HCC showcases prestigious printmaking exhibition

Jul 20, 2016

The Houston Community College (HCC) West Loop Campus Art Gallery is hosting PrintMatters: Impression 2016, a PrintMatters artist member exhibition. PrintMatters is the brain child of five artists who have exhibited locally, nationally and shared a love for print work, a desire to promote traditional and non-traditional printmaking and work, and to help promote print artists.

Impressions 2016, created by PrintMatters, showcases a myriad of printmaking techniques and styles, from traditional woodcuts and etchings to hybrid prints and complex monotypes, from 24 premier printmakers in the Houston area. Gallery visitors will get a chance to meet several of these exceptional artists and hear about their techniques from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 21 at HCC West Loop Campus Gallery.

“The print makers of PrintMatters demonstrate great technical skills and create quality prints which explore a variety of creative concepts,” said Maureen Lewis, HCC exhibit coordinator. “It is an honor to present their work at the West Loop Gallery.”

For the past four summers, PrintMatters has sponsored PrintHouston, a summer long celebration of original prints, the artists who create them and the people who collect them. The event is filled with exciting exhibitions, lectures, workshops and special events at museums, galleries, non-profit organizations, and alternate spaces.

Impressions 2016, PrintMatters artist member exhibition runs now through September 1. The HCC West Loop Campus Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday. For more information about printmaking classes visit hccs.edu/arts. Fall classes start August 22.