The Church in Sag Harbor unveils its first exhibition of 2024, “Master Impressions: Artists and Printers on the South Fork 1965-2010,” with an opening reception on Saturday, January 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The show will be on view January 14 to February 25.
Featuring approximately 20 works by artists who have made art on the South Fork, “Master Impressions” highlights ways in which artists of the region have masterfully explored varied techniques of the medium. Prints are a testament to the collaborative potential of the creative process and demonstrate how artists, printers, and the press working together can achieve results that surpass individual expertise.
The artworks are drawn from the rich collections of The Church’s fellow institutions as well as a small number of collectors, artists and printers living and working in the region. Artists to be featured include stalwarts like Elaine de Kooning, Connie Fox, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell and Alfonso Ossorio; those with surprising ties to the East End like Hale Woodruff, Romare Bearden, James Rosenquist, and Jasper Johns; artists with pivotal roles in the advancement of the medium like Abraham Rattner and Dan Welden; and other discoveries and surprises.
The show is curated by Samuel Havens, workshop and residency manager at The Church and a printmaker in his own right, with chief curator Sara Cochran.
“As a printmaker, I know the magic of the press and I am excited to share this exhibition that celebrates the medium,” said Havens. “The works in this show continue The Church’s characteristic way of exploring and examining the bounty of the East End within the global context of contemporary art.”
The exhibition also ties to the popular printmaking program at The Church. In addition to bi-monthly workshop offerings in monotype printmaking, a brand-new course on the subject will be presented during the run of the exhibition. The course, The Church’s first, will be held over two weeks in February and explore intaglio techniques of drypoint, line-etch and aquatint. In addition, educational talks and other features are planned around the exhibition.
For more information on the exhibition, visit thechurchsagharbor.org The Church is at 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor.
Staff Writer on Dec 28, 2023