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The
Print Show
5th Annual Juried Exhibition of Original Prints
Participating artists:
Sally
Ayre
Robin Baker
Peter Barron
Tracy Buchanan (Curry’s Art
Supplies Prize)
Susan Cunningham (Second Prize)
Susan Farquhar
Milo Flores
Susan Fothergill (Japanese Paper Place
Prize)
Joel Fullerton (First Prize)
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Anna Gaby-Trotz
Rose Hirano
Astrid Ho
Sheila Jonah
Lisa Levitt
Jennifer Linton
Kristian Nesbitt
Kurt Pammer
Margaret Rankin
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Shawn
Reynar (Third Prize)
Elena Roginsky
Irina Schestakowich
Mark Small
Lotti Thomas
Tony "Marinus" Vander Voet
Amanda Nicole White
Meggan Winsley
Jan Winton
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First
Prize: Joel Fullerton,“Nigredo Shadowgraph”
black-and-white
lithograph |
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Second
prize: Susan Cunningham,“Making
Waves”
silkscreen and acrylic painting on wood veneer
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Third
prize: Shawn Reynar,“Once Agricola Street Houses.”
24-colour stone lithograph,
Chine collé and embossment on Somerset Satin paper |
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Curry's
Award: Tracy Buchanan, “Walking, woodcut
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What’s more important in a work of visual art:
its content or the skill with which it was created? It’s a question
that artists and art lovers alike ponder. It was also a key
consideration for the jurors of The PRINT Show, the 5th annual
juried exhibition of original prints. Print makers have a wide
selection of methods and genres developed over the last seven
centuries to produce their art. Some printmaking involves a
series of complex, exacting steps that, when done well, can
impress with their procedural virtuosity. For jurors Vicki Cowan,
a Toronto artist and instructor who won First Prize in last
year’s Print Show, and Cybèle Young, a Toronto sculptor and
printmaker who exhibits internationally, the question then becomes
what does great technical skill achieve if a work’s artistic
vision is somehow lacking? On the other hand, they note, wonderful
content can be undermined by inexpert or sloppy technique.
In assessing the 120 artworks that 70 artists submitted to The
PRINT Show for consideration, Cowan and Young ultimately looked
for a balance where the chosen technique harmoniously served
the content’s purposes. Using that criterion, they selected
32 original, limited-edition prints for the exhibition, which
will run until July 25. The jurors also named three winners
to whom the Aird awarded cash prizes. They are: First Prize
Artist - Joel Fullerton of Tottenham, Ont. Artwork - “Nigredo
Shadowgraph” black-and-white lithograph: Remarks - “a sustained
vision within a very technically challenging piece.” Second
Prize Artist - Susan Cunningham, Toronto Art work - “Making
Waves” silkscreen and acrylic painting on wood veneer: Remarks
“beautifully integrates concept, material and frame.” Third
Prize Artist - Shawn Reynar, Toronto Artwork - “Once Agricola
Street Houses.” 24-colour stone lithograph, Chine collé
and embossment on Somerset Satin paper: Remarks - “an evocative
combination of artistic vision and technique; the more you look
at it, the more you see.” The jurors also awarded two gift certificates
redeemable for artists’ supplies. The Japanese Paper Place Prize
went to Susan Fothergill for her silkscreen on washi print “Baby
Dress and Rabbits.” Tracy Buchanan received the Curry’s Art
Supplies Prize for her woodcut print “Walking.” Both artists
are from Toronto.
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