Event Host: Faculty Club
Short Description: The Ohio State University Faculty Club will present a collection of prints in a group exhibition including the works of Professor Emeritus Charles W. Massey, Jr. and his former students. Massey was professor of printmaking at The Ohio State University from 1974 to 2013.
The Ohio State University Faculty Club will present a collection of prints in a group exhibition including the works of Professor Emeritus Charles W. Massey, Jr. and his former students. Massey was professor of printmaking at The Ohio State University from 1974 to 2013. In those thirty-nine years, he had a profound influence on generations of students, many of whom are still printmakers today. This collection of prints was created by former students of Professor Massey as a tribute to this great teacher and printmaker and to commemorate his many years of tireless dedication to his students.
The theme of the portfolio, “Secrets,” is inspired by Professor Massey's own body of work in printmaking. He always emphasized that each of his students must explore their own vision, make their own work, and find their own voice. For this reason, each artist interpreted the theme in their own way, with free choice of printmaking media, to create work characteristic of their own individual style.
“Secrets” represents the work of over twenty former students plus that of Professor Massey and includes the four main types of printmaking: relief, intaglio, lithography and silk screen. The exhibition has been curated by artist and printmaker Sophie Knee, whose inspiration it was to honor Professor Massey with a portfolio exchange of prints from his former students.
Knee states, “A portfolio exchange continues a long-standing tradition in the printmaking art form of collecting and disseminating a body of work. In this case, I sent out a call for participation to a number of former students as a way of honoring Charles at the time of his retirement. The gathered prints were then bound into book form as a gift to Charles before we presented them at the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) conference.”
Exhibit Dates: July 5, 2016 through Sept. 2, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, July 8, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Gallery Information:
The Ohio State University Faculty Club
181 South Oval Drive, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-2262
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information visit the Ohio State Faculty Club.
