German print artist Knut Willich, Polish artist Ewelina Kolakowska and U.S. artist Ann Aspinwall will give a talk on print art today. Entry is free and no sign-up is necessary.

Aspinwall received her M.A. in art history from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 1998, and studied printmaking at studios in Scotland and Italy. She went on to work as a print specialist at the New York Public Library and then as a master printer at Pace Editions in New York. In 2012 Aspinwall and Willich founded Aspinwall Editions, a fine art print publisher and studio in New York.

Aspinwall’s work of the past several years employs the fundamental element of the line and a few selected colors to suggest luminous expanses of water, landscape and sky. The lines, all hand-drawn from her imagination, convey the topographical features of the invented terrain, while the colors evoke certain light and atmospheric conditions. The optical effects of highlights, shadows, and depth are achieved through variations of line density and the meticulous choice of colors.

Kolakowska studied at the Liceum Plastyczne in Szczecin and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. She has participated in many national and international artistic projects, such as the sixth Guanlan International Print Biennial China, the first International Print Biennial Lodz and the first International Print Triennial Cieszyn.

Time: 2:30 p.m., Jan. 16

Venue: China Printmaking Museum, 125 Yuxin Road, Longhua District (龙华区裕新路125号中国版画博物馆)

Metro: Line 4 to Qinghu Station (清湖站), Exit A1 and then take a taxi

(SD News)