45th National Print
Juried by Janet Ballweg
March 27 - April 27, 2025
Emily Legleitner, "I know there's something I've forgotten," woodcut on Kozo from 6 plates and 24 colors, 36 x 48 inches. (1st Place Juror Award)
Sarah Smelser, "Brings Back the Time VI," monotype, 20 x 16 inches. (2nd Place Juror Award)
Meagan Stirling, "Polka Dot Dress," screenprint, 22 x 22 inches. (3rd Place Juror Award)
Mary Becker, "Yellowstone Interpolation I," silkscreen, 14 x 11 inches. (Honorable Mention)
Yuji Hiratsuka, "Tangled Red String," intaglio and chine colle, 18 x 12 inches. (Honorable Mention)
Mark Sisson, "Portrait of Echo Emith: Ok Educatin'," linocut, woodcut and lithograph, 16.5 x 13 inches. (Honorable Mention)
Mariana Astete, "Migajas," lithography and screenprinting on yellow paper, 27.75 x 20.5 inches.
Mariana Astete, "Bienvenido," intalgio laser engraving, 14 x 16.75 inches.
Ann Athas, "From Grandma's Drawing and a Long-Ago War," mezzotint, 6 x 8 inches.
Cameron Bailey, "Rapids," reduction mokuhanga on yamaguchi washi, 14 x 19 inches
Diana Behl, "(guara)," intaglio, 11.75 x 13.75 inches.
Kate Borcherding, "Decoding Silence," lithograph and woodcut, 11 x 15.5 inches.
Kate Borcherding, "Hyperbolic Silence," woodcut, 12 x 16 inches.
Grant Brownlow, "Always Has Been," lithograph with silkscreen, 15 x 20 inches.
Kalleen Chilcote, "Insecticidal," drypoint and collagraph, 14 x 11 inches.
Art Cisclo, "Lying Lip, Treacherous Tongue," woodcut, hand-colored, 14 x 10 inches.
Raymond DeCicco, "The Endless Sea," aluminography, 16 x 25 inches.
Justin Diggle, "Aspect Recognition II," etching and photo etching, 16 x 11 inches.
Matthew Egan, "Another Metamorphosis," lithography, 14 x 11 inches.
Kobe Elixson, "You Use Every Sense at Once," woodcut relief, 14 x 11 inches.
Shannon Ferguson, "Strawberry Fields Forever," etching, 15 x 11 inches.
Craig Fisher, "Flotsam & Jetsam," intaglio etching, chine colle with colored woodblock, 24 x 18 inches.
Kevin Gonzalez, "Boxers," stone lithography, color reduction, 23 x 19 inches.
Kevin Gonzalez, "Mostly Mee," intaglio, squatting, kitakata mounted on BFK paper, 17.5 x 14.5 inches.
Kay Gregg, "Sorry: Royal Typewriter," screenprint ink, metallic leaf on paper, 16 x 20 inches.
Chauncey Hay, "Dry Towers," woodcut relief, laser-cut relief and screenprint, 22 x 15 inches.
Cornelia Huellstrunk, "Tribute," monoprint with woodcut elements and chine colle, 36 x 22 inches.
Sophie Isaak, "Wealthy Dowager," intaglio and ink, 24 x 18 inches.
Jayne Reid Jackson, "Nest II," color mezzotint, 12 x 12 inches.
Lily Jarrell, "And I Just Kept Scooping," intaglio etching, 23 x 11 inches.
David Johnson, "Birds Downtown," linocut, 20 x 16 inches.
Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos, "Heart and Soul of Greece," lithograph, 4.25 x 7.25 inches.
Andrew Kozlowski, "Lost & Found," risograph, 14 x 10 inches.
Catherine Kramer, "In and Out of Touch," color intaglio, 7.5 x 18 inches.
Nathan Lareau, "Marsh II," monotype, 14 x 17 inches.
Alan Larkin, "The Major Arcana - The Devil," soft-ground and hard-ground etching, 10 x 5 inches.
Emily Legleitner, "You are full of want and fear," etching on Hahnemuhle copperplate printed with 4 colors, 36 x 60 inches.
Ashesh Maharjar, "Euphoria," linocut on paper, 13 x 10 inches.
William Mathie, "Planting a Tree," woodcut, 40 x 22.5 inches.
Kathryn Maxwell, "After the Rains II," screenprint with laser cut collage, 14 x 11 inches.
Nathan Meltz, "After William Morris, screenprint, 14 x 11 inches.
