Screenprint 2024

About

 ‘The artists in the show have been brought together partly because they are amazing screen print artists, but also because of the very different things they do, so there should be something for everyone in the exhibition’ says the show's organiser, Bristol artist Simon Tozer.  ‘What l would like visitors to experience is the same thrill that the artist feels when they are in the print room, pulling the first print, lifting the screen and seeing their work for the first time.

All the work will be for sale, and as well as prints, there will be books, textiles, clothing, cards and lots more.  Artists have been chosen from around the UK and abroad including France, Spain and the USA. 

Screen printing originated in China over a thousand years ago.  Prints are made using stencils fixed on a screen stretched with a fine mesh that was originally made from silk or even human hair.  Over time it has developed to become a highly technical process, with many uses in industry, but artists still make their prints by hand, using a squeegee to push the ink through the mesh. Screen prints are often recognisable for their use of vibrant colour and bold clean graphics, but the prints can also be subtle and complex. The show ranges from carefully crafted editions to more experimental approaches, unique artworks that are closer to paintings or collages than prints. 

Alice Irwin, Alice Pattullo, Andy Lovell, Angie Lewin, Anna Marrow, Ben Rider, Carlos Hernandez, Charlotte Farmer, Chitra Merchant, Clare Curtis, Clare Halifax, ottoGraphic, Eliza Southwood, Emma Studd, Emily Ketteringham, Emily Sutton, Gail Mason, Giuseppe D’innella, Jessie de Salis, John Dilnot, Jonathan Lawes, Jonny Hannah, Katy Binks, Kvist Studio, Laura Slater, Pirrip Press, Sarah Cliff, Simon Tozer, Stanley Donwood, Tom Frost, White Duck Editions, and YUK FUN.