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20 18 T He Membership E Dition 28/29 2018 The Membership Edition Vol. 28/29 The Membership Edition EXECUTIVE BOARD Ashley Pastore MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Susanna Crum PRESIDENT Jessica Caponigro ARCHIVIST David Diaz VICE PRESIDENT Henry Gepfer SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Andrew Winship VICE PRESIDENT II Kristina Paabus ADVISORY Amanda Maciuba SECRETARY Dylan Welch JOURNAL MANAGING EDITOR Tonja Torgerson TREASURER Sukha Worob JOURNAL MANAGING EDITOR Breanne Trammell MEMBER-AT-LARGE Heather Parrish JOURNAL CO-EDITOR Raphael Cornford MEMBER-AT-LARGE Matthew Hopson-Walker JOURNAL CO-EDITOR Dayon Royster STUDENT MEMBER-AT-LARGE Xavier Moreno ART DIRECTOR/DESIGN LIASON Kacey Slone STUDENT MEMBER-AT-LARGE Susanna Crum PRESIDENT Susanna Crum conducts research-based proj- ects that investigate maps and printed ephemera as social artifacts at the intersection of past, pres- ent, and future. She uses processes like cyanotype, lithography, and video to merge digital and analog technologies and emphasize print media’s roles in maintaining relationships - and erasures - between people and place. Susanna received her MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, and her BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. She has ex- hibited her artwork nationally and internationally, and attended residencies at Kunstnarhuset Mes- sen, Ålvik, Norway; Mildred’s Lane, Beach Lake, PA; Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA. Since 2015, she has taught printmaking as an Assistant Professor at In- I am delighted to be a part of this double issue of the diana University Southeast, New Albany, IN; and as MAPC Journal, and grateful to Guest Editor Jean Dibble, our Associate Director of Calliope Arts, a shared print- editing team, and the contributors for their hard work and generosity in sharing their experiences. In this issue, you’ll making workspace in Louisville, KY. find stories, journal entries, and reflections by MAPC mem- bers who are reaching outside of their studio environments to build support systems and networks, activate a variety of communities, and dive deeply in interdisciplinary research and approaches. This issue provides a dynamic forum and powerful reminder of the many ways MAPC members pro- pel their own and others’ creative practices throughout the country. For me, MAPC conferences excel at conveying a sense of place and promoting engagement with the cities and towns that host them. I attended my first MAPC conference in Min- neapolis in 2010 as a graduate student, and remember just how exciting it was to experience a city for the first time through con- ference programming. The scale of the conference allowed me to see familiar faces yet explore extensive parts of the city’s arts communities. In every conference, panels, demonstrations, ex- hibitions, and other activities (like bowling!) have the capabil- ity to break down divisions between students and professors, professional and emerging artists, and practitioners from met- ropolitan arts “centers” and rural areas. As a lead conference organizer of the 2016 conference, I was thrilled by the oppor- tunity to highlight over twenty arts venues and two university arts programs, and share what makes Louisville and Southern Indiana special. As President of MAPC, I look forward to the many ways that the 2020 conference, “The Power of Print,” will engage with Kent State University’s history as well as the arts institutions and organizations in the region surrounding Kent, Ohio. I hope to see you there! Jean A. Dibble GUEST EDITOR Jean Dibble is a printmaker and painter that has exhibited extensively, both internationally and nationally since 1978. Her work and website re- flect a wandering mind, well invested in daydream- ing. Recent years have been spent integrating text and image, as well as delving into portraiture. One of the founding members of the Mid America Print Council, a group dedicated to fostering the best in printmaking via conferences, exhibitions, research, and a journal, she has been active in the organiza- tion for most of its existence. A long-time member of Southern Graphics Council International, she had been a board member, an officer, and helped host a conference. She is an emerita professor from the University of Notre Dame. I was very pleased to be invited to be a guest editor for a MAPC Journal edition. My thinking was to review what we offer that is unique to our website. Working with Sukha and Dylan was wonderful, with their insights and timely remind- ers helping me complete the task. I so enjoyed reviewing our member pages and am glad that we have the opportunity to showcase the varied practice our members are involved within. As a membership organization with a website, we will have a historical record of some of the contributions we make to our profession. Hooray!! We jumped into our new roles as managing co-editors in winter, 2019, just as the finishing touches were being put on Volume 27: The Body in Print. Turns out there are a lot of minu- tiae in publishing an academic journal! We’re figuring it out as we go and deeply appreciate your patience and participation. Many thanks to the previous managing