Mark Millstein, "Torn Suite," drypoint, 12 x 12 inches.
Aya Naoe, "ラブカ？ラブか..." photo-litho and screenprint, 15.5 x 11 inches.
Cynthia Petry, "Unknown Series-Little Bird," silkscreen on clay, 12 x 12 x 3 inches.
Lucille Pflueger, "The White Snake," silkscreen aquatint and watercolor on paper, 16 x 12 inches.
Trinity Pote, "Looking Back (The Complications of Leaving)," collaged screenprint, spray-paint and hand detailing, 44 x 30 inches.
Lars Roeder, "Two Hands & Nowhere to Start," color woodcut, 12 x 10 inches.
Liisa Slosaari Jasinski, "Longing," monotype, 13 x 9.5 inches.
Blake Sanders, "Rewind-Recharge," screenprint on repurposed fabric with applique, 72 x 70 inches.
Jennifer Scheuer, "Venus Fly Trap," silkscreen and book arts, 5 x 12 x 5 inches.
Jennifer Scheuer, "Untitled (Sundew)," silkscreen, 9.5 x 9.5 inches.
Roxanne Sexauer, "Innashagga," relief print, spray paint, frottage, drawing and stencil, 13 x 11 inches.
Mike Sonnichson, "Untitled #101," relief printed from etched aquatint plates, 8 x 8 inches.
Aren Straiger, "Pepperoni and Cheese," screenprint, 10 x 10 inches.
Mai Tran, "This Too Shall Pass," woodcut, 66 x 38 inches.
Benjamin Truong, "Be Not Afraid," mezzotint lithograph, 24 x 36 inches.
Brandon Williams, "Turning a Corner, Maybe?," multi-plate etching, 8.5 x 12 inches.
Ernie Wood, "Appalachian Aerie," reductive relief linocut, 8 x 27 inches.
45th National Print
Juror Statement
It was my honor to serve as the juror for the 45th Annual National Print Exhibition. I’d like to thank Artlink Gallery for entrusting me with this process and for their help in facilitating it. I’d also like to congratulate all the artists who entered, regardless of whether your work was selected. It takes a serious commitment to make art – physically, mentally, and emotionally – so thank you for taking the time to share your work with me.
As the juror, I was tasked with selecting 60 works for the exhibition. That was a challenge due to the high quality of work and the diverse range of print media, approaches, and subject matter represented. Inevitably, even some of the works I really liked didn’t make the final cut due to limited space. I might find it difficult to explain exactly why one artist’s work was chosen over another, but generally, I chose work that piqued my curiosity in some way: through craftsmanship and mastery of the medium, pushing the boundaries of the medium, clarity of artistic voice, complexity of the work’s concept, a new interpretation of the subject matter, or the work’s ability to elicit an emotional response. The works that ultimately rose to the top merged at least two of these criteria, and something in each of these works made me come back to engage with them over and over. It was that staying power that determined the final selections for this show.
I hope you enjoy the exhibition! - Janet Ballweg
2025 Artists
Mariana Astete, Ann Athas, Cameron Bailey, Mary Becker, Diana Behl, Kate Borcherding, Grant Brownlow, Kalleen Chilcote, Art Cislo, Raymond DeCicco, Justin Diggle, Matthew Egan, Kobe Elixson, Shannon Ferguson, Craig Fisher, Kevin Gonzalez, Kay Gregg, Chauncey Hay, Yuji Hiratsuka, Cornelia Huellstrunk, Sophie Isaak, Jayne Reid Jackson, Lily Jarrell, David Johnson, Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos, Andrew Kozlowski, Catherine Kramer, Nathan Lareau, Alan Larkin, Emily Legleitner, Ashesh Maharjan, William Mathie, Kathryn Maxwell, Nathan Meltz, Mark Millstein, Aya Naoe, Cynthia Petry, Lucille Pflueger, Trinity Pote, Lars Roeder, Liisa Salosaari Jasinski, Blake Sanders, Jennifer Scheuer, Roxanne Sexauer, Mark Sisson, Sarah Smelser, Mark Sonnichsen, Meagan Stirling, Aren Straiger, Mai Tran, Benjamin Truong, Brandon Williams, and Ernie Wood.
About the Juror
Janet Ballweg is a Professor of Art and Head of Printmaking at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ballweg has an MFA in Printmaking and Drawing from the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana; and a BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her work has been exhibited widely across both National and International exhibitions.