Macrostie Art Center Announces April Exhibitions
Grand Rapids -MacRostie Art Center is pleased to announce its April 2009 exhibitions. The exhibitions in April will celebrate printmaking as a medium. The MacRostie Gallery will show Diana Behl and Tracy Otten's monotypes, lithographs, etchings, silkscreens, and drawings. In the Minnesota Gallery will be a collection of woodcuts by Eric Johnson.
Diana Behl received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa and BFA in Graphic Design/Printmaking from Bowling Green State University. Behl's current body of work often assumes characteristics of a diary or logbook, referencing memory and narrative. Personal iconography alludes to metaphor and humor, while the physical accumulation of collaged material and amassment of drawn marks suggest reflection on these themes. Behl uses intaglio, monoprint, silkscreen, collage, and drawing in her work. She lives and works in Brookings, SD.
Tracy Otten received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of South Dakota and BS in Psycology, Sociology, and Fine Art from North Dakota State University. Otten's work incorporates traditional printmaking processes and experimentation and explores the ideas of individuality, social mores, and prosperity. The use of symbols throughout the work reflects how society influences identity development in relation to societal expectations. Symbols commonly used are teacups, handkerchiefs, fish, tally marks, and ovoid forms. Otten lives and works in Morris, MN.
Eric Johnson received his MFA in Printmaking from the University of North Dakota and BS in Fine Arts from North Dakota State University. Johnson's current body of work deals with landscape, focusing on trees as the primary subject. Johnson says of trees, "They were magical, the tallest thing a boy could see from a part of the world that is almost completely flat, giants in an otherwise ordinary world." Johnson works primarily with the reduction method of relief printmaking. He lives and works near Fargo, ND.
Images are available upon request.
There will be an opening reception with the artists on Friday, April 3, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at MacRostie Art Center in downtown Grand Rapids. The reception is free and open to the public.
Contact: Paula Brandel at 218-326-2697 or info@macrostieartcenter.org
Diana Behl received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa and BFA in Graphic Design/Printmaking from Bowling Green State University. Behl's current body of work often assumes characteristics of a diary or logbook, referencing memory and narrative. Personal iconography alludes to metaphor and humor, while the physical accumulation of collaged material and amassment of drawn marks suggest reflection on these themes. Behl uses intaglio, monoprint, silkscreen, collage, and drawing in her work. She lives and works in Brookings, SD.
Tracy Otten received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of South Dakota and BS in Psycology, Sociology, and Fine Art from North Dakota State University. Otten's work incorporates traditional printmaking processes and experimentation and explores the ideas of individuality, social mores, and prosperity. The use of symbols throughout the work reflects how society influences identity development in relation to societal expectations. Symbols commonly used are teacups, handkerchiefs, fish, tally marks, and ovoid forms. Otten lives and works in Morris, MN.
Eric Johnson received his MFA in Printmaking from the University of North Dakota and BS in Fine Arts from North Dakota State University. Johnson's current body of work deals with landscape, focusing on trees as the primary subject. Johnson says of trees, "They were magical, the tallest thing a boy could see from a part of the world that is almost completely flat, giants in an otherwise ordinary world." Johnson works primarily with the reduction method of relief printmaking. He lives and works near Fargo, ND.
Images are available upon request.
There will be an opening reception with the artists on Friday, April 3, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at MacRostie Art Center in downtown Grand Rapids. The reception is free and open to the public.
Contact: Paula Brandel at 218-326-2697 or info@macrostieartcenter.org
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