Past Exhibitions
2024
2023
2022
Brad Kahlhamer, Cloudy Boy w/ Clouds: New Monotypes
Opening reception Friday, Nov 4, 7-9pm
The human relationship to animals is simultaneously beautiful, problematic, and above all complex.
In the Threshold
2021
Comprising more than 325 published prints and multiples, plus hundreds of items of production material, this exhibition is the debut of the recently acquired Highpoint Editions 20 year archive at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Curated by Tanekeya Word and Delita Martin, this marks the first national exhibition curated by Black women printmakers highlighting the experimental prints of Black women printmakers.
in the threshold
2020
We are proud to announce the upcoming ACCESS/PRINT 2019/2020 Virtual Exhibition.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking presents 20/20: Contemporary Cuban Printmaking, an exhibition created in collaboration with Steven Daiber, Director of Red Trillium Press.
IN THE THRESHOLD GALLERY
2019
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present Prints on Ice, an exhibition of prints by members of its artists’ studio cooperative.
ALL IN : A unique evening at Highpoint Center for Printmaking celebrating art & community
The ALL IN exhibition will be on view following our ALL IN event on November 16, 2019
An exhibition of recent prints created at the Inuit printmaking studio at the West Baffin Co-operative in Nunavut, Canada.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking presents Transference: Printmakers in Mni Sota Makoce, curated by Alexandra Buffalohead.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is excited to host Weather, an exhibition of works by Karen Kunc.
Highpoint is excited to present Crossing Dimensions: Heather Delisle, Edward S. Eberle, Ron Meyers, JJ Peet, Patti Warashina, in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2019 conference Claytopia.
IN THE THRESHOLD GALLERY
2018
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
The 34th Cooperative Exhibition, which will feature prints by local printmakers working in HP's facilities.
Printmaking in the Arctic Circle
An exhibition of recent prints created at the Inuit printmaking studio at the West Baffin Co-operative in Nunavut, Canada.
Published by Highpoint Editions
Highpoint is thrilled to present Michael Kareken: New Monotypes. This exhibition includes a selection from Kareken’s 30 new black and white watercolor monotypes.
Highpoint's International Juried Exhibition
Our third juried print exhibition with contemporary prints selected by guest juror Crawford Alexander Mann III.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint is proud to present Hot Off the Press: The 33rd Cooperative Exhibition.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
Highpoint is proud to showcase student work in this year's ACCESS/PRINT and LOOK/SEE Annual Student Exhibition.
Published by Highpoint Editions
Highpoint is proud to present Carolyn Swiszcz: New Suburban Mysteries, a survey of unique watercolor monoprints the artist created at the Highpoint Editions printmaking studio.
IN THE THRESHOLD GALLERY
2017
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint is pleased to present Prints on Ice, an exhibition of prints by 30 members of the HP studio cooperative. This winter's show, the 32nd Highpoint Cooperative exhibition, features the work of local printmakers currently working in our facilities.
Published by Highpoint Editions
Highpoint is proud to present Todd Norsten: N O W H E R E, a survey of unique monoprints Norsten created at the Highpoint Editions studio over the past year.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Don't miss Highpoint's 31st Cooperative Exhibition, which will feature prints by local printmakers working in HP's facilities.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
Our annual student exhibition features the work of teen artists who participated in the 2016-2017 Access/Print Program, as well as work by students in grades 3–12 who participated in relief, drypoint, monotype, and screenprinting workshops at Highpoint.
New work by Alexa Horochowski, published by Highpoint Editions
A combination of mechanical drawing and experimental printmaking, these works further blend artistic media and advance the art of printmaking into a new realm.
In the Threshold Gallery
2016
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Don't miss Highpoint's 30th Cooperative Exhibition, which will feature tons of work by local printmakers working in HP's facilities. Join us for opening night on Friday, December 9, for a one-night-only 20% off sale on all prints by co-op artists!
Recent Work from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
Curated by James Boyd Brent, Art of the Print features prints by 18 artist members of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, a London-based international arts organization.
Highpoint's International Juried Exhibition
Our third juried print exhibition with contemporary prints selected by guest juror Elizabeth Wyckoff.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Don't miss Highpoint's 29th Cooperative Exhibition, which will feature over 80 prints by 42 local printmakers working in HP's facilities. Join us for opening night on Friday, July 8, for a one-night-only 20% off sale on all prints by co-op artists!
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
Our annual student exhibition features the work of nine teen artists who participated in the 2015-2016 Access/Print Program, as well as work by students in grades 3–12 who participated in relief, drypoint, monotype, and screenprinting workshops at Highpoint.
Women Printmakers from Mexico
Curated by Maria Cristina Tavera, Sus Voces: Women Printmakers from Mexico features a variety of prints by nine artists living and working in Mexico.
