As part of Ikon’s exhibition Start the Press! (9 February – 21 April 2024), eight West Midlands printmakers present a Printmaking Studio.
The printmakers operate an antique, working flatbed printing press from Wolverhampton School of Art: establishing a functioning printmaking workshop, producing original prints and filling the gallery walls as artwork is made in real time. Regional printmakers: Taiba Akhtar, Haseebah Ali, Simon Harris, Fae Kilburn, Karen McLean, Laura Onions, Satinder Parhar and Heather Peak.
This exhibition is supported by Freelands Foundation, Jerwood Foundation, The Saintbury Trust, University of Birmingham and University of Wolverhampton.
Start the Press! is presented as part of Ikon’s 60th anniversary year.
Schedule:
Simon Harris
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 February, 11am-5pm
Laura Onions
Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 February, 11am-5pm
Taiba Akhtar
Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 February, 11am-5pm
Haseebah Ali
Thursday 29 February – Sunday 3 March, 11am-5pm
Fae Kilburn
Thursday 14, Saturday 16, Sunday 17 March, 11am-5pm
Satinder Parhar
Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 March, 11am-5pm
Heather Peak
Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 March, 11am-5pm
Karen McLean
Thursday 4 – Saturday 6 April, 11am-5pm
Simon Harris
Thursday 11 – Friday 12 April, 11am-5pm
