There is an opening reception for the Co-op group show "Hot Off The Press" at Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis tonight from 6:30 to 9:00. The show will be up until August 18th. I have a new print on the wall that you can come check out, it's one of those that you need to see in person because of the thick layers of gloss that can't be seen in a photograph. Click the link for more info.

http://www.highpointprintmaking.org/exhibitions/2011/coop_summer/

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After being away from the studio for a couple months while planning, thinking, re-evaluating, prepping and gathering supplies, I'm finally almost ready to get back to the actual, physical printing part of the whole screenprinting process with a new direction in mind. Stepping back (or forward?) from a lot of my previous work, I've decided to try something fresh, new, and different than some of the things I feel like I was getting too comfortable with in my art. As to what those "things" are a...

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The opening reception for the Highpoint Center for Printmaking Prints on Ice Exhibition will be on Friday, December 3rd from 6:30-9:00pm. Stop by and see my newest work I've produced as well as the work of a handful of other printmakers. It's bound to be a good time, so come on down and check it out. The show will be on view from December 1st through January 29th.

If you don't know where Highpoint is, the address is 912 West Lake St., MPLS. It's in Uptown, easy to get to, facing Lake St. betwe...
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Here's the newest screen print in the drying rack after the gloss layer, edges ready to be torn down, signed and numbered. 
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http://finearts.blog.gustavus.edu/2010/10/05/artist-mike-johnson-10-awarded-highpoint-center-internship/
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