Introduction to Photopolymer Gravure

**WEEKEND WORKSHOP, MARCH 28 & 29, 2026 12-4PM**

Photopolymer gravure is an intaglio printmaking process that allows artists to make archival edition prints from digital photographs, film scans, hand-drawn or digital artworks.

Characterised by rich details and a long tonal range, photopolymer gravure prints are created by exposing a light-sensitive plate with UV light, inking and wiping the plate, and transferring the image onto paper using an etching press.

This workshop is for anyone with an interest in alternative photographic processes and etching. It’s also a great opportunity for photographers and artists to create editioned prints of their work.

Participants will gain hand-on experience with plate making and printing with their own images. The workshop will cover essential techniques from exposing and developing the plate to inking, wiping and printing. Participants will also learn how to modify the final print by mixing color ink and printing on a variety of substrates.

Participants will take home a 5” x 7” photopolymer plate with a small edition of prints on rag printmaking paper and / or Japanese paper.

Please note: Participants should have access image editing softwares such as Photoshop for this workshop. The instructor will ask participants to provide two 5” x 7” image at 300 dpi preferably from a RAW file or high-res scan.

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Instructor Bio

Zoe Teng is a visual artist born in Taipei, Taiwan, working primarily with photography and printmaking. Deeply informed by long periods of travel, her work explores interpretations of memory, place and the notion of nomadism. 

Her practise is a search for poetry, revolving around a space of nuanced contradictions - transience and timelessness, narration and abstraction. A former expat in Australia, she has worked for contemporary art galleries and art-based initiatives in Sydney and Northern Territory. Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Australia, UK, and China.

Image Credit: Zoe Teng, untitled, photopolymer gravure print on mulberry paper, 2022

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