Artmaking Workshop: Emma Amos-Inspired Monoprints

African American painter and printmaker Emma Amos (1937 - 2020) often used monoprinting and fabric collage in her colorful figural works that addressed racism and feminism. Join us to make your own creations inspired by the exhibition “Emma Amos: Color Odyssey,” using bold shapes and silhouettes and exploring various techniques of monoprint and collage. This two-hour in-person workshop will be taught by Jerushia Graham, Atlanta-based artist and museum coordinator for the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking at Georgia Tech. No prior art experience is necessary to participate in this workshop. Each participant will have their own kit of supplies and enough space to socially distance.

The class requires a $20 materials fee that covers all necessary supplies. Space is limited; email callan@uga.edu to register.

Jerushia Graham is the museum coordinator for the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking and a working artist. The Atlanta-based artist exhibits both nationally and internationally. In addition to her curatorial efforts at the Paper Museum, she is the VP of exhibitions/curatorial for the North American Hand Papermakers. Graham has also been a guest curator for the Zora Neale Hurston Museum in Eatonville, Florida, and the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in Duluth, Georgia. She was previously the education director for Atlanta Printmakers Studio as well as a book arts/papermaking/print professor for Kennesaw State University and a foundations professor for the University of West Georgia and the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. Prior to her work in Georgia she served as the museum director and education coordinator for Spiral Q, an arts and social justice non-profit. In 2019, she was nominated in the category of Artistic Excellence for the inaugural Hammonds House Honors. Graham was one of five artists selected by the GA Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts exhibition at MOCA GA, “Paper Routes: Women To Watch 2020.” Several of her papercuts recently traveled the state of Georgia in an exhibition organized by the Georgia Museum of Art and Lyndon House Arts Center, “Highlighting Contemporary Art in Georgia: Cut and Paste.” She earned a master of fine arts degree in book arts/printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and bachelor of fine arts degrees in fabric design and printmaking from the University of Georgia. Graham is interested in creating spaces for socially minded introspection and empathy through her artwork, workshops and curatorial projects.