Biennial and Biennale
September 21, 2020
dawn leone
Driftscape was selected to be in two bi-annual exhibitions this summer /fall- The Southern Printmaking Biennale IX International in Georgia and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking 7th Biennial Footprint 2020 in Connecticut .
Juror Wes Beeler reviewed 400 pieces and of those 35 were selected for the exhibition. The exhibition is located at the Universiry of North Georgia in Dahlonega and will be up August 21, 2020 - September 21, 2020.
Juror Jane Kinsman reviewed 319 print submissions and selected 95 for the exhibition. The exhibition can be viewed by appointement through November 22, 2020.
“The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Footprint International Competition 2020, is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure. This year’s juror, Jane Kinsman, Distinguished Adjunct Curator, previously Senior Curator of International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Australia, reviewed 319 print submissions from 180 artists representing eighteen countries. Kinsman selected 95 works from 91 artists representing 21 states and 13 countries.”