The Printing Museum is pleased to announce the inaugural class of the Museum’s Artist-in-Residence Program. The artists will join the vibrant, creative community at the museum and use our studio spaces and teaching resources to create unique bodies of work.
Welcome!
Kill Joy – Printmaker
Born in the desert of west Texas, Kill Joy’s family is originally from and partly based in the Philippines, partly in Texas. Her work sits at the intersection where jungle meets desert, grounded in honoring the earth and seeking environmental and social justice. Her work is an interpretation of world mythology and a study of ancient symbols. She mixes this research with calls to global, mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual awareness. Her practice, Joyland, includes printmaking, mural making, bookmaking, puppet making in Houston, TX.
Shavon Morris – Designer/Stationer
Shavon attended Columbia College Chicago for art and design, where she was introduced to culture, history, craftsmanship, and social polarization. In her stationary practice, Shavon has been specializing in amazingly luxurious wedding invitations but has since wanted to transition into more simplistic pieces. Through the tactile experience of print and its limitless textures, Shavon desires to showcase cultural adages that offer healing to African Americans in familiar societal settings.
Caroline Roberts – Photographer
Caroline’s work explores our relationship with the natural world, particularly the world of plants. Working with photograms, her photographic installations play on well-established knowledge systems, such as the herbarium, the museum display, and the field guide. Often found hiking in state and national parks, her interest in landscape and the natural world is heightened by managing fifteen acres of wild, riparian forest in rural Texas.
Jimmy Van Luu – Designer/Educator
Jimmy is a designer and design educator based out of Austin, Texas where he is Associate Professor of Graphic Design at St. Edward’s University. His multi-disciplinary practice spans publication design to large-scale public art, and most recently, includes the launch of Riso Riso, a risograph publishing space in East Austin. He currently serves on the board of directors of DesignInquiry, a non-profit educational organization that explores pressing issues in design and culture through intensive, team-based gatherings.