Martha Knox

18" x 22" (framed)
Woodcut (4 layer reduction)

www.marthaknox.com

Artist statement:

This woodcut was originally created for a print exchange organized by Professor Dan Miller at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It was recently exhibited in the PAFA allumni gallery in the show "Trade Ya" (2021) curated by Mia Rosenthal. The woodcut process used was reduction, meaning that the wood block was destroyed in the process and no additional editions of the print can be made. This was a limited edition of 19, printed in oil-based ink on cream-colored Stonehenge paper.

Artist bio:

Bio: Martha Knox is a teaching artist and sole proprietor of Words On Woodcuts Press. She specializes in woodcuts and recent work includes several time-based conceptual projects. Her work has been exhibited in the Delaware Art Museum, Sandy Spring Museum, and Philadelphia City Hall. Through her independent press she publishes books and calendars featuring her artwork. Knox has accepted invitations to artist residencies at the Artcroft Creative Center, Yates Arts at Sunny Point, and Soaring Gardens Artist Retreat. As a teaching artist with organizations such as the Wagner Free Institute of Science and the Mural Arts Program, she has designed highly engaging arts curriculum and has worked with hundreds of students of all ages. She is the recipient of teaching fellowships from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Print Center, and the Community Arts Center in Wallingford. She has prints in the permanent collections of libraries, universities, and arts centers. Knox holds a Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.