Please Join Us for a Tour of
Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist
National Gallery of Art
Thursday, May 8, 11:00 am
Elizabeth Catlett, Survivor, 1983, linocut on heavy wove paper, Purchased as the Gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation in Honor of Mary Lee Corlett, 2020.138.1
Please join us for a tour of the exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, Thursday, May 8, 11:00 am at the National Gallery of Art. The tour will be led by David Gariff, Senior Lecturer in the NGA’s Education Department.
One of the defining artists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett addressed the injustices she witnessed and experienced in the United States and Mexico through her bold prints and dynamic sculptures. More than 150 of her creations are in this exhibition including rarely seen drawings and paintings.
The exhibition traces Catlett’s career from her roots in Washington, DC, Chicago, and New York to the remarkable body of work she made during some 60 years in Mexico. In striving to make art for the people, Catlett put justice at the very center of her work. More information about the exhibition can be found here.
Registration for this event is limited to 20 WPC members and their guests.
Please Join Us For a Visit to the
Studio of Eve Stockton
Saturday, May 17, 11:00 am
Eve Stockton, Burst, var. 147, wood cut print, 36″ x 36″
Please join us for a visit to the home and studio of artist Eve Stockton on Saturday, May 17, 11:00 am.
Eve is known for her large-scale woodcut prints inspired by close observation of nature and an eclectic interest in science. She uses her educational background in architecture and art to engage the variables of printmaking, enabling her to produce a body of dynamic graphic images. Her prints are nature/science-based and have been exhibited at the National Academy of Science and have been reproduced on covers of Nature Genetic Magazine. She regularly exhibits in the Connecticut, New York, and the DMV areas. Eve has had one-person shows in Ireland and Nova Scotia. More information is available here.
Eve will be showing her new, nature-based woodcut prints in her ground floor studio. Guests will be invited to tour the three floors of her townhouse and see over 150 pieces of works on paper from her collection. Light refreshments will be served and Eve will talk about her practice and answer questions.
Eve’s studio is located in Alexandria, Va. Street parking is available. The nearest Metro station is King Street from which you will need to take a taxi or ride share to the studio.
Registration for this event is limited to 15 WPC members and their guests.
Member News
Carol Barsha will be exhibiting her screenprint Garden in a Wheat Field in New Jersey’s Hunterdon Art Museum’s 2025 Juried Print Exhibition. Through May 4.
WPC members whose work will be included in the Washington Project for the Arts May 1 “Collectors Night” include Julia Bloom, Delna Dastur, Mira Hecht, and Michele Montalbano. Tickets for Collectors Night are available here.
Curated by Adah Rose Bitterbaum, Mehr Als Worte…More Than Words will feature artists using text and language in their work: Julia Bloom, Madyha Leghari, Jessica Drenk and Scott Hazard. Goethe Institute, 1377 R St., NW. Through June 13.
Anna Child is a finalist for the 2025 Bethesda Painting Award. Finalists’ work will be shown at Gallery B (Bethesda), opening in June.
Julia Bloom, Leslie Holt, and Michele Montalbano are featured in the Workhouse Arts (Lorton, VA) exhibition of text-based art Required Reading. Until May 4.
Jacqui Crocetta and Susan Hostetler are collaborating on an installation: Between the Sky and Sea at MassoniArt in Chestertown, MD. Until April 27.
Cianne Fragione’s exhibition What Remains will be on view at Nunu Fine Art in New York. Until May 10. An interview with Cianne is available here (in Italian, but Google translate is an option.)
Susan Goldman‘s documentary Black Printmakers of DC: Percy B. Martin and Michael B. Platt was chosen for screening at the Film Fest DC, April 24 – May 4. The documentary was also featured at the recent Bethesda Film Fest. You can see Susan’s interview about the Bethesda Film Fest on Good Morning Washington here.
Deborah Grayson’s work is featured in the exhibition Healing Artifacts at the Kramer Gallery (Silver Spring). Until May 16. More information here.
Robert Hunter had a print selected for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s 15th Biennial Internation Miniature Print Exhibtion. The exhibition will run June 1 – August 24. More information here.
Susan Due Pearcy will be participating in the Countryside Artisans Spring Open Studios, April 25 – 27. More information here.
Soledad Salamé’s work Gulf Distortions is currently on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art and she has a solo show at Goya Gallery (Baltimore). Until May 22.
Elzbieta Sikorska’s work is featured in the exhibition Strata at the Off 70 Studio in Hancock, MD. Part of the “Cultivate” project, other artists in the show include Maggie Gourlay, Katie Kehoe, Susan Main, Claire McConaughy, Murat Cem Mengüç, MJ Neuberger, and Sue Wrbican. Until May 3.
Eve Stockton and Susan Goldman will be exhibiting their work at the Long View Gallery exhibition, FLOURISH. Until July 6. Appointment required.
Joyce Wellman will be participating in a Print Center (NYC) symposium centered on printmaker Khrishna Reddy on April 26. More information, including an RSVP link here. On April 27, Joyce will be conducting a printmaking workshop at the Robert Blackburn Workshop. Further information about the Robert Blackburn Workshop is available here. The online catalog contains work by Joyce, among many others.
Gallery Member News
Adah Rose Gallery Hidden Journeys into Nature featuring the work of Wesley Berg and Lindsay Mueller. Until April 25.
Addison/RipleyTrevor Young: Radiant Detritus, until April 26.
Gallery Neptune & Brown Susan R. Johnson: Symmetrical Bodies, April 26 – June 14. Opening reception April 26, 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Hemphill Leon Berkowitz and Wayson Jones, until April 26. Work by Amy Schissel, May 10 – June 21.
Morton Fine Art Patterns, Patchwork, Origami: Sculpture and Relief Paintings, a “pop up” project exhibition of work by Kesha Bruce, Hiromitsu Kuroo, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Andrei Petrov, Prina Shah, and Jenny Wu at Gallery B (Bethesda).On view until April 27.
Pazo Fine Art (DC location) Second Spring, the work of Brian Michael Dunn and E.E. Ikeler. On view until June 7.
Pyramid Atlantic Members Mashup, until April 20. WPC members whose works are included in the show are Carlos Doria, Jenny Freestone, Janet Griffin, Pauline Jakobsberg, Susan Due Pearcy, Leslie Rose, Deborah Schindler, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Elzbieta Sikorska, Terry Svat, Ellen Winkler, Max-Karl Winkler, and Clare Winslow. Pree On, an exhibition of the art of letterpress, May 30 – July 13. Tickets for the May 3 Pyramid Atlantic HyBall fundraiser are available here.
Washington Printmakers Gallery,The Texture of Time, woodblock prints by Catherine Rubin. Until April 27.
Events and Exhibitions of Interest
2025 Wood Engravers Network Conference, June 17 – 21. The schedule includes collection visits and hands-on woodblock creation and printing activities at Pyramid Atlantic. Registration information here.
Layered Lightnin, the Collaged Portraiture of Michael B. Platt. Until May 20. Eaton Hotel, Washington, DC.
Dairan Fernández de la Fuente: Cuban Chronicle, an exhibition of woodblock prints are on view at the Amy Kaslow Gallery (Bethesda) until May 18. More information here.
Paper Conservation with Sylvia Albro, Phillips Collection, June 27, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. More information and reservations here.
Save the Dates
May 24, Tour of the private art collection of Philip Barlow and Lisa Gilotty.
June 7, WPC annual meeting at Pyramid Atlantic.