In case you missed it, WEN Founder Jim Horton compiled a book “Commercial Wood Engraving in the 20th Century” from his collection of Sanders Engraving Company’s archive material – published by The Legacy Press in 2020. It’s an important record of the commercial side of wood engraving in the United States — a rare peek…
USF St. Petersburg campus Nelson Poynter Memorial Library is hosting WEN’s Fourth Triennial Exhibition through the end of April 2023, featuring 65 contemporary relief engravings from artists from around the globe! The exhibit is open during regular Library hours: Mon-Thur 8am-2am, Fri 8am – 6pm, Sat 9am -5pm, Sun 1pm-9pm. Entrance to the library after…
The exhibit is called The Squirrel and the Bear. Eric Bealer’s engravings remain some of the most iconic work produced in Alaska, and they can be found in homes and galleries everywhere. The exhibit installed in Sitka isn’t a wall filled with Bealer’s prints, however, it is a collection of over 50 paintings by Lawrie and…
Announcing WEN’s annual conference – this year in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Thursday June 22 to Sunday June 25, 2023. This year’s conference is an engraving-focused gathering at the Palace Press – bring your burins! Organizer, Nancy Bittner, is planning to provide a 3 x 4 inch block for each participant to work on something.…
Join WEN-Con UK (June 26 – July 7, 2022) participants on Sunday February 26 at 7pm ET (6pm CT, 4pm PT) to hear short presentations (5 or less minutes each) on an aspect of our UK journey last year. Here are the questions that were posed to participants to give them a starting point to…
Join WEN member, artist and editor of the Print, Drawing & Photography Society of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s newsletter, Scott Ponemone in his third virtual presentation of Wood Engraving History series – this one focusing on non-American artists from 1900–1950 Sunday January 29 at 3pm US/Canada EST (2pm CT, 12pm PT, 8pm London time).…
Becoming a WEN Member now gives you total control over your membership while giving you access to a truly unique and convenient online resource specifically for wood engraving. And NOW we have a $25 Digital membership (annual) that gives you access to ALL of the Member Portal resources! Join Joanne Price, WEN’s Membership Manager, for a preview and…
Black Church Print Studio would like to invite International artists actively engaged or informed by contemporary printmaking practice to apply for a four-week residency in Black Church Print Studio, Dublin during 2024. Applicants must be practicing printmakers. Irish residents are not eligible. Dates to be confirmed between winning participant(s) and the Studio. More information –…
Catch this incredible exhibit of international engravers before the end of the year (it will be resting until July 2023) at Elizabeth Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC through Friday November 25, 2022. Elizabeth Holden Gallery staff and organizers Madalyn Wofford and Jessica White did a stunning job presenting the prints alongside the…
Paul Gentry was a master wood engraver and printmaker whose works have been collected by major museums and libraries throughout the country. Paul died at his home in Independence, Oregon, on August 30th, 2020. There is a retrospective show celebrating his life and work at The River Gallery in Independence that will run through the…