International students' exhibition

Thank you everyone who came to ここから始まる芸術２０１２ at Tokyo University of the Arts. Tomorrow is the last day to go check out a wide variety of work by international students from all the art departments at geidai.
I exhibited a selection of a new series of work combining invented food language and tattoos. Linocut, lithography and thread on paper.

Vancouver

I am currently exhibiting two lithographs on japanese paper in a group show in Vancouver.
The Canada-Japan Printmaking Exhibition runs from Oct 1 - Oct. 20 at Capilano University Studio Art Gallery.
Info for the gallery can be found here.

Back to Work

The summer vacation has come to an end and it is time to get back to the studio.Yesterday I printed a small lino cut I carved over the holidays. As you can see I am printing it on the offset press. The benefits of printing offset is things print just as carved (no reversal) and print very flat (although sometimes a bit of relief in the paper is a nice touch).
I had the idea of creating a mount fuji shaped pile of spaghetti, but I don't it is clear enough to understand unless I tell you... which I just did.

I decided to carve into the lino again and reprint... not sure which version I like better.

東京芸術大学の留学生展示

Stuffed

Thanks to everyone who came to Stuffed at Platform! It was a great experience and I hope to show work in Australia again someday! Here are some photos for those of you who couldn't make it.

I would also like to thank all the lovely people working at gaffa and my friend Shirley Cho, who is curating Platform, for helping me put the show together.

PLATFORM, gaffa gallery

I am heading to Sydney for a solo exhibition of lithography, organized by Shirley Cho, the guest curator of PLATFORM at gaffa gallery.

Stuffed
An exhibition of lithographs by
Valerie Syposz

6-18 September 2012
Opening party: Thursday 6 September, 6-8pm
PLATFORM, gaffa
281 Clarence Street
Sydney, CBD, NSW 2000
PH (02)9283-4273
Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-5pm

Australia, here I come!!!

Last year's exhibition

Here is the page of winner's from the 36th All-Japan University Print Exhibition held last December.
The page is only in Japanese, but you can see my print by the title Same as Always.
Go see!