Graphic Studio Gallery is delighted to present Expanded ’23. A thematic group exhibition presenting work that exemplifies expanded practice in printmaking.

”Expanded includes printed artworks that interface specifically within the greater spectrum of contemporary art practice – including prints, installation, sculpture, public display, animation, interactive objects and books.

Print – in its broadest definition – is inherent in society, ranging from artist made images, to modes of communication, methods of decoration and to a certain extent, in the genetic markers that define our characteristics. More than any other autographic art form, print retains originality and authenticity, while simultaneously enabling the multiplication and repeated iteration of unique images. In most printing media, the matrix (plate, screen or digital file) gives rise to the image, while retaining its potential to transform, repeat, reiterate and multiply. In the current digital and biological cloning age – an era of mass multiplication – printing takes on new meaning and gains an ever-increasing momentum. Focusing on this dynamic approach, the exhibition Expanded presents new considerations of what we understand as Fine Art Print.”
–Andrew Folan

The exhibition is co-curated with Andrew Folan, former Head of Print at NCAD, alongside Peter Brennan, Gallery Director.

Artists: Niamh McGuinne, Siobhan Piercy, Debbie Godsell, Aoife Scott, Robert Russell, Ann Kavanagh, Sharon Lee, Monika Crowley, Rachael Naughton, Andrew Folan, Sharon Lee, Emma Scully & Kate MacDonagh with the Mokuhanga sisters ( Katie Baldwin, Patty Hudak, Mariko Jesse, Kate MacDonagh, Yoonmi Nam, Mia O, Lucy May Schofield, and Melissa Schulenberg) .