Derby Print Open

Derby Print Open An Open exhibition open to all showcasing contemporary printmaking from artists based in the UK.

Printmakers based in the United Kingdom are invited to submit work toward Green Door Printmaking Studio's first ever Derby Print Open.

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:Rock Star Tree no1: Cherry BlossomsKatherine OwenKatherine is a pri...
08/06/2026

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:

Rock Star Tree no1: Cherry Blossoms
Katherine Owen


Katherine is a printmaker and graphic designer. With more than 30 years experience in publishing, Katherine wanted to reconnect with her creative art school roots. Taking a course at East London Printmakers, Katherine enjoyed getting ink on her hands again – reigniting her passion for all things print. She now views her creative work through a fresh lens and is excited about the possibilities. Drawing inspiration from her own photography, Katherine explores texture, colour and the layering of different screen effects, mixing mediums.

Quinta del Sordo Gallery in Cromford, Derbyshire, is a contemporary art gallery and working studio run by John McDonald located in a historic 18th-century market place building. The gallery specializes in statement pieces, including portraits, furniture, and ceramics.

View this print in person throughout June in our Chapel Street Arts Centre venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:Country PhotographerMarie Theresa SouthMarie enjoys going from an i...
07/06/2026

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:

Country Photographer
Marie Theresa South

Marie enjoys going from an initial idea, to sketches to compose a picture and then moving on to paint, felt, sew or print it. She finds it very satisfying to see an idea come to fruition in a frame! Her inspiration comes from in her surroundings, particularly the Derbyshire countryside and the small village which she lives in, near Ashby de la Zouch. A wide variety of countryside animals and plants influence her work. Marie is also a keen photographer and she finds that photography, printmaking, wet felt making, sewing and painting complement each other.

Quinta del Sordo Gallery in Cromford, Derbyshire, is a contemporary art gallery and working studio run by John McDonald located in a historic 18th-century market place building. The gallery specializes in statement pieces, including portraits, furniture, and ceramics.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:Ullswater Landscape VaseSue CleggSue Clegg is a multidisciplinary a...
07/06/2026

Announcing the Quinta del Sordo Gallery Award winner:

Ullswater Landscape Vase
Sue Clegg


Sue Clegg is a multidisciplinary artist and educator whose practice is grounded in an exploration of place, memory, and lived experience. Working across a range of processes and materials, she investigates the dialogues that arise between them, generating both representational and more abstracted pieces.

Quinta del Sordo Gallery in Cromford, Derbyshire, is a contemporary art gallery and working studio run by John McDonald located in a historic 18th-century market place building. The gallery specializes in statement pieces, including portraits, furniture, and ceramics.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Pressing Matters Award winner:After the AscentSidney T WilsonSidney Wilson is an artist working across pr...
07/06/2026

Announcing the Pressing Matters Award winner:

After the Ascent
Sidney T Wilson


Sidney Wilson is an artist working across printmaking, drawing, and animation. As a competitive cyclist, his experience of training and injury informs his collagraph prints, where he explores themes of memory and endurance. He compares the physical and emotional challenges of his cycling with the broader highs and lows of life.

Pressing Matters magazine is a publication full of inky inspiration, celebrating the best of modern printmaking from around the world. Made by printmakers for printmakers, we speak to artists about their creative processes and passion for print. Expect inky fingers, creative workspaces, sketchbooks and artworks – across all kinds of techniques and mediums.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the John Purcell Paper Award winner:The Projection of TimeZiqi Xu"I work as a full-time editioning printmaker...
05/06/2026

Announcing the John Purcell Paper Award winner:

The Projection of Time
Ziqi Xu


"I work as a full-time editioning printmaker (2022-now). At other times belonging to me, I recreate and reflect on my reality, mostly about my working life – about time, repetition, and pause. I want to see myself clearly in this world. I like touching things with my hands. In my recent works, I make drawings and etchings of myself, my colleagues, and my workplace, to investigate the position of industrial female workers."

