s3e64 starting a printshop with Jenny Robinson

Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem

In this episode of Platemark, host Ann Shafer talks with renowned printmaker Jenny Robinson who recently opened up her eponymous print shop in Sydney, Australia.

Jenny shares her experiences moving from America to Slovenia during the Trump era, integrating into Slovenia's printmaking community, and ultimately relocating to Sydney, Australia, to establish her print atelier. We talk about the challenges of getting different materials and the cultural contrasts in the art scenes of America, Europe, and Australia, backing and seaming prints with gampi (thanks to Paul Mullowney’s tutelage), flying with rolled prints in golf bags (for free!), and the Mario Avati Prize, which led to a one-person exhibition in the Institut de France in Paris, across the river from the Louvre.

The episode also touches upon the extensive network and collaborative spirit of printmakers and Jenny's summer residency at Flatbed Press in Austin, TX. Throughout the conversation, Jenny emphasizes the significance of artist visits, educational resources in art, and her ambitions for large-scale prints and workshops in her new Sydney studio.

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International Center of Graphic Arts (Mednarodni grafični likovni center), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Photo by Jaka Babnik.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Architectural Anomalies Series #2: Cornerstone. Drypoint on Gampi. 40 x 60 in. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Palm House Series #2: The Glass House. Drypoint on Gampi. 137 x 300 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson pinning up Palm House Series #2: The Glass House.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Palm House #1, 2021. Drypoint on Gampi. 137 x 300 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Paradigm. Drypoint on Gampi, backed with Sekishu. 60 x 80 in. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Above L.A. Drypoint and monoprint. Sheet: 51 x 34 in. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Hidden Lines, Fragile Frameworks, 2021, Drypoint on Gampi and Mulberry paper. Each: 150 x 98 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson’s converted warehouse home, Sydney.

Jenny Robinson was awarded the Mario Avati Prix de Gravure in 2019. Solo exhibition took place at Le Pavillion comtesse de Caen, Academie des Beaux Arts, September 2021.

Installation shot of Jenny Robinson’s exhibition for the Mario Avati Prix de Gravure, Le Pavillion comtesse de Caen, Academie des Beaux Arts, Paris, September 2021.

Institut de France, Paris, 2021.

Installation shot of Jenny Robinson (British, born 1957). Structures, 2019. Drypoint on Gampi. Courtesy of the Artist.

Jenny Robinson Print Studio, Sydney.

Jenny Robinson Print Studio, Sydney.