Comparison and symbolism are two essential ingredients in Chunwoo Nam's work. Diptychs and triptychs serve to contrast and integrate emotional and intellectual responses to personal encounters. In the series Individual Story, Nam seeks to represent the complexities of identity, estrangement, cultural bias, linguistic barriers, and social pressures in his life's journey. His second and third series, Individual Faces and Individual Spaces, emphasize how Nam has perceived and remembered individuals in his life.

The unlimited range and flexibility of the lithographic printing process allows Nam to convey complex concepts and issues which speak not only about private memories, but Nam's profound love of printmaking - its possibilities, opportunities and challenges. For Nam, printmaking continues to offer up fresh insights in life's unfolding drama.

Chunwoo Nam is a printmaker and educator. He received an MFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a BFA from the University of Hong-Ik in Korea and studied at Tamarind Institute of Lithography at Albuquerque in the USA. His prints are included in the permanent collections of numerous museums and universities such as Yale University, Smith College, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Ueno, Japan, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, and more.  

Kathy Caraccio is an alumna of The Printmaking Workshop, Inc., where she trained to be a master printer for four years.  In 1977, Caraccio founded the K. Caraccio Printing Studio in NYC.  She has taught at Columbia University, FIT, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and NYU.  Carracio has also been involved in the not-for-profit world, and taught a variety of workshops at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower East Side Printshop, Dieu Donne Paper Mill, Manhattan Graphics Center, and Women's Studio Workshop.  Toshi Yoshida was Carracio's hanga sensei in Miasa Bunca Art Center in Nagano, Japan.  She is currently a printmaking instructor at the National Academy School of Fine Art, and has participated in numerous group and solo shows both nationally and internationally. 

Be sure to check out Talleen's blog as well as the website of Atelier Circulaire, the printmaking studio that Talleen is a member of: http://www.atelier-circulaire.qc.ca/atel_mandat_fr.html

Image: Lads Making Ready, Intaglio, 2011, Paper size: 10 x 12 inches, Plate size 6 x 8 inches.

Playing The Game
January 19, 2012 - February 2, 2012
Opening: Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Blackburn 20|20

In the place between expectation and desire, worlds of youth and adulthood collide.  Playing The Game, Daryl Vocat's first solo exhibition in New York City, features a collection of etchings and screen prints exploring masculinity through depictions of ritual, subculture and violence. His work plays with adult notions of identity through a boy’s world of wisdom, witticisms and icons.

Daryl Vocat lives and works in Toronto. He received a BFA from University of Regina in Saskatchewan, and an MFA from York University in Toronto. His main focus as an artist is printmaking.  Vocat works out of Toronto’s Open Studio. www.darylvocat.com

Gallery hours: By appointment. Pls call: 646.416.6226

We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.

	Stone Litho Intensive with Devraj Dakoji Jan 7 - Jan 15 4 Sessions: Saturdays & Sundays, 10:30pm -2:30pm Class Fee: $260 members / $300 non-members Sale price: $234 members / $270 non-members *24 hours of free studio time
	Beginning Etching with Jennifer Melby January 11 - February 1 4 Sessions: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Class Fee: $240 members / $280 non-members Sale price: $216 members / $252 non-members *12 hours of free studio time
	Relief Printing with Justin Sanz January 21 & January 22 2 Sessions: Saturday & Sunday, 10:30am -2:30pm Class Fee: $160 members / $200 non-members Sale price: $144 members / $180 non-members *8 hours of free studio time
	Foil Printing with Ana Golici Jan 28 - Jan 29 2 Sessions: Saturday & Sunday, 10:30pm -2:30pm Class Fee: $160 members / $200 non-members Sale price: $144 members / $180 non-members *8 hours of free studio time
	Photoshop for Artists with Ana Golici Jan 31 - March 6 6 Sessions: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 9:30pm Class Fee: $300 members / $340 non-members Sale price: $270 members / $306 non-members *18 hours of free studio time
	Intro to Printmaking with Phil Sanders, Chris Dunnett & Justin Sanz February 15 - March 7 4 Sessions: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Class Fee: $240 members / $280 non-members Sale price: $216 members / $252 non-members *12 hours of free studio time
	Collograph with Yasuyo Tanaka Feb 18 - Feb 19 2 Sessions: Saturday & Sunday, 10:30pm -2:30pm Class Fee: $160 members / $200 non-members Sale price: $144 members / $180 non-members *8 hours of free studio time
	Advanced Lithography with Devraj Dakoji February 21 - March 27 6 Sessions: Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Class Fee: $300 members / $340 non-members Sale price: $270 members / $306 non-members *36 hours of free studio time
	Monoprint with Bruce Waldman February 25 & February 26 2 Sessions: Saturday & Sunday, 10:30pm -2:30pm Class Fee: $160 members / $200 non-members Sale price: $144 members / $180 non-members *8 hours of free studio time
	Shop Fees Half Day:     4 hours . Regular price:  $50 .   Sale price:   $45 Full Day:      8 hours . Regular price:  $80 .   Sale price:   $72 Flexi Pass:  32 hours . Regular price: $160 . Sale price: $144 Flexi Pass:  64 hours . Regular price: $180 . Sale price: $162 Flexi Pass:  96 hours . Regular price: $200 . Sale price: $180

