The Printing Museum is pleased to announce the Spring 2021 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.

Launched last fall, the Artists-in-Residence provides access to TPM studios, one-on-one instruction in book arts, mentorship, and a materials stipend. Each artist will create a unique body of work from the residency and donate an edition to the museum.

Welcome!

Diego Cañales – Zine artist

A BFA recipient of Texas A&M International University (Laredo), Diego Canales produces a number of works in a variety of media including illustration, painting, and ceramics, incorporating international concepts of history and culture into his work.

Intrigued by outer space, Canales plans to create a zine and a series of prints based on a NASA teachers’ guide to black holes and the mathematical equations used to understand their physical behaviors.

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Melinda Laszczynski – Interdisciplinary artist

Melinda Laszczynski is an interdisciplinary artist working from a painting and collage background. She often uses found materials and objects, like lenticular prints, and is partial to the shiny, bright, and absurd. Her studio practice is playful, tactile, and reflective of contemporary experiences. Laszczynski plans to explore making and casting large-scale paper sculptures using a variety of book arts techniques.

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Jennifer G. Thompson – Artist/designer

With roots in Texas and Mississippi, multidisciplinary artist and educator Jennifer G Thompson builds narratives in her work by using found objects, words, and images to explore cultural common ground. Thompson plans to create a series of broadsides and an artist book promoting Texas female artists.