Printmakers using traditional and experimental techniques, from etchings and woodcuts to digital prints and 3-D prints and a group exhibition celebrating the work of renowned contemporary artists Sharon Cosgrove, Marta Sanchez, and Stephen Tippett.

The American Color Print Society, ACPS for short, is fully committed to fostering interest in the color print, and educating students and the public about printmaking techniques. Members in the show include Art Brener, Carole Meyers, Elizabeth Macdonald, Marlene D'Orazio Adler, Nancy Alter, Libby Calamia, Sy Hakim, Hee Sook Kim, Alan Klawans, Megan Webb, Stephen Kennedy, Jack Gerber, and Dorothy Roschen.

As an artist, Alan Klawans has always been interested in the structure of things. These structures include buildings, bridges, ships, barns, factories - even plants and flowers.  Klawans recognizes the way his subjects are built, and how their unique process of creation has affected their external appearance. Naturally, the appearance of his subjects are accentuated by the way light and shadow play against them, moving us. Although the artist has worked with traditional printmaking methods, his use of digital media has allowed him to explore, more adventurously, his subjects.

ACPS President and PAFA graduate Carole Meyers has exhibited and won prizes for her artwork across and beyond the tri-state area, stretching from the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, Krasdale Galleries in New York City, and abroad in Seoul, South Korea. In each print Meyers engages the viewer viscerally, and occasionally in political discourse. Feelings, memories, dreams-these are the ingredients behind Meyers' incredible creative energy.

Art Brener's abstract screenprints feature a strong contemporary sense of design and a joyous use of color. His prints explore the intense interplay of transparent color on transparent color, creating a provocative and exciting palette with painterly quality uncommon in the screenprint medium. 

Born in Washington DC and Quaker educated, the artist Sharon Cosgrove is a Professor of Art based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where she maintains a private studio and teaches undergraduate courses in painting, drawing and printmaking. She holds a BFA, MA, and MFA from the University of New Mexico and a BA from Shepherd College. Her paintings and prints have been exhibited invitational, solo, and juried shows, nationally and internationally and can be found in both public and private collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  Serving in an “ambassadorial” role for cross-cultural exchange, Sharon’s work has been selected for the Art in Embassies Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and was displayed at the U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Chicana painter Marta Sanchez is deeply inspired by traditional Mexican folk art expressions. Her works on paper are mostly linocuts and monotypes, which follow the social and cultural traditions of Mexican and Chicano/a Art. Her paintings are mainly on tin or industrial corrugated metal. The materials, scale, and issues connect to present day concerns. Her work is in the collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, The McNay Art Museum, The Fine Art Museum of St. Petersburg, Florida, and The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.  Marta earned an MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a BFA in painting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Stephen Tippett began painting as a hobby during his second year of university. After working as a life model for several art schools, he decided to study art formally and was accepted into the Certificate Program at PAFA. After two semesters, he realized he was allergic to oil paint and solvents and retreated to his home studio, using water-based acrylics. Stephen's work harkens to days gone by, depicting farm, village scenes, and scenes of France where he lived for several years. His work is always an interpretation, done in a naive and primitive style with a graphic design quality to it. Stephen is a retired university professor, musician, and published composer.