Making an Impression: The Monotype and Monoprint

Monotype Guild of New England

Juried by Elizabeth Jabar

May 16 - July 13, 2024

About the Show

Making an Impression: The Monotype and Monoprint celebrates singular prints. The exhibition explores the varied practice of making such prints through the Monotype Guild of New England. The show is comprised of the work of almost three dozen of the Guild’s members, juried by artist Elizabeth Jabar.

THE MONOTYPE GUILD OF NEW ENGLAND

Dedicated to the art of the unique print, the Monotype Guild of New England is a national, nonprofit organization that fosters understanding and appreciation of monotypes and monoprints. It sponsors exhibitions, workshops, and other special programs for its members and the public.

The Guild has sponsored over 100 open, juried and curated exhibitions in its thirty year history. These exhibitions showcase the work of our members and monoprinters throughout the country, revealing the diverse range of traditional and innovative monoprinting techniques being used today. For example, the Guild participated in an international exchange exhibition with unique print artists from Western Australia. This joint exhibition toured five galleries and museums in Australia and four in New England.

Founded in 1985 by Beverly Edwards, the Monotype Guild of New England is a nonprofit organization. MGNE recently introduced two new classes of membership to include student artists and sustaining members. Now open to artists throughout the United States, the Guild currently has artist members from seven states outside of New England, as well as members from all six New England States.

THE JUROR

Elizabeth A. Jabar is a printmaker who explores a range of personal-political issues in her work including cultural identity, representation, equity and maternal ethics. Her practice is located in the studio, the classroom and the community where she co-creates collaborative and participatory projects with students, colleagues and community members. Elizabeth is the inaugural Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships at Colby College in Waterville, ME, where she is designing an innovative program in community-based learning and active citizenship. She was formerly the Chair of the Printmaking Program and Director of Public Engagement at Maine College of Art. She received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and her MFA from Pratt Institute. Her hybrid works on paper and cloth display a highly personal visual language that incorporates motifs from popular culture, folk art, religious traditions and textiles. Elizabeth’s printed objects and environments embody printmaking's democratic tradition of resistance and collective power and reflect her commitment to art as a tool for social change.

THE FEATURED ARTISTS

Karen Adrienne, Debra Arter, Lisa Barthelson, Chris Beneman, Sissy Buck, Susan Byrne, Sandra Cardillo, Kathline Carr, Rose Christian, Debra Claffey, Nancy Shaw Cramer, Kristy Cavaretta, Susan Denniston, Soosen Dunholter, Sally Dion, Elissa Freud, Donna Gordon, Kate Higley, Lynne Johnson, Mary Kostman, Rachel Leaney, Michele Meister, Susan Osgood, Doris W Madsen, Mary Pollak, Shelly Ramsay, Alyssa Laurel Ringler, Sara Ringler, Ellen Roberts, Julie Scott, Marilyn Sherman, Joanne Simon, R. Leopoldina Torres, Sharon Whitham, Kathleen Wynn