Demario Dotson, 2021
Demario Dotson, 2021
Max Plona, 2017
Max Plona, 2017
Ashley Karnowski, 2022
Ashley Karnowski, 2022
Print Media Philosophy

Sakura Reed (Print Media 2023), 2nd Year Reviews Installation

Photo: Sarah C Blanchette

Print Media Philosophy

Print Media Philosophy

A perpetually expanding view of printmaking through interdisciplinary practice

The Print Media department at Cranbrook is characterized by a perpetually expanding view of printmaking through interdisciplinary practice. This dynamic approach to print encourages experimentation and innovation within traditional and emerging print media. 

We define our discipline broadly, through the ideas of multiples and distribution rather than specific techniques.  Practices range from traditional etching to commercial printing to the digital tools of mass media. 

It is the space where artists engage with the materials and technologies of reproduction, with a value placed on experimentation and process. Rooted in the concept of democratic media—from Gutenberg to internet memes—Print Media prizes collaboration and diverse forms of dissemination in contemporary art and culture. 

Emmy Bright + Cooper Holoweski

The Cranbrook Experience in Print Media

Emmy Bright + Cooper Holoweski

The Cranbrook Experience in Print Media

Student Work

Student Work
Delia Touche (MFA Print Media 2023). Photo: PD Rearick.
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Melih Meric (MFA Print Media 2023). Photo: PD Rearick.
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Arno Goetz (MFA Print Media 2023). Photo: PD Rearick.
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Demario Dotson, 2021
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Ashley Karnowski, 2022
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Tanner Blackwell, 2022
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Cass Penegor, 2022
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Andie Labgold, 2022
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Linda Kentoffio, 2022
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Kendal Kulley, 2021
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Doug Jones, 2022
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Ciaran McQuiston, 2020
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Ato Ribeiro, 2017
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Matt Boyd, 2018
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Emily Culbert, 2018
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Molly Aubry, 2018
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Matt Boyd, 2018
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Natalie Hou, 2017
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Jim Bullard, 2016
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Paolo Marino, 2017
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The only solely studio-based program in the country that takes a holistic approach to print, tracing a lineage that connects 7th-century Chinese woodblocks to Internet memes and Twitter.