ABOUT 

The Printmakers’ Network of Southern New England (PNSNE) is a group of established and emerging printmakers currently living in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New York. These artists create prints with diverse subject matter that employ a wide range of processes and techniques associated with both traditional and contemporary printmaking. In today’s rapidly evolving field of contemporary printmaking, PNSNE facilitates the exchange of information, provides a platform for discussion of new standards, and artistic collaboration among its members. At the same time, PNSNE promotes the appreciation of  the art of printmaking to the general public.

PNSNE has produced nine portfolios; one hand-bound collection of three artist books, two instructional videos and four exhibit catalog books. The group also conducts educational demonstrations, print workshops, gallery talks, and Zoom presentations.

HISTORY 

Founded in 1992 through the coordinated efforts of local printmakers and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, PNSNE’s first public exhibition was held at Bradley International Airport, Hartford, CT in 1993. Entitled “Tools of the Printmaker,” the exhibit not only displayed original hand pulled prints, but also displayed various tools and materials used by the printmakers to create the prints. 

Since its founding, PNSNE has mounted more than fifty group exhibitions in venues throughout southern New England and beyond, including Washington D.C.; North Bethesda, MD; and Guangzhou, China. Reviews and feature articles have appeared in the Journal of the Print World and New England’s ArtScope Magazine

Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, Connecticut is the repository of the PNSNE archive.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership in PNSNE is by invitation. 
Current members: Grace Bentley-Scheck, Shirley Bernstein, Claudia Fieo, Carol Strause FitzSimonds, Donna Frustere, Martha Galuszka, Elizabeth Goddard, Joan Hausrath, Joan Jacobson Zamore, Victoria Kniering, Melody Knight Leary, Amanda Lebel, Jim Lee, Rhea Nowak, Barbara Pagh, Margot Rocklen, Kasey Ramirez, Julia Samuels, Mary Teichman, Kim Tester, Carmela Venti, David Whitbeck, Jo Yarrington, Yuemei Zhang, Elizabeth Zimmerman