COLLECTIONS

Chippenham Museum & Art Gallery, UK

In 2022 The Golder-Thompson Gift established an archive at Chippenham Museum of prints made at the studio . This documents the span of work made at INK on PAPER PRESS to the present day, it includes a print made by each of the artists that have worked with Amy-Jane Blackhall and the collection will continue to grow on into the future.

PRINTS IN THE COLLECTION

The works in the Ink on Paper Press archive represent the range of prints to come off the press […]. The imagery is varied, as are the artists and disciplines in which they work. Each came to work with me for various reasons, and some have returned again and again. The role of the printmaker and artist has been described as similar to that of a conductor and a composer. Each artist requires something different, and each has a way of working that suits a different process for me to facilitate. Some arrive having no print experience and wish to explore the myriad possibilities of print, while others are proficient printmakers who require a larger press, and some that need a plate editioning, that their time or skill does not allow. But most importantly of all, whoever has come to work with me at the ink bench, it has been a time for creative collaboration. There is always an exchange of ideas and of technical know-how; this is what keeps it exciting.”

Amy-Jane Blackhall, ‘A Century in Print 1920-2020’, pg 94.


National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Amy-Jane Blackhall and artist Tristan Reid were filmed at INK on PAPER PRESS by the National Portrait Gallery to demonstrate the processes of aquatint and etching. The plate and prints are part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery and can be seen on display in their new print room.

Watch the accompanying film

MAKING OF THE FILM

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