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Art, B.F.A. Printmaking and Drawing Concentration

The Printmaking & Drawing concentration values technical aptitude and innovation by merging traditional drawing methods with contemporary thinking about process, materials, and the development of personal vision.

Drawing is at the creative core of a range of art practices and is itself a highly expansive and exploratory field. Printmaking offers further expressive and conceptual options for artists interested in works on paper by offering a range of courses that teach lithography, screen printing, relief and intaglio methods, and mixed-media printmaking that bridges the digital and the handmade.

Students will find faculty that bring diverse experience to this area as artists who operate as painters, digital designers, book artists, sculptors, fabric artists and more. Further, with access to the Special Collections Library and the Weatherspoon Museum of Art’s collection of contemporary works on paper and prints, students can closely study artworks that inspire, teach, and engage powerfully across the cultural spectrum.

Program Distinctions

In 2021, Printmaking and Drawing faculty members Barbara Campbell Thomas and Christopher Thomas exhibited work in a traveling exhibition, Catalog, a group exhibition highlighting their participation in The Printmakers Left, an international collective of artists who have been working together for over 20 years on artist books, printed matter, and installations. The exhibition is traveling to galleries across the US.

Between 2020 and 2021, Printmaking and Drawing Faculty member Barbara Campbell Thomas exhibited work at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, and the North Carolina Museum of Art.

In 2019, Printmaking and Drawing Faculty Christopher Thomas and Barbara Campbell Thomas traveled to Chengdu, China to teach a week-long mixed media drawing workshop to 75 students at the Chengdu Academy of Fine Art.

Studio resources include:

2 etching presses
1 Chandler & Price letterpress
2 lithography presses
Screen printing facilities
Digital imaging and output

+ additional equipment available through the Jackson Library including letterpress and Risograph

The Student Experience

Students in Printmaking & Drawing gain exposure and experience through The Coraddi Magazine (https://coraddimag.com/), UNCG’s Undergraduate Art & Literature Magazine established in 1897.

The Student Art Guild is of particular interest to students majoring in Printmaking & Drawing both for its community-building, and its public facing activities including art sales, exhibitions, and events.

Printmaking & Drawing majors benefit from their affiliation with the Weatherspoon Art Museum (link) whose focus on collecting contemporary works on paper means students have scholarly access to the latest and greatest works in the field.

Exhibitions at the Gatewood Gallery (link) and visiting artists specific to the area of Printmaking & Drawing bring students into conversation with an array of professionals.