Exhibit displaying printmaking community opens at Kelowna Art Gallery

A new exhibit is opening at the Kelowna Art Gallery this weekend, featuring innovative artwork from 25 different artists.

The Okanagan Print Triennial will offer locals with a glimpse into the global printmaking community, says the Gallery in a news release.

Kelowna-based printmaker Briar Craig founded the original Okanagan Print Triennial in 2009.

“Each was selected for their unique approach to the art of printmaking. We’re especially thrilled to showcase the work of fourteen Canadian artists, including three from right here in the Okanagan,” says Christine May, Curator at the Kelowna Art Gallery.

Visitors will see a diverse cross-range of printmaking on display including woodblock printing, screenprinting, monotype, etching and intaglio, lithography, collagraphy and more, the Gallery says.

According to the Gallery, these types of printmaking techniques lead to some world-famous artwork including Andy Warhols’ Campbell’s Soup Cans series.

Not only will audiences have the chance to see examples of each printmaking technique but they will also get a chance to learn more about the intriguing processes involved in creating the artworks.

Three Okanagan-based artists will be featured in the exhibit, including Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, and Todd Schulz.

“The local printmaking community is alive and thriving,” says Nataley Nagy, Executive Director at the Gallery.

“Its success has been the result of an alliance between the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, the Vernon Public Art Gallery, and the Kelowna Art Gallery.”

The exhibit runs from July 20 until Oct. 27.

There is an open reception happening on Friday, July 19 from 6-8 pm to celebrate the new exhibit.

The event, which will happen at 1315 Water Street, is free and open to the public.