Bohemia Gallery

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“A fine-art print, in its finest expression, is a piece of paper where a person possessed of special sensitivity has stamped an inked plate with a small-but-sincere sample of his (or her) joy of living, his sense of humor, his delight in form or color, his vision of the people around him, his existential doubt, his fear of death, his fondness for small mammals, his fascination for the night sky, the sadness which he experiences seeing mediocrity triumph... or simply the profound satisfaction of tracing a line on a plate with a pointed stylus.” ~ Mike Booth of printworkshopcentral.com

Barbara Bruckman has studied with masters in painting and printmaking at the University of California, Los Angeles; the Art Institute of Southern California; Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts; Bluestone Editions; Angeles Press and Southern Oregon University. In recent years, her work has shown in Montevideo, Uruguay; Laguna Beach, California and Irvine, California.
Cathy DeForest is a Northwest printmaker and book artist who integrates printmaking, photography, drawing, mixed media and letterpress into her book art. ''I love nature and I love old things,'' says DeForest. ''Whenever I can, I create art that evokes memory and brings the beauty of the past forward in time.''
Holly Kilpatrick is a printmaker and encaustic artist, and the Education Director of the Rogue Gallery and Art Center: a non-profit community arts center in Medford, Oregon. Primarily a self-taught artist, she has gleaned instruction over the years from kindred artists who have shared their expertise with her, as well as her own research and experimentations.
Julie VandenBerg attended Cornish College of the Arts and completed her BFA in painting and printmaking at Southern Oregon University. She currently runs Proof Studio & Gallery, LLC in Talent. In addition, Julie writes a monthly art column for Ashland's Sneak Preview.
Dane Isner says, "One of my favorite artists once described her process of songwriting. She writes her lyrics in her mothertongue, then translates to English, French, back again, and again, always looking for the literal meaning.The final piece is often off-center and has a different color. I describe my prints in similar fashion."
Ann-Britt Malden was born in Sweden and spent her childhood on the southern Swedish coast where her backyard was an open meadow by the sea. When she was seven she moved to the U.S. with her family, but the Scandinavian landscape, seasons and culture have always remained close to her heart and continue influence her artwork today.Her exploration of printmaking began a few years ago when she began creating linoleum block prints. She has since moved into monotyping, solarplate printmaking, intaglio dry point and etching, as well as encaustic printmaking.

There will be a reception for the artists during the First Friday Artwalk on November 5th, featuring wine by Liquid Assets. Pathways to Printmaking runs through November.