Rachel Jackson
Studio Fellow 2021
Rachel Jackson graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in the spring of 2019 with a degree in Communication Design. Her practice is largely guided by principles of collectivism and accessibility, and reflects a personal attempt to decentralize the elitism she feels is ever-present in Western design aesthetics. Rachel is most interested in the application of design when it comes to democratic, household objects, including t-shirts, zines, and mass-produced prints. She’s often drawn to appropriating imagery from found materials, dually as an investigation of what factors led to its disposal and as an effort to reinvigorate visual languages of the past.
Image: Rachel Jackson, Guided by a Communal Spirit, hardcover, perfect bound, 160 pages, printed on Mohawk Superfine Ultra White Eggshell 60lb, 12″ x 8.5″, 2019
Mariah Joyce
My artistic practice is a tool to process and attempt to understand the world around me utilizing repetitive action as a form of meditation. I have an academic background in philosophy and a professional background in journalism, and both of those influences are evident in my visual work. Pieces typically start as questions about or attempts to understand a place I’ve been or experience I’ve had. Image and text are then combined and layered into a visual meditation, and serve to catalogue the experience and whatever feelings it evoked without attempting to make any solid determination about what it meant.
Mariah joined Spudnik Press as a teaching artists in our inaugural 2022 Teaching Artist Cohort.
Website:
www.mariahellenart.comKelly Kaczynski
Kaczynski is an artist and educator. While rooted in the language of sculpture, Kaczynski’s practice is across media.
Rob Kelsey
Rob Kelsey first experienced printmaking at DePaul University, where he studied animation and developed a distaste for digital art processes. Printmaking was his first window into the joys of older artistic forms that simply cannot be replicated digitally. Intaglio led to screenprinting led to bookbinding led to a desire to dabble in as many media as possible, combining and crossing them where appropriate, and exploring themes and imagery from folklore and superstition.
Follow him on Instagram at: @truly.ghouly
Website:
www.trulyghoulyworkshop.com/Classes by this Artist:
Community Workshop: The Exquisite Risographic Flip Book!T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop
T-shirts and Totebags Screenprint Workshop
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (July)
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (September)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (November)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (December)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (January)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (February)
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (March)
Screenprinting Explorations (March)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (April)
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (June)
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (August)
Screenprinting Explorations (Mid-September 2019)
T-Shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (September 2019)
DIY Greeting Cards: Screenprinting
Screenprinting Explorations
Screenprinting Explorations
T-Shirts & Tote Bags Screenprinting Workshop
Advance Screenprinting: Image and Concept
T-shirts & Totebags Screenprinting Workshop (08/16/2021)
March 28 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
April 4 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
Screenprinting Explorations (8 Weeks)
May 2 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
June 6 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
May 28 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
May 10 | Beyond the Folio: Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
June 29 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
September 27 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
September 28 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
October 21 | Silkscreen Monoprinting (4 Weeks)
October 22 | Screenprinting Refresher (1 Day)
October 22 | Screenprinting Explorations (8 Weeks)
November 7 | Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
November 8 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
November 16 | Screenprinting Authorization
December 9 | Screenprinting Authorization (1 Day)
January 18 | Screenprinting Authorization (1 Day)
January 21 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
February 29 | Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
February 22 | Screenprinting Authorization (1 Day)
March 3 | Screenprinting Explorations (8 Weeks)
February 25 | 6-Week Printmaking Bootcamp (Sundays and Fridays)
April 11 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
September 27 | Screenprinting Refresher/Authorization (1 Day)
October 3 | Screenprinting Explorations (8 Weeks)
October 14 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
November 9 | Screenprinting Refresher/Authorization (1 Day)
November 5 | Intro to Screenprinting (4 Weeks)
December 10 | Basic Bookbinding (4 Hours)
December 13 | Screenprinting Refresher & Authorization (4 Hours)
Wes Kendall
Wes Kendall is a letterpress printer, textile artist, and poet. Across disciplines, his work is bright, playful, and filled with language. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Wes earned his BA from the Evergreen State College before relocating to Chicago in 2020. When not making art, Wes cooks for his friends and rides his bike around the city.
Website:
wesleykendall.comClasses by this Artist:
January 23 | Intro to Letterpress (4 Weeks)February 14 | DIY Letterpress Valentine’s Day Cards (1-Day)
February 20 | Letterpress Printing 101 (6 Weeks)
February 21 | Letterpress Authorization: Platen Press (1 Day)
March 15 | Letterpress Authorization: Platen Press (1 Day)
February 25 | 6-Week Printmaking Bootcamp (Sundays and Fridays)
March 25 | Intro to Letterpress Printing (6 Weeks)
April 30 | Letterpress Authorization: Platen Press (1 Day)
Studio Access Training: Letterpress (Platen Press)
Studio Access Training: Letterpress (Platen Press)
October 26 | Intro to Letterpress Printing (4 Weeks)
Studio Access Training: Letterpress
December 7 | Letterpress Refresher & Authorization (4 Hours)
Millicent Kennedy
Millicent Kennedy’s art practice collaborates with materials and time through performance, fiber, and print. The themes explored in her work often pivot on the tension between labor, and impermanence.
Kennedy serves as the Curator of Exhibitions at the Fine Arts Center Gallery in Northeastern Illinois University and teaches classes and workshops in and around Chicago, where her studio is located.
She received her MFA from Northern Illinois University where she was awarded the Helen Merritt Fellowship. She’s received solo exhibitions from Belong Gallery, SXU Art Gallery, Roman Susan and Parlour and Ramp.
