The Printmaking & Drawing concentration values technical aptitude, innovation and experimentation by merging both traditional and expansive drawing and printmaking methods with contemporary thinking about process, materials, and the development of personal vision.
Drawing is at the creative core of many art practices and is itself a wide-ranging, exploratory field. Printmaking provides further expressive and conceptual options for artists by offering a range of courses such as lithography, screen printing, relief and intaglio methods, and mixed-media printmaking that bridges the digital and the handmade. Both drawing and printmaking are inherently interdisciplinary fields, so the area frequently converses with other School of Art areas to offer students a rich educational experience.
Students will find printmaking and drawing faculty bring diverse experience to this area as artists who operate as painters, digital designers, book artists, sculptors, textile artists and more. Further, with access to the UNCG Special Collections Library and the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s collection of cutting-edge contemporary art, students can study artworks that inspire, teach, and engage powerfully across the cultural spectrum.
Program Distinctions
In 2021, Printmaking and Drawing faculty members Barbara Campbell Thomas and Christopher Thomas exhibited work in a traveling exhibition, Catalog, a group exhibition highlighting their participation in The Printmakers Left, an international collective of artists who have been working together for over 20 years on artist books, printed matter and installations. The exhibition is traveling to galleries across the US.
Between 2020 and 2021, Printmaking and Drawing Faculty member Barbara Campbell Thomas exhibited work at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
2021 Printmaking & Drawing faculty Barbara Campbell Thomas and Christopher Thomas exhibited work in a traveling exhibition, Catalog, highlighting their participation in The Printmakers Left, an international collective of artists who have been working together for over 20 years on artist books, printed matter and installations.
2020 Printmaking & Drawing Faculty member Barbara Campbell Thomas exhibited work at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
2019 Printmaking and Drawing Faculty Christopher Thomas and Barbara Campbell Thomas travel to Chengdu, China to teach a week-long mixed media drawing workshop to 75 students at the Chengdu Academy of Fine Art.
2019 Printmaking and Drawing Area hosts a Chinese brush painting workshop with a master of traditional Chinese Painting.
2019 Valpuri Remling, Master Printer and Workshop Manager at the internationally renowned Tamarind Institute visits the printmaking and drawing area and gives a talk to students.
2016 Falk Visiting Artist Rosemarie Fiore works with students from across the School of Art, including Printmaking and Drawing students, to create a site-specific work in which she draws with the smoke and fire from firecrackers.
2015 The Printmakers Left: Visionary Workbook at Gatewood Gallery
The Printmaker’s Left, an international collective of artists who have been working together for over 20 years on artist books, printed matter and installations, exhibited prints, books, paintings and ephemera at UNCG.
Studio resources include:
- 2 etching presses
- 1 letterpress
- 2 lithography presses
- Screen printing facilities
- Digital imaging and output
- + additional equipment available through the Jackson Library including letterpress and Risograph
THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.
Students in Printmaking & Drawing are involved with The Coraddi (https://coraddimag.com/)
AFTER GRADUATION
Anthony Patterson – www.aipatterson.com
Logan Hamilton – www.grimgraphicsink.com
Sarah Laponte – www.sarahlaponte.com
Topher Alexander – www.christopheralexander.work
Printmaking and Drawing Faculty
Barbara Campbell Thomas
Christopher Thomas
Rob Igoe
Sarah LaPonte
Topher Alexander
List of Courses
These courses are required by the Printmaking and Drawing concentration. For a suggested schedule of courses for Printmaking and Drawing students, see the schedule at the bottom of this page. For more information on these and other available courses, see the UNCG course bulletin.
