Coming Up.....

Between Islands

Exhibition Runs: 02 August - 28 September

Preview: Thursday 01 August, 6pm - 8pm

Glasgow Print Studio First Floor Gallery

Gregor Smith, Lin Chau, Marion MacPhee (Glasgow Print Studio)
Yoko Akino, Elke Thönnes, Niall Naessens (Graphic Studio Dublin)

Curated by James Murphy (GPS) and Peter Brennan (GSD)

Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to partner with Graphic Studio Dublin for this exhibition, featuring three artists from each studio working in land and seascapes.

The exhibition will subsequently show in Dublin, opening on October 26th

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The selection of exhibiting artists was made blind by each studio, with a common thematic approach found to emerge naturally. The artists’ distinct visions are interrelated through this theme and employ a range of techniques that encompass monotype, etching, carborundum, mezzotint, mokuhanga and digital. Their practices are supported by this introduction to new audiences and the collaboration also fosters development of the relationship between the studios.

Glasgow Print Studio was founded in 1972 as an artist-led initiative providing accessible workshop facilities and later a gallery space for artists making original prints. Now, as an internationally acclaimed centre of excellence in fine art printmaking, GPS promotes contemporary and innovative printmaking and supports the development and expression of artists’ practices. Its state-of-the-art workshop lies at the centre of its activities, which encompass publishing and exhibition programmes, print sales, courses and an archive.

Graphic Studio Dublin was founded in 1960 to teach traditional printmaking skills then unavailable in Irish art colleges. These techniques of etching, aquatint, stone lithography, wood and lino-cutting are kept alive alongside contemporary techniques like photo-intaglio and screen-printing.

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Hundreds of artists have passed through the doors of the Studio, from the first basement premises in Lower Mount Street, through its long and productive sojourn in Green Street East in Dublin's Docklands, to its present home in a spacious four storey former brewery on the North Circular Road.

Many of its artists have gone on to spread the skills of printmaking by founding new studios, in a manner that would have pleased the five founding members.

Graphic Studio Gallery was established in 1988 to promote the work of Irish and international printmakers through group and solo exhibitions.

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Both studios wish to thank Culture Ireland for their support.

Images: Gregor Smith, Between Islands, Corryvreckan, etching in an edition of 20. Yoko Akino, It Is Happening Even If Nobody Hears It, 2023, etching and aquatint in an edition of 40. Marion MacPhee, Mayo Sky, 2024, monotype. Elke Thönnes, Glendalough, 2019, etching in an edition of 50. Lin Chau, Big Waves, 2024 etching with Xuan paper and chine collé, varied edition of 30. Niall Naessens, Cave, Tory Island, 2024, etching and aquatint in an edition of 40.

Current Exhibitions:

Andrew Cranston: Etchings

Exhibition Runs Until: 27 July 2024

Glasgow Print Studio Ground Floor Gallery

Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to present five new editions by Andrew Cranston, a Scottish painter living and working in Glasgow.

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“For this body of work in etching, Cranston worked closely with Master Printmaker Alistair Gow, to experiment and play, discovering a new language in spit bite and soap ground etching processes. The resulting works invite the viewer into a complex but dreamy world.

Image: Andrew Cranston, Still Life In Grangemouth, 2024, etching, 25 x 25.25 cm, edition of 30.

Featured Artist: Tom Matthews

Exhibition Runs Until: 27 July 2024

Glasgow Print Studio Ground Floor Gallery

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Phasing

Tom Matthews’ work investigates how measured ways of understanding and representing space can connect with the more qualitative ways in which we experience them. Explored through an evolving body of work, Phasing charts the evolution of Matthews’ spatial representation, from studies of traceable locations, to objects taken out of their context. This culminates in abstracted mappings of textures and materials. Throughout these works he demonstrates a commitment to space, texture and contrast, allowing his process of thought and drafting to be visible in each etching.

Image: Tom Matthews, Phoenix Road 1:100, 2024, etching, 44.5 x 62 cm, edition of 8.

each body wakes up on a wave

Rudy Kanhye and Lauren La Rose with Ines Gradot, Sabe Lewellyn, Aurelie Chan Hon Sen, Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams

Curated by Rudy Kanhye and Lauren La Rose

Exhibition Runs Until: 27 July 2024

Glasgow Print Studio First Floor Gallery

For Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art, Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to present each body wakes up on a wave, bringing together artists using diverse print and printmaking techniques to address themes of empire, migration and transcultural solidarity.

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Through touch, heat, taste and play, the artists explore entanglements and tensions that characterise creole pluricultural landscapes while underscoring Mauritian diaspora as a case study for transculturalism and alterity.

Curated by Rudy Kanhye and Lauren La Rose, the exhibition intertwines new artwork, archival visuals, innovative textile installations, and photographs sourced from archives and libraries in Mauritius and the UK.

This project has been assisted by Creative Scotland, CHARTS, Aapravasi Ghat Trust, National Library of Mauritius, the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum, Pamplemouse Botanic Garden, Blue Penny Museum, Unlimited and Disability Arts Online.

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Images: each body wakes up on a wave, Rudy Kanhye & Lauren La Rose, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow International 2024. Photographs: Eoin Carey.

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