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Leni Fried Designs 494 Stage Rd. Cummington MA 01026 413.634.5591 leni@titaniumarts.com www.titaniumarts.com
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. B.F.A. 1980 Art Students League N.Y., N.Y. 1975-76
Georgetown University Washington D.C. 1995 Art Students League N.Y., N.Y. 1975-76 The Brookings Institute Washington D.C. 1997 National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institute 1988 National Library of Arts Washington D.C. 1988 Frick Fine arts library Washington D.C. 1988 Hofstra Univ .Book archives Washington D.C. 1988 Wallace Memorial library Rochester, N.Y. 1988 Metropolitan Museum Print Archives N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Whitney Museum Print N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Archives Info Data Computer software Leesburg, VA 1987 Bethesda Naval Hospital Washington D.C. 1987 National Institutes of Health Washington D.C. 1985 Library of Congress Washington D.C. 1985 Cigna Art Collection Hartford, Ct 1984 Phillip Morris Corporation N.Y., N.Y. 1981, 1980 Dr. Kate Klemer Chiropractic Northampton, MA 1998 Baystate Medical Center East Longmeadow, MA 1993 Bela Luna Gallery Boston, MA 1993 Scarborough Gallery Chappaqua, N.Y. 1992 Cambridge Artists’ Coop Cambridge, MA 1991 The Boston Childrens’ Museum Boston, MA 1989 Susi’s Cambridge, MA 1989 Fitzgerald Fine Arts Washington D.C. 1985	National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington D.C. 1988 Albright Knox Art gallery Buffalo, N.Y. 1988 Museum of Modern Art N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Franklin Furnace Archives N.Y., N.Y. 1988 New York public library N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Guggenheim Museum library N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Metropolitan Museum Print Archives N.Y., N.Y. 1988 Posselt Baker Gallery New Orleans, MA 1985 Pratt Institute Brooklyn, N.Y. 1982 Basic Printmaking Bernie Toale 1992 Bicycle Guide May 1993 Mountain Biker Intl Dec. 1993 Road Bike Action Nov. 1994 Mountain Bike Nov. 1993 Mountain Bike Action March 1994 &March 1991 Mantis Bicycle Co. All terrain world map 1995 Painted track bike Connie Young Olympics 1992 Casette cover design Piggyback Planet Sally Rogers 1990 Fat City Cycles Hand painted bikes Anaheim Trade Shows 1989 & 1990 Halls Wheels Painted wheelchair Paralympics Seoul, Korea Boston Childrens’ Museum Printmaking demo for television 1989 Ibis Cycles painted bikes 1988 Union Coillege print demo Schnectady, N.Y. 1985
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About Printmaking

Working on location in Culebra, P.R.

Linoleum Block Printing

Linoleum was invented in England in the late 1860’s to be used as a floorcovering material. Subsequently it was discovered by artists as an excellent surface for carving and printing. Since it is relatively soft with no grain it can be easily carved in any direction with different size gouges. First a drawing is done and transferred to the linoleum. A separate plate is carved for each color and the plates are printed in succession so one color can register over the other. The most sensitive way to print a linoleum plate is to use a thin and strong sheet of Japanese paper and print them by hand. The back is rubbed with a barren or spoon. Since a press is not needed this is the ideal printmaking method to use for traveling! Linoleum prints are limited edition multiples.

Monoprint

Monoprints have been made throughout history ,but have been embraced recently by contemporary artists in the past 20 years. Leni has been making monoprints and developing her own technique since she first learned about printmaking in 1980 at Pratt Institute. The biggest difference between a monoprint and other techniques is that it is one-of-a-kind. This fact alone explains the differences in price. When Leni makes a monoprint she makes many separate cutouts from a thin material. These cutouts are inked one at a time using rollers and brushes and then put together onto a background plate. The technique is somewhat like building a collage. The whole composition is then printed using an etching press. The cutouts can be re-used to make a related series, but no two prints are exactly alike.

Collagraph

Collagraph means printed collage. The plate is made of matt board. Matt board consists of many layers of fiber laminated together. It is possible to carve matt board and peel away layers using an xacto knife. You can also glue textured materials to the plate as well. The plate is sealed with a polymer medium and then printed using an etching press. Leni studied collagraph technique with Clare Romano. Clare is one of the pioneers of the collagraph and is well known for her artwork and excellent books, The Complete Printmaker and Collagraph Printing. Collagraphs are printed as multiples and if the plate is well made they can last for up to 50 prints or more.

Leni Fried Designs • 494 Stage Rd. • Cummington MA 01026
413.634.5591 • 413.634.5591
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