In the Threshold Gallery
2015
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present Prints on Ice, an exhibition of prints by members of its artists’ studio cooperative.
New Prints by Jay Heikes
During the course of Heikes’ project with Highpoint, he explored the idea of the exquisite corpse.
Prints by Nine Contemporary Artists
Highpoint is proud to announce our 11th international exhibition, Made in Germany: Prints by Nine Contemporary Artists, an exhibition curated by Knut Willich of Aspinwall Editions which showcases a variety of prints by artists currently living and working in Germany.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Over 75 pieces were selected by the co-op’s curatorial committee for exhibition. Printmaking methods represented include lithography, relief, intaglio, screenprinting, and monotype.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
The Access/Print Project is a mentorship program that hosts 8 – 10 outstanding teen artists each school year. Teens receive over 70 hours of studio access and instruction in the printmaking arts to create a body of print work. This work will be on view with work from students in grades 1 – 12 visited Highpoint to create their own relief, drypoint, and monoprints.
New Prints by Julie Buffalohead, published by Highpoint Editions
Highpoint is honored to present a group of ten captivating lithographs created in collaboration between artist Julie Buffalohead and Highpoint’s professional print workshop,
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present Prints on Ice, an exhibition of prints by members of its artists' studio cooperative.
In the Threshold Gallery
2014
New Prints by Aaron Spangler, published by Highpoint Editions
The exhibition will feature ten handprinted woodcuts developed in collaboration between the artist and Highpoint's professional printshop.
Highpoint's International Juried Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present Stand Out Prints, Highpoint’s second juried print exhibition.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present SILVER, an exhibition of prints by members of its artists’ studio cooperative.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
The Access/Print Project is a mentorship program that hosts 8 – 10 outstanding teen artists each school year. Teens receive over 70 hours of studio access and instruction in the printmaking arts to create a body of print work. This work will be on view with work from students in grades 1 – 12 visited Highpoint to create their own relief, drypoint, and monoprints.
Contemporary Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation
An exhibition of 26 prints on generous loan from the collection of Jordan Schnitzer.
In the Threshold Gallery
2013
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to present Prints on Ice, an exhibition of prints by members of its artists' studio cooperative.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking proudly announces its tenth international exhibition, Contemporary Prints from Central Taiwan, curated by Jon Renzella.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Don't miss this Summer’s Highpoint Cooperative Exhibition. We have 27 artists printing their way to the upcoming submission deadline.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
The Access/Print Project is a mentorship program that hosts 8 – 10 outstanding teen artists each school year. This work will be on view with work from students in grades 1 – 12 visited Highpoint to create their own relief, drypoint, and monoprints.
Recent Work by MN Faculty
An invitational group show that features a varied collection of works made by 17 printmaking faculty members from 14 Minnesota colleges and universities.
In the Threshold Gallery
2012
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Cooperative Exhibition with 29 artists printing their way to the upcoming submission deadline.
An exhibition from Open Studio, Toronto, Canada
Highpoint is proud to announce our next international exhibition in partnership with Open Studio, Canada’s leading printmaking center.
New prints by Willie Cole, published by Highpoint Editions
Highpoint is honored to present a significant new body of work by internationally renowned artist Willie Cole.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
We have 32 artists printing their way to the upcoming submission deadline.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
The ACCESS/PRINT Project is a mentorship program that hosts 8 – 10 outstanding teen artists each school year. LOOK/SEE exhibits work from students in grades 1 – 12 visited Highpoint to create their own relief, drypoint, and monoprints.
Highpoints National Juried Exhibition
See what's happening in printmaking on a national scale. With accepted works from 26 states, this exhibition offers 57 select impressions in contemporary printmaking
In the Threshold Gallery
2011
Celebrating 10 Years of Highpoint Printshop Exhibitions
We are very proud to present the 20th Cooperative Exhibition, celebrating 10 years of semi-annual exhibitions. This exhibition features work by twenty-eight local printmakers with a wide range of experiences.
Carter • Todd Norsten • David Rathman
Join Highpoint this October for a look at the newest prints created in 2011. Works by Carter, Todd Norsten and David Rathman.
Celebrating 35 years of Prints
This thought-provoking exhibition encompasses a myriad of techniques and perspectives expressed through works by current and past members during the tumultuous recent history of Northern Ireland.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, relief prints, intaglio and screenprints will be on view and available for purchase July 8 – August 18.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
This year the LOOK/SEE show will open in tandem with the ACCESS/PRINT Project show on April 22. Students, parents, teachers and the public are invited to join the celebration of a year of prints in Highpoint’s gallery!
