2023 Symposium Keynote Speakers
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“Printmaking as a Way of Thinking”
I was raised in a large family in northern Kentucky and received a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1989, with an emphasis on printmaking and drawing. After a period of continued studio work and adjunct teaching I received an MFA in printmaking from the University of Cincinnati in 1995 and joined the art faculty at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington to direct the printmaking program. I taught printmaking and drawing at Gonzaga until my retirement in 2020.
My work has been supported and recognized by various awards, honors and scholarships. I was awarded the Scholar of the Year Award at Gonzaga in 2001 and, through 2019, I was the Kreielsheimer Professor of Art in the art department. I was awarded an Artist Trust Fellowship Grant from Washington state in 2000 and two Artist Trust GAP Grants in 1997 and 2000. As a student I received travel scholarships to France, Italy and Ireland, and I’ve exhibited my work in shows both nationally and internationally, including China, Italy, India, Bulgaria, the UK, South Korea, New Zealand, Finland, Mexico, Spain, and the Ukraine. My work is part of private and public collections including the Portland Art Museum, the City of Seattle Art Collection, The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, The China National Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou China, and many corporate collections. In 2008 I was invited as a visiting professor to teach and exhibit work at the Hubei Academy of Art printmaking department in Wuhan China. In 2012 I returned to China to teach, show work and collaborate on woodcut prints with Zhang Guanghui, chair of the Hubei Academy printmaking program.
Since retiring in 2020 I have been enjoying extra time and focus to develop and show new work.
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“There is Some High Brow in the Low Brow”
Local artist Chris Bovey has a romantic idea, to cherish and capture the heart of Spokane. To glorify the beauty that makes a town feel like home. His work gravitates on the old and new iconic places and landmarks of the area and its signs. Each print is handmade, signed and numbered. each one is made with care and you can always find Chris’ limited edition prints at Atticus and his new Vintage Print store in the Garland district.
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“When Nothing is Printed, Nothing is Left Unprinted: Kismet, Ambition, and Yielding to the Print Gods”
Miranda K. Metcalf holds a B.A. from the University of Washington in Philosophy and an M.A. from the University of Arizona in Art History, focusing on printmaking. After graduating, she became the director of contemporary printmaking at Davidson Galleries in Seattle, Washington. In 2017 she moved to Sydney, Australia, where she worked with the world-renowned Cicada Press at the University of New South Wales. After two years Down Under, she relocated to Bangkok, Thailand, to take a director position at S.A.C. Gallery. She returned to the United States in 2021 and is a freelance writer, podcaster, and director of the month-long printmaking festival Print Santa Fe. She co-hosts the podcast Hello, Print Friend which is the longest-running print-centric podcast, with over 200 episodes featuring artists from over thirty countries. When not working, she is gazing adoringly at her two Thai street dogs, which now live with her in Santa Fe, New Mexico.