Contemporary printmaking expands the possibilities of the medium, allowing artists to move beyond a strictly repetition-based approach, and towards a more exploratory practice that emphasizes surface, process and conceptual narratives. Matrix Multiplied: Contemporary Printmaking in Southern California, is a survey of artists who are challenging conventional notions of printmaking through hybrid approaches. The artistic process seen in many of the works involve the combination of two or more different printmaking techniques. Artists are blending traditional printmaking methods such as relief, intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen with contemporary digital technologies, or other mediums such as collage or drawing, to create multi-dimensional artworks. By presenting a selection of matrices—the plates that hold the image to be printed—viewers gain deeper insight into the complex, hand-crafted processes involved in producing multiple impressions.

Featured Artists

Frol Boundin, Michele Burgess, Jennifer Chen, Evelyn Contreras, Bill Kelly, Chris Lahti, Kelvin Lopez, Joan Mathison, Kimiko Miyoshi, Chris Padilla, Yvette Roman, Sibyl Rubottom, José Hugo Sánchez, Neil Shigley, Tava Tadesco, and Clayton West.