Festival of Print

An exhibition I co-curated and participated in, as an artist-member of East London Printmakers, from 25th November to 5th December 2021. 'Festival of Print' included work from ninety artist-members of ELP, and a further ten artists from Action Space. It took place at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park. East London Printmakers is a not-for-profit, artist-run studio based in Mile End, and the home of a community of artist-printmakers who organise events such as the 'Festival of Print' each year. As part of a team of artists coordinating the show, Rebecca Holmes, Robert Dumas and I collaborated to organise the curation and installation of this exhibition. We were kindly supported by various sponsors, including Cadisch Screen Printing, Five Points Brewing Company, G. F. Smith Papers, Great Art, Happenstance Art & Framing, Hawthorn Printmaker Supplies, Intaglio Printmaker, London Centre for Book Arts, Paupers Press, Printmakers Council, and Printmaking Today, many of whom awarded prizes to selected exhibiting artists on the evening of the private view, presented by our guest speaker, Oona Grimes. I was lucky enough to be awarded the Printmakers Council Prize for my print on show, 'Extracts I' (2021), pictured below, a monoprint from an etched aluminium plate with collagraph, printed on 300gsm Somerset Satin White, measuring 75cm x 68cm.

Christopher Pearson | 'Extracts I' (2021) | Monoprint from etched aluminium plate with collagraph on 300gsm Somerset Satin White | 75cm x 68cm | Awarded the Printmakers Council Prize at this exhibition

Detail of 'Extracts I' (2021), Christopher Pearson
Detail of 'Extracts I' (2021), Christopher Pearson
Detail of 'Extracts I' (2021), Christopher Pearson
Detail of 'Extracts I' (2021), Christopher Pearson

Left to right: Christopher Pearson, Margaret Ashman, Constance Johnson, Zoltan Marfy | Photo © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021

Tanaka Mazivanhanga | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Tanaka Mazivanhanga | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021

Left to right: Christopher Pearson, Margaret Ashman, Constance Johnson | Photo copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021

Left to right: Ann Norfield, Kaho Kojima, Gill Goldie-Scot | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Left to right: Ann Norfield, Kaho Kojima, Gill Goldie-Scot | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Left to right: Lydie Gallais, Rory Brooke | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Left to right: Lydie Gallais, Rory Brooke | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Left to right: Jenni Allen, Cy Bernheim, Charles Chambers, Rebecca Holmes | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Left to right: Jenni Allen, Cy Bernheim, Charles Chambers, Rebecca Holmes | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The ELP Box Set | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The ELP Box Set | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The ELP Box Set | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The ELP Box Set | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021

Left to right: Victoria Edwards, Philomine Wales, David Warwick | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021

The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Lorena Herrero and I accepting our awards from guest speaker Oona Grimes | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
Lorena Herrero and I accepting our awards from guest speaker Oona Grimes | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
The Private View | Copyright © Boglarka Eliz Varga 2021
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