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George
Donald An opportunity to see a range of limited edition prints by national and internationally established artists, made in collaboration with the master printers in the studio at Edinburgh Printmakers. Edinburgh Printmakers is one of the leading publishers of prints by contemporary artists working in Scotland and beyond and the research programme is focused on creating new and innovative work, which extends the profile of contemporary print practice. Paul Coldwell Paul Coldwell is a sculptor and printmaker, with a particular interest in the integration of digital technology within fine art practice. This exhibition will survey his work in printmaking over the last decade. The prints on display range from direct inkjets to those that exploit the digital in order to revisit traditional print processes such as lithography and intaglio. Coldwell studied fine art at Bristol Polytechnic before completing a postgraduate in Printmaking at the Slade School of Art between 1975-77. He was appointed Professor at the University of Arts London in 2001 where he is Postgraduate Programme Director and leads the research project; FADE (the Fine Art Digital Environment, Surface Layering Memory). His practice as an artist spans printmaking, sculpture and installation. He has held solo exhibitions in Dublin, India and London and his work can be found in a number of important collections including the Arts Council of England, the British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museum of the Book, Holland, Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. His published writings include The Animation of Silence 2001, In: Giorgio Morandi, The Collectors Eye, London, Estorick Collection, Tate Modern: A New Opening for Printmaking 2001 Journal of Visual Art Practice. Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery is one of Scotland's foremost gallery spaces devoted to contemporary fine art original prints - most of which are made in our studio. Some of the most established artists working in Scotland use our studio alongside recent graduates, professional artists and many printmakers from all over the world, who come to use the facilities on offer. We have four print browsers - over 500 prints - visitors can view an amazing range of the best contemporary prints available in Scotland. We have highly knowledgeable gallery staff on hand to help and answer any queries about the artists, their working syles and subject matter.
Exhibition Programme To complement the work on show by the resident artists we have a rolling programme of exhibitions representing the whole spectrum of contemporary graphic art. Previous exhibitions have ranged from the graphic works of artists such as Marc Chagall , David Hockney, Matisse and Picasso to contemporary American prints by such artists as - Andy Warhol and Jim Dine - to the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland itself. The Gallery and Studio are very centrally situated being only a few minutes walk from both the railway station, central bus station and the main shopping and cafe areas. Our Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
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