For Immediate Release
August 11, 2008
Contact: Corey Cronin 781/259-3628
Dina Deitsch 781/259-3624
Zea Mays Printmaking: The Nature of Things
Arcade Gallery
August 30, 2008 – January 4, 2009
(opening reception: September 4 from 7 – 9 pm )
Lincoln, MA —Zea Mays Printmaking: The Nature of Things features fifteen prints from the portfolio The Nature of Things, produced by the Zea Mays Printmaking studio in Northampton , Massachusetts . Zea Mays Printmaking specializes in non-toxic, environmentally safe printmaking materials and methods. In recognition of Zea Mays’s importance to the region, the DeCordova Museum acquired the studio’s commemorative portfolio with funds provided by Miriam H. Jagger.
The exhibition features artists: Meredith Broberg, Tanja Butler, Liz Chaflin, Brian D. Cohen, Martha J. Ebner, Anita S. Hunt, Louise Kohrman, Bobette McCarthy, Theresa Monaco, Lynn Peterfreund, Amaryllis Siniossoglou, Allison Williams, Carrie St. John William, Diane Worth, and Mark Zunino.
Since 2000, the Zea Mays Printmaking studio in Northampton , Massachusetts , has been searching for ways to create artwork – in a medium known for its reliance on toxic chemicals – in an ecologically sustainable way. The studio researches environmentally safe printmaking materials and methods and functions as a workshop and education center for the greater artistic community.
Director of Zea Mays Printmaking Liz Chaflin will be giving an Artist Talk on October 25 at 3pm. Free with Campus admission.
This exhibition has been organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs Rachel Rosenfield Lafo.
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