Catherine Kernan has been a partner in professional printmaking studios since receiving her MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1981. She has since been exhibiting locally, nationally, and internationally.
Her workshop teaching record includes Anderson Ranch, the Center for Contemporary Print, Art New England / MassArt, MakingArtSafely, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, and the North Country Studio Workshops, among many others.
Catherine has received residencies at MacDowell Colony, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, and at the Scuola di Grafica Internazionale in Venice, Italy in 2017.
All of Catherine’s workshops are open to artists at any level. Her emphasis is always on finding the synergy between the work of each artist and printmaking.
Visit Mixit Print Studio website for information about more print workshops or contact Catherine Kernan directly.
Workshops 2023
Intention and Surprise: Printmaking with Akua Inks
High House / Peconic, Long Island, New York
June 1-4, 2023
Price: $650 workshop cost includes materials (except paper), and an evening welcome gathering + 3 lunches.
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Modifying and controlling the viscosities of inks yields results that cannot be achieved any other way. Understanding the interaction of inks is fundamental. Taking advantage of the ink interactions allows the development of multi-color prints from a single plate, and naturally leads to sequences of related images
This three-day (Thursday afternoon – Sunday noon) intensive workshop will introduce and deepen your understanding of how to mix, modify, and to use Akua inks to their full potential for your work.
Some experience is recommended although not required. The number is limited to four participants to allow for focused individual attention and the use of large rollers.
All Things Akua: Individual Tech Sessions
Mixit Print Studio / Somerville MA
June 12-16, 2023
Days during the week or as scheduled directly with Catherine on other days during the year.
Price: $650 for a full day on your schedule
Working one-on-one, I am able to focus attention on exactly what each artist wants to learn for their particular way of working. The sessions became combinations of critique and technical information that fed directly into aesthetic sensibilities. Each artist receives the same number of hours of attention as in a workshop, but in a much more concentrated way.
Scheduling is done on an individual basis, so please contact Catherine.
Print / Collage
Making Art Safely / Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 14-15, 2023
Contact makingartsafely.com for pricing and details.
Two days of pure play to re-cycle / re-print / cut and glue using the accumulated material in your studio. Inspired by the many international mini-print competitions, this is a challenge to quickly and spontaneously assemble small scale prints (usually 4”x4” is the max) with found materials and printmaking moves to formulate a visual essay.
CNC + Laser: Intensive Play with Blocks and Inks
Making Art Safely / Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 17-21, 2023
Contact makingartsafely.com for pricing and details.
Turn your images into relief wood blocks without touching a carving tool.
In advance of the workshop, participants will be asked to digitally send images to Catherine for advice on selecting the best ones for CNC or laser engraving. Your CNC carved or laser engraved images will be ready to use upon arrival at the studio. More blocks can be carved during the workshop, and hand carving can be added.
We will ink and print the blocks in a wide variety of ways to deepen your understanding of how to mix, modify, and exploit Akua inks for their unique qualities and full potential. Modifying and controlling the viscosities of inks yields results that cannot be achieved any other way. Taking advantage of ink interactions and multiple blocks naturally leads to sequences of related multi-color prints.
Interrupt / Interfere / Transform: Woodcut Monoprint with Akua Inks
Zea Mays / Florence, MA
September 29-October 1, 2023
Contact Zea Mays for details: http://zeamaysprintmaking.com/
Carving woodblocks can fix an image, setting it up for repetition. Woodblocks can also be used in a dynamic way that yields unexpected results without reducing or re-cutting the blocks. Combinations of woodblocks set in motion long sequences in which related images recur and transform in an endless variety of evolving images.
Modifying and controlling the viscosities of inks yields results that cannot be achieved any other way. Understanding the interaction of inks is fundamental. Taking advantage of the ink interactions allows the development of multi-color prints from a single plate, and naturally leads to sequences of related images
Bring your cut blocks to the workshop and experiment with ways to use them with viscosity rolls, offsets, transfers, lift-offs, block to block inking, and layers of resist. Learn to print the cut-away parts as well as the raised parts. Use interference layers to break up and abstract your images.