Printmaking and Drawing Concentration – 120 credit hours
Required Classes
- ART 221 Life Drawing I
- ART 321 Life Drawing II
- ART 322 Variable Topics in Drawing
- ART 420 Advanced Drawing
- ART 326 Printmaking I
- ART 328 Printmaking II
- ART 329 Lithography
- ART 324 Screenprinting / Monoprinting
- Art 349 Expanded Print Media
- ART 427 Printmaking / Drawing Capstone
- ART 340 Concepts in Time-Based Media
- ART 341 Letters, Signs, & Symbols
- ART 344 Digital Darkroom
- ART 345 Introduction to Web Design
- ART 348 Metal Sculpture
- ART 373 Design Methods for the Crafts
- ART 384 Photojournalism and Documentary Photo
- ART 385 Photography II
- ART 388 Photography II
- ART 485 Photography III
- ART 387 Color Photography
- ART 441 Books and Images
- ART 442 Image Sequencing/Sequential Images
- ART 445 Three-Dimensional Design
- ART 446 Graphic Design
- ART 485 Advanced Critique in Photography
- ART 529 Multi-Media Print
- ART 540 Digital Visualization and Methods
- ART 545 Interactive Web Design
- ART 592 Prof. Practices, Aesthetics, and Prep. for the Visual Artist
All seniors enrolled in the BFA programs must exhibit their work in the annual Senior Exhibition, held each Spring and Fall semester. Students are encouraged to consult the UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin for course descriptions.
Suggested Course Schedule
This list outlines the schedule of courses recommended for majors in the Printmaking and Drawing concentration. For more information on courses and requirements, see the UNCG course bulletin.
University Minimums: 128 Hours Required, 36 at or above the 300 level.
Foundation Program in Studio Art
Studio Foundation Program Courses:
- Foundation Semester 1: ARH 110, ART 105, ART 120, ART 140 and ART 150 (fall)
- Foundation Semester II: ARH 111; ART 220, ART 240 and ART 253 (spring)
Semester III
- ARH 112
- ART 221
- Art History (above 100 level)
- Art Elective
- General Education (select two courses. If available schedule one with a GL, GN, SI or WI marker)
- Recommended 15 – 18 credit hours
Semester IV
- ART History (above 100 level)
- ART 322
- ART 349, 428, 429, 529 (Select a course, 2 of 4 required)
- ART 340, 341, 344 (select one of two required)
- General Education (select two courses. If available schedule one with a GL, GN, SI or WI marker)
- Recommended 15 – 18 credit hours
Semester V
- ART History (above 100 level)
- ART 326
- ART 349, 428, 429, 529 (select a course, 2 of 4 required)
- ART or related Electives (select advanced design courses from those numbered in the 300’s and 400’s. 340, 341, 381, 384, 385, 387, 388, 441, 442, 445, 446, 481)
- General Education (select one course. If available, schedule a course with a GL, GN, SI or WI marker)
- Recommended 15 -18 credit hours
Semester VI
- ART 349, 428, 429, 529 (select a course, 2 of 4 required)
- ART 328
- ART 393 Practicum/Internship in Art Careers (select this for up to 3 credit hours of internship credit). This course is optimal for those seeking professional training. This course can count as an Art or related elective.
- ART 496 Special Problems Studio (this course is recommended for students who are extremely self-motivated and directed, and ready to pursue a body of work under the direction of a full-time faculty member). This course is optional, and counts as an Art or related elective.
General Education (complete General Education requirements) - Recommended 15 -18 credit hours
Semester VII
- ART 349, 428, 429, 529 (select a course, 2 of 4 required)
- ART 329
- Please select courses from another discipline within the School of Art or College from a degree audit.
- ART 496 (Special Problems Studio; may be repeated for credit)
- ART 393 practicum/Internship in Art Careers (select this for up to 3 credit hours of internship credit). This course is optimal for those seeking professional training. This course can count as an Art or related elective.
- Recommended 15 credit hours
Semester VIII
- Please select courses from another discipline within the School of Art or College from a degree audit.
- ART 592 Professional Practices, Aesthetics and Preparation for the Visual Artist (highly recommended)
- ART 496 (Special Problems Studio; may be repeated for credit)
- ART 393 practicum/Internship in Art Careers (select this for up to 3 credit hours of internship credit). This course is optimal for those seeking professional training. This course can count as an Art or related elective.
- Select other courses of interest from another discipline within the School of Art or College
- Recommended 15 credit hours
To earn a BFA in Art with a studio concentration in four years, you must average 15 credit hours per semester. In at least three of the eight semesters within the four-year time period, you must take an 18 credit hour course load.
Seniors must participate in an experience which will prepare them for the professional world of exhibiting. All studio art majors are required to enter the annual Senior Exhibition. This exhibition is competitive; works are selected for an installation in the Gatewood Gallery in the Studio Arts Building.