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KENT, OH - This winter, experience three new art exhibitions, presented by the School of Art Collections and Galleries. 

Upcoming Exhibitions:

• December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026: “A Gift in Ink: Prints from the New York Print Club’s Recent Donation to the School of Art Collection,” in the Michener Gallery, located on the second floor of the �鶹���� Library.
• December 12, 2025 through January 24, 2026: "Wood and Ink: Expressionist Voices from Germany," an exhibition opening at the KSU Downtown Gallery located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio.
• January 30 – March 7, 2026: "None of us really know what we look like inside," by Corrie Slawson in our KSU Downtown Gallery. There will be an opening reception on January 30 from 5-7 p.m.

These exhibitions are free and open to the public. 

"A Gift in Ink"

"A Gift in Ink: Prints from the New York Print Club’s Recent Donation to the School of Art Collection," celebrates a significant addition to the �鶹���� School of Art Collection. This exhibition showcases a selection of prints generously donated by the New York Print Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected organizations dedicated to the appreciation and collection of fine prints. Featuring works by a range of modern and contemporary artists, this exhibition highlights the enduring vitality of printmaking as both an artistic and communal practice. "A Gift in Ink" underscores the importance of cultural exchange and the role of philanthropy in expanding the educational and creative resources available to students, scholars and the public.

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The Print Club of New York was established in 1991 by Morley Melden and a group of 150 avid print collectors interested in sharing the joys of collecting, increasing their knowledge about prints and printmaking and supporting contemporary printmakers.

The late Sylvan Cole, one of the foremost gallery directors in the field of American art, was the Club’s principal advisor. Membership was increased to 200 the following year to accommodate the many collectors and print enthusiasts who wished to join.

Prints Included in the Gift

James Siena
Reseda, I (2024)
2-color lithograph
10⅛ × 8 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.002

Lesley Dill
Dream World of the Forest: Man Carrying the Wilderness (2023)
Relief with thread
17 × 13 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.009

Didier William
Vol (2022)
Letterpress relief
12½ × 19 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.010

Kiki Smith
Red Breast (2021)
Watercolor using rubber stamps
5½ × 8½ in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.003

Victoria Burge
Night Architecture (2020)
3-color silkscreen
14 × 11 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.005

Swoon – Caledonia Curry
Caitlin (2019)
5-color photopolymer letterpress relief print
20½ × 13½ in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.008

Amze Emmons
Levity (2018)
10-color screen print with laser cut elements
15 × 20 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.007

Audrey Flack
Une Bouchee D'Amour (2013)
Digitized drawing with layered silkscreen elements
15.5 × 13 in
School of Art Collection 2025.002.006

Paul Binnie
Kosame (2010)
Japanese-style woodblock
37.5 × 12 cm
School of Art Collection. 2025.002.004

This exhibit is presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.

"Wood and Ink"

Curated from the School of Art Collection, "Wood and Ink: Expressionist Voices from Germany" explores the dynamic themes and techniques of German Expressionism, a major modernist movement that flourished during the early decades of the 20th century. Through woodcuts, prints and works on paper, visitors will encounter the raw emotional power and bold visual language that defined this era.

Expressionism emerged in the years surrounding World War I, reflecting deeply humanistic concerns and an ambivalent attitude toward modernity.

The works on view address themes such as:

• The allure and complexity of modern urban life
• Spirituality and the solace of nature
• The human figure as a vessel for primal emotion
• Emotionally charged portraiture
• The profound impact of war and its aftermath

Featured artists include Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Lyonel Feininger, George Grosz, Hans Hartung, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Nolde and Fritz Winter—figures whose contributions shaped the trajectory of modern art.
 

"None of us really know what we look like inside"

Corrie Slawson’s work engages a matrix of social, political, environmental, and cultural concerns. “None of us really know what we look like inside” includes work from the past year of mixed media paintings, drawings and prints that can only imagine what it looks like inside of our bodies. A full color catalog will be available with an essay by noted painter and critic Douglas Max Utter.

A 2022 trip to Assisi, Italy, occurred the same day as another historical event that spurred this research. The surfaces of the works are where visceral events grow and bloom into pictures, devoid of stops or starts except maybe in distant retrospect, fading in and out, overlapping, crumbling, hemorrhaging sudden color. Each medium provides a vital key into Slawson’s process; gravity and pressure, in the way that traditional printmaking does, also speaks of the passage of time, recorded not just over eons, but as moments in the life of things that cannot last in stone, the unseen parts of life, bound deep in flesh or otherwise beyond the normal reach of our eyes, that tell and constitute the truest stories of their being - from myth to womb.

Corrie Slawson was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. They received a B.F.A. from Parsons School of Design, New York, N.Y., and an M.F.A. from �鶹����, Kent, OH. Corrie’s work is represented by .

�鶹���� the School of Art Collection:

The School of Art Collection houses over 4,500 historical and contemporary works in an open storage space at the Center for the Visual Arts. This resource supports faculty research and provides students with hands-on access to significant works of art, fostering a deeper understanding of art history and artistic practice.

Header Image: None of us really know what we look like inside, 2024, Mixed Media Drawing, 22 in h x 30 in w.