Liz Chalfin is an active printmaker with a commitment to environmentally sustainable practices. Material re-use and up-cycling have been part of her art practice for decades. Her own prints and artists' books are exhibited in the U.S. and internationally in both solo and group exhibitions. Her work is in numerous museum and library permanent collections. She has been an artist in residence at Mass MOCA (USA), Artist Proof Studio (South Africa), The Vermont Studio Center (USA), Bowdoin College (USA), Trefegwlys Print Studio (Wales), Loomis Chaffee School (USA).
Chalfin's art is represented by Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts, Brattleboro, VT and the Zea Mays Printmaking Flat File Project.
Liz is founding director of Zea Mays Printmaking. Established in 2000, Zea Mays Printmaking provides a state of the art printmaking studio to over 100 artist members and conducts primary research into safe and non-toxic printmaking practices. ZMP shares this information through workshops, artist residencies, web publishing, exhibitions, artist mentorships and collaborations with printmaking schools and studios around the world.
As director of Zea Mays Printmaking, Chalfin supervises the research and educational programs. She has lectured on safer printmaking at conferences, colleges, universities, and independent studios around the world. She consults with studios and artists about creating safe and sustainable printmaking studios and communities. A highlight of her career was introducing William Kentridge to various safer etching process during her residency at Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg in 2019.
www.lizchalfin.com and www.zeamaysprintmaking.com
