Responses is a retrospective exhibition by Inkers, a group of independent contemporary printmakers based in Yorkshire.
June Russell, spokesperson for the group says, “All of us are Fine Art Printmakers, and make work that is original in both concept and construction. Between us we use a wide range of printmaking techniques, both traditional and contemporary, often in combination, and sometimes embracing non-print techniques during development and experimentation. We have members who specialise in screen printing, collagraph, etching, drypoint, lino & relief printing, monoprint and monotype, photographic methods… and innovative mixtures of all of these."
June continues, "A particular focus of our collaborative work involves working with museums and galleries, researching and responding to them and to their collections creatively through the medium of print.
In our response work, we’ve been inspired to push the boundaries of printmaking; you’ll see woven prints, layered prints, 3D constructions, artist’s books and more, on a vast range of topics: landscapes, machines, mills, looms, ropes, working men and women, birds, bees, mummies …. all inspired by the museums, galleries and collections of our city, district and region.”
This retrospective exhibition is a look back at work produced for these collaborative projects. The work being shown, produced over almost twenty years, responds to the rich industrial, educational and creative heritage of Yorkshire and in particular the Bradford District, which seems apt in its year as City of Culture.
Artists taking part are: Cath Brooke, Shelley Burgoyne, Tony Carlton, Julia Clegg, Janine Denby, Ruth Fettis, Annie Fforde, Lucy Hainsworth, Emily Harvey, Paul Hudson, Sammy Palfrey, June Russell, Ian Wrench, Susan Wright. www.inkers-printmakers.co.uk
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