Printmaking | BFA

Printmaking merges some of the oldest artistic processes of replication with the newest. Artists who use printmaking at SFAI critically examine such concepts as multiplicity, reproducibility, and the “matrix” of the print in relation to contemporary art practice, ranging from popular to “high art” forms. Students also expand ideas of the display, exploring the full range of exhibition possibilities from traditional print editions to sculptural, installation-based, and interactive approaches.

• Students learn three to four major print media beyond Introduction to Printmaking. This would include Intaglio, Lithography, Artist Books, and/or Multiplicity.
• Students gain a specialization and the beginning of an expertise in at least one major print media upon graduation.
• Students complete a body of work, including an artist statement, which fundamentally addresses the work, both aesthetically and technically.
• Students have a one-person exhibit in the Ascension Gallery. This work must be done in the Senior year and must be a cohesive body of work. One or more Printmaking faculty reviews this exhibit.

• Lithography I
• Relief Printing I
• Screenprinting I
• The Painterly Print: Monotype and Monotype Printmaking Process
• Art of the Street
• Letterpress for Artists
• Photo Intaglio Printmaking in the Digital Age
• Conceptual Cartography in Print