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PRINT MATTERS: NEW Works on paper

25/6/2018

PCANZ Selected Exhibition at ArtsPost Galleries Waikato Museum

Basia Smolnicki 'Smoking Chimney' 2018 woodcut & embossing

5 June 2018 - 16 July 2018
This exhibition shows the breadth of printmaking undertaken by Print Council of New Zealand members using a range of traditional and contemporary techniques, processes, materials and concepts.
Printmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand is steeped in tradition and credit must be given to those 20th century artists who helped achieve recognition and a new status for print. While many artists have benefitted from this legacy, the print culture of Aotearoa New Zealand has changed significantly in the past few decades. Some of this transformation has been by artists themselves making a stronger commitment to print but also by initiatives such as group exhibitions, community education, international exchanges, the forming of small collectives and giving support to a national organisation such as PCANZ.
Some more recent printmaking developments that have had notable impact include the emergence of photogravure, the tyranny of the edition, the mixed media print and the acceptance of digital printmaking. For some, there is much confusion regarding what constitutes digital printmaking while, for others, any new pathways are simply ways of extending the existing field and offering new creative opportunities. For print to remain viable, such evolution is necessary and many have had to adapt while others maintain perhaps a quieter allegiance to a tradition. Debate about what print actually is and how to ascertain value is complex but if this exhibition shows why ‘print matters’ to the guest selector Mark Graver and why it matters to the artists whose work he has chosen, then it has achieved its goal. - Carole Shepheard

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Wellington Regional Arts review 2018

25/6/2018

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Basia Smolnicki 'Smoking Chimney' 2018 woodcut & embossing

23 June - 5 August 2018 | Golden Homes Gallery
at Expressions Whirinaki, Upper Hutt Wellington

Pleased to have my work selected for the biennial Wellington Regional Arts Review.
This exhibition showcases a wide range of media from a diverse number of artists from the Wellington region.
It is an opportunity for emerging or established artists to showcase their original works.
Entries have been selected by an independent panel of judges and exhibited at Expressions Whirinaki.

Sunday 29 July 2018 | 4pm Hear from the winners of the Wellington Regional Arts review in this artist Q and A session.
Booking required Tickets: $5 Public | Free to Friends of Expressions

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PRINT MATTERS: NEW Works on paper

PCANZ Selected Exhibition at ArtsPost Galleries Waikato Museum

Wellington Regional Arts review 2018

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Basia Smolnicki is a Wellington based artist specialising in traditionally hand crafted fine art and etched glass for homes and interiors.