New Exhibit SJIMA

Both of these artists utilize printmaking to question what most take for granted, adding an artistic voice to forms otherwise expressed in purely scientific  terms.  Nicole Pietrantoni passionately explores the complex relationship between humans and nature through the medium of printmaking, creating works that are powerful and stunning.  Dianne Kornberg uses printmaking and other creative media to create photo-based, archival pigment prints through the scientific methods.  She juxtaposes poetry by her collaborator, Elizabeth Frost, alongside scientific language and conventions applied to specimen conservation and preservation. 
Nicole Pietranton is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where she teaches printmaking and book arts.  Her work has been featured in over 80 national and international exhibitions and collections around the world.  Dianne Kornberg has been exhibiting her artwork nationally and internationally for three decades.  She is a professor emerita at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, and resides on Orcas Island. 
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