a fine art printmaking facility & gallery

Exhibitions

 
Past Exhibits    

The 3rd Annual Small Prints Show Also Masterworks of Picasso Bonnard Robbe Cassatt Herbert Bayer and Janet Fish Nov. 17th - Dec. 23rd 2006

Gallery Talks by Robert Lloyd Butler
Friday Dec. 1st 6:30pm
"Museum Quality Prints, you too can own a Picasso"

"The Life and Times of Ambroise Vollard 1867-1939 The Father of the Limited Edition Prints"
Saturday Dec. 2nd 2:00pm
 
 
Manuel Robbe
Drypoint
     
     

“A Curious Show: The Collective Works of Pressure Printing”
Editions by Pressure Printing combine hand craftsmanship, tradition and the raw imagination of contemporary Pop Surrealism. Artists: Dave Cooper, Camille Rose Garcia, Glenn Barr, Gary Baseman, Jim Woodring, Coop, Daniel Martin Diaz, Tony Millionaire, Kim Deitch, James Jean, Hassan Patterson, Scott Musgrove, Jeff Soto, and KRK Ryden.
October 2006
 
 


“A Curious Show: The Collective
Works of Pressure Printing”

Relief Prints

Featuring Theresa Haberkorn Also works by Josh Bales, Eric Helland, Larry Hubbell, Homare Ikeda, Geoffrey Ridge, Reid Weimer, and Mark Chalus.
September 2006
 
 

Theresa Haberkorn
Paul’s Tree
11.5”x12.5”



Theresa Haberkorn
View from Widforss Trail
8”x12.5”
 

Introductions Exhibition
 
“Butterflies & Dragonflies”
June 2006


 
 
 


   

     

Annual  Open Press Theme Show  “Butterflies & Dragonflies”
June 2006
 

Mark Friday
Screen print
 

Yang Yang
Mixed media prints
May 2006

Chinese artist Yang Yang uses three media to create her unique work: printmaking, calligraphy, and mixed media.
 

Yang Yang
Mixed media prints
 

Steve Cramm and
Beatriz Pestana,
New Intaglios
April 2006
 

Rufina y Martina, Drypoint, 9 1/2 x 12 3/4
 

Joe Higgins, monotypes
May 2006
 
 

"Island"  monotype
 

Etchings by Grant Williams and Brian Comber
April 2006


 
 

 

January 2006
The Small Print Show


Denver Post Best Bets Article
Dec, 2, 2005
 

 

Past Exhibits: 2005
   


October 2005
Patti Cramer
Paintings, Monotypes, and Etchings


 

September 2005
Fish: A Group Show

 
 

 

May 2005
Ken Elliott & Mark Lunning
New Prints

 
 

Ken Elliott


Mark Lunning

 

April 2005

Women's Caucus for Art
Portfolio Show

Opening Reception, 6-9 pm Through April 30

 
 

Melinda Laz
 

March 2005

Duke Beardsley
Hand Pulled Prints
Through April 9



 


 
 

Duke Beardsley, Monotype 18"x24"
 

February 2005

An impressive selection of original prints created at Open Press since its founding in 1988.  Exhibiting artists: Stephen Batura, Dale Chisman, Mark Dixon, Mark Greg Esser, Mark Friday, Lynn Heitler,
Jill Hadley Hooper, Homare Ikeda, Audra Knutson, Doris Laughton, Mark Lunning, Mary Mackey, Matt O’Neill, Beatrice Pestana, Mark Sink, Jeff Starr, William Stockman, Mark Travis, Mark Villareal, and Reed Weimer.
Through February 26
 

Homare Ikeda, etching 9"x6"
 

Past Exhibits: 2004
   

December 2004
Small Print Show
with prices from $25-$250. Duke Beardsley, Kellie Cannon, Steve Cramm, Joe Higgins, Doris Laughton, Mark Lunning, Barbara Mckenna, Geoffrey Ridge, Sharon Strasburg, Reed Weimer, Jane Braley, Brian Comber, Mark Friday, Audra Knutson, Melinda Laz, Herry Lyrico, Chris Perez, David Schler, Chris Warot, Shelley Williamson, Meaghan Walsh Open for 1st Friday Art Walk.  Through December 31st.

 
 

Jane Braley

October 2004
Photo Etching Show with artists, Greg Cradick, Leslie Goodman, Doris Laughton, Mark Lunning, Chris Perez, Mark Sink, and Shelley Williamson

 
 

Mark Lunning
"Denverscape" image 12"x25",
polymer photo etching  2004

 

Friday, August 2004
Dan Welden
 
 

Dan Welden
"Crimson Line" collograph

 


October 2004

Open Press 15th Year Retrospective at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Contemporary Art Center. Continuing through October 1.

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Sharon Strasburg standing with her three monotypes.  Open Press 15th Year Retrospective Show at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Contemporary Art Center.   Review
 


October 2004
Photo Etching Show: Artists Greg Cradick, Mark Sink, Doris Laughton, Leslie Goodman, Chris Perez, Shelley Williamson, Mark Lunning.
Through October 30th.
 
   

Past Exhibits: 2003
   

April 2003

Fusion  Fission
Coming Together  Moving Apart
42 Contemporary Printmakers

 


 


Mid-America Print Council
Print Portfolio Exchange Project
The Print Portfolio was assembled for the Mid-America Print Council 2002 conference
 

May 2003
Beyond the Horizon
Monotypes by Sharon Strasburg

" I use the camera as a drawing tool, moving as I shoot to create blurred and unfocused trails of light. I use these shots as preliminary sketches for the monotypes."  (Excerpted from the Artist's statement.)

33" x 47" prints: $1800
27" x 35" prints: $900
24" x 20" prints: $500

 

Sharon Strasburg
visit: www.sharonstrasburg.com
inquiries:
openpressltd@ecentral.com
 


June 2003
The Splat Phenomenon 2003
A search for and examination of
the uncommon Splat


Prints & Sculpture by Doris Laughton

The Splat Phenomenon also exhibited at Studio Aiello
3563 Walnut
Denver, Colorado

 

 

visit: www.dorislaughton.com
inquiries: openpressltd@ecentral.com

 

July 2003
Louis Nyiri

Three Series from 2002-2003


• baskets
• paliographic scrolls
• paliographic lines



 
 

Louis Nyiri
visit:       http://www.nyiri.com/nyiri/index.html
inquiries: openpressltd@ecentral.com

 

Mary Mackie exhibition
 

 

August & September 2003

Contemporary Printmaking
Group exhibition 

Lee Milmon
Creative Director

Mark Lunning
Master Printmaker

 

 


October & November 2003
Relief Printing
Group exhibition
 

 

 
 
 
 
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