Ryan and Tina UHM printmaking residency

Ryan Bavin of Bavin Glassworks is a glass artist and photographer who is based in Invermere, British Columbia. Ryan and his wife Tina came to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a two week printmaking residency in Stone Lithography.

Ryan and Tina were new to lithography when they first arrived, and I was lucky enough to be the person who introduced the process/es of stone lithography to them. As the printmaking studio manager, part of my duty is to work with the visiting artists and make sure that they have a good experience during their residency. Ryan and Tina were both such quick learners that by day 3, they were able to etch and print their stones without much my assistance.

During the first two days of intensive introduction, we covered stone graining, the different drawing materials (how to use them, read them and etch them), counteretching for further additions and printing. Aside from stone lithography, they were also exposed to polyester plate lithography (aka smart plate/ pronto plate).

Both Ryan and Tina made amazing prints during their residency and is planning to return to the University for a second residency in 2019.

Ryan and Tina using the hand fan after graining

Ryan and Tina printing their stones

Extra lesson in polyester plate printing

Tina’s (manner noir + crayon) work in progress.

Andrea Dezsö

The University of Hawai`i at Manoa had the honor to host the very talented, Andrea Dezsö during her residency from March 14th to 18th, 2016.

Her residency coincided with the exhibition SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ARM AND ROLLER PRESS, where four of her vitreograph blind prints were displayed.

Andrea Dezsö (Artist), Yoshimi Teh (Printer), Eric Cabato (Printer's Assistant)

Arm and Roller Press is the collaborative printing arm of Charles Cohan, professor of art at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, also my mentor and boss. As a fine art printer for artists since 1990, Arm and Roller Press has accumulated a diverse collection through the production of numerous projects for various artists during the past 25 years. Arm and Roller Press also represents a collection of over 1000 prints, artists’ books, and printed ephemera that have been assembled through collaborative exchange folios and cooperative projects.

Selections from the Collection of Arm and Roller Press will highlight approximately 60 prints from artists working in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and provide a glimpse into the global range of traditional printmaking practices of the past 25 years. Intersections Visiting Artist Andrea Dezsö’s work is included in this exhibition.

During her week long residency, she worked on four stone lithographs ranging from small to large, printed by yours truly.

Find out where you can find Andrea Dezsö’s stone lithographs HERE.

Mokulito by Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura

The printmaking studio at University of Hawai'i at Manoa had the pleasure to host visiting artist, Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura during her residency from the 10th to 28th Febuary, 2016.

Jenny, who teaches at Queensland College of Art, demonstrated the mokulito printmaking process at the University and the Honolulu Printmakers during her residency at the University of Hawai'i printmaking studio.

Mokulito is also known as wood lithography, where the process is basically the same as stone lithography except instead of limestone, a wood block is used as the matrix.