Summer Artist-in-Residence Artist Talk with Xinan Ran

Spend an afternoon with multidisciplinary artist Xinan Ran, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s July 2026 Artist-in-Residence, for an informal conversation about the work she has been developing this summer at CCP. Held in the Grace Ross Shanley Gallery on Thursday, July 30, from 1–2 PM, this Artist Talk will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the ideas, materials, and experimental processes shaping Ran’s evolving project, Silk Compass.
During her residency, Ran will continue developing "Silk Compass," an ongoing mapping project that merges traditional printmaking techniques with the materials and technologies of contemporary digital life. Using recycled printed circuit boards (PCBs) sourced from discarded GPS devices as etching plates, she explores the relationship between cartography, electronics manufacturing, memory, and systems of navigation. Through layered prints, experimental processes, and an embrace of repetition and failure, "Silk Compass" examines how maps—both physical and algorithmic—shape our understanding of place, history, and homecoming.
This free public program offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist about her process, research, and residency experience while viewing work created at CCP this summer.
Learn more about Xinan Ran on her website: xinanran.work