John Purcell Paper continue to expand the extensive range of papers and boards that are available from stock from their south London warehouse.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Ironbridge Fine Arts Award winner:Winter MoonMatthew Fullwood"While my work is based on observation, I’m ...
05/06/2026

Announcing the Ironbridge Fine Arts Award winner:

Winter Moon
Matthew Fullwood


"While my work is based on observation, I’m not aiming for realism. I’m more interested in creating images that feel slightly mysterious or open to interpretation. There’s often a sense of tension or watchfulness, as if something is about to, or has just happened. Working in a small, self-contained space suits my approach. The repetitive nature of printmaking; carving, etching, inking and printing, helps me slow down and really focus on the subject matter. This way of working feeds into the mood of the prints themselves."

Ironbridge Fine Arts is a family-run business located in Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, featuring a fine art gallery, a specialist printmaking studio, and a premier framing workshop. Known for hosting exhibitions of local and international artists, they also manufacture the renowned “Gunning Etching Press” used globally.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Intaglio Printmaker Award winner:The Happy CoupleSharon Baker"My printmaking practice explores lithograph...
04/06/2026

Announcing the Intaglio Printmaker Award winner:

The Happy Couple
Sharon Baker


"My printmaking practice explores lithography, photogravure and mono-printing. I consider ideas about nostalgia, memory, class and cultural heritage. I produce work in series which have contrasting styles depending on my subject matter and processes. One strand is routed in 19th Century photographic Pictorialism in the creation of atmospheric photo-based prints to evoke certain emotions and moods."

Intaglio Printmaker is a renowned London-based supplier, established in 1981, specializing in professional-grade printmaking tools, inks, and materials for etching, engraving, and other analogue techniques They offer a wide range of equipment including presses, plates, and papers, catering to artists and printmakers worldwide.

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Foxlowe Arts Centre Award winner:Bar SceneBetsy McCarthyBetsy works from her home studio creating linocut...
02/06/2026

Announcing the Foxlowe Arts Centre Award winner:

Bar Scene
Betsy McCarthy


Betsy works from her home studio creating linocuts and etchings. "In my own work I am interested in themes of nostalgia, memory, storytelling and intimacy. It doesn’t always have to be romantic but to me these moments are so precious and there is something I find so beautiful and powerful in these moments that can seem so small like holding hands or a hug."

Foxlowe Arts Centre is a vibrant, community-focused arts venue based in a historic building at Market Place, Leek, Staffordshire, operating as a registered charity. It serves as a hub for creativity, featuring a popular café, gallery, live music venue, and cinema, while also hosting workshops, a youth theatre, and providing space for private events. "We love all of Betsy's work. It has a loose dynamic quality and we enjoyed the narratives."

View this print in person throughout June in our Banks Mill Studios venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Essdee Art & Craft Award winner:Waiting, Baker Street StationGary EiteGary's linocuts capture the hidden ...
02/06/2026

Announcing the Essdee Art & Craft Award winner:

Waiting, Baker Street Station
Gary Eite


Gary's linocuts capture the hidden beauty within industrial and urban landscapes. "I'm fascinated by urban and industrial landscapes, Waiting, Baker Street is part of a project to paint, draw and print all 27 stations on the Inner loop of the Circle Line Underground, it all started and ended at Baker Street and became a year long project, finished in January 2026."

Essdee Art & Craft is a UK-based manufacturer specializing in high-quality linocut, block printing, and scraperboard products since 1945. Based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, they produce and export tools like ink rollers, cutters, and kits designed to make traditional printmaking accessible to artists of all levels.

View this print in person throughout June in our Chapel Street Arts Centre venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

Announcing the Dizzy Ink Award winner:Chill out (buddha)Whimsy WoodsWhimsy Woods produces handprinted original clothing ...
02/06/2026

Announcing the Dizzy Ink Award winner:

Chill out (buddha)
Whimsy Woods


Whimsy Woods produces handprinted original clothing and art prints. "Sometimes I think printmaking will give me a mental breakdown but most of the time I enjoy the process and the outcomes. The world needs more Whimsy than ever right now. I pray that I am doing my due dilligence."

Dizzy Ink .ink is a Nottingham-based, independent Risograph and screen printing studio founded by Craig Proud. They specialize in creative print production, zine making, and sustainable publishing.

View this print in person throughout June in our Tubo Gift Shop venue.

We are very grateful to our award givers for their overwhelming generosity in supporting the Derby Print Open 2026 (showing until 30 June).

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