Tucson, Arizona where she helped establish the Tucson Community Print Shop, taught art and developed a gallery/work-training program through ArtWorks at the University of Arizona.

Joe Marshall

While I printed a woodcut for this print, I also wanted to flex my screen printing muscles, and choose to print a rainbow blend. This work is a mediation image and forces the viewer to sit and focus on the work. The interaction between the rainbow blend and the white of the woodcut cause your perception of the work to phase in and out, changing from flat to 3D and back. The image is of Rainbow Jaguar the bridge this world and the upper world. Sit and take flight with him.

Gonzalo Espinosa

Painting and printing has ben a parallel learning process in my career ,

My first intent was in 1978 whit a black and white lithography and

from there on , Serigraph is the technique of printing of my preference

because is a more direct process and providing me flexibility .

Gonzalo

Tanya Rich

Tanya Rich is a printmaker living in Tucson. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 with a BA in Art History and a minor in Fine Arts. Currently Tanya is the Youth Program Director and Exhibitions Curator at The Drawing Studio as well as an independent Art Curator for local businesses in town. Tanya's interests are in serigraphs and woodblock printing.

Rogo

I'm heavily influenced by the 80's punk rock aesthetic. I like the idea of these girls lined up as if they were being admonished for their sexuality, but then they take control of the situation and turn it on it's head. I like using bright colors in my work to harken back to the heyday of 80's neon and grit. 

Rogo is famed for his graphic and illustrative work that is silkscreened on various substrates.

He is a self-taught printmaker heavily influenced by the skateboarding and punk rock aesthetic of the 80's.

As an avid skateboarder, Rogo absorbed the underground culture of skateboarding, punk rock and comic books.

Born in 1971, Rogo attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Visual Arts program in 1990, but attained most of his training through

colleagues and peers with the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators as a volunteer and member from 2008-2010.

As an Illustrator, Rogo has created artwork for The New Yorker Magazine, Concrete Warrior Skateboards, Tucson Roller Derby,

Pacific Roller Derby (artwork was featured on an episode of the new Hawaii 5-0 television series), Pain Killer Products, and Deadbolt Skatepads.

Rogo has had numerous solo shows in both Pittsburgh, Pa and Tucson, AZ.