Callout for New Members of Sydney Printmakers

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Sydney Printmakers Exhibition ‘Origin‘ at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery now.

There’s still a couple of weeks left to get your Application for Membership of Sydney Printmakers in. We organise a number of large exhibitions of members work each year, so as a member you will have plenty of opportunities to exhibit.

Expectations And Application Requirements:

  • Active Engagement: Attend quarterly meetings and contribute to organizational tasks.
  • Deadline: August 1, 2024.
  • Submission Materials:
  • 200 words on your interest in joining.
  • 200 words describing your work and professional practice.
  • 200 words on your potential contributions.
  • CV (up to two pages).
  • Five low-resolution images (max 1 MB each).
  • Website and Instagram details.

How To Apply:

Submit your application via the Sydney Printmakers Membership Application.

Introducing Our New Members: Mark Rowden

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Mark Rowden, Suni Satin Gaze, Linocut

Please welcome Mark Rowden, one of our four new members.

Mark Rowden’s works describe modern moments and memories, with a subtle reflection of the past. Rowden finds inspiration in moments of social interaction, isolation and beauty.

As a master printer he constructs works through the traditional process of relief printmaking, breaking down the visual information to a graphic form, creating shadows and spaces which the viewer can move through, and sharing symbols and stories of living in a modern society.

Mark studied at The National Art School, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000. Rowden worked at Whaling Road studios, one of Australia’s oldest print workshops, for many years. While working there he printed for a number of renowned Australian artists.

He has exhibited widely in Sydney in many group and solo shows. He was invited to be a part of the International Print Biennale in Brazil twice. Rowden’s work is held in numerous private and commercial collections, including Broken Hill and Wagga Wagga Regional Galleries.

Recent exhibitions include The Latterns Pavilion activation 2023, Secret Sitter 2023 – Goodspace and Prints4Ukarine – CBD Gallery 2023. Art Prizes – Gippsland Print Prize – Gippsland Regional Gallery, Sunshine Coast Art Prize – Caloundra Regional Gallery, Remagine, Hornsby Art Gallery and Whitewall project art prize.

He has an upcoming solo show in Colorado, USA, December 2023 and a Duo show at Incinerator Gallery in 2024.

Mark Rowden, Reverie, 2023, linoprint, 40 x 40cm.

Join Sydney Printmakers!

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It’s been some time since we have been able to make a call for new members, but we are now ready to accept your submissions. Please give it a go if you would like to be considered for membership of our thriving organisation.

All the information you need is HERE

Applications close on Friday 4th February 2022, so there’s plenty of time to get things together.

Membership of Sydney Printmakers

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Given that the Sydney lockdown has been extended for another four weeks, we have decided that the cut off date for submitting Membership Applications will also be extended. We will let you know the new deadline in due course.

Under lockdown conditions we are of course unable to view your portfolio, or to meet to discuss your application.

Call for Members

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Sydney Printmakers has some vacancies for new members.

Sydney Printmakers has a cap of 60 members. Our stated aims are professional development for members and the promotion of and education about print. Our main tasks are finding exhibition opportunities and organizing the exhibition of members’ work. Sydney Printmakers is a self-funded and self-directed association, the organizational strength and relevance of which depends on the engagement and contribution of time and energy by its members.

Covid19 intervened in the call for new members last year. But now that we can gather again, we are calling for applications from professional artists to fill the five membership vacancies currently available. You will need to submit a statement of up to 200 words about your work and the reasons you would like to join our association, together with a CV of up to two pages and 6 – 8 low resolution images, no larger than 1MB each. Please also indicate in your statement how you would be able to contribute to the running and growth of Sydney Printmakers.

Make your online application HERE. Applications close 5pm on 1 August.

Short-listed artists will be invited to present their work to the association’s general meeting in mid-September 2021.