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		Carlos Andrade at the International Print Center New York Two of Carlos Andrade's monotypes created in 2009 can be seen in the exhibition New Prints 2010/Summer: Heat, from July 13th - August 13th 2010. The show is part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program exhibition series which highlights outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe. IPCNY: 508 W. 26th Street, #5A, New York, NY
	*Scenes from the Manneken Press booth at Next, Chicago, April 29 - May 3 2010*. Below: artist Jay Shinn with Manneken Press director Jonathan Higgins. Right: artist Carlos Andrade keeping a low profile.
	Manneken Press @ NEXT 2010 Manneken Press will be exhibiting new monotypes by Carlos Andrade and new woodcuts by Jay Shinn at NEXT 2010. NEXT runs alongside Art Chicago at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, April 30th - May 3rd. We hope to see you there!
	Carlos Andrade Monoprints	The first week of October 2009 was filled with the amazing creative energy of New York artist Carlos Andrade who worked 5 full days on a series of monoprints. Andrade's unique approach and use of unorthodox materials has resulted in an exciting group of prints.

		Sarah Smelser solo exhibition at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York "(Re)treat: New Works by Sarah Smelser" featured recent monotypes. The show ran from April 9 - May 30, 2009. This was Smelser's 2nd solo exhibition at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts: 529 W 20th Street, New York, NY
	Rupert Deese at Odegard, Miami Rupert Deese's Array 700 suite of five large woodcuts and the Pale suite of 4 etchings were featured in an exhibition at Odegard, in Miami's Design District. The exhibition opened on December 8th 2008, at the height of Art Basel Miami madness, and continued through February 19th 2009. Odegard's showroom displays fabulous rugs, furniture and accessories as well as contemporary art. 3621 NE Miami Court, Miami, FL
		Ted Kincaid featured in Art On Paper Magazine Nest 45, one of a suite of four photo-etchings by Ted Kincaid and published by Manneken Press, was featured as one of the best new prints of 2008 in the 5th Annual Review of New Prints in the November/December issue of Art On Paper magazine. Ted's print is featured, in all it's intricate glory, in a full page spread on page 61.
	Scenes from Aqua Art Miami, Dec. 4 - 7 2008
	Tom Orr at the International Print Center New York Tom Orr's Waterfall ll was included in IPCNY's exhibition titled New Prints 2008/Autumn. The show ran from October 22 - November 22 2008, as part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program exhibition series which highlights outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe. IPCNY: 526 W. 26th Street, #824, New York, NY.
	Tom Orr signing his recently completed Waterfall editions, September 2008, at Marty Walker Gallery in Dallas.
	Manneken Press is going to Miami We are excited to announce that Manneken Press will exhibit at it's first art fair later this year: Aqua Art Miami will take place December 4 - 7 at the Aqua Hotel in South Beach. The fair runs concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach and the other Miami art fairs. AQUA HOTEL 1530 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL
		*Jonathan Higgins (and more) at Turman Larison Contemporary* Print Invitational 2008, an exhibition of contemporary prints curated by Kristen Martincic was on view at Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT, from June 6 - July 5, 2008. Recent prints by Higgins and 9 other artists were included. TURMAN LARISON CONTEMPORARY • 337 N. Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT.
	Sarah Smelser at Bradley University A solo exhibition of recent monotypes by Sarah Smelser titled "Third Hope" was shown at Bradley University's Hartmann Center Gallery from March 6 - 29th, 2008. 1423 St. James Street, Peoria, IL on the Bradley Univeristy campus.
		Museum of Texas Tech University Acquires Ted Kincaid Prints The Museum of Texas Tech University recently purchased five photogravure monoprints by Ted Kincaid for their permanent collection. The prints were published in 2001 and 2003 by Manneken Press.
	Jonathan Higgins at Davidson Galleries Recent prints by Jonathan Higgins were shown in an exhibition at Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA, titled Introductions 2007. Exhibition dates were August 2 - September 1 2007. DAVIDSON GALLERIES • 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
		travelling exhibition : "Full Circle: Recent Prints From Manneken Press" Full Circle: Recent Prints from Manneken Press, consisting of 40 prints and 3 artist's books by 8 artists was on view from September 20 through November 4, 2007 at Loyola University's Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA. The exhibition included recent prints by Rupert Deese, Rhea Edge, Betty Friedman, Jonathan Higgins, Ted Kincaid, Jane McNichol, Claire Lieberman and Sarah Smelser. The exhibition was previously shown at Humboldt State University's Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, CA, from February 8 - March 10, 2007. A smaller version of the show, "Select Prints From Manneken Press" was shown at Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX from March 30 - May 5, 2007.
Rupert Deese and Jonathan Higgins at the International Print Center New York Rupert Deese's woodcut Array 500/Tan, 2005, and two lithographs by Jonathan Higgins - Horizontal & Vertical Stripes and 4 Stripes, both 2006, - were included in the exhibition New Prints/Spring 2007 at the IPCNY. The show ran from March 9 - April 21, 2007 as part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program exhibition series which highlights outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe. IPCNY: 526 W. 26th Street, #824, New York, NY.
		*"The Orange" and Jeff Jamieson at David Patton Los Angeles* David Patton Los Angeles, a new gallery in L.A., celebrated the release of The Orange, an artist's book with poems by Todd Young and woodcuts by Rupert Deese, during the opening reception for Jeff Jamieson's sculpture exhibition on 11/18/06. Readings by the poet and the artist were given at the reception. The Orange, a joint project of Manneken Press and Denker Press, is a soft cover book containing 9 poems by Young and 3 woodcuts by Deese. It was recently released in an edition of 50 and is available from both Manneken Press and David Patton Los Angeles. Both Jameison and Young are members of the band Tinsel Bunny. Songs by Tinsel Bunny can be heard at the following links: http://www.myspace.com/tinselbunny http://www.downymildew.com/bunny/bunny.html
Jonathan Higgins at the International Print Center New York "Wavy Line", a new lithograph by Jonathan Higgins, was included in "New Prints 2000 - 2006", a benefit exhibition and silent auction celebrating the first six years of the IPCNY's New Prints Program. The exhibition ran from September 21 - October 18 2006 at IPCNY's gallery at 526 W. 26th Street, #824, New York, NY.