Millicent joined Spudnik Press as a teaching artists in our inaugural 2022 Teaching Artist Cohort.
Website:
www.millicentkennedy.comKatherine Klein
Alex Belardo Kostiw
Alex Belardo Kostiw is a graphic designer, artist, and educator whose work is rooted in storytelling. She has an MFA in visual communication design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA in English literature from the University of Chicago. In her own projects, Alex deals in poetic, adapted, and iterative elements, visual structures of comics, and conceptually driven forms. Her work explores primordial and personal forms of knowledge, investigating the complex ways that the self and reality interact.
Image Credit: Collectivo Multipola
Website:
www.alexkostiw.com/Residency Period:
Sep 2016–Dec 2016Classes by this Artist:
Relief Printmaking: Book ProjectsRisography Foundations (April 2022)
April 2 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
Risography Explorations (4 Weeks)
May 21 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
May 10 | Beyond the Folio: Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
June 28 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
June 17 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
June 24 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
October 24 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
November 7 | Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
November 9 | Intro to Relief Printing (4 Weeks)
November 18 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
December 17 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
January 14 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
January 24 | Intro to Relief Printing (4 Weeks)
February 29 | Experimental Zinemaking (6 Weeks)
February 28 | Risography: Analog Experiments (1-Day)
February 18 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
February 25 | 6-Week Printmaking Bootcamp (Sundays and Fridays)
March 11 | Intro to Relief Printing (4 Weeks)
April 7 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
September 25 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
November 10 | Relief Printing (1-Day)
October 2 | Basic Relief Printing (1-Day)
October 23 | Risography 101 (1 Day)
November 10 | Lino Block Printing (1-Day)
November 23-24 | WEEKEND INTENSIVE: Block Printing (2 Days)
December 11 | Lino Block Printing (4 Hours)
Logan Kruidenier
Logan Kruidenier is an artist and teacher from Goleta, CA and currently based in Chicago. His work explores narratives, daydreams and the art of masking. He bikes around the city and eats peanut butter from the jar.
I am a multi-media artist. I love making comics (read on my Tumblr and Ello pages), prints, drawings, and most recently I have begun staging public art installations and performances. The format of the Narrative is important to my work, as are the themes of immersion, identity, and consumption. My industry experience includes designing logos, creating custom brands, illustration, concept art and storyboarding.
Send me an email if you would like to get in touch. I am always interested in any ideas you may have concerning collaboration, omelette combinations (personal favorite: broccoli, mushrooms, spinach and cheddar) or other questions. -Logan : > )
Services Offered:
- Graphic Design
- Printmaking Commissions
- Illustration
Website:
www.logankruidenier.com/Classes by this Artist:
Risography 101 (May)Risography 101 (November 6)
Risography 101 (September)
Risography 101 (February 10)
Risography 101 (March)
Risography 101 (April)
Risography 101 (May)
Risography 101 (June)
Risography 101 (August)
Risography 101 (Early October)
Risography 101 (Late October)
Risography 101 (November 2019)
Risography 101 (Late September 2019)
Risography 101 (December 2019)
Risography 101
Risography 101
Risography 101
Risography 101
Risography 101
Risography 101 (8/15/21)
Risography 101 (8/25/21)
Risography 101 (8/29/21)
David Krzeminski
My fine art is mostly an exploration of high-contrast abstract drawings. Free-form lines, dots, and shapes are combined with ridged grids and geometric patterns to create pieces that are randomly drawn, yet highly structured compositions. Most of my pieces are created as black and white ink drawings, and then select pieces are reimagined by screen printing them with high-contrast, fluorescent, and vibrant colors.
David Krzeminski. Artist/Graphic Designer living in Chicago. Graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BFA in Visual Communication (2009). Currently working full time as a Graphic Layout Specialist for Freeman Decorating since 2013.
Services Offered:
- Exhibition Opportunities
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.davekrz.com/Products by this Artist:
Elisabeth Kuklenyik
Atlanta born illustrator who specializes in old witches and socialist themes.
Services Offered:
- Illustration
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.elisabethelizabeth.comNicolette Lim
Member
I am a Malaysian born artist that is currently based in Chicago. I work across mediums with a core in drawing and print. My work seeks to expose the inherited myths of inevitable violence created by the colonizers in Malaysian history, and how it has affected the queer community, women and the environment in my home country.
Services Offered:
- Illustration
- Printmaking Commissions
Website:
www.nicolettelim.comNicolette Lim
Studio Fellow 2021
Nicolette Lim is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in installation and a core in drawing. Originally from Malaysia, she moved to the states in 2014, and graduated in the Fall of 2018 from the University of Kentucky with a BFA in Studio Arts. Working across different mediums such as printmaking, animation and sculpture, her work depict queerness in the context of her home country Malaysia, where violence is an inherited norm from its colonizers. She investigates these affects on the queer experience today and the false norms that have been taken as inevitable. Nicolette currently resides in Chicago.
Image: Nicolette Lim, Twelve Canes, Graphite drawings, twigs, yarn 7ft x 3ft, 2018
Website:
www.nicolettelim.comAriandy Luna
Fall 2021 Intern
Ariandy Luna is one of the new college interns for the fall 2021 term. She is currently attending her first year at Harold Washington College, and plans to transfer to art school after she earns her associate in arts. Being Latina, a lot of her art consists of different cultural themes that stem from growing up in the Southside of Chicago.
Services Offered:
- Illustration