2022 Inaugural Alabama Printmaking Conference

Paperworkers Local partnered with the Alabama Visual Arts Network and Samford University Art Gallery to present the inaugural Alabama Printmaking Conference in Birmingham. The conference took place July 14-July 17, 2022 and includes an exhibition of print work by visiting printmakers, Liz Chalfin and Noah Breuer, at the Samford University Art Gallery that is on view from July 15-September 8, 2022.

Liz Chalfin

Liz Chalfin is founding director of Zea Mays Printmaking, a professional printmaking studio, located in western Massachusetts. Since its founding in 2000, ZMP’s mission has been to provide a space and community to learn, create and promote prints made with the safest processes available. Zea Mays Printmaking collaborates with artists, studios and schools around the world to share innovations in non-toxic and sustainable printmaking.

Liz taught a Coffee Lift & Airbrush Aquatint Workshop. This is an etching technique that allows the artist to create beautiful brushwork that is etched into copper. It’s similar to Sugar Lift, but offers a wider range of mark making possibilities.

Saturday, July 16, 10am-4pm

Noah Breuer

Noah Breuer is an American artist originally from Berkeley, California. His creative work examines themes of family, identity, labor and diaspora. Breuer holds a BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design, an MFA from Columbia University and a graduate research certificate in traditional woodblock printmaking and paper-making from Kyoto Seika University in Japan.

Noah taught a Woodblock Flag Printing Workshop. Participants learned wood carving techniques to print on fabric and paper.

Sunday, July 17, 10am-4pm