exhibitions & events 2024

Between Islands

Gregor Smith, Lin Chau, Marion MacPhee (Glasgow Print Studio)
Yoko Akino, Elke Thönnes, Niall Naessens (Graphic Studio Dublin)

Curated by James Murphy (GPS) and Peter Brennan (GSD)

Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to partner with Graphic Studio Dublin for this exhibition, featuring three artists from each studio working in land and seascapes.

The exhibition will subsequently show in Dublin, opening on October 26th

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Glasgow Print Studio was founded in 1972 as an artist-led initiative providing accessible workshop facilities and later a gallery space for artists making original prints. Now, as an internationally acclaimed centre of excellence in fine art printmaking, GPS promotes contemporary and innovative printmaking and supports the development and expression of artists’ practices. Its state-of-the-art workshop lies at the centre of its activities, which encompass publishing and exhibition programmes, print sales, courses and an archive.

Graphic Studio Dublin was founded in 1960 to teach traditional printmaking skills then unavailable in Irish art colleges. These techniques of etching, aquatint, stone lithography, wood and lino-cutting are kept alive alongside contemporary techniques like photo-intaglio and screen-printing.

Graphic Studio Gallery was established in 1988 to promote the work of Irish and international printmakers through group and solo exhibitions.

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Image: Gregor Smith, 'Between Islands' (detail), etching in an edition of 20. Niall Naessens, 'Cave, Tory Island' 2024, etching and aquatint in an edition of 40. Yoko Akino, 'It Is Happening Even If Nobody Hears It', 2023, etching and aquatint in an edition of 40. Marion MacPhee, 'Mayo Sky' (detail), 2024, monotype. Elke Thönnes, 'Glendalough', 2019, etching in an edition of 50. Lin Chau, Big Waves (detail), 2024 etching with Xuan paper and chine collé, varied edition of 30.