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Prints to Remember
In October 2024, Jacqueline’s print Hot Burn I (2021) was included in the latest issue of the US publication, Journal of the Print World. The article was written by Artist and Author April Vollmer and is a comprehensive review of eight exhibitions at the 5th International Mokuhanga Conference held in Japan, in April 2024.
The Unfinished Print
In March 2024, Jacqueline was invited by Andre Zadorozny to talk about her work on The Unfinished Print: A Mokuhanga Podcast.
The podcast has been created by Andre, and is a series of fascinating, in-depth interviews with specialist practitioners and connoisseurs of mokuhanga from around the globe.
Jacqueline Gribbin: Printmaker - Adaption can be listened in full.
Making Ink from Fire
Making Ink from Fire is a joint paper by Jacqueline Gribbin and Mara Cozzolino.
It was presented at the IMPACT 12 multidisiplinary printmaking conference at the University of West England, Bristol, England in September 2022.
The paper has been published in the IMPACT Printmaking Journal. The abstract and full paper can be viewed in full.
All images from this project can also be viewed.
Ode to the River
Ode to the River was created in 2024 in response to the Adelaide River and its wetlands, the Northern Territory, Australia.
It was exhibited in The Way of the River at Tactile Arts Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 19 Apr - 4 May 2024.
Ode to the River - further information and images.
The Way of the River
At the end of 2022 and through 2023 Jacqueline was invited along with ten other Northern Territory artists to take several trips along the muddy-looking Adelaide River, home to some of the world’s largest saltwater crocodiles and a variety of other fauna, including vibrant bird life. The invitation was extended by River Guide, Rex Mitchell of Croc Spot Tours.
Botanist Dr Greg Leach and Entomologist Dr Glenn Bellis joined the trips, providing the artists with further in-depth insight into the river and its surrounding wetlands.
These trips resulted in eleven creative responses to this significant, dynamic river system and an exhibition entitled The Way of the River at Tactile Arts Gallery, Darwin, 19 Apr - 4 May 2024.
Board Members Exhibition
International Mokuhanga Association
Hot Burn I and Hot Burn II were exhibited as part of a special exhibition of works by Board Members of the International Mokuhanga Association. The exhibition took place during the 5th International Mokuhanga Conference, Echizen, Japan from 4-7 April 2024 and held at Furosato Gallery Shikura.
Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition
~to winter ~first snow (2023) was selected for exhibition in the Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition, held at Echizen City Imadate Art Museum, Japan from 4-7 April 2024. The exhibition was held as part of the 5th International Mokuhanga Conference.
~to winter ~first snow 2023
The More Than Human World
Jacqueline has been invited by the Academy of Arts, Charles Darwin University to take part in The More Than Human World, curated by Dr Birut Zemits and Dr Amanda Morris, The More Than Human World:
“The rich ecologies of savannas, tropical woodlands, rain forests, oceans and mangroves house a myriad of life forms in the tropical zone of North Australia. This exhibition is a response to experiences of the nonhuman environment of this area, seeking to invigorate discussion about how to promote and protect these unique places.”
The exhibition runs concurrently with the international conference for the Society for Ecological Restoration at Darwin Entertainment Centre. It is open from 23-26 Sept, 10 am - 2 pm, with limited access during the conference until 30 Sept. The online catalogue can be viewed here.
Australian Mokuhanga
Jacqueline was invited to take part in the group exhibition Australian Mokuhanga at Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery from 27-31 July 2023, organised by Kay Watanabe, Jennifer Lim and Yvonne Herring and featuring 14 mokuhanga artists. The exhibition was opened by Dr Tim Mosely, Griffith University Queensland College of Art.
Burnie Print Prize Exhibition 2023
Jacqueline has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Burnie Print Prize with her woodblock print Hot Burn I (2021). The Burnie Print Prize presents the best of contemporary printmaking in Australia. The exhibition opens on 21 July when the prize winners will be announced. The exhibition continues until 8 September and can be seen at the Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania.
Hot Burn I 2021
Printmaking Today
Jacqueline was invited to write an article for Printmaking Today magazine, the authorised Journal of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. The article, entitled Printing Memory, looks at the process of making printmaking ink from charcoal and ash, and appears in the Summer 2023 issue of the magazine.
Summer 2023 issue of Printmaking Today
Global Dimensions - Mokuhanga Project Space Invitational
Jacqueline was invited alongside nine other international artists to exhibit three woodblock prints (mokuhanga) as part of the exhibition Global Dimensions - Mokuhanga Project Space Invitational, which opened on 5 May at the Foundry Vineyards Gallery in Washington State, USA. The exhibition runs until 30 July 2023.
Print Orders - Shifting Tides
Limited editioned prints of Shifting Tides, Storm Brewing - Kings Table, Calm within the Mangroves, Shapes of the Rain I and Shapes of the Rain II are now available.
