Amplified Inking
Catacombs Gallery
December 8, 2023 to January 13, 2024
With a background in Printmaking, Gretchen Jankowski uses relief and screen printing as a launching pad for her explorations into other mediums and forms of art making.
For many years, her work has involved creating and integrating macro and micro-environments inspired by nature and places that she has experienced. While most of the work is large scale, Gretchen likes to incorporate delicately detailed elements that invite close inspection, that weave in and out of abstract botanical patterns. She often creates works in a series, using many iterations of the same print with related patterns, changing medium as she explores each new idea.
She finds joy in combining and collaging her prints, sandwiching them between layers of resin and embellishing each layer with other materials that combine actual as well as implied depth to create otherworldly environments. In addition to printing on traditional rag paper, Gretchen also prints on a variety of fabrics, which she collages, embroiders, and quilts together to create large, voluminous, soft sculptural pieces.
Gretchen is excited to continue her path to discover printmaking’s potential intersections with other media, using unexpected or nontraditional materials to reflect and explore the world around her.
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
Amplified Inking
<p><strong><b>Catacombs Gallery</b></strong></p>
December 8, 2023 to January 13, 2024
With a background in Printmaking, Gretchen Jankowski uses relief and screen printing as a launching pad for her explorations into other mediums and forms of art making.
For many years, her work has involved creating and integrating macro and micro-environments inspired by nature and places that she has experienced. While most of the work is large scale, Gretchen likes to incorporate delicately detailed elements that invite close inspection, that weave in and out of abstract botanical patterns. She often creates works in a series, using many iterations of the same print with related patterns, changing medium as she explores each new idea.
She finds joy in combining and collaging her prints, sandwiching them between layers of resin and embellishing each layer with other materials that combine actual as well as implied depth to create otherworldly environments. In addition to printing on traditional rag paper, Gretchen also prints on a variety of fabrics, which she collages, embroiders, and quilts together to create large, voluminous, soft sculptural pieces.
Gretchen is excited to continue her path to discover printmaking’s potential intersections with other media, using unexpected or nontraditional materials to reflect and explore the world around her.
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
Gretchen Jankowski was born in Fort Wayne Indiana, but was raised in Oak Park, IL. She currently makes her home and studio in Forest Park Illinois. Influenced by contemporary approaches to materials and combined media, Gretchen’s work is centered on large-scale 2D mixed media pieces, soft sculptures, as well as relief printmaking. Gretchen has her BFA from Columbia College Chicago in Studio Arts; and her MFA in Printmaking from California State University, Long Beach, with an emphasis in Printmaking. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Governors State University.
Gretchen Jankowski was born in Fort Wayne Indiana, but was raised in Oak Park, IL. She currently makes her home and studio in Forest Park Illinois. Influenced by contemporary approaches to materials and combined media, Gretchen’s work is centered on large-scale 2D mixed media pieces, soft sculptures, as well as relief printmaking. Gretchen has her BFA from Columbia College Chicago in Studio Arts; and her MFA in Printmaking from California State University, Long Beach, with an emphasis in Printmaking. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Governors State University.
