Printmaking

Explore your artistry in impressions

Herron’s printmaking curriculum gives you comprehensive exposure to traditional and contemporary tools and processes, as well as book arts.

From intaglio to lithography, silkscreen to letterpress, you will learn a refined balance of technical skills while developing individual drawing, self-expression, conceptual, and critical thinking prowess.

Your coursework will proceed from beginning to advanced levels in spacious and well-equipped studios devoted exclusively to printmaking. As you progress, you will have considerable autonomy, working largely in self-defined directions.

Integrate processes

Herron printmaking students learn various processes for producing handmade prints, including lithography, letterpress, screenprint, monotype, relief, and digital printing. Whatever your focus, you will learn the production of multiples and develop integrative approaches.

Intensify your experiences

Group critiques, field trips, and student exhibition opportunities, as well as workshops and lectures by visiting artists, will complement your studio experience. You may also intern with local artists, work on commissions, or work with high school students in the community.

I first developed a love for lithography at Herron and … learned about Tamarind. … It seemed like a dream, one that stuck with me through grad school and eventually drove me to apply to the [apprentice] program.

Amanda Morris (B.F.A. Printmaking + B.A. Art History ’13), master printer apprentice at the Tamarind Institute