This series of solo exhibitions feature work by advanced Printmedia students at California College of the Arts. Their works span the magic of copper etching, lithography, and expressive monoprint to delicate works on handmade paper and fabric. Through sustained explorations of media, each artist has developed narrative and conceptual threads in their work. For Ben Crocker, copper functions as an elemental recording device. Finn Weldon and Kirito Qi both see print as a way to navigate their memories and daily experience. While Kirito creates personal maps, lithographer Jackson Mayers turns his critical eye toward the politics of public space. Cameron Barnes’ works escape the trappings of identity by assuming the figure of a ghost. Finally, Erin Wintaro draws together the aesthetics of cuteness and labor in the artist’s book form.

Printmedia resumes our tradition of student exhibitions in our new RayKo “Artist Proof” print gallery space, and we welcome the CCA community to visit. Please check hours on Portal and ring the doorbell for access to the space on arrival.

Image credit - Ben Crocker, cinderblock, 2022, hard ground etching on paper.