CURRENT EXHIBITION
Mesh
A Juried National Exhibition of Screenprinted Works
On View: March 15–April 28, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, March 15, 6-8 pm
From the brightly colored to the naturally muted, Mesh offers a wide range of art that celebrates the possibilities of screenprinting. Thirty-four works and the same number of artists are featured in this exhibition. Selected from nearly 300 submissions, included artworks showcase both conventional and unconventional applications of the art practice.
Pyramid is pleased to partner with The Washington Print Club and The Washington Print Foundation for Mesh. Through these partnerships, three $1,000 awards are offered to recognize excellence among the entries: Best Overall Entry, Best Work on Paper, and Most Innovative Entry.
Mesh asked artists to consider the history of screenprinting, its technical contexts, and its diverse applications when submitting their work. The fine art of screenprinting has primitive antecedents as evidenced in the stenciled imagery on prehistoric cave walls. In modern times, artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein used stencil material attached to or embedded in a mesh of fiber, metal, or synthetic plastic filaments. The process has been applied in decorative arts, textile printing, advertising posters, street and political art, among other areas. Today, screenprinting has a widespread current presence in commercial signage, t-shirts, ceramics, furniture, and packaging.
Mesh Exhibiting Artists
Chloe Alexander (GA), Byron Ashley (TX), Aaron Bass (NM), Wes Beeler (IL), Andrew Blanchard (SC), Myles Calvert (SC), Casey Connelly (PA), Stephanie Damoff (NY), Lori Gann-Smith (TN), Kate Goodvin (IA), Jay Howley (MD), Imar Hutchins (DC), Lauren Jackson (MD), Grace Johnson (IN), Sue Johnson (VA), Nilou Kazemzadeh (PA), Selene LaMarca (DC), Cynthis Lollis/ETC Press (GA), Clay McGlamory (VA), Terence Nicholson (DC), Renato Paucar (MD), Serena Perrone (GA), Trinity Pote (MO), Philippe Ricard (MD), Henry Rosenberg (NY), K Sarrantonio (NY), Adi Segal (DC), Heather Swenson (PA), R.L. Tillman (MD), Varvara Tokareva (MD), Chadwick Tolley (GA), Cornelia Walworth (ME), and Connie Wolfe (IL).
About the Jurors:
Joshua Gamma
Curator and Designer
Exhibition Juror and Award Co-Juror for “Best Overall Entry” Award
Joshua is a curator and designer based in Baltimore. He has curated over 20 exhibitions and developed over 60 public programs, recently curating Keep A-Knockin’ at VisArts in Rockville, MD, as their Emerging Curator in Residence. Joshua is currently the Gallery Director at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, MD. Joshua holds a BFA in Design and a BA in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in Curatorial Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore.
Michael Hagan
Artist
Exhibition Juror and Award Juror for “Most Innovative Entry” Award
Michael is a D.C. screenprinter and holds a Certificate in Printmaking from the Corcoran School of Art and Design. He is a former longtime member, President, then Treasurer of Washington Printmakers Gallery. He is currently on The Washington Print Club Executive Board. He’s had a number of solo exhibits and he continues to participate in local printmaking projects, many for local, national, and international philanthropic organizations.
Zoma Wallace
Artist, Curator, and Writer
Exhibition Juror and Award Co-Juror for “Best Overall Entry” Award
Zoma is an independent curator, writer, and artist based in her hometown of Washington, D.C. Since 2008, she has charted a unique curatorial path, collaborating with artists, writing, consulting, and teaching. She holds a BA from Spelman College, an MFA in painting from Howard University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Art Theory & Philosophy at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA).
LuLen Walker
Artist, Curator, and Writer
Award Juror for “Best Work on Paper” Award
LuLen is the Art Curator at Georgetown University. She is responsible for acquisitions, curates exhibitions, and collaborates with faculty in teaching various subjects using artwork from the collection. Her most recent exhibition was Art of Homage: Translation, Interpretation & Appropriation (2023). Prior to Georgetown LuLen worked in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the National Portrait Gallery and a commercial art gallery in Georgetown. She is a member of Print Council of America, a long time board member of the Washington Print Club, and occasionally contributes to the WPC’s journal, On Paper.
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