“Pressing Matters 2018,” Whiteaker Printmakers' second juried printmaking exhibition, opens November 6 at the Emerald Art Center in neighboring Springfield, Oregon. Thirty contemporary works selected by juror Margaret Prentice will showcase traditional printmaking techniques including etching, monotype, mezzotint, woodcut, linocut, screenprinting, and lithography. Prizes were awarded to Jennifer Clarke for "Desert Rose" (first prize), Linda Seckinger for "Searching for Truth in a Boatload of Bull" (second prize), Meredith Setser for "Tumbling" (third prize #1), and Melinda Plank for "Double Dippers, Smith River Canyon" (third prize #2).

The exhibition runs from November 6th to 30th. The Emerald Art Center gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 - 4, and on Friday, November 9, 5-8 pm, during the Downtown Springfield Second Friday Artwalk.

Exhibiting Artists
Kyle Chaput, Texas
Jennifer Clarke, Arizona
Chris Darr, Oregon
Tallmadge Doyle, Oregon
Sarah Drummond, Colorado
Andrew Fearnside, New Mexico
DebiLynn Fendley, Arizona
John Holmgren, Washington
Jayne Reid Jackson, Wisconsin
Ross Jahnke, Louisiana
Ann Johnston-Schuster, California
Dan Kirchhefer, Kansas
Juliet Mattila, New Mexico
Katherine McDowell, Oregon
Gwen Miller Wagner, New Mexico
Jacob Muldowney, North Carolina
Kyle Peets, Indiana
Melinda Plank, California
Teresa Schmidt, Kansas
Linda Seckinger, Mississippi
Meredith Setser, Indiana
Qiaoyi Shi, Pennsylvania
Tonja Torgerson, Missouri
Brandon Williams, Pennsylvania
Connie Wolfe, Illinois

Qiaoyi Shi
”Dark Melon”