past Exhibitions

Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom

March 12, 2010 – August 28, 2010

Oasis: WIVLA Print & Photography Show

August 5, 2010 – August 28, 2010

PIGC 2010 Graphic Excellence Awards

May 27, 2010 – July 31, 2010

QWERTY: A Typewriter Retrospective

October 8, 2009 – March 20, 2010

The Shell Prints of Jean Charles Chenu

April 30, 2009 – October 10, 2009

Body Language: WIVLA Print & Photography Show

June 25, 2009 – September 19, 2009

Filigrane: the History of Watermarks

May 14, 2009 – September 5, 2009

PIGC 2009 Graphic Excellence Awards

In collaboration with Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast (PIGC), the Museum of Printing History is pleased to showcase winning entries from the PIGC 2009 Graphic Excellence Awards. This annual regional print quality competition represents the finest printed material produced by the leading printers and designers in this region of Texas during 2008.
April 28, 2009 – June 13, 2009

Pulled from the Vault: Selected Prints from the Collection of Anya Tish Gallery

January 27, 2009 – May 9, 2009

Illustrated Fine Printing: Whittington & Matrix in America

January 13, 2009 – April 25, 2009

The Vandercook Book

January 29, 2009 – March 21, 2009

Branched & Rooted: the Evolution of a Series by Orna Feinstein

October 30, 2008 – February 21, 2009

Gelam Nguzu Kazi - Dugong My Son

November 4, 2008 – December 20, 2008

AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers

August 28, 2008 – December 13, 2008

Texas Grassroots: Botanical Prints by David J. Webb

June 12, 2008 – December 13, 2008

Unabridged Editions: WIVLA Print & Photography Show

July 31, 2008 – October 18, 2008

Modern Jackpot: Vintage Vegas Signs by Marilyn Davenport

July 1, 2008 – September 13, 2008

Comic Books: a Visual Journey

May 14, 2008 – August 16, 2008

Houston Architectural Trilogy: Photography of Valentin Gertsman

April 24, 2008 – July 19, 2008

Orchidaceae: Photographs by Frazier King

April 17, 2008 – June 21, 2008

Altered Portraits of the Childhood Cancer Experience

March 13, 2008 – May 31, 2008

Production, Not Reproduction: Offset Printed Artist Books

January 14, 2008 – April 26, 2008

Visual Voice: the Poster Art of Finn Nygaard

January 24, 2008 – April 10, 2008

THE MONOTYPE EXHIBITION : HWCA AT THE MPH

January 18, 2008 – March 7, 2008

Tradition and Invention: the Woodcut Prints of Akira Kurosaki

October 1, 2007 – December 25, 2007

Japanese Woodblock Printing from the Collection of Jerry and Elaine McCleskey

September 20, 2007 – December 20, 2007

Faking the Book

May 10, 2007 – October 12, 2007

Special Extended Engagement - Front Page: Newspaper Production

February 12, 2007 – September 15, 2007

365: the Year in Design - Graphic Excellence Selected by AIGA

August 9, 2007 – August 9, 2007

EARTH VISION: Print and Photography from the members of WIVLA

June 14, 2007 – July 29, 2007

Now Playing Houston: the Liberty Hall Poster Show

February 19, 2007 – February 19, 2007

Reading the Movies: Photoplay Editions from the Collection of Stuart Kane

February 5, 2007 – February 5, 2007

A Gorey Spectacle: The Book Illustration of Edward Gorey from the Collection of Edward Snow

October 26, 2006 – January 31, 2007

Talmud: in the art of Marc Chagall

January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2007

From the Heart of Texas: Prints by Charles Criner

April 21, 2006 – October 31, 2006

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Traveling Exhibitions

Prints by Charles Criner

In keeping with our educational outreach efforts, in 2007 the Museum created a traveling exhibition of prints from the Museum’s collection by our Artist-in-Residence, Charles Criner, for tours to schools in the Houston area. At no cost to the schools, two sets of ten printed works by Criner, along with study guides for teachers and student workbooks, are designated to benefit those schools lacking resources for field trips, especially inner-city schools. To schedule this exhibition for your school, please contact Mr. Criner at charlescriner@printingmuseum.org.

Of Birds and Texas: the Art of Stuart & Scott Gentling

Inspired by John James Audubon, the Gentling brothers set out to create their own visions of Texas wildlife, searching out some 50 birds in their native habitats, from the Big Bend, the Panhandle, the Big Thicket, and the Gulf Coast. The result was the elephant folio, Of Birds and Texas, published by the Gentling Editions Press in 1986. This limited of 500 copies was designed and printed by David Holman at the Wind River Press in Austin. Illustrations were printed by offset lithography and text was printed letterpress using Centaur monotype on Mohawk Superfine paper. This collection of forty exquisitely detailed bird portraits and ten Texas landscapes has been deemed by the Dallas Morning News as “the most magnificent book ever produced in Texas.”

Available for rental are thirty-four of the bird prints, size 22” x 28” framed. A complete manual accompanies the exhibition. A loan agreement form, rental fee and certificate of insurance for “wall to wall” coverage are required. Shipping and packing must be done by a mutually agreeable fine arts shipper/packer. For more information, please contact Amanda Stevenson, Curator, astevenson@printingmuseum.org, 713-522-4652, ext. 207.