Personal Perspectives from Tamarind
Highpoint is delighted to present this specially curated show of prints from the Tamarind Institute, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In the Threshold Gallery
2010
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, relief prints, intaglio and screenprints will be on view and available for purchase December 1st–January 29th.
Highpoint Editions publishes Carlos Amorales
Highpoint Editions is delighted to announce its publication of new prints by artist Carlos Amorales.
Prints from the Minnesota Museum of American Art
For over 40 years, Minnesota Museum of American Art has been collecting woodcuts, lithographs, intaglio and screenprints that reveal the depth and breadth of American printmaking in the second half of the 20th century.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, relief prints, intaglio and screenprints will be on view and available for purchase July 9 – August 28.
Teen Program Exhibition & Student Exhibition
Highpoint’s education and community programs stepped into a new world in 2009. With a classroom of its own and room to grow Highpoint programming including the A/P Project teen program, the school partnership program and adult printmaking classes are more in demand than ever before.
from the David Krut Print Workshop
Krut invites emerging and established artists to his Johannesburg studio to create limited edition intaglio prints and monotypes. Highpoint is honored to host this outstanding group show.
Juried Works from Highpoint’s First Portfolio Review
An juried exhibition of works by 29 local printmakers.
In the Threshold Gallery
2009
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Original screenprints, lithographs, intaglio, relief prints and monoprints will be on view and available for sale during the 16th Highpoint Cooperative Exhibit, December 4 – January 16.
The Prints of Julie Mehretu
Excavations: The Prints of Julie Mehretu — the first-ever comprehensive show of prints produced by the artist thus far in her career.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, relief prints, intaglio and screenprints will be on view and available for purchase July 31–September 19.
A printmaking program for high school students
The prints in this exhibit were produced by eight local high school students. Over the course of ten week sessions, they worked with professional artist mentors to develop new printmaking skills, propose a plan and create an original print series for display in Highpoint’s gallery.
2008
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is pleased to announce Prints on Ice, an exhibition and sale hosted by members of its printshop cooperative. Original lithographs, screenprints, intaglio, relief prints and monoprints will be presented during the 14th Highpoint Cooperative Exhibit December 5–January 3.
Visitors to the exhibition will view prints by Santiago Cucullu, Rob Fischer, Adam Helms, Lisa Nankivil, and Jessica Rankin, all created in collaboration with Highpoint Editions.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
The public is invited to join the artists along with their families and friends at the opening reception Friday, July 11, from 6:30–9:00 PM. Entrance to the reception is free, and beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cooperative show openings are fun, informal events where visitors can mix with printmakers and learn about their work in the same space in which prints are produced.
Original Prints by Metro-area Students
LOOK/ SEE will showcase a portion of the school year’s worth of monoprints, drypoints, and relief prints made at HP.
Get ready for a glimpse inside the drawers of HP Editions and an opportunity to see (and in some cases purchase) selected prints from collaborations with David Rathman, Todd Norsten, Clarence Morgan, Mary Esch and Carolyn Swiszcz.
Highpoint’s First Invitational Exhibit
19 artists doing lithographs, intaglios, screenprints, relief and monoprints in a wide range of styles.
2007
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts, and monoprints will be presented during Prints on Ice, the 12th Highpoint Cooperative Exhibition, on view December 7 through January 12, 2008.
Mexican Printmaking Today
An exhibition of prints curated by Artemio Rodríguez of La Mano Press presenting lithographs, screenprints, relief prints, etchings, and other works on paper as well as innovative hybrids of printmaking and street art, skateboard culture, and animation.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Original lithographs, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts, and monoprints will be presented during Hot off the Press, the 11th Highpoint Cooperative Exhibition.
Original Prints by Metro-area Students
Work from Highpoint's 2006–2007 school partnership programs will be on view in Highpoint’s gallery from April 27–May 12, 2007 in our annual student exhibition called LOOK/SEE!
This winter Highpoint will present an exhibit surveying the work of printmakers living in Tokyo. Tokyo is famous for the Edo-period ukiyo-e prints that innovated the water-based woodcut technique.
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Dozens of original prints — including lithographs, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts, and more — ranging in subject from realistic landscapes and figures to expressive abstractions and experimental efforts — will be on view and for sale in this exhibit.
Carolyn Swiszcz
Highpoint is proud to present an exhibit of new works by Carolyn Swiszcz, featuring Free News, a publication released by Highpoint Editions in 2005, and a variety of mixed-media pieces with printed elements. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, September 9, from 6:30–9:00 PM.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
Prints — including lithographs, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts, and more — ranging in subject from realistic landscapes and figures to expressive abstractions and experimental efforts — will be on view and for sale in this exhibit.
