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Design by Maggie Lane Marlin

OpenWall Presents Chicago Printmakers Collaborative!

Join us tonight for our opening at 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar’s office from 6-8p at 4243 N. Lincoln Ave.

Participating Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Artists include: Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Todd Irwin, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Barton Longacre, Maggie Marlin, Michelle McCoy, Dennis O’Malley, Maria Sanchez, Megan Sterling, and Kyra Termini

$20 Print Sale! May 19th - June 16th

It's that time of year again! We have a boat-load of awesome $20 prints this year from artists such as Dan Grzeca, Phineas X. Jones, Amos Kennedy, Deborah Maris Lader, and Dan MacAdam, just to name a few...

plus an exclusive print by Jay Ryan! 

Come browse some prints this Saturday!

Opening reception: May 19th from 12 to 6pm! 

So, the awesome Todd Irwin took some to mash up a busy day at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Enjoy!

C.P.C. Saturday from todd a. irwin on Vimeo.

Improvements at the CPC!

This weekend made some much needed improvements here at the CPC; namely, new surfaces for our work tables. Deb, Maria, Megan, Maggie and Todd all pitched in sanding down the old surface and applying the new one...

Sanding and vacuuming action!

Applying some adhesive..

Carefully lining up the new surface... voila!


Come by and Admire the work of the CPC interns and Deb!
And take a look at the CyclePedia Show while you're at it!!

CPC Annex!

Just a friendly reminder, if you haven't yet, to come visit the CPC Annex Pop-up Gallery located at 208 S. Wabash in the Loop, just next to the the Adams/Wabash EL stop! We have new work up by many different artists including: Hiroshi Ariyama, Sanya Glisic, Misha Goro, Todd Irwin, Deborah Maris Lader, Kim Laurel, Duffy O’Connor, Dennis O’Malley, Maggie Marlin, Mary O’Shaughnessy, Maria Sanchez, Megan Sterling, Kyra Termini, and Scott Westgard... just to name a few!

We are easy to find!

People checking out the prints at our opening on 2/9/12

Maggie giving screen printing demo..

Deb has the best interns!

Hello Andy

Today we are welcoming new intern Andy to the CPC family! He has already introduced himself to Bev (aka 'Genevieve' if you ask Maggie).

The Small Print Show is still up through January 28th, including some new work by (the very popular) Scott Westgard. Stop in and have a look, even if you have already, there is probably something new you haven't seen...

Chicago Printmakers Annex? That's right! The CPC will open a pop-up gallery in the Loop at 208 S. Wabash (right off the Adams stop) coming in February! Also, Deb will be participating in "Pulled, Pressed and Printed", a show which features printmakers across Chicago coinciding with the city's 175th anniversary. More info on these shows coming soon!

More Small Prints and Other Awesomeness!

Attention holiday shoppers: The CPC Small Prints Show is still up with lots of cool prints available, all of which would make amazing holiday gifts! We'll be open all weekend from 12-5p so be sure to stop in (we still have cookies, and new t-shirts designed and printed by Todd Irwin).



In other news: Our all-around-handy-man (also known as Deb's bandmate in Sons of The Never Wrong) Bruce Roper was determined to fix the plate cutter (which he did). Here he is putting the finishing touches on it. (Special thanks to Herb Neides from Clifton Steel for sending us a complementary hunk of steel in the mail, all the way from Cleveland!)


2011 CPC International Print Competition winner Sanya Glisic received her keys to the shop! She's about to embark on a 6-month residency working on both screenprint and relief projects.


Also, our friends at Old Town School of Folk Music sent over an antique metal engraving of their logo from many years ago... Maria was able to clean it up and run it through the press. Very retro!


Coming soon, the CPC will be opening a Pop-Up Gallery in the Loop.. stay tuned for more info on that! In the meantime we'll continue making prints...

Yue Chen working on her plate

Misha Goro works on his series of etchings based on Paris.

A reminder that CPC will be closed from December 19-25, after which the studio will be open during regular gallery hours, Fridays and Saturdays 12-5 and by appointment.
Happy Holidays to all from everyone here at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative!