2006 Harnett Biennial of American Prints March 17 to June 24, 2006 Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums The seventh Harnett Biennial of American Prints, organized by the University of Richmond Museums, is a celebration of contemporary printmaking by artists from the United States. The juror, Kathy Caraccio, master printer and artist, and the proprietor of K. Caraccio Printmaking Studio in New York since 1977, selected forty-nine artists from twenty-two states from entries submitted by 238 artists. In her juror's statement, Caraccio states, "The works submitted demonstrated a great diversity of styles, inventive techniques, and visions: choosing such a group is always a challenge for me. The group spanned the spectrum of two-dimensional media, and combined different techniques with such success, that medium ceased to be an obstacle for me. Viewing and reviewing the slides, it became clear that works with visual tactility and good old-fashioned storytelling rose to the top." She concludes, "I hope this selection of work presents sophisticated images with messages that transcend their medium and enhance the viewer's appreciation."
The participating artists are: Mark Abrahamson (Stanwood, Washington), Janet Ballweg (Bowling Green, Ohio), Andrew Blanchard (Spartanburg, South Carolina), Jeanette Bokhour (Berkeley, California), Heather Bryant (Chesapeake, Virginia), Richard S. Buswell (Helena, Montana), Monika Camillucci (New York, New York), Konstantin Chmutin (Bronx, New York), Barbara Cone (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Deborah Cornell (Belmont, Massachusetts), Jan M. Eriksson (Ouray, Colorado), Aline Feldman (Columbia, Maryland), Stephen Fisher (Warren, Rhode Island), Gail C. Flanery (Brooklyn, New York), Heather D. Freeman (Clemson, South Carolina), Jenny Freestone (Takoma Park, Maryland), Lari Gibbons (Denton, Texas), Dirk Hagner (San Juan Capistrano, California), Fred Hagstrom (St. Paul, Minnesota), Annie Heckman (Brooklyn, New York), Andrew Hershey (Buffalo, New York), Yuji Hiratsuka (Corvallis, Oregon), Matthew Hopson-Walter (Visalia, California), Stephanie Hunder (St. Paul, Minnesota), Robert Kipniss (Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York), Mario Laplante (San Francisco, California), Leonard Leibowitz (Forest Hills, New York), Rob Lindsay (Arlington, Virginia), Takahiro Maruno (New York, New York), Wayne Miyamoto (Hilo, Hawaii), Pieter S. Myers (Occidental, Californa), Heather O'Hara (Ithaca, New York), James R. Pace (Tyler, Texas), Brian Paulsen (Grand Forks, North Dakota), Endi Poskovic (Whittier, California), Erena Rae (Highland Park, New Jersey), Sheri Fleck Rieth (Coldwater, Mississippi), Ronald Rigge (Pleasanton, California), Elinore Schnurr (Brooklyn, New York), K.A. Sheehan (Emeryville, California), Nisha Singh (Richmond, Virginia), Mark Sisson (Stillwater, Oklahoma), Laura Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii), Ralph L. Steeds (Red Springs, North Carolina), Charlene Tarbox (Brooklyn, New York), Cynthia Thompson (Memphis, Tennessee), Linda Mae Tratechaud (Placitas, New Mexico), John Wilson (Milton, Massachusetts), and Willie Anne Wright (Richmond, Virginia).