Printmaking – VanDeb Editions – Meet the Printer

5th April 2014

Marjorie Van Dyke and Deborah Freedman founded VanDeb Editions in 1999. Since then they have worked with 33 artists publishing over 70 editions. They began their association at Robert Blackburn’s Printmaking Workshop in 1987, sharing a passionate interest in etching and monotype. Collaborating with Master Printer Marjorie Van Dyke, established and mid career painters, architects, sculptors and film makers explore the process of making prints, producing art works of integrity and superlative production values.

Artist Richard Giglio with Marjorie Van Dyke pulling his print Landscape #9

VanDeb Editions selected clients and collections include: Nordstrom, Setai Hotels, Hess Collection, Cleveland Clinic, US Department of State, Todd Williams Architects, Whiteand Chase LLC, Alliance Capital, Rutgers Archive for Printmaking Studio. Cleveland Museum of Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Arlene Slavin color matching her print Intersection/Cosmo 9

VanDeb Editions has published prints by Daniel Berlin, Cris Gianakos, Cheryl Goldsleger, Mimi Gross, Joseph Haske, Eric Holzman, John King, K.K. Kozik, Pamela Lawton, Mark Mullin, Mel Pekarsky, Paul Resika, Mark Saltz, John Schiff, Claire Seidl, Arden Scott, Arlene Slavin, Elke Solomon, Steve Stankievicz, Anita Thacher, George Trakas, Lorraine Williams and Randy Williams.

Master Printer Marjorie Van Dyke with artist Arlene Slavin pulling her print Intersection/Cosmo 3

NEWS: Prints published by VanDeb have been included in selected group exhibitions: A monotype by Deborah Freedman was included in “Hot Off the Press: Prints of 2006 from New York Print Shops” at the Grolier Club in Manhattan curated by Janice Oresman. The Boston Printmakers, curated by Roberta Waddell, chose K. K. Kozik to win the Magnesium Elektron NA, Inc. Prize for the print “Force Majeure” for the 2009 North American Print Biennial. A soft ground/aquatint “After Midnight with Van Dyke” by Nancy Lasar was selected for the 183rd Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art at the National Academy Museum of New York, Randy Williams’ etching / monoprint “Scholar Rocks #21” was selected for the IPCNY New Prints 2008 / Spring show, and Mark Mullins etching “A Growing Time” was exhibited at Philagraphika.

Master Printer Marjorie Van Dyke working on copper plate by artist Wang XingWei for exhibit at Ren Space Gallery, Shanghai, December 2013

VanDeb’s editions were exhibited at “Publishing Printshops: VanDeb Editions & Olive Branch Press” at the Ink Shop Printmaking Center, Ithaca, NY in Jan/Feb 2009,and VanDeb Editions Founders show was at SUNY Empire State College NYC 2013.

View prints by the VanDeb Editions here.