Andrew Doak

Whether it’s arranging a still life, himself before the camera, or perhaps they’re one in the same, Doak exploits photography’s ability to simultaneously create truth and call it into question. He uses lush color, rich textures, meticulously unarranged arrangements—even the fundamentals of light and dark—to inform photographs that are copied, recopied, deconstructed then reconstructed. While his subject matter may be ordinary, the inscenation is anything but. In this floating world of appearances, the work unites the tension between truth, fantasy, and authenticity.

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Colin Denney

Colin Denney is a graphic designer and illustrator based out of the Chicagoland area.

Services Offered:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration

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Julian Camacho

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Services Offered:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration

Services Offered:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration

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Chris Abbey

I’m Chris, I’m a creative thinker and designer who calls Chicago home. Branding, publication design, illustration, photography, you name it I can do it!

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Elise Parisian

Elise Parisian is a Chicago based mixed media artist working primarily with etching and collage. She recently graduated from Smith College with a degree in Studio Art.

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Dylan Sowle

I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby.

Dylan Sowle is now located in the beautiful city of Chicago. Send me an email for job inquiries and freelance opportunities. I’ll design your logo, draw you a monster, or come to your pizza party.

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Jessica Paterik

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Jessica Christy

Development & Fellowship Coordinator

Jessica Christy is a printmaker, designer, and North Dakota native living in the Chicago area.  She received her MFA from the University of North Dakota in 2011 and has since created works that challenge the status quo of human activity and the resulting impacts.  Heavily influenced by her upbringing in the Dakota culture, Christy often weaves the Native experience into her pieces.  Her work has shown both nationally and internationally; most recently, in a solo exhibition, Domestic Tides / Indigenous Mind, here at Spudnik Press in Chicago, Illinois.

Teaching Bio

Jessica Christy is a printmaker and designer.  She received her MFA from the University of North Dakota in 2011 and has since created works that challenge the status quo of human activity and the resulting impacts. Her work combines found images, photographs, text, and hand drawn marks, and utilizes various materials from paper to found wood and glass to textiles.

Areas of Expertise

• Using found and repurposed materials
• materialsPrinting anything onto unique surfaces
• Instilling a solid technical understanding of print processes and techniques

Favorite Process: Polyester Plate Litho

Possible Process

• Intaglio
• Relief
• Monotypes
• Pronto Plates
• Screenprinting
• Cyanotype

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Emily Shopp

Fellow

Emily Shopp grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 2013, she received her BFA in Printmaking at Stephen F. Austin State University, where she was the 2012 recipient of the Cole Dean’s Award in Art. Shopp has been included in various juried exhibitions including the ​Printmaking National Exhibition​ at Mark Arts in Wichita, Kansas and ​23rd Arts in Harmony 2018 Annual International Show ​in Hopkins, MN.​ ​She currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

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Elke Claus

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Elke Claus began her career at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she worked in a professional print studio, The Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking. At the same time, she was an intern at Franklin Furnace, an avant-garde art space in Tribeca and home to the country’s largest collection of artist’s books.

After moving to Chicago, she became a teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a printmaking instructor at Anchor Graphics, Columbia College, After School Matters, and The Hyde Park Art Center.

Her most constant ambition has been as a printmaker/artist, which has been exemplified by numerous solo shows. She has exhibited in New York City, Berlin, and throughout the Midwest.

Read Member Interview Series: Elke Claus

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Amanda Flagg

Elly Blaise

Fashion Designer/screenprinter who wants to bring elegance to everyday apparel.

Services Offered:

• Exhibition Opportunities
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Printmaking Commissions

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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  : > )

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