BIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVThe Fourth

Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition

Federation Gallery

Dundarave Print Workshop

Vancouver, BC

Tuktu StudioWhitehorse, Yukon

Canada

BIMPE IV2006

Cover: Minara by David CurcioCatalogue design and layout Kelly Haydon

3

Introduction

This year at The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE) we were delighted to witness the exhibition’s continuing growth and evolution in size and quality. Prints began to trickle in as early as December of 2005, and as the deadline approached, our postman Wayne struggled daily with large stacks of “bimpes” from every continent - every day felt like Christmas. The number of entries doubled from the previous show and it became clear to us that BIMPE has established itself as a significant event in the printmaking world.

The prints themselves were widely varied in technique, image and subject. Our jurors, Maria Anna Parolin, Torrie Groening and Rodney Kon-opaki, charged with creating a show from almost 800 prints, did an outstanding job, which became apparent when the show was hung.

This year we were very fortunate to exhibit at the spacious Federation Gallery on Granville Island, Vancouver. The exhibition was subse-quently shown at Dundarave Print Workshop (Vancouver) during July, and completed its tour at the Tuktu Studio, Whitehorse, Yukon in September. It was a pleasure to see so many exquisite and varied prints all together. The response to the show in all of its incarnations was extremely positive and sales hit a record high.

There are many people who helped to make BIMPE IV an exceptional show, not least our sponsors and volunteers who are listed at the back of this catalogue. We are deeply grateful to our excellent website manager Chris Torgalson who created BIMPE’s presence on the in-ternet. Thanks also to Rosalind Rorke from the Federation of Canadian Artists for all her advice and enthusiasm. But most of all we would like to thank the artists from near and far who entered and continue to enter BIMPE. We look forward to seeing your work again!

Katie DeyKelly HaydonPeter Braune

September 2006

4

Juror’s Statements

Torrie Groening

Torrie Groening has exhibited her work in group and solo shows since 1984 in Canada and the US. Her work is in several public gallery and museum collections. Torrie’s involvement in printmaking has included roles as a teacher, a master printer, collector and owner of a print gallery in Vancouver. Her recent work has incorporated traditional printmaking techniques, painting and new digital technology.www.TorrieGroening.com

I love prints! When Katie Dey and Peter Braune asked me to be a juror for BIMPE IV, I eagerly juggled to make the date. Imagine! The op-portunity to view so many treasures up close and without glass. The size alone necessitates a decisive working mode. What is possible in this small space?

Of the many exceptional works, I will highlight two portraits in which the artists achieved a presence of person in two very different ap-proaches and media. One of many prints that seem to be conceived and expertly executed for this miniature world, Jim Westergard’s, Ja-nus and the Big Toque is an intricate wood engraving that draws you in for closer inspection. Westergard’s admirable technique is married to a sly sense of humour that out-lasts the one-liner. I was curious to see how the new prints, those digital, magical images would hold up to the elegant beauty of say, a drypoint. Lost in Tide #2, David Laing’s digital print is a haunting, evocative view of an elderly person, mouth agape, seemingly trying to communicate with the viewer. In this puny space, memory, deteriorating senses, and lost communication are evident. I can’t imagine a more appropriate medium for this image.

It was encouraging to see this print show presented well and the works seen and celebrated by both Vancouverites and the many out of town visitors. To the artists: thank you for your work and all efforts to share it. To BIMPE: congratulations! You too, have ‘pulled it off’ with great success!

Rodney Konopaki

Rodney Konopaki worked for eleven years as a Master Printer at Tyler Graphics in New York where he collaborated with artists including Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein and Nancy Graves. In Canada, he maintains an interest in collaborat-ing with other artists. His work begins with images taken from mass media that collide and find changed meaning with new elements. It is included in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Saskatchewan Arts Board, University of Leth-bridge, University of Saskatchewan and Edmonton Art Gallery. Konopaki teaches Print Media at the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver

In the fall of 2005, Peter Braune and Katie Dey asked me to sit on the jury for the Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. I agreed, not realizing the full extent of this commitment. In May of this year, I met with my esteemed colleagues to jury the submitted work. There were almost 800 entries from over 300 artists representing 48 countries. It was an astonishing number of entries for this, the fourth biennial. The task at hand was formidable.

5

The jury did not set a theme for the decisions we had to make but simply moved towards selecting the strongest work at hand. One of the first noteworthy observations was the consistent high quality of the prints submitted. Most of the participants sent three prints for con-sideration and all of them would be outstanding. In some cases, we selected the best of the lot. But for a few this was impossible and we selected all three submissions for inclusion in the show. We worked as a jury all day and into the night to get our job done. The most difficult task came at the very end. Selecting the recipients for the awards took us past midnight. There were just too many great prints! At the opening of the show, I was pleased to see all mediums well represented and many people commented on the noticeable amount of colour work in this year’s biennial!

