COPY: A Print Exhibition of Editions

COPY: a print exhibition of editions is a group show among varying stages of printmakers from the Printmaking area of the Visual Arts Department. The exhibition celebrates the medium of printmaking through the use of archaic techniques and processes such as intaglio, copper etching, or stone lithography with historical presses to more modern approaches like screen printing using new-age materials and technology. 

COPY responds to the question of “is it an original?” by presenting complete editions whenever possible to visualize the work, effort, and time put into each print. Subtleties and variations that are inherently ingrained in printmaking are brought to attention as the viewers are surrounded with different editions. Experimentations straying away from the traditional norm of are encouraged. While, near-perfect replication of one print to the next in an edition is a momentous feat that no other media can offer. These qualities combined makes each print unique and individual — an original.