SDSU School of Art, Design, and Art History

Graduate Printmaking Studies

General Overview

The Printmaking sub-discipline is an integral part of the Painting and Printmaking emphasis but is also encouraged as part of interdisciplinary study within the other emphasis areas, including Book Art, Multimedia, and Graphic Design. Our mission in printmaking is, as in all of our other media emphases, to prepare our students for graduate level study and for real world conditions facing professional artists. We guide students in gaining technical and conceptual mastery of the unique vocabularies inherent in these diverse hands-on mediums and encourage them to explore and refine their own visual concerns and ideas. Courses include instruction in lithography (including photo processes as they relate to contemporary fine art practice), various techniques in intaglio and drypoint, woodcut, and letterpress (including moveable hand set type and digital imagery printed from photopolymer plates).

Coursework Overview

Consistent with all of the art emphasis areas is the primary goal to educate our students in the highest criteria of art as it is practiced today by creating a studio art discipline which reflects contemporary art discourse. Our graduate printmaking area requirements are consistent with all other fine art emphasis areas (i.e. painting, photo, etc.) Our goal is to prepare graduate printmaking students as professional fine artists.

We encourage the exchange of ideas between the disciplines, through which students can begin to work productively within a truly multidisciplinary learning context. We strive to establish an environment that bridges disciplines that have historically been seen as separate artistic endeavors, by providing access to all of the intellectual and physical resources within the school.

Please visit our graduate admission page specific to the Master of Fine Arts for additional degree process information. You can also refer to an advisor for specific questions.

Admissions and Financial Assistance

You can learn more detailed information about the admissions process on the Graduate Admissions page. For more information on financial assistance, please visit our Financial Aid page or our student scholarships page to find scholarships available through the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

Facilities

Read detailed information on our facilities on the Printmaking Facilities page, where you can also link to other interdisciplinary facilities within the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

You can also read more about local art material supplier resources on our Art Supplies page, as well as learn more about our library research facilities by visiting SDSU's Love Library website(external link).

The Faculty

To contact or learn more about individual faculty in this department, please click on their names below:

• Michele Burgess, M.F.A.

This page was last updated at 3:16PM on May 2, 2011