There is one other remarkable aspect to this exhibition upon which I must comment. This is the fourth BIMPE exhibition organized and it receives minimal funding from outside agencies. It happens because Peter Braune is interested in printmaking and wants to prove that around the globe the making of prints it is a vital practice. I think he has proven his point and I salute New Leaf and Dundarave Print Workshop for its biennial effort as well as all the artists who submitted work for consideration this year.

Maria Anna Parolin

Maria Anna Parolin is a visual artist who is currently teaching at Emily Carr Institute and UBC in Vancouver. In 2003, she was awarded a Research Fellowship at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan and was invited as a Visiting Artist at Emily Carr Institute in 2003/2004. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally including the Alberta Biennial of Contem-porary Art 2000, Gallery Pirka in Tokyo, and Galleria del Tintoretto in Venice, Italy, and was invited to the following artist residencies: Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland), the Banff Centre, and Art Studio Itsukaichi (Tokyo, Japan).

“Where to start?” A question I asked myself when I walked into New Leaf Editions where I saw every square inch of wall and tabletop-like surface covered in an overwhelming amount of mini-prints from all over the world. It was incredible to witness the sheer quantity, quality and interest in this young print biennial.

I thank both Katie Dey and Peter Braune for giving me the honour and pleasure of working together with Torrie Groening and Rodney Konopaki. Through the many hours of the day (and night) we discussed, debated, and examined the many superior prints submitted. It was an overwhelming experience – especially when it came to deciding the top prizes. The prints ranged from being exceptionally challenging technically, to remarkably witty and effortless.

I look forward to experiencing future BIMPE Biennials. It gives Vancouverites an opportunity to appreciate creative prints from all over the world, and recognize the value of a traditional art practice that is getting stronger every year.

6

first place

mikolaj smolinskiroped boar

etching, chine collecanada

7

second place

ikuhiro kugo trace - 6woodcut

japan

8

third place

min ho kimbig coexistence tree

etchingkorea

9

honourable mention

catherine gilletnids affables 2 (affable nests)

burin engravingfrance

lari gibbonsdwellings iv mezzotint

usa

kitty blandydouble happiness

linocutcanada

james ehlerssaint

metal engravingusa

shannon collisuntitled ii

digital, collagraph, relief, waxcanada

10

honourable mention

jim westergardjanus & the big toque

wood engravingcanada

david lainglost in tide #2

digitalcanada

arnold shivesfiresnaq i

linocutcanada

agathe piroirsuspens iii

etching, drypointcanada

claude-alain giroud without

burin, mezzotintsweden

11

serkan adinbosnian girl 3

linocutturkey

jeanne allenthe raven monotype

canada

mariko ando spencerrabbit and time

etching, chine colle and hand colouring

japan

mirella aprahamiansortilege

collagraphcanada

selected artists

12

gillian armitageaphrodite anadyomene ii

intaglio, chine collecanada

emma arnoldstop climate change

woodcutcanada

andi arnovitzfragments i

photo intaglio, aquatint, chine colleisrael

corrina askinpenguin canonballserigraph, drypoint

ireland

georgina arcemaria

intagliomexico

13

martin r. baeyenssomething to talk about 7

cgdbelgium

pat beatonappaloosa

linocutcanada

hannah bennetteggs

etchingcanada

janet biagioniaccumulations

aquatint, drypoint, chine collecanada

14

marcin bialaslisteneretchingpoland

ana bondzicgraffiti xii serigraph

serbia

cecile boucherbig bang

digital canada

marisa boullosaolivia

aquatint, etching, chine collemexico

mark boveycolossus

photo intaglio, collagraphcanada

jim brodie the formalist

digitalcanada

15

kathryn burmoncypress

collagraphusa

natalija cernetsovaoscar wilde “the happy prince”

