Artist Talk and Collaborative Workshop with Ryan O'Malley

Name: Artist Talk and Collaborative Workshop with Ryan O'Malley
Start: 2025-05-24T10:00:00+12:00
Location: 21 Selwyn Ave, Whangarei, New Zealand 0110

Schedule

Sat, 24 May, 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC+12:00

Location

21 Selwyn Ave, Whangarei, New Zealand 0110 | Whangarei, NO

Join us for an artist talk and collaborative screenprint workshop with renowned artist and educator Ryan O'Malley!

Ryan O’Malley is an artist, educator, event organizer and member of the Outlaw Printmakers based in Corpus Christi, Texas. He works in a variety of media with focus on the expansive realm of printmaking.

Ryan's work has been shown internationally in Canada, Estonia, Russia, Japan, France China, Mexico, Italy, Latvia and Iran. His expertise is included in Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials and Process, Second Edition, by Fick and Grabowski and his work is in numerous collections including the Mint Museum of Art and the U.S. Library of Congress.

Ryan will begin the event by showcasing a selection of prints from his personal collection and by sharing his journey as an artist, educator, and traveller, with a special focus on his unique approach to printmaking.

Collaborative Screenprint Workshop: Psychedelic Print Shark
Following the talk, you'll have the chance to collaborate on creating a psychedelic print shark! Inspired by Ryan's own reduction relief print, this workshop will allow participants to screenprint Ryan's psychedelic patterns, layering up colours and shapes which we'll then cut and arrange to form the shark's body. With the finished piece nearly 4 meters long, your contribution will become part of a large-scale installation.
Tickets cost $30
This event coincides with the opening of Voices of Dissent an An exhibition of protest prints from the Te Kowhai Print Trust archive. Please feel free to join us for the opening later the day (5PM Saturday 24 May)