Exploring Color: Screenprint Monotype with Roberto Torres Mata
River Arts Gallery
Sep. 14, 2024, 11:00 am
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 11a-3p | Deadline to register: August 20, 2024, $100 + $65 kit fee
This class will focus on using screenprinting to create abstract figures, objects, or landscapes as an introduction to screen printing and monotyping. Providing an opportunity to explore an infinite amount of ways to create prints though basic fundamentals of printmaking through a non-toxic process.
Instructor Bio: Roberto Torres Mata is first generation artist from Huntington Beach, California, and Rockford, Illinois, currently active in Madison, Wisconsin. He explores the complexities of migration from human and animal movements by using multi-media to further understand the issues of migration at the border. Roberto earned his Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Western Illinois University. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. His work has been exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Figge Art Museum, Chazen Museum of Art, and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. His work has been collected by universities and private collectors. Roberto was also a recipient of the Education Graduate Research Scholars fellowship, Creative Arts Award, and the Russell and Paula Panchenko Chazen Prize.
https://www.robertotorresmata.com