Print Fair Artist Profile #17: Andy Muonio

Name: Andy Muonio
Website: muonio.com
Education: AA Illustration, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, BS Graphic Design/Illustration, SJSU, BFA Pictorial Art, SJSU, MFA Pictorial Art, SJSU
Reside in: Home, Mountain View, CA; Studio: San José’s Japan Town
Making works on paper: Illustration: 1990 – 2000; Printmaking (lithography, intaglio, monotype, serigraphy): 2000 – today
Preferred printmaking process: Monotype; Lithography (if I had a litho press)
Most recent exhibition(*solo show): Paintings and Works on Paper,*Cañada College, Redwood City, CA; Main Theatre & Gallery, November 8th – December 7th 2010
Three words to describe your work: Painterly Figurative Expressive
What everyone should know about printmaking: The monotype process does not start with an etched plate while the monoprint process does (or some other reproducible matrix).
If I wasn’t a printmaker (or painter, sculpture, photographer, videographer, art historian, art educator, art critic, illustrator ), I’d be: an Archeologist

See more of Andy’s prints at the Print Fair at ArtHouse at the ICA on Saturday, April 30 from 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #16: Kerry Vander Meer

Name: Kerry Vander Meer
Website url: http://www.kerryvandermeer.com
Education: MFA Mills College
Reside in: Oakland CA
Making works on paper since: 1994
Preferred printmaking process: monotype
Most recent exhibition: Trition Museum
Three words to describe your work: organic, colorful, variety of mixed mediums
What everyone should know about printmaking: how easy and fun it is
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: an architect
Cats or Dogs? one Abyissian

See more of Kerry’s prints at the Print Fair at ArtHouse at the ICA on Saturday, April 30 from 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #15: Donna Orme

Name: Donna Orme
Website url: http://www.donnaorme.com
Education:   Studied with Master Printmakers Alan May and Joe Zirker
Reside in: Santa Clara, CA
Making works on paper since: 1992
Preferred printmaking process: Acrylic Monotypes, Collagraphs
Three words to describe your work: Nonobjective, spontaneous, experimental
What everyone should know about printmaking: Making prints keeps my mind in a state of tranquility.
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: Prior to becoming a full-time printmaker, I raised three children and was a legal secretary.

See more of Donna Orme’s work at the Print Fair at ArtHouse at the ICA on Sunday, May 1, from 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #14: Adele Seltzer

Name: ADELE SELTZER
Website url: http://www.adeleseltzer.com NOTE my BLOG on website: reedited to ten minute Monotype Demo Video from PBS of one drop painterly print
Education: B.S.,M.S, U. of Penn., MFA San Jose State U., Stanford University – Monotype with Nathan Olivera 1 yr. and TA
Reside in: Portola Valley – where I give monotype workshops
Making works on paper since: the early 1990′s
Preferred printmaking process: Monotype Painterly Printing
Recent Exhibitions: recent solo at Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA,  Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA., featured solo
Three words that describe your work: fluid, painterly, colorful
What everyone should know about printmaking: fun, spontaneous
If I wasn’t a print maker, I’d be: I’d have clean fingers and long nails – and be miserable
Cats or Dogs? Love Samoyeds and fluffy cats

See more of Adele’s work at the Print Fair at ArtHouse on Saturday, April 30 from 11am to 4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #12: Inge Infante

See more of Inge’s work at the Print Fair at ArtHouse on Saturday, April 30 from 11am to 4pm.

Name: Inge Infante
Website url: ingeinfante.com
Education: MA Mathematics
Reside in: Palo Alto, CA
Making works on paper since: 1996
Preferred printmaking process: Monotype
Most recent exhibition: 2011,  ”Renew”, Palo Alto City Hall, curated by Elise DeMarzo
Three words to describe your work: Personal memories
What everyone should know about printmaking: Intense
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: Collage artist
Cats or Dogs? love them but am allergic

Print Fair Artist Profile #11: Carrie Ann Plank

Name: Carrie Ann Plank
Website url: carrieannplank.com
Education: BFA East Carolina University, MFA The Pennsylvania State University
Reside in: San Francisco
Making works on paper since: 1990
Preferred printmaking process: Lithography & Silkscreen
Most recent exhibition:
2011  “Water’s Edge” Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA and Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
What everyone should know about printmaking: That it is a balance of aesthetic decisions and technical mastery –  complex and undeniably satisfying…
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: Medical Illustrator
Cats or Dogs? Dogs!

