Thursday, Nov. 6 through Friday, Dec. 5.
(The Gallery will be closed Nov. 24 through 30 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Artist’s lecture and reception - Thursday, Nov. 6, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Gallery.

Atelier Four features four artists, Amy Buchholz, Bruce Muirhead, Jake Muirhead and William Salzillo, working together in the collaborative workshop spirit unique to printmaking. Linked philosophically to the Arts and Crafts Movement that has deep roots in upstate New York, this group is committed to keeping alive the tradition of studio printmaking while promoting its contemporary relevance. The selection of 40 intaglio prints, mostly recent works, contrasts and compares the working methods of the four collaborators whose teacher/student relationships developed into life-long friendships that have shaped their art and careers. From a historical perspective the selection also references the important influences of the upstate New York printmaking laboratories centered around Robert Marx at Syracuse University and Harvey Breverman at the University of Buffalo. Despite similar goals, each artist in the exhibition represents a different approach to intaglio printmaking.

"The Songstress"

Bruce Muirhead is a self-defined painter/printmaker in the romantic mold. His Middlebury College colleague, David Bumbeck, who learned his craft from Robert Marx at Syracuse University, introduced him to the intaglio process in the early 1970’s. Muirhead is professor of art at Hamilton College where he teaches painting and also runs the print shop. The Amity Art Foundation in Connecticut published the catalog raisonne of his prints in 2007. 

"Sun Drawing"

William Salzillo, a professor of art at Hamilton College, learned printmaking as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, and later studied lithography with Garo Antresian, a founder of the Tammarind Institute at the University of New Mexico. Salzillo’s new prints reference historical styles, a direction inspired by his curatorial research as director of Hamilton’s Emerson Gallery from 1982 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001.

"Imaginary Moth"

Amy Georgia Buchholz studied art at Kirkland College where she was mentored by both Muirhead and Salzillo. She earned her master of fine arts degree at the University of Buffalo where she was the studio assistant to Harvey Breverman, the director of the printmaking program. The New York Foundation for the Arts awarded Buchholz a fellowship in graphics 1986. Her recent dry points, based on nature subjects, reference the aesthetic philosophy of the etching revival.

"Winter Tree"

Jake Muirhead attended Hamilton College where he majored in painting. He recently earned his master of fine arts degree in printmaking at George Mason University. He has exhibited his etchings in numerous national and international juried print shows. He currently teaches drawing at Montgomery College and is associate printmaker at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Cazenovia College Art Gallery is on the corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets in Cazenovia. Hours during the academic year are: Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Summer hours vary. The gallery is closed during winter recess from Dec. 9 through Jan. 21 . The Gallery reopens on Thursday, Jan. with the Biennial Faculty Exhibition of works by faculty members of the Division of Art and Design.

Jeremy Randall, adjunct instructor of studio art, is the interim acting director of the Gallery. For information, contact Randall at jdrandall@cazenovia.edu,