BFAPF VP Ann Shafer talks with fair exhibitor Ann Aspinwall, Aspinwall Editions
Aspinwall Editions is a printer, publisher, and distributor of fine-art prints in Hudson, NY. Founded in 2012 by Ann Aspinwall and Knut Willich, Aspinwall Editions specializes in screenprint, intaglio, and relief techniques, and focuses on creating and promoting works characterized by remarkable richness of color, line, texture, depth, and luminosity that can only be achieved through printmaking. Aspinwall Editions offers contract printing services in addition to collaborations with artists.
Knut and Ann have extensive experience in the field of printmaking. Knut was formerly the proprietor of Atelier Limited in Münster, Germany, and taught printmaking at the University of Applied Sciences in Münster. He is a founder and the chairman of the Print Association Bentlage (Druckvereinigung Bentlage e.V.) in Rheine, Germany, where he has organized three international printmaking symposia. Ann previously worked as a printer at Pace Editions in New York and as a Print Specialist in the Print Collection of the New York Public Library.
Ruth Marten, Equipoise, 2020, Ink and collage on paper, 14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in., Unique
Ruth Marten, Contiguous, 2020, Ink, watercolor, and collage on early 19th-century print, 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in., Unique
Claas Gutsche, The Arrival, 2017, Screenprint, Image 18 3/4 x 24 1/2 in., sheet 23 x 28 3/4 in., Edition of 25
Claas Gutsche, Shift, 2017, Screenprint, Image 23 3/4 x 18 7/8 in., sheet 28 1/2 x 22 7/8 in., Edition of 20
Susan Goethel Campbell, Lost City No. 13, 2021, Two-layer perforated woodblock print on Kozo #8 paper, 25 1/2 x 39 in., Edition of 4
Susan Goethel Campbell, Lost City No. 12, 2021, Two-layer perforated woodblock print on Kozo #8 paper, 25 1/2 x 39 in., Edition of 4
Ann Aspinwall, Eklat I, 2021, Screenprint, 34 1/2 x 50 in., Edition of 10
Katherine Jones, Cloud Mass No. 2, 2018, Collagraph and block print, Image 27 1/8 x 23 in., sheet 33 1/2 x 29 1/8 in., Edition of 25
Katherine Jones, Clear Surface, 2015, Collagraph and block print, Image 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 in., sheet 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in., Edition of 25