Sharing the Press highlights diversity amongst Miami printmakers as they incorporate a variety of conceptual, formal, technical, traditional and nontraditional printmaking into their artistic practices. Having worked together in less than two degrees of separation, the invited artists are professionals, educators, and students working to keep the medium of printmaking alive.

The printmaking process is often immediate as you'll see in the monoprints and monotypes in the show, but most often is a set of steps that leads to the creation of a totally unique, medium specific image. Many of the artists have carried on the printmaking tradition in methods of their painting, drawing, and mixed media work. The traces of their education, collaborative press work, step by step decision making add strength to their visual language.

We hope that this show, in the spirit of Edge Zones Gallery, will be a catalyst for future interactions, collaborative and experimental works, as well educational and networking opportunities for the community.

(*Images, top: Jose Perez, left to right: Astrid Dalins, Hans Rasch, Kari Snyder.)