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PRINTWORK 2013, national juried exhibition at Artists Image Resource is on! See the prospectus at http://artistsimageresource.wordpress.com/juried-exhibition-2/. We are really proud to announce Tina Kukielski as the juror. Tina is a curator of the 2013 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. Last year's PRINTWORK exhibition was really successful. We want these exhibitions... Continue Reading →
This summer I was awarded a BIG XII Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship was awarded to only seven faculty from WVU which will fund a special project with another BIG XII faculty member. This year I will be working with University of Kansas printmaking professor Michael Krueger. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a... Continue Reading →
Below are some pics of a new book I am currently working on. The contents are digital prints of the CMYK project I completed last summer, and the format will copy the original IRON MAN comic format. The final book will be the same size as the original 6-7/8"x10-1/2". This maquette is half the size... Continue Reading →
Recent work of mine will be on display in an exhibition titled “New Prints/New Narratives” at the International Print Center New York. The show will run from June 13, 2013 - August 9, 2013. The opening will be on June 13, from 6-8 pm, with Members' and Artists' Talks from 5-6 pm. Click the link... Continue Reading →
Summer is usually my most productive time, and I hope this summer stands up to that rule. This month, I completed three new CMYK Silkscreen prints. "Bench" CMYK Silkscreen 7"x7.5" "Bench (II)" CMYK Silkscreen 7"x7.5" "Got to." CMYK Silkscreen 4.5"x10" On a more personal note, my interest in my recent work was solidified by a... Continue Reading →
WVU Adv. Printmaking students participated in a multi-school print exchange titled "Wall 2 Wall". My students, along with students from Carnegie Mellon University, West Liberty University, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, exchanged 4"x6" prints that were collected and shown at each school. Thank you to former student, and current CMU and IUP employee Matt Forrest... Continue Reading →
This semester I was given the College of Creative Arts "Excellence in Research" award. The award was given for my research over the past three years, and is given to one faculty member in the college annually. I am very fortunate to be given this award, as ALL of our faculty does great work. Thank... Continue Reading →
I got my copy of "Sunday Morning Comics", the WORK project created by Tate Foley. It looks great, and I am so excited have top billing. Tate did a fantastic job putting together a really stellar group of artists. Thanks Tate, and everyone involved.
http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/15/wvu-printmakers-participate-in-portfolio-exchange-with-students-in-dubai Attached is a link for an article written about the "Trajectories" portfolio exchange for the WVU news feed and featured on the WVU.edu homepage.
This last Friday, a handful of printmaking students and I went to Pittsburgh to visit the Warhol Museum, Tugboat Printshop, and Artists Image Resource. It was a great (and long) day filled with some really amazing art and a lot of fun! It all started at the Warhol Museum and the exhibition "Regarding Warhol: Sixty... Continue Reading →
Joseph Lupo 