April 10, 2024 Basil Hall
In mid-March, the first instalment of what we hope will be many print exhibitions in future, opened at Kluge-Ruhe Collection in Virginia, USA. The Kluge Ruhe holds the largest…
February 4, 2024 Basil Hall
Charles Sturt University’s Art Curator and Vice President of the Print Council of Australia, Tom Middlemost, very kindly drove over from Wagga to open the exhibition on Friday night…
On Friday 2nd Feb, Tom Middlemost launched a collection of 112 of my favourite pieces from my days as Director & Editioning Manager at Studio One in Kingston. Studio…
January 17, 2024 Basil Hall
This image in the upcoming Studio One exhibition at Tuggeranong Arts in Canberra, is Ben Taylor’s energetic etching “Rolling Horse” printed at the studio in 1988. The opening night…
Annie Franklin worked in the Tiwi Islands as Art Co-ordinator after her time at in Canberra, often having prints made at Studio One. Here she depicts women playing cards…
This beautiful colour etching is by George Gittoes, who made around 80 editions with Studio One during the 80’s and early 90’s. This one is “Jesus Came to Set…
I have been going through the solander boxes and have pulled out 115 beautiful prints from my days at Studio One National Print workshop in Canberra (1987-1996). The works…
November 14, 2023 Basil Hall
Costas Kalafatis is a world class musician, and each year he has entertained us at various tavernas and restaurants on the island during our printmaking workshops. With a variety…
Here is a great shot of the Skopelos studio during this year’s wood engraving experience with David Frazer. Our Milos space is under nine apartments, where most of our…
I have now handed over my interest in our beautiful Skopelos adventure. A number of years ago, David Frazer bought one of my shares in the studio equipment and…
After a Covid hiatus, we finally made it back to Skopelos to assist David Frazer on two wood engraving workshops at our studio on the island. 23 participants plus…
October 29, 2023 Basil Hall
In 1995, I was lucky enough to be in Yirrkala as their new etching press was about to be installed in the new print space. Andrew Blake (Buku Co-ordinator)…
Another mob we have worked with for many many years is the amazing group at Merrepen Arts in Nauiyu, NT. In fact, I can now claim to have worked…
Caspar Fairhall from Perth was with me for a week in July, making new etchings on zinc. We had previously collaborated on a silkscreen by correspondence, but this time…
Nagula Jarndu are a womens’ collective of fabulous fabric designers and printers in Broome, WA. This was our first time collaborating with this talented mob, and our brief was…
Yes, it’s the eleventh series of prints we have been involved with at Beswick! We went out there in May armed with collagraph materials this time, and many of…
The first Indigenous artist to express himself as a printmaker was Kevin Gilbert in the late 1960’s. Some of those prints were proofed or editioned by hand at the…
In March and April, I was involved in an exhibition called “Belonging” with the Southern Highlands Printmakers, and exhibition three recent prints. Exhibiting at the same time was the…
January 29, 2023 Basil Hall
Attune was the title for the Southern Highlands Printmakers’ latest exhibition; this time paired with craftspeople to produce a multi-media exhibition at Sturt’s beautiful gallery in Mittagong. Woodwork, fabric,…
Akki Van Ogtrop, curator at large and current President of the Print Council of Australia, has recently selected around 70 works by Master Printers Ron McBurnie, Michael Kempson and…