See more of Carrie Ann’s work at the Print Fair at ArtHouse on Sunday, May 1 from 11am – 4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #10: Kathryn Kain

I never knew what a rainbow roll really was until I saw Kathyrn Kain’s amazing prints.  She was here last week printing in the studio and truly is a master printer.

Name: Kathryn Kain
Website url: kathrynkain.com
Education: Cleveland Institute of Art, Toledo University, Arizona State, De Anza College, San Jose State( BFA), Cal State Hayward,  San Francisco Art Institute MFA
Reside in: San Francisco
Making works on paper since:1980
Preferred printmaking process: Lithography, monotype
Most recent exhibition: Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park, The Art of the Book, group show, Donna Seager Gallery, both up now.
Three words to describe your work: feminine fun botanical
What everyone should know about printmaking: Human need for repeatable images and text has evolved into ways to make art on paper. It’s all about paper, light and pressure. Age old technology makes beautiful art. It’s not about reproduction.
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: a chef or sommelier
Cats or Dogs? no

See more of Kathryn’s prints at the Print Fair at ArtHouse on Sunday, May 1 from 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #9: Karen von Felten

Name: Karen von Felten
Website url: http://www.karenvonfelten.com
Education: Santa Clara University
Reside in: Saratoga CA
Making works on paper since: studying at University of Santa Clara
Preferred printmaking process: Monotype
Most recent exhibition: Fall, 2010, Preston Contemporary Art Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Three words to describe your work: Expressive, Drawing-based, Varied
What everyone should know about printmaking: The possibilities are endless.
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: a neurosurgeon…good thing I’m a printmaker
Cats or Dogs? Birds

See more of Karen’s work at the Print Fair during ArtHouse at the ICA on Saturday, April 30, 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #8: Kathy Aoki

Kathy Aoki is super cool. And so is her work. It is snarky, smart, fun and with a nod to grrl power that will make you want to re-read Gloria Steinem.

Name: Kathy Aoki
Website url: http://www.kaoki.com/
Education: MFA Printmaking, Washington University, St. Louis BA French UC Berkeley
Reside in: Santa Clara
Making works on paper since: 1987
Preferred printmaking process: lino-cut
Most recent exhibition: Hand, Voice & Vision: Artists’ Books from Women’s Studio Workshop, Grolier Club, NY, NY  (closed Feb. 2011)
Three words to describe your work: Definitely-worth-collecting.
What everyone should know about printmaking: It’s a great way to share original works with numerous audiences.
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: struggling as a freelance graphic designer
Cats or Dogs? prefer the Chia pet (due to allergies)

See more of Kathy Aoki’s amazing prints at the Print Fair at ArtHouse on Saturday, April 30 from 11am-4pm.

Print Fair Artist Profile #7: Sukey Bryan

Sukey’s glacier-inspired prints really convey the color and feel of ice. See more of  her prints at the Print Fair on Sunday, May 1 from 11am-4pm.

Name: Sukey Bryan
Website url: http://www.sukeybryan.com
Education: BA from Yale University, MFA from Maryland Institute
Reside in: Stanford, CA
Making works on paper since: 1993
Preferred printmaking process: Monotype
Most recent exhibition: Works, San Jose
Three words to describe your work: cycles in nature
What everyone should know about printmaking: the variety of ways plates are created
If I wasn’t a printmaker, I’d be: just a painter
Cats or Dogs? Cats

See more of Sukey’s prints at the Print Fair during ArtHouse at the ICA on Sunday, May 1 from 11am-4pm.