Kristen is Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Mars Food North America, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of rice products, and serves as a member of the business’s management team. Kristen is responsible for public relations, public affairs, strategic business communications, consumer care and crisis management to drive the company’s reputation by delivering on its purpose— Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow. through a portfolio of iconic brands, like Ben’s Original and Seeds of Change. In her free time, Kristen enjoys practicing Pilates and making meals – often experimenting with new recipes when entertaining friends and family!
Email: boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.org
Studio Fellow (2022)
golden collier is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago who is deeply inspired by the creative vitality of the margins and places where disciplines, techniques, and ideas overlap.
Website:
diasporansavant.cargo.site/
Studio Fellow (2021)
Cam Collins is a fine artist born in Chicago, IL in 1999. His work conveys ambiguous narratives that revolve around colorful figures and sprawling objects, prompting the viewer to investigate, but also have fun doing so. Collins went from Chicago High School to the Arts and moved on to get his BFA in Printmaking at RISD while working as a studio technician in Benson Hall. He has done his own solo exhibition in Providence titled Colorstroll, and has won various awards from Scholastic and AIGA.
Website:
cargocollective.com/camcollinsart
Teaching Artist
Riesling Dong is a Chicago based book artist and graphic designer. Her bold experimental approach to her book publishing projects often challenges the convention of traditional books in both physical design and printed content. Riesling’s books take on sculptural form and she views them as a unique medium for delivery of information, storytelling and embodied experience. Her aim is to enhance the viewer’s experience and understanding, meanwhile creating an object that holds meaning from typography to material.
Website:
rieslingd.com
Classes by this Artist:
February 1 | Risography Explorations (4 Weeks)
January 21 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
January 27 | Letterpress Authorization (1 Day)
February 3 | Letterpress Immersive: Broadside on Vandercook (8 Weeks)
March 6 | Bookbinding 101: Simple Self-Publishing (1-Day)
February 25 | 6-Week Printmaking Bootcamp (Sundays and Fridays)
March 9 | Letterpress Immersive: Broadside on Vandercook (8 Weeks)
April 16 | Letterpress Authorization: Vandercook (1 Day)
April 3 | Bookbinding 101: Simple Self-Publishing (1-Day)
April 27 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
Kirstin Dunlap Printing
Kirstin Dunlap is a current printing student at School of the Art Institute of Chicago exploring the possibilities of screen printing- specifically, screen printed artist books. Pushing the norm of the traditional book format in order to express the chosen topic best. The topics most explored in her practice follow the wonders of interstellar research. Her work likes to border the line between fine art and educational material. As freelance, Kirstin enjoys DIY scene posters, merchandise, and general content design and printing, as well as custom floral illustrations.
Services Offered:
- Exhibition Opportunities
- Graphic Design
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.kirstindunlap.com
Member
Kyle Dunlap is currently a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. With a background in oil painting, his present work is focusing in Photography and Print Media. While working in various modes of imagery in both of these mediums, his subject matter is engaged with exploring personal narrative in relation to literary motifs.
Services Offered:
- Illustration
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.instagram.com/kanklekopter/
Studio Fellow (2022)
I am a research-based artist who uses science fiction to talk about humanity’s relationship with nature and the impact this relationship has on food systems. My practice is an extension of my core belief for environmental justice and an examination of the destruction caused by agriculture. These passions are a reflection of my upbringing in rural New Jersey and my parents’ joy for the outdoors. My printmaking and material explorations delve into the extraordinary capabilities of plants and enthuse the vast unknowns of the plant world. I allow my interdisciplinary practice to be dictated by material and earth sciences.
Website:
clarafischer.webflow.io/
Studio Fellow (2021)
Alex Fox is a printmaking artist from Des Moines, Iowa via Bulgaria. He recently graduated with honors and distinction from the BFA printmaking program at the University of Iowa. His current area of focus is silkscreen printing on fabric, and he plans on combining this with sculptural elements moving forward. In April 2021, he showcased his first exhibition titled Façade, exploring themes of identity and encompassing a variety of mediums such as oil painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and textiles. As a new graduate, he is looking for opportunities to develop his printmaking career.
Website:
afox80525.wixsite.com/mysite
Amira is a multi-disciplinary artist working within artistic, publishing and scholarly practices: her artwork addresses the fragility of memory, and the inevitability of loss; while her research includes investigation of letterforms and how the way we write is related to the politics and ethics of love. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia College and at the University of Illinois Chicago, as well as a TERRA Foundation Research Fellow at the Design Museum of Chicago. In her free time Amira enjoys live music and good food around the city.
Email: boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.org
Services Offered:
- Exhibition Opportunities
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.amirahegazy.com/
Classes by this Artist:
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing (June)
Bookbinding Workshop: Secret Belgian Binding (July)
Bookbinding Explorations
Bookbinding: No-Sew Books
Bookbinding: Hardcover Case Binding
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing (08/18/2021)
Bookbinding Workshop: No-Sew Books (8/22/21)
DIY Cards: Letterpress
Bookbinding Workshop: Simple Self-Publishing
From Pen to Paper: Putting Your Writing Into the World
Letterpress: Wood & Metal Type
Bookbinding Foundations
Studio Technician
Avery Johnson is known for her sharp wit and eccentric fashion taste. She is originally from Los Angeles, CA and currently resides in Chicago, IL. Avery received her BFA in printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis, and has since worked in both commercial silkscreen and as a fine art printmaker at Island Press. Avery is a process-focused maker who frequently uses self-portraiture and dances between the mediums of print, photo, and moving image. In 2018 she founded The Punish Babies Art Collective where she continues to collaborate with artists around the country to organize shows, publications, and public art projects.