editor, Hannah March Sanders, for helping with the transition. This double-volume, The Membership Edition, was al- ready an inkling in a few eyes when we signed on. The ground- work for a collaboration with Jean Dibble as guest editor had been laid and we have loved working with her to see it through. With this edition, we are highlighting the excellent work being done by MAPC member artists and reflecting on the communi- ty we have created and are all invested in developing. This issue is full of personal stories about what it’s like to be a printmaker and how MAPC has shaped us. A special segment titled “Mak- ing Connections” features MAPC members from different gen- erations reflecting on formative relationships and experiences from MAPC conferences. We also asked the artists selected for Jean’s article to respond to one of a number of questions aimed at unearthing personal stories and histories. As with any undertaking, it can feel intimidating to enter into a new community or take on a new role within an existing one. We hope that the stories and work included here allow you the opportunity to reflect on your memories and connections Dylan Welch within our community -- and inspire you to make some more JOURNAL MANAGING EDITOR at the MAPC conference at Kent State in 2020! Thank you for your membership! Sukha Worob JOURNAL MANAGING EDITOR 8 GENERAL SUBMISSIONS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP 10 Mother Matrix Katie Christensen, Lisa Lofgren, Sarah Anne Shearer Three mother-members of MAPC reflect on being both artists and parents. 14 Jackalope Portfolio Organized by Oscar Gillespie Images from the Jackalope Portfolio featured at the MAPC conference in Laramie, WY. 20 Exploring Together: The Artists of Collaborative Books Rachel Singel Images from the MAPC panel presentation. 24 The DIY Roller Ross Mazzupappa Follow the process of invention and innovation of contemporary DIY brayers and rollers. MAPC TRAVEL GRANT AWARDEES STORIES: 28 Elizabeth Claire Rose Graduate Awardee 34 lya finston Undergraduate Awardee A CURATED EXHIBITION FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: 42 Curatorial practice > Brittany Kieler and AJ Nordhagen 44 Installation/Printstallation > Emmy Bright > Hyeyoung Shin 9 46 Patterning > Laura Berman > Jean Gumpper > Lari Gibbons 49 Perception/Perceptual > Travis Janssen 50 Performance > Kate MacNeil > Jessica Caponigro 52 Practices within Traditional Printmaking > Janet Ballweg > Edie Overturf 54 Engagement with Science > Louise Fisher > Matthew Garcia 56 Social Practices > Breanne Trammell > Sukha Worob 58 Text/Books/Graphic Novels > Briar Craig > Cynthia Brinich-Langlois > Trishelle Jeffrey 61 Video/Animation > Heather Parrish > Nathan Meltz 63 Making Connections Members share connections they’ve made at MAPC conferences throughout the years 10 CONTRIBUTORS MAPC RESEARCH ickson. They established and run a community TRAVEL GRANT AWARDEES art fun house called cometogetherspace—2200 sq. ft. of art studios, Lisa’s community print- making facility titled Together Press, a ceram- ELIZABETH CLAIRE ROSE ics lab, woodshop, stage venue, gallery, and an Elizabeth Claire Rose was born near the sand apartment they call home. Lisa previously ran a prairies of Central Illinois, resided in Montana for community sales gallery that featured 40 local over a decade, and studied Slavic languages in artists. She currently teaches classes out of her Pittsburgh, PA. Rose earned her MFA in Printmak- studio, is registrar at University Galleries of Il- ing from Tyler School of Art at Temple University linois State University, and teaches art classes at in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and holds a BA in local colleges. Fine Art with a minor in Wilderness Studies from the University of Montana. Shearer moved back to Wyoming after com- pleting her Masters at Louisiana State University. Rose participated in the 2018 summer She co-owns a paint supply store with her husband Outpost Residency with Signal Fire on Mount St. where she assists in designing living spaces. Sarah Helens National Monument, WA, with support teaches various art classes at Northwest College from the MAPC Graduate Travel Award. Rose has and at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. With been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Poland two children as inspiration, she just finished her for 2019-2020. third collaborative mural commission in 2017 for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West using painted LYA FINSTON elements from youth classes to create an Aspen tree vista. Lya is an artist and printmaker originally from Cranford, NJ, but currently based in Chicago, IL. RACHEL SINGEL In May 2018, she graduated from Oberlin College with a double major in Studio Art and German Rachel Singel is an Assistant Professor at the Studies. University of Louisville. Rachel grew up on a small farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She received a You can find Lya printing at Spudnik Press, Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in where she’s a current fellow, and Hoofprint, where 2009 and a Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking she assists with publishing projects.
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