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Josephine Press
Josephine Press is a fully equipped printmaking facility offering printmaking instruction and workshops for established and emerging artists.
Josephine Press is located just two miles from the beach and in the heart of beautiful Santa Monica, CA. With the custom designed American French Etching Press and Wright Combination Press, the shop is equipped to work with intaglio, lithography, monotype, relief printing and non-toxic photo printmaking techniques up to 36” x 54". The staff also works in “tradigital” (not Giclee) processes, combining traditional printmaking with digital work.
Christopher John Gallery specializes in contemporary fine art prints and works on paper. With work of over fifty artists in its archives, the gallery offers the collector, art consultant or designer an extensive range of styles and techniques.
Our Services
Our History:
Josephine Press is a fully equipped fine art printmaking facility. We offer custom edition printing, platemaking, instruction and workshops for established and emerging artists. Josephine Press is owned and operated by artist/master printmaker John Greco, an MFA graduate of Kent State University, with more than 35 years of printmaking experience.
Assisting John are printmakers May Roded, Shawn Waco, and interns Julie Gaynes, Sophia Mollard, and Lilia Hue.
John Greco has collaborated with over 600 artists, among them such notables as Glen Brunken, John Cage, Harry Carmean, Meg Cranston, Muramasa Kudo, Michael C. McMillen, Manuel Nunez, Joseph Piasentin, Raymond Pettibon, Nancy Riegelman, Hubert Schmalix, Arturo Segundo, Amanda Watt, and Mark Vallen. Working with and assisting John is an experienced group of assistant printers and interns. The staff is proficient in all media of printmaking with a special emphasis on alternative printmaking processes, intaglio, and digital integration. By providing quality facilities, a high degree of technical expertise and the intangible necessities of support and encouragement, they have rendered an invaluable service to the many artists in this community.
Josephine Press is unique in offering its facilities to artists in four ways:direct assistance and collaboration with a printer; unassisted printing and instruction in printmaking with workshops. Please see our facilities page for rates and the workshop page for a schedule of our upcoming and current workshops.
Christopher John Gallery, the affiliated gallery, has an ever evolving collection of published prints from many of today’s current and emerging artists in many printmaking media as well as drawings and paintings. These artworks are viewable by appointment.
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