Please Join us for a Curator-Led Tour of
Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience
National Gallery of Art, May 14, 11:00 am
Please join us on Thursday, May 14, 11:00 am for a visit to the National Gallery of Art exhibition Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience with Rena Hosington, curator and head of Old Master and 19th century prints, Shelley Langdale, curator and head of modern prints and drawings, and Philip Brookman, contractor curator of photography.
Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience is part of the National Gallery of Art’s year-long commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026. The exhibition examines how artists have portrayed and interpreted key aspects of American culture over the last 250 years. Comprising approximately 120 works by more than 95 artists works from the late 18th century to the present — including numerous recent acquisitions and works that have never been on view at the National Gallery before — the exhibition highlights artists’ wide-ranging depictions of American experience across time and place and is framed by the themes of land, community, and freedom. Further information about the exhibition is available here.
Participation is limited to 20 WPC members and their guests. Please RSVP by May 7.
WPC Annual Meeting, June 6, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
The Washington Print Club annual meeting and reception will take place Saturday, June 6, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD. We do hope that you can join us for this highlight of our year. Guests are welcome. Light fare will be served.
The annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and to meet our newer members. The program will include:
- Re-election of current board members Lorena Bradford, Jacqui Crocetta, Nancy Hirshbein, Amy Morton, Katharina Phillips, Laura Roulet, Eve Stockton, and Lulen Walker.
- Election of new board member Ann Wagner. You can find Ann’s biography here.
- The popular “collectors’ showcase” in which WPC members share works from their collections.
- The Student Printmaker Award ceremony.
Please RSVP for the annual meeting and reception by May 30 and please let us know if you plan to bring a guest.
Pyramid Atlantic is located at 4318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD. Street parking is usually available and there is a municipal lot nearby.
We look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting!
Member News
Julia Bloom has work in a group show at the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Context: Art, Books & Freedom. Until May 29. More information here.
Adjoa Burrowes’ work is on view in the exhibition BLACK(ER) at the MLK Memorial Library until June 14. BLACK(ER) is in conversation with the Library’s show Freedom and Resistance: An Exhibition Inspired by the 1619 Project.
Kristine Deninno has work in the exhibition Into the Layered Field, Portico Gallery, Brentwood MD. Until May 2.
Before the Americas, an exhibition curated by Cheryl Edwards, is now on view at the University of Maryland Global Campus art gallery. Until May 11.
Cianne Fragione has work in the exhibition New Practices in Italian American and Italian Diasporatic Contemporary Art at the Calandra Italian American Institute (NYC). Until August 14. More information here.
Jenny Freestone’s prints are on view at the Frederick Book Arts Centre until May 23. More information here.
Mira Hecht is a juror for the 2026 Bethesda Painting Awards. The finalist exhibition will be at Bethesda’s Gallery B, June 4 – 28.
Imar Hutchins has a solo exhibition at the Kreeger Museum. Echo/Location: Exploring the Extra-Sensory will be on view until July 11. The exhibition is in partnership with Pyramid Atlantic.
linn meyers has work on view at the Georgetown University gallery exhibition Speculative Morphologies. Until May 17. linn’s work is also featured in Posit, an online poetry journal. Images of linn’s work here.
Susan Due Pearcy’s work has been juried into Joy of Pastel, Biggs Musum of American Art, Dover, DE. Until May 10. In addition, one of Susan’s prints on handmade paper was accepted into the Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Art Exhibition at the University of MD Global Campus. May 24 – August 9. Opening reception June 7 at 3:00 pm.
Charles Ritchie’s exhibition Drawings from a Room will be at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts (New York), May 14 – June 20. Artist reception May 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. In addition, Charles’ work is included in the 13th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Until May 15. Charles will also be participating in Stay Frosty, BravinLee Programs, Kingston, NY, June 26 – 28.
Deborah Schindler is exhibiting her linoleum cuts at the Washington Printmakers Gallery. Land, Sea, Air will run until May 31, with a reception on May 9, 2:00 – 4:00 pm and a lecture and demonstration Saturday, May 16, 3:00 pm.
Ann Smith will be participating in the Gateway Arts District open house, Saturday, May 9, 12:00 – 5:00 pm. Ann’s studio is located at 3702 Otis Street, Mt. Ranier, MD.
Works from the collection of Joan and Bruce Weber are on view at the American University Art Museum until May 17.
WPC members Julia Bloom, Deborah Grayson, and Susan Hostetler will be participating in Off the Beaten Track Studios open house, Sunday, May 17, 12:00 – 5:00 pm. Off the Beaten Track is located at 2414 Douglas St NE, Washington, DC.
Gallery Member News
Adah Rose Gallery Jessica Drenk, May 1 – June 28. Opening May 1, 5:30 – 7:30.
Addison/Ripley John Morrell: a Memorial Exhibition, May 2 – June 6. Reception May 2, 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
HEMPHILL Online exhibition of the works of Mark Kelner. Until May 9. Willem de Looper virtual exhibition May 11 – June 27.
Gallery Neptune & Brown Susan R. Johnson: Blueprint for Happiness, May 16 – June 20. Opening reception May 16, 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Morton Fine ArtImmanent Fray, a solo exhbition of work by Jaz Graf. Through May 30.
PFA Gallery DC Location Ara Koh and Jason Karolak, until May 28.
PFA Kensington (MD) Location Chromatic Scales, featuring the work of Justin Adian, Beverly Fishman, Marcia Hafif, Mimi Herbert, Tom McGlynn, Liane Nouri, Ruth Pastine, Paul Reed, Robert Swan, Li Trincere, and Ken Weathersby.
Pyramid Atlantic Member Mash-up, May 9 – June 7. Opening reception May 9, 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Participants include Kathleen Chaney, Delna Dastur, Carlos Doria, Annette Fortt, Mary Welch Higgins, Alice Kresse, Susan Due Pearcy, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Terry Svat, and Clare Winslow.
Washington Printmakers Gallery Land, Sea, Air featuring the work of Deborah Schindler. Until May 31, with a reception on May 9, 2:00 – 4:00 pm and a lecture and demonstration Saturday, May 16, 3:00 pm.
Also of Interest
American Today: Voices in Contemporary Print, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA. Until July 25. More information here.