About the Workshop

Participants in this session will build community through the process of printmaking and be introduced to publishing a print edition in a collaborative studio environment through a portfolio print exchange. So, how do we build a supportive art studio experience that allows each artist to create a print edition and collaborate with others to complete their own prints? Setting responsibilities, establishing studio etiquette, and maintaining a communal studio set are essential. Experimentation and a growth mindset will help inspire your work to ensure it achieves your desired outcomes. In this workshop, students will be guided through the the basics of printmaking techniques along with brainstorming, sketching, transferring images to block, carving, and printing to create a print. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to take home a portfolio where a single print from their edition will be a part of a print exchange. Each participant will need to bring or purchase a sketchbook and begin to brainstorm ideas before the start of the session. All other supplies will be provided.

About the Instructor

Jennifer Mack-Watkins is a contemporary visual artist and educator specializing in silkscreen and Japanese woodblock (mokuhanga) printmaking. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and Essence, and is held in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress. She is the recipient of the Elizabeth Catlett Printmaking Award and has participated in international and national residencies, including the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory in Japan and Penland School of Crafts. Mack-Watkins holds a BA from Morris Brown College, a MAT from Tufts University, and an MFA from Pratt Institute, and brings a rigorous, culturally grounded, and student-centered approach to her teaching.

Institutional acquisitions include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library, Library of Congress, Hood Museum of Art, The Perez Museum, The Zimmerli Museum, Agnes Scott College, The Getty Library, Newark Public Library, and Clark Atlanta University. Her work is also held in the permanent collections of ABC Studios and many other private art collections. Jennifer has presented her work in the Rush Arts Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition and created a Print Portfolio that was exhibited in New York City, and at Miami SCOPE and PRIZM art fairs.

She is a native of Charleston, South Carolina and currently lives and works in Georgia.