Orders are also being taken for all other works from this exhibition while printing is in progress.
Place your order or make enquiries via the Contact Page
Shifting Tides 2022 (L) and Storm Brewing - Kings Table (R) 2022
Shifting Tides closes
Shifting Tides drew to a close on 13 November 2022 at the Northern Territory Library, Parliament House.
Shifting Tides drew approximately 1,500 visitors to the exhibition; attendees at the floor talks; and participants in classes.
The exhibition, floor talks and classes were proudly sponsored by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.
More than just black
Jacqueline has written in the Spring issue of IMPRINT magazine published by the Print Council of Australia (PCA) about the ancient process of making sumi in Japan and its use by contemporary mokuhanga artists.
The magazine can be purchased via https://www.printcouncil.org.au/imprint-magazine/
Print Council of Australia
Jacqueline is interviewed about the ideas behind her exhibition Shifting Tides on the Print Council of Australia website blog.
You can read the interview here https://www.printcouncil.org.au/shifting-tides/
Prints Off The Block
Hot Burn I featured in Prints Off The Block, organised by The Mokuhanga Sisters at Richard F Brush Art Gallery, St Lawrence University, Canton, New York, USA from 12 Sept - 8 Oct 2022.
Forty-five mokuhanga prints were selected from 250 international entries.
Jacqueline’s work was also acquired by the gallery for its permanent collection.
Shifting Tides
opens
The exhibition Shifting Tides opened at the Northern Territory Library, Parliament House, Darwin on 15 June 2022. The exhibition features a series of original water-based woodblock prints focusing on Darwin Harbour.
The works reference both historical and current maritime charts from the Northern Territory Library, as well as capturing elements of the harsh environment and historical navigational challenges for vessels moving within the harbour. The prints convey the ebbs and flows of its tides and the ambience generated by its changing weather.
The exhibition is unique in presenting, a creative, historical and geographical based response to Darwin Harbour using the specialized technique of mokuhanga, which is a traditional application of inks, water and glue on hand carved woodblocks, creating images of fluidity and translucency that reflect the colour and light across the harbour.
The images are significant in being able to capture the ever changing and developing nature of Darwin Harbour in a moment of our time.
IMPACT 12 International Printmaking Conference 2022
Jacqueline and Italian artist Mara Cozzolino will present their joint paper Making Ink from Fire at IMPACT 12 International Printmaking Conference, Bristol, England, 21-25 September 2022. Both artists started working on projects about dealing and living with wildfires and bushfires in 2021. They began exchanging ideas and experiments with making their own ink from charred bark and charcoal from these fires.
Their exhibition Ink from Fire will also be on show at the conference.
Hot Burn I and Hot Burn II
In 2021, Jacqueline created two woodblock images as a response to bushfires near where she lives in the Northern Territory. The images were printed with black ink created from charcoal found in the bush after fire. The prints formed part of the exhibition (Th)inking Black, Gallery Ami-Kanoko, Japan, (29 Nov-4 Dec), featuring eight international woodblock artists using black in their prints.
Hot Burn I also features in the blog: https://www.printcouncil.org.au/2021-international-mokuhanga-conference/. Jacqueline writes about woodblock prints by Australian artists exhibited as part of the the 4th International Mokuhanga Exhibition.
Bush Sumi
In December 2021 Jacqueline presented her short film Bush Sumi as part of the 4th International Mokuhanga Conference held in Nara, Japan and as a virtual event.
The north of Australia has always been subject to bush fires as part of its normal environment and Aboriginal people have learnt to adapt and live within this environment, which influences their art making. Natural ochres and ash are part of this world.
As climate change intensifies extreme weather conditions, we see an ever-increasing number of fires, which are slowly depleting even the fire-adapted North Australian bushland, leaving the landscape a little sparser each year. Jacqueline has previously used ochres in mokuhanga. In this film she explores the local bush with First Nations artist Dennis McCarthy (Murrwurruwurr) to collect charcoal from recently burnt-out trees and to experiment with making and using bush sumi.
Throw the Lines
(Etchings of Darwin Harbour)
In early 2021, etching and proofing got underway in the studio.
In 2020, Jacqueline was awarded a Territory Arts Projects grant by the Northern Territory Government. The grant is to support the research and creation of a series of copperplate etchings focusing on the working harbour of Darwin.
The project has involved extensive research, photographing and sketching around Darwin harbour, engaging with local experts in museums, archives and libraries as well as talking to and observing local wharfies and other workers around Darwin harbour.
Shifting Tides (Changing Forms within Mokuhanga)
In 2020, Jacqueline was awarded a Regional Arts Fund Relief Grant from Northern Territory Regional Arts (NTRA) to assist in the purchase of new mokuhanga materials and tools for future classes and workshops, and for the creation of a new body of mokuhanga works.
This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.