Artlink Contemporary Gallery is pleased to present the 41st National Print Exhibition, showcasing 60 contemporary printmakers working across all printmaking mediums, including intaglio, lithograph, relief, screenprint, monoprint, letterpress, book art, digital print, print installation and printed stop-motion animation. On view April 1 - May 2, 2021.

This exhibition was juried by Ruth Lingen. Ruth Lingen lives and works in New York City, where she has established a distinguished thirty year career as a master printer and book artist. She has collaborated with over 80 celebrated artists and writers, including Jim Dine, Shepard Fairey, Robert Ryman and Kiki Smith. She founded Line Press Limited in 2018 in Brooklyn to pursue artist books and small scale print editions. Her work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Getty, the Brooklyn Museum, The Walker Museum, as well as over 35 libraries, including the New York Public Library and the Harvard University Library.

“Print shows are an excellent venue to showcase our wonderful range of printmaking techniques to the public. I’ve tried to choose examples of both traditional and innovative techniques, as I personally appreciate both. Traditional techniques of intaglio and lithography include landscapes, portraiture and still lifes, many involving beautiful, layered color and disciplined execution. Nontraditional prints include large scale works, sculptural and collaged prints, many incorporating a strong message combined with an overall feeling of experimentation. 

“Viewers will see delicate, intimate, highly detailed prints all the way up to large-scale, graphically impactful prints. I believe this viewing experience adds so much interest to a group show. I also searched for prints which seem to perfectly marry the choice of technique to the imagery or concept, equally balancing both. 

I hope this show will inspire and energize viewers, and reflect the diversity, joy and magic of printmaking, both to other printmakers, artists and beyond into the world.” - Ruth Lingen

Exhibiting artists include: Keith Garubba, Andrea Kornbluth, Mark Sisson, Nick Ruth, Sarah Kinard, John-Mark Schlink, William Salzillo, Enrique Figueredo, Christine Abbott, Tom David, Cathie Crawford, Grace Sippy, Monika Meler, Elijah Vance, Brandon Williams, Goran Maric, Blake Sanders, Arthur Cislo, Keith Buswell, James Hubbard, Christine Baum, Marco Hernandez, Micah Kraus, Ronna Gilbert, Johanna Mueller, Andrew Kozlowski, Craig Fisher, Noah Breuer, Sarah Nance, Barry Carlsen, Jen Watson, Charlie Patterson, Ramiro Rodriguez, Richard Hricko, Jayne Reid Jackson, Monica Wiesblott, Hailey Sueoka, Eddy Lopez, Dash Ayala, Tyler Thenikl, Lea Goldman, Steve Garst, Nicholas Tisdale, Alissa Ohashi, Ryan Horvath, Kevin Rudynski, Raluca Iancu, Nina Jordan, John Bergmeier, Mark Burkett, Mary Gordon, David Johnson, Sara Hess, Aren Straiger, Matthew Egan, Kathy McGhee, Brent Dedas, Emily Fenner, Wesley Kramer, and Mike Sonnichsen.