That Thing Around My Neck 2, Metamorphosis is an artist’s story of connecting generational histories, understanding her mental health, and creating her first major print edition.
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Raven Editions attends the Mid America Print Conference (MAPC) at Kent State University
For centuries, printmaking has given a voice to the voiceless, encouraging social change and influencing a whole culture of visual language. This tradition continues today as printmakers use their art to deepen the conversations surrounding social justice and activism. This year’s Mid America Print Conference highlights that in its theme: The Power of Print: Resistance, Revolution, Resilience.
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In Below The Surface: A History in Printmaking, Curlee Raven Holton introduces the various traditional and contemporary printmaking processes that have allowed artists the freedom and agency to broaden their visual language and explore collaboration in experimental ways.
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Ifeatuanya ‘Ify’ Chiejina is Raven Editions’ first artist-in-residence in almost three years. Born and raised in Queens, the Nigerian American artist is interested in the complexities of being brought up in an African household in western society.
“Creating portraits and figurative pieces is my way of indicating the importance of knowing thy self.” - Ify Chiejina.
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Curlee Raven Holton talks about working with Faith Ringgold, and producing her most recent print Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow (2022) with ACA Galleries.
“I began working with Faith Ringgold in 1993 on our first edition, which we later completed in 1994. Since then, I have created over 40 editions with her. I am particularly proud of one edition, Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow (2022), which incorporates much of her blues and jazz inspiration. This diptych combines two separate pieces, which we created in 2004 and 2005.”
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Raven Editions had the opportunity to travel to New York City for this year's Art on Paper fair, presented by Art Market Productions. We have chosen to highlight a selection of works exhibited at the fair that caught our eye. In this edition of Art on Paper, we found contemporary pieces that were driven by the medium and highlighted paper's visual and experimental aspects. The impressive curation of artists featured pieces that challenged preconceived conceptions of paper-based art.
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Join us in celebrating the life of someone who means so much to Raven Editions by exploring our online gallery and collecting his work. David C. Driskell made our lives richer by promoting and understanding the unwritten history of African Americans. He was revolutionary in advancing the stature and awareness of African American art and its place within the canon of American art.
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My parents were both born on a farm in southern Mississippi who came north for opportunity for themselves and their children. My father made the trip north first determined to find work and a new home for his wife and children. My father arrived in Cleveland, Ohio where other family members had settled and found factory jobs. My mother followed by train with me as a baby in her arms and my siblings by her side.
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