On April 25, 2008, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, at 826 Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will present an exhibition celebrating and advancing the art of modern, fine art printmaking. The show, 5 x 5, features new work from five of the country’s most accomplished printmakers. “The work will cover a broad spectrum of traditional hand pulled techniques as well as examples of digital creations and works that are a combination of both,” says Brad Hart, a printmaker himself and the guest curator of the show. These artists are at the forefront of the movement to blend traditional, hand-pulled printing techniques and digital effects, pushing the envelope of printmaking.

Each of the five artists in 5 x 5 is a master in his or her own right:

• John Boyd will be retiring this year as head of the printmaking department at Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) where he has taught since 1972.

• Karina Hean teaches printmaking, drawing and painting at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.

• Mitchell Marti runs Interbang press in Santa Fe, NM, where he collaborates with artists to produce fine-art prints, and teaches printmaking at IAIA in Santa Fe.

• Marc Bosworth is a graphic designer by day and teaches printmaking at Friends University in Wichita, KS.

• Steve Campbell is the Director of the legendary Landfall Press, formerly located in Chicago, now in Santa Fe.

Cumulatively, the work of these five artists—who mix modern ideas with traditional printmaking techniques and combine exquisite, painstaking draftsmanship with state-of-the-art technology—has a galvanizing effect, giving viewers an unforgettable glimpse of the depth, versatility, and chameleonic beauty of the best fine art printmaking today.