etchinglatvia

vlatko cericetude no. 1 in c major

digitalcroatia

antonio canauhare woman

drypoint, chine colleportugal

deborah bryanqueen anne’s lace

intaglio, chine colleusa

gracicla burattiel cerco 2

photo intaglioargentina

16

ciprian chirileanuknots 3linocut

romania

kyla cresswellpet

mezzotintnew zealand

ila crawfordcaress arrest

photo intagliocanada

christina corderodolce

etching, aquatint, intaglioaustralia

tai fu chungsense of the nature ii

etchingcanada

gene chuthe dark cells no 5

lithographcanada

17

jose antonio diaz pedreiras/t

relief engravingspain

sigita dackeviciutethe journey

digitallithuania

judith debaste52002

woodcut, monotypebelgium

viviane de kosinskyhare piece

etchingusa

david curciominara

drypoint, chine colleusa

lukasz cywickispace of time

linocutpoland

18

manfred eggernude

woodblockaustria

victoria edgarrsmall tokens: antique chamber music

etching, chine collecanada

pierre durettesouvenir #1

lithographcanada

tancha diricksoneros & agape iii

drypoint, monoprintbrazil

cynthia dinan-mitchellpetit dejeuner

serigraphcanada

19

marisa favacircadiem - the egg

etchingbrazil

angelo evelyn6 head aches

lithographcanada

glae evao clips

etching, aquatintbrazil

mikaela etter & pudy tongapril

etching, serigraphcanada

robin eliovsonmoney coral

photo intaglio australia

michael evansepulchreintaglio

usa

20

joseph j. fieldthe evening and the morning

drypointbritain

joscelyn gardnerhalf-cockedlithograph

canada

trina gansona rootetchingcanada

gianni gambasilence

etching, aquatintcanada

peter fordthe great debateetching, aquatint

britain

21

blanka gawlikova-adensamovabutterflyetching

czech republic

louise grosewhat now, hong kong

digitalbritain

michael griffithsmove onserigraph

britain

huey peckerhead (w. greider)eat the young

mezzotintusa

eric goldbergamerican stonehenge

etching, aquatintusa

colin gillespiecity lifelinocut

england

22

alicja habisiak-matczakthe manufacture

drypointpoland

kelly haydonlife source

etchingcanada

pekka hannulaspoils

etchingfinland

madelyn hamiltona great ethic scarcely perceived

collagraph, drypointbritain

vanessa hall-patchveiled

serigraph, digital, threadcanada

pirkko hacklinmotherdigitalfinland

23

victor manuel hernandez castillosoledades

etching, aquatintmexico

pekka hokkanenreflectionmezzotint

finland

yuka higashiuraau-dessous de

etching, aquatint, chine colle, drypointjapan

richard heywood (katie dey)aeroplane graveyard ii

photo intagliocanada

24

jessica hollywooda’t’andan’x’

digitalireland

kaloyan ilievchat noir 1lithographbulgaria

tomoyo ihayabridge

etching, chine collecanada

anita s huntivy shadows

mezzotintusa

clare humphriesclare embroidered #4

woodcutaustralia

william howarduntitled 1

etchingusa

25

ahmet sinasi islertales from my grandmother ii

etchingturkey

milos jonesa sensationlithograph

canada

claude jonesneo-nates(e)

intaglio, digital, waxnew zealand, australia

frederick jonesicelandic stones

etchingbritain

song ji-xincat no--2 woodcut

china

hanamari jalovaaraab initio ii

chine colle, intaglio, monoprintfinland

26

ingeborg jurgensen hiscoxthe blue dress

linocutcanada

mohsen khalilistudy after the human body no. 3

digitalcanada

marwan karoutportraitdrypointlebanon

mariko kakiuchiwild wisdom

mezzotintjapan

hudesa kaganowmollette

etching, aquatintbrazil

rosanna juriseviczmaj (dragon)photo intaglio

australia

27

kathleen kingitalian still life

intaglio, chine colleusa

judith klugermansynchronism (study v)

