Mokuhanga and More w/ printmaker Jennifer Mack Watkins

Mar 24 Written By jamaal barber

Mokuhanga and More w/ printmaker Jennifer Mack Watkins

Studio Noize Podcast

Printmaker Jennifer Mack Watkins joins Studio Noize for some good conversation about her journey into mokuhanga, a Japanese relief printing technique. We talk about her trip to Japan where she learned from some real masters, her start right here in Atlanta at Morris Brown, and how motherhood factors into her artist life. There are not a lot of Black printmakers doing this kind of work so it’s great to hear more about the technique. We’re excited to bring you another great Black woman printmaker. 

Jennifer Mack-Watkins holds an undergraduate degree in Studio Arts from Morris Brown College, a Master’s degree in art education from Tufts University, and an MFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute. She has exhibited in several galleries and museums including the Newark Museum in New Jersey, the International Print Center in New York, Rush Art Galleries, the Brooklyn Museum, and Mason Murer Gallery in Georgia. She was a recipient of “The Elizabeth Catlett Printmaking Award” given by Hampton University Museum. Agnes Scott College, The Newark Public Library, and Clark Atlanta University have acquired her work, adding to their permanent collections. Jennifer was selected to participate in the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory artist-in-residence program in Yamanashi, Japan in the summer of 2015. Mack-Watkins was selected by Dr. Sarah Lewis, participated in the Rush Arts Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition and Print Portfolio that was exhibited in Brooklyn, New York and at Miami SCOPE. The Joan Mitchell Foundation nominated her as a 2015 Emerging Artist..The spring of 2021 Jennifer is expecting her first solo museum exhibition at The Brattleboro Museum located in Brattleboro, Vermont. 

See more: www.mackjennifer.com + @mack_jenniferprints 

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