Past Workshops
2022
Intention and Surprise: Printmaking with Akua Inks
June 13-17, 2022
High House
Peconic, Long Island, New York
CNC Intensive Play with Blocks and Inks
July 11-15, 2022
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
All Things Akua: Individual Tech Sessions
August 1-6, 2022
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://mixitprint.com/
2021
As You Like It: All Things Akua
August 2-6, 2021
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://mixitprint.com/
2020
Akua Ink InteractionInk Interaction: Making the Most of Akua Intaglio Inks
January 11-12, 2020
Susan Rostow's Brooklyn Studio
832 East 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Piramidal Grafica WorkshopPiramidal Grafica Workshop – Guanajuato, Mexico
Ink Interaction / Cultural Interaction
March 29 – April 5, 2020
https://piramidalgraficastudio.com/
As You Like It: All Things Akua
July 6-10, 2020
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://mixitprint.com/
One Week Immersion: Monoprinting with Relief Time and Again #41Blocks and Akua Inks
July 27-31, 2020
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
2019
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
January 26, 2019
Chases Garage Studio
York, ME
http://www.chasesgarage.com
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
March 2-3, 2019
Zea Mays Printmaking
Florence, MA
http://zeamaysprintmaking.com/
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
June 24-28, 2019
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://mixitprint.com/
Personal Monotype with collaborative Master Printer Catherine Kernan
July 29 – August 2, 2019
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
August 5-7, 2019
Remarque Printmaking Studio
Albuquerque, NM
http://remarqueprintshop.com/
2018
Take the Plunge: Printmaking with Soy-based Inks
March 10-11, 2018
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://www.mixitprint.com
Bending the Rules: Unorthodox Monotype and Monoprint
March 24-25, 2018
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://www.mixitprint.com
Relief Monotype
April 17-20, 2018
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Norwalk, CT
www.contemprints.org
Printmaking with Akua Inks
April 28, 2018
The New Art Center
Newton, MA
http://www.newartcenter.org
Take the Plunge: Printmaking with Soy-based Inks
July 16-20, 2018
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://www.mixitprint.com
Take the Plunge: Printmaking with Soy-based Inks
July 30 – August 3, 2018
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
Master Class: Unorthodox Monotype and Monoprint
August 5-7, 2018
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
December 1-2, 2018
Mixit Print Studio
http://www.mixitprint.com
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
October 13-14, 2018
Two Rivers Studio
White River Junction, VT
http://www.tworiversprintmaking.org
Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks
November 17, 2018
The New Art Center
Newton, MA
http://www.newartcenter.org
2017
Introduction: Monotype and Monoprint with Akua Inks
January 29, 2017
The New Art Center
Newton, MA
http://www.newartcenter.org
No Pressure Printmaking: An Introduction to Akua Inks
February 12, 2017
Maud Morgan Arts
Cambridge, MA
http://www.maudmorganarts.org
In Pursuit of the Wayward Muse
April 8-9
New Art Center
Newton, MA
http://newartcenter.org/
Right/ Left/ Positive/ Negative: Getting the Most From Your Relief Blocks with Unorthodox Monoprint
April 22-23, 2017
Zea Mays Studio
Florence MA
http://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/
In Pursuit of the Wayward Muse: Monotype and Monoprint
April 25-28, 2017
Center for Contemporary Print
Norwalk CT
https://contemprints.org
Diffused by Light; Rooted in Earth
May 28 – June 10, 2017
Island Center for the Arts
Skopelos, Greece
High Dive: Take the Plunge into Printmaking with Soy-based Inks
July 10-14, 2017
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville, MA
http://www.mixitprint.com
Bending the Rules: Unorthodox Woodcut Monotype and Monoprint
July 24-28, 2017
Making Art Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
2016
In Pursuit of the Wayward Muse: Monotypes and Monoprints
May 29-31, 2016
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Norwalk CT
www.contemprints.org
Layers of Land; Layers of Ink
June 3-11, 2016
Ballinglen Arts Foundation
Ballycastle Ireland
Ballinglenartsfoundation.org
2015
In Pursuit of the Wayward Muse: Monotypes and Monoprints
June 1-5, 2015
Mixit Print Studio
Somerville MA
mixitprint.com
In Pursuit of the Wayward Muse: Monotypes and Monoprints
August 2-5 and 7-10, 2015
MakingArt Safely
Santa Fe, NM
http://makingartsafely.com/
Over, Under, and All Around with Akua Inks
October 22-24, 2015
Oklahoma Arts Institute
Quartz Mountain
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2014 and earlier
Dynamic Process: Exploring the Limits with Akua Inks
June 2-6, 2014
mixitprint.com
Follow the Muse: Generative Printmaking with Akua Inks
Fine Arts Work Center
Provincetown, MA
July 14-19, 2013
Dynamic Process: Exploring New Limits with Akua Inks
MakingArtSafely
Santa Fe, NM
August 5-9 and 12-16, 2013
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Norwalk, CT
February 9-12, 2010
www.contemprints.org
MakingArtSafely
Santa Fe, NM
July 19-23, 2010
www.makingartsafely.com
MassArt / Art New England
Bennington, VT
July 31 – August 7, 2010
mart.massart.edu/ane