Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, 2è édition

Catalogue for the second international printmaking biennale of Trois-Rivieres, featuring the work of 50 young artists from 17 countries. Desaulniers, president of the event, comments on the artists from Quebec. She stresses the importance of the collective workshop as a place of training and creation, identifies the technical, thematic and aesthetic orientations, and situates the artists’ various personal approaches within the recent history of printmaking. Reproductions of from three to seven works by each artist, most accompanied by brief statements. Includes a section on awards and honorable mentions. Texts by Desaulniers and the jury in English and French; texts by the artists in their original language (French or English). Includes artists’ addresses.