		**Sarah Smelser at Hudson Gallery and *the Lux Center for the Arts*** Collected Verses: Recent Monotypes by Sarah Smelser was shown at Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH, from November 3 - 30, 2006. In conjunction with the exhibition, Smelser was also a visiting artist at Bowling Green State University where she worked with students, demonstrated her printmaking techniques, and gave a public lecture on her work. Smelser also showed recent monotypes in a curated group exhibition at the Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, July 7th - 29th 2006.
*"Ted Kincaid: Ten Years" at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary in September and October, 2006* The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, a Dallas contemporary exhibition space, presented Ten Years, a retrospective exhibition of the art of Texas artist Ted Kincaid, curated by Charlie Wylie, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition dates were September 9 - October 13, 2006 The exhibition was comprised of over 40 pieces, including photogravures produced at Manneken Press, early toned black and white works, and his most recent series of large digital photographs. A catalog with an essay by Charlie Wylie is now available through Manneken Press for $25.00.
		Claire Lieberman at International Print Center New York, Chiaroscuro Gallery, the Maier Museum of Art, and the Contemporary Art Gallery Jell-O Grid 1, one of several color lino cuts produced recently at Manneken Press, was included in New Prints/Summer 2006 organized by the IPCNY. The show was at IPCNY's Chelsea exhibition space from June 29th - August 4th. It then travelled to the Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, VA, where it was on view from September 16th - December 8th, 2006. The show was part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program exhibition series, which highlight outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe. Hot Pink Desert, a solo exhibition of Lieberman's sculpture and prints, was seen at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, from April 20th - May 27th 2006. Cool Desert, Hot Water: Prints and Sculpture by Claire Lieberman was shown at Southeastern Louisiana University's Contemporary Art Gallery July 31st - August 28th 2006.
*Higgins and Smelser at Kala Art Institute* Jonathan Higgins and Sarah Smelser were Artists In Residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA, during June and July 2006.
.		*Deese and Higgins at Columbia College Chicago* New Prints/Autumn 2005 , an exhibition organized by the International Print Center New York, was shown at A + D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago. IL January 12 - February 18 2006. Jonathan Higgins was one panelist for a panel discussion titled "A New Print Renaissance" which took place at the gallery on January 26th. Rupert Deese's Array 700/Pink, one of a suite of recent woodcuts published by Manneken Press, was included in the show. The print, "in a shameless shade of pink", was reproduced on the announcement for the exhibition as well as in advertisements in the January issues of Artforum and Art On Paper magazines.
New studio location for Manneken Press Manneken Press starts off 2006 in a new space. Our second floor loft in an Art Deco building, a former Coca Cola bottling plant just a mile from our old location, provides much needed additional space. Our new mailing address: 1106 E. Bell Street, Bloomington, IL 61701
		*Sarah Smelser solo show at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts* "Extract", a solo show of recent monotypes by Sarah Smelser, was shown at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY from January 5th - February 11th, 2006. A reception for the artist was held on February 9th, 6 - 8 pm.
Manneken Press 5 year survey at Wakeley Gallery Manneken Press at Five Years, a survey of prints produced at Manneken Press since 2000, was shown at the Wakeley Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington, IL from November 8 - December 8, 2005. The exhibition included the prints of seven artists who have worked at Manneken Press: Rupert Deese, Betty Friedman, Jonathan Higgins, Ted Kincaid, Claire Lieberman, Jane McNichol, and Sarah Smelser.
		Rupert Deese signing the"Array 700" woodcut editions at Manneken Press, October 2005.
Jane McNichol @ Manneken Press Artist Jane McNichol was in residence at Manneken Press in October 2005, completing 25 new monotypes. These were McNichol's first monotypes since her last stint at Manneken Press in 2001. The 2005 prints include landscapes and still lifes. McNichol, who lives and works in New York City, was recently awarded a prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. .
		Rupert Deese at the International Print Center New York Array 700/Pink, one of a suite of five new woodcuts by Rupert Deese published by Manneken Press, was selected for inclusion in New Prints/Autumn 2005 at the IPCNY. The print, "in a shameless shade of pink", was reproduced on the announcement for the exhibition. The show was seen at IPCNY's Chelsea exhibition space in December, 2005. The show traveled to A + D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL where it ran from January 12 - February 18 2006. The show is part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program which highlights outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe.
Sarah Smelser at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art A solo exhibition of Smelser's recent monotypes ran from May 21 - July 31, 2005 at the UICA in Grand Rapids, MI
		Jonathan Higgins at SFMOMA Artists Gallery Higgins' work was recently featured in a 3 person show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery. Exhibition dates were May 25 - June 24, 2005.
Ted Kincaid at the International Print Center New York Two of Kincaid's photo-etchings produced recently at Manneken Press were selected for inclusion in New Prints/Winter 2005 at the IPCNY. The show, which opened January 15th, 2005, was part of the IPCNY's ongoing New Prints Program exhibition series which highlights outstanding contemporary prints from fine art presses across the globe. .
		*Sarah Smelser at Callen McJunkin Gallery* Owning Up; Recent Monotypes, a solo exhibition of recent work by Sarah Smelser, was shown from October 1 - 31 2004 at at Callen McJunkin Gallery in Charleston, WV.