An exhibition of original prints made at Highpoint by metro-area students
The LOOK/SEE! exhibit features prints made by metro-area students during the 2005–2006 school year.
Prints from the studios of the Edinburgh Printmakers and Glasgow Print Studio will be on display.
Photogravures by Lothar Osterburg
Osterburg’s recent photogravure prints, highlighting the imaginative and adventurous imagery for which he is known, and his mastery of the complex traditional photogravure process.
2006
2005
Winter Cooperative Exhibition
Recent original lithographs, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts, and more will be available for view and sale at the printshop.
Clarence Morgan
Join us as we celebrate the completion of new prints by painter/printmaker Clarence Morgan, published in collaboration with HP Editions and Master Printer Cole Rogers.
Joel Janowitz
An exhibition featuring prints from a three-year collaboration between Boston-based artist Joel Janowitz and Master Printer Cole Rogers.
Donovan Durham
Donovan was able to create orginal prints at Highpoint. This project culminated in a show of his work, with special invites extended to everyone at Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts where Durham creates his artwork regularly.
Love, Magic, and Ceremony
Highpoint Center for Printmaking proudly presents Yilpinji: Love, Magic, and Ceremony, a collection of prints by Kukatja and Warlpiri people of Australia’s Tanami Desert region.
2004
by Exhibition Curator Ali Raza
Contemporary Printmakers from Pakistan will feature over sixty works by artists from all regions of Pakistan, reflecting the visual and methodological diversity of their art world.
This fall, Highpoint and Grupo Soap del Corazon (a Twin Cities-based Latino arts group) will come together for Gráfica Política, featuring the creation and exhibition of new prints by Latino artists.
Summer Cooperative Exhibition
This exhibit will include etchings, lithographs, screenprints, monoprints and relief prints by 29 artists.
Print Show and Spoken Word
Highpoint has been working for the past few months on an exciting partnership with Jefferson Community School, in conjunction with our neighbor Intermedia Arts. With the help of Intermedia’s Theresa Schulz, local spoken word artist Desdamona, and Jefferson School Principal Ray Aponte, we have created a unique project that draws together spoken word pieces, performance, and printmaking.
A Border Crossing Project
Created to honor the everyday visions and creations of women, the Project features work by 165 artists of varying disciplines, from 24 different countries.
2003
Eric Avery
The public is invited to visit Highpoint as we host an exhibition of prints by renowned psychiatrist and artist Eric Avery. The show, titled A Life In Art And Medicine, will feature a variety of both recent and older works (most will be available for purchase.)
Todd Norsten
The exhibition will feature Norsten’s new suite of five intaglio prints, four individual editioned prints, and additional unique works.
Join high school artists from El Colegio Charter School and artists Gustavo Lira and Savita Bettaglio to celebrating this unique community partnership.
Contemporary Prints inspired by the Ukiyo-e Tradition
We are pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of prints by printmaker Keiji Shinohara, to be on view at Highpoint from March 15 thru May 2, 2003. Mr. Shinohara is well-known throughout the United States for his mastery of the thousand-year-old Japanese woodcut process known as ukiyo-e, also known as “pictures of the floating world.”
Highpoint is honored to host an exhibition of prints by prolific Minneapolis artist Malcom Myers (1917 – 2002).
2002
Noted artist and printmaker Linda Schwarz visited the Highpoint professional printshop for two weeks in February 2002 to work with Master Printer Cole Rogers on a new print project, culminating in this exhibit.
David Rathman
Join us in celebrating the first edition published by Highpoint Center: a suite of five intaglio prints by David Rathman, printed by Master Printer Cole Rogers. The Minneapolis-based artist brings a touch of the West to Highpoint with his one-man show, Five New Etchings.
Conjuring Art from Nature
Visiting Artist Gendron Jensen will meet with visitors and talk about his work.
Lisa Bulawsky, Nick Bubash, Bill Fick and Tom Huck
“New Pulls” a collaboration between Highpoint and Kevin Quandt Fine Art, presents four printmakers whose work offers unique visions of the human condition. These artists’ images encompass dark humor and psychology, the rural south, the seven deadly sins, and mask-like portraits of unknown peoples. Join us at Highpoint for an Opening reception, including food and drink, on friday April 5, 6:30 – 9:00 PM. Highpoint’s Artistic Director Cole Rogers, and Kevin Quandt of Quandt Fine Art, will be on hand to discuss the work with guests. For an indepth look at each artist’s work visit www.kqfineart.com.
3 Artists from Krakow Poland
Please join us in welcoming three artists from Krakow, Poland as we host them for an artist’s reception and the opening show of their prints.
2001
The show at HP will exhibit his group of intaglio prints mounted on scrolls which he produced from drawings made at the Shrines at Ise Jungu, in the Summer of 2000.