Visual Arts
Power Up!: American Women Printmakers
POWER UP: American Women Printmakers strives to honor the achievements of women within the field of printmaking. The rise of fine art printmaking in the mid-nineteenth century, together with new educational opportunities to train in the laborious and highly technical printmaking process, allowed women to master the medium and gain recognition and income from their artworks. Since that time, the printmakers in this exhibition have expanded the genre through remarkable displays of technique and through the creation of new printmaking studios. Their legacy as teachers to the next generation ensures the continuing power of printmaking.
This exhibition was curated by the students of AMUS-508 in the Spring of 2022.