Old and new printmaking techniques have been explored in the latest Hallway Gallery exhibition at Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery.
“People who enjoy printmaking really get into it and experiment,” Susan Morris, one of the co-ordinators of the project, said.
The PrintEx Print Exchange Exhibition began in 2011 and has been held five times with its sixth iteration now on display at Hyphen.
Caryn Giblin, Susan Morris and Paula Watson have been the co-ordinators of the project over the 12-year duration.
“It’s an opportunity to show your work and also experiment and try out different printing techniques,” Susan said.
“Over the six print exchanges, there’s been 20 local print artists and some guest print artists.”
PrintEx6 features the work of 13 local print artists.
The first exchange held in 2011 at Creators Artspace at Gateway Island, attracted a large crowd and quickly collected a following.
The ongoing PrintEx exhibitions offer a unique overview of the work from local print artists, as well as an opportunity to start a Print collection and exhibit prints in a group setting.
Artists participating in the collective also exchange copies of their prints, so that each artist leaves with a collection of prints.
Participating artists are producing a diverse range of different print techniques and are committed to exploring a varied selection of old and new print making techniques.
“The only factor we keep to is that it’s an A4 size and it can be any print medium, so there’s lots of different print techniques used,” Susan said.
“Printmaking is a great medium, you actually never know until you actually do it, how it turns out … it’s either a success or not.
“Then if you do an addition, sometimes you get half way through an addition and things don’t work out.”
Originally PrintEx started as a way for local print artists to create, exchange and display works.
“It’s a very social group, we are always sharing and helping each other learn new techniques,” Susan said.
The exhibition is on display until April 4.