DePaul Art Museum Shines a Light On Artistry of Printmaking

WDCB's Gary Zidek talks with DePaul Art Museum director and chief curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm about the institution's season of printmaking

LISTEN HERE

WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to DePaul Art Museum director Julie Rodrigues Widholm about the museum's season of printmaking exhibits.

Julie Rodrigues Widholm, director/chief curator of the DePaul Art Museum

"I think printmaking tends to be marginalized within fine arts, so I was interested in bringing printmaking to the center. Specifically for that reason, how can we reconsider prints as exciting, innovative, important art forms" - Julie Rodrigues Widholm on the perceptions of prints within the art world.

The DePaul Art Museum is presenting the first-ever museum solo exhibition of Barbara Jones-Hogu's prints. The AfriCOBRA co-founder worked on the Wall of Respect and made prints from 1968 to the mid 70's.

Jones-Hogu incorporated text into many of her prints, take a closer look at BLACK MEN WE NEED YOU to find a not-so hidden message ...

BLACK MEN WE NEED YOU, 1971 Barbara Jones-Hogu

(left to right) TO BE FREE, 1971 & WHEN STYLING, 1973 Barbara Jones-Hogu

NATION TIME II, 1971 Barbara Jones-Hogu

A short walk into the next gallery space reveals work paying tribute to the late Chicago muralist & printmaker Jose Guerrero.

CULTURAL WORKER, 2016 Antonio Pazaran, UNTITLED, 2016 Diana Solis & (bottom) MAESTRO GUERRERO, 2016 Eric Garcia

RED BRAIN, 2016 Gabriel Villa

Also on display at the museum, ROCK, PAPER, IMAGE: LITHOGRAPHS BY CLINTON ADAMS AND JUNE WAYNE.

The DePaul Art Museum's three printmaking exhibits will be on display through March 25, 2018