Mud and Ink 2023

t’s a rare event when the printmakers of the Lismore region get together for a group exhibition. The 2022 flood made this even less likely as many studios, presses and galleries were demolished by floodwaters.

To celebrate the incredible diversity and talent of printmakers in this region, the Serpentine Gallery is hosting Mud and Ink. This show will display the work of over 15 artists who work in print disciplines: etching, relief print, monotype, screenprinting and cyanotype. This will be the first show of 2023 for the community gallery that is rapidly becoming the hub of visual arts in the town.

The mediums are diverse and so are the exhibitors. Visitors to the gallery will see established printmakers with national reputations such as Jenny Kitchener, Darren Bryant and Christine Porter. There will be artists who make skilled images in traditional genres such as Rhonda Armistead and Jimmy Willing. Two outstanding Bundjalung artists Eric Ferguson and Peter Faulkner will have their brilliant relief prints in the show as well. Lismore TAFE produced some outstanding emerging printmakers in 2022, Dallas Rae, Isaac Fazldeen and Sharla La, their images will be on display. 

Mud and Ink will be the most significant show of printmaking held in Lismore for many years. It will open on Friday the 20th of January at 6pm. Works will be for sale and visitors are very welcome to attend.

High Water By Beki Davis