Make Me a Mixtape
A Print Exchange hosted by Rewind Press where 17 artists were asked to make a piece accompanying their ideal mixtape.
Click on the pieces below to listen to their playlists!
I Like You x2
Serigraph
Dennis and Christina are a powerhouse husband and wife printmaking duo. They create pieces of art that not only tell a story, but take you on a journey through space and nature. Every piece displays their finely tuned ability to tap into each of our own desires to set off into the wild.
Cuddle Bug
Serigraph
Asa is a talented artist based out of Columbus, Ohio with a knack for old school technology. They have, in their words, “a very specific illustration niche of drawing boxy home computers (with no reference photos and only vibes)”.
15
Serigraph
Carolin is a a multi-talented artist based out of New York with Ohio roots as an alumni of Kent State. Carolin’s work is quirky and colorful and her piece for the show is just that.
I’m Ready to Grow Young Again
Serigraph
Clinton Reno is an incredibly talented illustrator and printmaker. He may have designed one of your favorite posters. His work is filled with special easter eggs that keep you guessing.
On All Fours
Serigraph
Dustin Brinkman is a printmaker and educator working in Columbus, Ohio where he spends most of his free time reflecting tenderly on domestic spaces, framework construction, identity narratives, and complicated visions of home and place.
These Same Days
Serigraph
Elaina Workley is an immensely talented printmaker. Her work evokes feelings of whimsy and fantasy and her color choices are top-notch. She is a core member of Pheonix Rising Print Co-Op and a friend of Rewind Press.
The World is Yours and Mine
Serigraph
Felicity Gunn is a visual artist working between Central and Southern Ohio. Trained in print-based media, Felicity strives to learn about community connection related to relative social and material environments. Her research and resulting compositions bring to light spaces unkempt as she wonders about the parallels between mismanaged systems of power and unchecked space and time within our own personal localities. She is drawn to rigid structure and resulting disorder witnessed both organically and at times, rather inorganically. Felicity is an avid sketchbook keeper and is incredibly passionate about the practice of visual consumption.
Echo, Mirror, Replay, Loop
Serigraph
Gloria is a professor who has taught at The Ohio State University and Columbus College of Art and Design. She is a skilled printmaker whose work centers around nostalgia. Her primary mediums are silkscreen, relief, and intaglio.
A Final Resting Place
Mezzotint
Jessica is a Columbus College of Art and Design Alumni and is the Lab Tech at the CCAD Print Lab. Her work has a strong emphasis on storytelling through printmaking techniques such as mezzotint and intagilo.
Put Your Heels Against the Wall
Cyanotype
Justin Pierce
Justin Pierce is a photographer, printmaker, digital media artist, and educator committed to fostering collaboration and cultivating curiosity. He began his career after receiving a BA in Painting and a BFA in Art Education from Kent State University in 2004. Justin later earned his MAAE from MICA in 2011 with a focus on qualitative research and studio practice. Since then, he has taught in North and South Carolina, developing and instructing classes in Visual Art, Design, Photography, and Media Arts.
Why Do You Look For the Living Among the Dead?
Seripgrah
Kit is an incredibly talented illustrator and printmaker. They are a core member of Pheonix Rising print co-op, Columbus College of Art and Design and Ohio Native. Their work for the show is packed with delicate detail and beautiful color.
Mixed Up
Serigraph
Micah Kraus is an artist and educator living in Akron, Ohio. He operates Work Studio LTD, an art and design studio specializing in printmaking-based processes for fine art and client-based projects. In 2024 he created DITTO, a risograph studio dedicated to community workshops and creative collaboration. He served as an art educator at Archbishop Hoban High School from 2001-2023, teaching printmaking, photography, and art career field experiences.
Caveat
Serigraph
Michael is a powerhouse artist who creates fine art prints, mixed media work, poster prints, and more. His pieces are emotional, raw, and full of wonderfully layered textures.
Great Ghosts
Serigraph
Owner of Rewind Press Screen Print Shop and the man behind Make Me a Mixtape. Nick is an Ohio native and an alumni of Kent State. He has been screen printing since 2003 and has truly mastered the art of printmaking.
Kalliope
Serigraph
Panagiota is a born and raised New Englander and first-generation Greek American. Within her work, she weaves together plant symbolism, mythology, women’s history, and the hues of Mediterranean culture. Her eye-catching work brings a lovely pop of color into this print exchange.
Observer
Serigraph
Peter is an alumni of the Columbus College of Art and Design and is a printmaking extraordinaire. He is a core member at Pheonix Rising Print Co-Op and Rewind Press’ own press manager. His work is colorful and ethereal.
No Refund
Serigraph
Tara is an educator & artist based in Huntsville, Alabama. She likes fluorescent ink, arcade carpet, and making work that follows the arcade center to in-home gaming pipeline.