To register for classes or workshops contact RBPMW at 646.416.6226 or rbpmw@efanyc.org. A $50 deposit is required to reserve a space in the class. You must cancel 3 weeks in advance to get a full refund. *All free studio time is good for 4 weeks after the last day of class*

*Sale ends 10.00 pm Tuesday, January 3rd 2012. Contact Sarah Burney at sarah@efanyc.org if you are interested in purchasing a gift card.

Click here for a list of Studio Use Fees: http://www.efanyc.org/rbpmw-studio-use/

Print Week 2011 is almost here! RBPMW is going to participate in quite a few events. We will be at Booth #52 at the Editions Artists' Books Fair, hosting a Closing Reception for our 2011 Annual Member Show and an Open House. Hope to see you at least one of the events!

Editions | Artists' Book Fair

Dates:  Thursday November 3rd: 6-9 PM (Opening Night Tickets: $20)
             Friday - Saturday, November 4 - 5: 11 AM - 7 PM (FREE)
            Sunday, November 6: 11 AM - 4 PM (FREE)

2011 RBPMW Annual Member Show Closing Reception
Venue: Blackburn 20|20
            EFA, 323 W 39th St, Fl 5, Between 8th & 9th Ave
Date:   Friday, November 4th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

RBPMW Open House
Venue: RBPMW
            323 W 39th St, Fl 2, Between 8th & 9th Ave
Date:   Saturday, November 5th, 1 PM - 4 PM

Image: Bruce Waldman, The Red Elephant

RBPMW 2011 Annual Member Show
October 13, 2011 - November 6, 2011 
Closing reception: Friday, November 4, 2011, 6pm - 8pm

RBPMW is pleased to present the 2011 RBPMW Annual Member Show. 

RBPMW is defined by its diverse community of artists. Each with a unique artistic style, background and point in their careers, RBPMW members come together in the workshop to exchange ideas, inspire one another and create prints as diverse as the members themselves.

The opening of this exhibition coincided with EFA Annual Open Studios, a rare opportunity for visitors to step inside the studios of 76 contemporary artists.



WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

October 13, 2011 - November 6, 2011  
Opening reception: Friday, October 14, 2011, 6pm -  9pm
Closing reception: Friday, November 4, 2011, 6pm - 8pm

RBPMW is pleased to announce the opening of the 2011 RBPMW Annual Member Show.

RBPMW is defined by its diverse community of artists. Each with a unique artistic style, background and point in their careers, RBPMW members come together in the workshop to exchange ideas, inspire one another and create prints as diverse as the members themselves.

The opening of this exhibition coincides with EFA Annual Open Studios. Blackburn 20|20 will have extended hours during EFA Open Studios:
Thursday, October 13th, 2011: 6 pm - 9 pm
Friday, October 14th, 2011: 6 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, Octover 15th, 2011: 1 pm - 6 pm>/p>