The University of Dallas offers a practical and conceptual introduction to contemporary printmaking as a mode of artistic expression and a guided development of a student's ability toward a personal expression. Studio facilities enable students to make intaglios, lithographs, relief prints and screen prints, and to learn photographic printmaking processes and hand paper-making.
Printmaking, BA, MA, MFA
Join a small, dedicated community of artists.
The study of printmaking at the University of Dallas encourages students to broaden the definition of the medium.
Printmaking, BA
The undergraduate printmaking degree prepares students for working artistry through art history courses and practical studio work. Studio facilities enable students to make intaglios, lithographs, relief prints and screen prints, and to learn photographic printmaking processes and hand paper making.
Basic Requirements
A total of 46 credits are required, including 14 art core credits consisting of Basic Drawing I & II, 2D & 3D Design, and History of Art & Architecture I & II. Students are also required to take two beginning studios in their sophomore year, preferably one in a 2D and one in a 3D discipline. It is recommended that art majors take Aesthetics as an elective and seek appropriate electives in other departments. During the students’ junior and senior years they will concentrate on their chosen discipline. Seniors will also participate in two semesters of Senior Seminar (one credit per semester). Satisfactory completion of the Senior Exhibition and the Art History Comprehensive Examination is required.
Comprehensive Examination
In the second semester of the junior year the work of the student is reviewed by the entire art faculty. A second review occurs in the first senior semester, followed by a final review in the last semester prior to the presentation of the senior capstone project, a solo exhibition held on campus. It must contain work completed predominantly during the Senior Studio course. The exhibition — selected, designed and constructed by the student — is judged by the faculty in an oral examination. In the senior year all art majors must also pass an art history comprehensive exam.
Printmaking Course Sequence
Printmaking Course Sequence follows the Art Core.
| Fall Classes | Hours | Spring Classes | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art 3323, Intermediate Printmaking I | 3 | Art 3324, Intermediate Printmaking II | 3 |
| Art 3329, Intermediate Drawing | 3 | Beginning Studio | 3 |
| Art 5398, Modern Art | 3 | Art 5399, Contemporary Art | 3 |
| Philosophy 3332 Aesthetics | 3 | History 1312 | 3 |
| Math | 3 | Physical Science + Lab | 4 |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 16 |
| Fall Classes | Hours | Spring Classes | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art 4349, Senior Printmaking | 3 | Art 4350, Senior Printmaking | 3 |
| Art 4151, Senior Seminar | 1 | Art 4152, Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Art 5V59, Advanced Drawing | 3 | Advanced Art Elective | 3 |
| Life Science + Lab | 4 | Philosophy 3311 | 3 |
| History 1311 | 3 | Politics 1311 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Advanced Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 17 | Total Credits | 16 |
Printmaking, MA, MFA
Ideas and images should be explored and presented in their best visual form. Process
only informs imagery.
Printmaking is not a way of making multiple paintings or drawings. Ideas and images
should be explored and presented in their best visual form. Process only informs imagery.
The term Master of Fine Arts can be taken literally. Students of the graduate program
have found some interaction between image and process. They are growing into artist-printmakers.
Technical virtuosity is not necessary, and we have no (real) prejudices against vegetarians
or heavy-metal fans.
Space & Equipment
Space and equipment are available for work - single or in combination - in intaglio, lithography, relief printing, screen printing, papermaking, and photo processes where applicable.
At any given time one will find in our students a mixture of personalities and attitudes and widely differing imaginations. Prints coming out of the studios are diverse, often complex, using color and sculptural elements. Students in the department get to make prints, think prints, dream prints, exhibit prints - and most continue to make art (if not exclusively prints) after they have left the University and moved on.
As part of their education, graduate students actively participate in an annual editioning workshop as well as in regular demonstrations/lectures and critiques by visiting artist-printmakers. A growing substantial collection of contemporary prints allow for the study of the state of contemporary American printmaking.
Related Programs
Painting
Ceramics
Sculpture