First Impressions: Women Printmakers of Washington at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture

Z. Vanessa Helder

I was impressed with this small printmaking exhibit at the MAC. There were many small to medium format prints ranging from linocuts to etchings, with subject matter ranging from figures to landscapes. Some of the artists included were Ebba Rapp, Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Ruth Pennington, Elizabeth Warhanik, Elizabeth Colborne, Vanessa Helder, Virna Haffer, and Helen Loggie, and Yvonne Twining Humber among others. This was an impressive collection of talented early Northwest printmakers, who were visionaries with wide-ranging styles/approaches to their subject matter. I love learning about local and regional artists especially from the Pacific North West and this was a great show to add to my knowledge of regional artists.

There were also educational displays/descriptions explaining different printmaking processes, such as linocuts, monotypes, drypoint etching, etc, which was a nice addition to the show because it gave viewers an inside look at how some of the pieces were made. All in all, this show was an eye-opening, refreshing look at the medium of printmaking and I’m glad I was able to catch it. Note: images featured in this blog may or may not have been included in the show.

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