collagraphcanada

carol lynn kirchnerwithout men

etchingusa

maho kinotwin peanuts

etching, spit bitejapan

28

laina koskelahealing water ii

etching, aquatintfinland

janne lainethe first dawn i

heliogravurefinland

deborah ladercomfort pillow, poet tree & elilicious

etching, chine colleusa

hye-jung kwona monologue

etching, aquatintkorea

kari kristensenflight

linocutcanada

29

bill laingsaints peres #2

serigraphcanada

helene lefebreinterplay 2

photo intagliocanada

ho-yeun leeno.2 - i

etching, chine collekorea

fungyin leeah miao ii

etchingchina

tim laurintoy soldier

intaglio, chine collecanada

s. sunder lalcuriositylinocutindia

30

anna-maija mattilaa princess

etching, aquatint, gold paintfinland

isabelle masseluz

digital canada

lisa malkamowinter images, mushotoku

etching, aquatintfinland

susan litsiosaftermath imezzotint

usa

victor lipkinpurim 1linocutisrael

kristina lehtonenone december evening

etching, aquatintfinland

31

norman mcbeathcharcoal

photogravurebritain

jill mckeownpast the mill

photo intaglioireland

meghann mcconechysquirm v

intaglio, chine collecanada

ann mccallarborescence

collagraphcanada

ruth maxwellcheyne hilldigital print

scotland

lily mayanimals march

linocutcanada

32

susanne meterkoacross the lake

monotypeusa

isabel mouttetvital energy 2

engravingfrance

wendy morisoff smithstill ii

monotypecanada

wayne miyamotokupu walu

intagliousa

marcela alcira mirandapasos

wood engravingargentina

shannon milarat the fort

photo intagliousa

33

kelly nelsongirl 1

lithograph, collageusa

vytas narusevicius (marijke nap)untitled

photo intagliocanada

danuta muszynskauntitled

etching, chine collepoland

kae murakamisakura-azuma

woodcutjapan

nan muldermorning in milford sound

mezzotintnetherlands

timea mucsiold house 1

photogravure, serigraphfinland

34

ji-hyen paksweet life

embossingkorea

thom o’connorsky vdigital

usa

rosamond norburyvancouver story 6

photo intaglio, chine collecanada

geza nemethburning tree

linocuthungary

35

sumi pererashattering the glass ceiling

intaglio, chine collebritain

ken patternalong the inside passage

lithographcanada

melinda papoegleskabeligphotogravure

canada

marcio pannunziolust of love

wood engravingbrazil

36

janet prestonuntitled

photo intaglionorthern ireland

nicolas poignonfacade-city

linocutfrance

linde pieperjungle i

aquatint, drypointnetherlands

celia picklesspring

monoprintcanada

37

heather s. rosswoman thinking about her future

linocutcanada

dominique-francois rochefortbon pied, bon oeil

mezzotintcanada

stephanie rasmussenmineral spirits

intagliousa

simonida radonjicshe-wolf

mixed technique serbia

agnieszka pykabundle of 2

digitalpoland

38

corinna schroeder-vontrihlingtwo mourners

drypoint germany

voicu satmareandescription iii

linocutromania

catherine samworthpast midnight

mezzotintusa

denise saint-ongeengraver’s tools

mezzotintcanada

blanca saccomanoidentity

etching, aquatintargentina

lidia rozanskila sabiduria

etchingisrael

39

catherine stewartvertigo i v.2

photo intagliocanada

opus local winner

barb snyderflutter

photo intagliocanada

julio cesar sosa tranielcirco i (corruption)linocut, newspaper

mexico

joan smithyo yo

serigraphbritain

jo-ann sheenmonument ii

collagraph, chine collecanada

40

andrew taggartcloserlinocutcanada

eniko szucsnest

digitalhungary

yvette szakacscutia pandorei

intaglioromania

fumiko sumimayne garden 06 - 2

lithographcanada

robert stoneuntitled

lithographusa

41

andrea taylorwe’re here

linocutcanada

mary thompsontruck stop

wood engravingusa

mike tinglesupermarket wars

embossingbritain

peri tobiasdevilish

photo intaglioaustralia

42

masako uedahanabi

photo intagliojapan

lisa turnerproduct warningrelief, serigraph

canada

kouki tsuritania boy and a ball

mezzotintjapan

veronique trimmingmoontide iimonotype

france

maria trattinside ilinocutcanada

akira tokudacosmic dust rpowder print

japan

43

helen vokatyafrican woman

serigraphcanada

patricia vegaserie- red

linocutcanada

terry vatrtgroundedintagliocanada

suzana vuckovicvisniiceva

etching, aquatintserbia

jenny waelti-waltersthe red hen ii

monoprintcanada

rina vardypathfinder

aquatint, chine colleisrael

44

sandra walmsleydrifting

drypoint, collagraphbritain

kanko watanabebridge of no return

woodcutjapan

gary wetzel700r

mezzotintusa

cleo wilkinsonfate

mezzotintaustralia

laurent wilmetpuisse-t-il ne pas viser juste !

linocutbelgium

45

janice wonglate last night

monotypecanada

deborah wooduntitled

wood engravingcanada

michelle wooduntitled 2

etchingbritain

taeko yamaguchithe flower of time

mezzotintjapan

marian yapveritas

monoprintusa

tanya yordanovathe beauty is coming i

mixed techniquebulgaria

46

gerri yorksilk

etching, digital, chine collecanada

jade yumangremnants of an obsessed man

etchingcanada

hassan zahreddinemy adopted grandfather

etching, drypoint, mezzotintlebanon

rasa zmuidienelove

mixed techniquelithuania

vladimir zuevhorizon ietchingrussia

47

BIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE would like to thank these generous sponsors who helped make the exhibtion a success.

Liam Robinson from Watermark GardensTerra BreadsLa Baguette et L’EchaloteV & J Plants ShopZaras

BIMPE is also grateful for the support of

48

BIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVBIMPE IVThanks to all our wonderful volunteers and advisors without whose help BIMPE IV could

never have happened.

Hannah BennettMaria-Eugenia Destefanis

Trina GansonTomoyo IhayaGloria Loree

Megann McConechyMarijke NapCarol NymarkJoyce MajiskiDean McKayKatie Pearl

Rosalind RorkeNick SmolinskiBarb Snyder

Chris TorgalsonLaura Matsuko Wilson

www.BIMPE.com

1370 Cartwright St.Vancouver, BC

V6H 3R8Canada

1-604-689-9918