The Print Circle is a professional group of women printmakers that operate out of Sydney, New South Wales.[1] The group was created in 1970 by 15 women artists who took pioneering and experimental approaches to printmaking and supported women artists.[2] The group first worked out of Willoughby Arts Centre (then the North Shore Arts Centre) set up by Joy Ewart who included lithographic and etching presses in the centre.[3] Sue Buckley became the first printmaking tutor and was a member of Sydney Printmakers.[2] In 1971 the first Print Circle exhibition was held at Sebert Galleries in the Argyle Centre, Sydney.[4] The Print Circle promotes the work of women artists, similar to the Tin Sheds workshop at University of Sydney.[5]
In 1994 the Print Circle held an exhibition titled "Beyond the Word", which examined the symbolic influence of words.[6]
Membership edit
As of March 2024[update], artists who are part of the Print Circle include Lorraine Avery, Helen Best, Jean Birrell, Janet Carter, Olwen Cheung, Edith Cowlishaw, Prue Crabbe, Tanya Crothers, Barbara Davidson, Joanne Gwatkin-Williams, Debra Hannigan, Jill Harris, Carolyn Hunter, Wendy Morrison, Carol Shaw, Judy Smith, Laura Stark, Anna Warren, Deborah Wilkinson, Naomi Woodlands, and Ann Bewah Wu.[7]
References edit
- ^ Press release, "The Print Circle will be exhibiting original prints in a wide variety of print media at the Watchhouse", 1996. The Print Circle: Art & Artist Files, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research Library & Archive Collection.
- ^ a b Gwatkin-Williams, Joanne (28 May 2021). "The Print Circle: Fifty years". Print Council of Australia.
- ^ Stephens, Andrew. "The Print Circle: Fifty years – Print Council of Australia". Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Barker, Jacky (2021-06-14). "The Print Circle - 50 Years of Inky Fingers at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studio". In the Cove. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Stephens, Andrew. "The Print Circle: Fifty years – Print Council of Australia". Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Stark, Laura (2000). Marks of identity or diary of a journey (Thesis thesis). UNSW Sydney. hdl:1959.4/66044.
- ^ "Print Circle, women artists dedicated to printmaking, Sydney". Print Circle Sydney. Retrieved 2024-03-16.