K. Gwen Frank, Prairie Impressions Part 1: Meet the Artists

*Please read the Parental Advisory and Disclaimer below before viewing (it is linked in the video in the top right information button) Parental Advisory & Disclaimer Parental Advisory While Prairie Impressions welcomes all ages for the majority of the programming, SNAP and A/P advise that all minors are accompanied by parents/guardians while viewing and/or participating in any organizational programming whether in person or online. Viewers are advised that the full length Artist Presentations in Part 1: Meet the Artist, were prepared and provided by each participating artist depicting a range of artistic practices and research topics. As such, these presentations and artworks depicted therein may contain or deal with mature or sensitive content that require parental/guardian discretion. Disclaimer All Meet the Artists presentations are provided in each artist’s own words, and reflect their own thoughts, opinions, and artistic research practices. SNAP and Alberta Printmakers are organizations that present contemporary print-based artists and artworks that reflect a wide range of viewpoints and perspectives. For any questions regarding the specific content prior to watching with young viewers please feel free to contact www.snapartists.com or www.albertaprintmakers.com to discuss in advance. Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) & Alberta Printmakers (A/P) in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days Present Prairie Impressions Part 1: Meet the Artist K. Gwen Frank K. Gwen Frank graduated with honours from AUArts (Alberta College of Art and Design) in 1983 and continued her fine art education through the University of Calgary. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from AUArts. Since the early ‘80s she has participated in over a hundred national and international juried exhibitions, and has had a number of solo exhibitions. She has participated in four artist-in-residence periods at Atelier GRAFF in Montreal: Centrum Frans Masereel in Kasterlee, Belgium; l’Association de la Cardabelle in Cruéjouls, Aveyron, France; and was invited to participate in Slovakia’s 1st International Printmaking Symposium, Portfolio and Exhibition in Bratislava. She has given many intaglio workshops and lectures at University of Waterloo, Ontario; Wake Forest University, North Carolina; Hollins University, Virginia, and throughout Alberta. She continues to work from her Calgary and East Coulee studios in southern Alberta, focusing on intaglio techniques, watercolour and drawing. K. Gwen's work is available through these galleries in Canada: Scott Gallery, Edmonton Open Studio Print Sales, Toronto The Edge Gallery, Calgary and Canmore, Alberta