Residents
The FugScreens Residency Program provides equipment and space for artists who wish to develop a body of screen-printing work, but lack the resources to do so independently.
Residents have scheduled access to the studio however FugScreens is unable to offer 24 hour access to the facilities due to legal restrictions on the building site. FugScreens staff will also be available to provide guidance and feedback.
Interested persons may fill out an application online. Proposals may be for a traditional edition of screen prints, textile work or a less conventional use of the medium. The resident will be expected to meet periodically (established at the beginning of the Residency) with the Director of FugScreens to share ideas and works in progress.
At the conclusion or the residency, an optional reception displaying the work will be hosted by Fugscreens Studios. FugScreens hopes to encourage emerging Chicago artists to produce high quality work in a friendly and exciting environment.
FULL TIME ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATION
PART-TIME ARTIST RESIDENCY APPLICATION
Justin Santora
Billy Craven
Kwasi Amankwah
Kwasi graduated with a Bachelors in Art History from the University of Illinois, before heading to Chicago to focus on his graphic design education at the School of the Art Institute. After earning a degree in Visual Communication from the Art Institute, Kwasi completed a Master in Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has taught design classes at Westwood College
He continues to expand his horizons both artistically and non-artistically. He feels that it takes a lot of different experiences to create art because inspiration can come from everywhere. On top of his freelancing career, Kwasi continues to paint and screen print in his personal time.
And when he grows up he wants to become a NasCAR driver.
CHECK OUT KWASI’S WEBSITE HERE
Lloyd Patterson Jr
Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Lloyd Patterson Jr. has extensive experience in the world of printmaking. With an MFA from Texas Tech University, MA Studies in Webster University St. Louis and Vienna, Austria, a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute, along with reams of professional interactions with the art community, it’s remarkable how much fits into this 5’4″ package! We’re sure that Lloyd’s blue-collar Irish work ethic means exciting things as he pursues new projects at FugScreens Studios.
Justin Moore and Erin Moore
Co-founders and owners of the Barrel Maker Clothing Co., Justin and Erin mark FugScreens Studios’ first family residency! This dynamic duo is psyched to move their operatation out of the kitchen and into a designated printing space. Their goal is to create funky and fun fashion for your kids with high quality shirts and the safest inks available. Keep track of their progress at www.barrelmakerclothing.com–we’re sure their efforts will have you wiggling with delight!
[Gallery not found]Interns
The FugScreens Internship Program offers the opportunity of a unique learning experience for college credit or business experience.Discover how an independent studio functions and learn how to screen print.
Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Miller is a newcomer to the art of screenprinting, but she can translate any Latin mottos you may be curious about, having earned her AB and two MAs in Latin and ancient Greek literature. At FugScreens she works with Jackie on keeping the studio’s social media outlets up-to-date as well as helping out in the printing process.
[Gallery not found]Adrienne Paraczky
Adrienne Paraczky came to FugScreens from Columbia College, where she graduated in 2010 with a BFA in Fine Art. In the studio she works on keeping things clean and organized and helps out in the printing process. For her own next project, she’ll be printing on latex-coated crochet pieces.
[Gallery not found]John Harmon
Joanna Ocampo
Tim Brennan
Tim, or Timmah, as he is sometimes known, is a good fellow on track to graduate from Ohio University in 2011. Keep your eye on his steadily growing portfolio of prints, photos, and digital collage at timothy-brennan.deviantart.com/gallery. He’s pretty awesome, to say the least.
Mike Ferrarell
Affectionately known as Mikey, Mr. Ferrarell will soon graduate from University of Kentucky in Lexington. Beloved by the music festival hula-hooping enthusiasts community of Colorado and beyond, Mike is the creator of greater chicagoland’s rapidly growing ‘Banana Boy’ street art phenomenon. Keep on the lookout for his wheatpastes around town–you won’t be disappointed; we guarantee it.
Old Friends
Lindsey Hayes (past resident)
Earning a Bachelor in Interior Design and a minor in Photography from the University of Nebraska in 2006 Lindsey came to Chicago in 2008 for a new adventure. Lindsey first started printing at Fugscreens in the summer of 2009 and after learning the craft and technique began her residency in September. It is her background in photography that greatly influences her aesthetic in printing. Using the combination of vintage images, hand drawing and found images Lindsey creates whimsical works of art that have a pop art appeal such as flamingos and 1950s bride’s maids. Her objective is to challenge what elements can be married through composition, creating multi-layered designs of silliness
FUGSCREENS INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
Bre Zack (Past Intern)
Hailing from the Trifecta of cultural regions, Columbus/San Francisco/NYC , Bre recently moved to Chicago with a BFA from Pratt Institute to pursue an MA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Tackling the challenge of working simultaneously on her own art practice as well as working within the fickle business of art, Bre is a true cowgirl of the art world. She hates television, insists on drawing with Micron 01 pens, and is using the internship at FugScreens to branch out into the vast concept of color with serigraph.
Megan Tengwall (past resident artist)
In possession of a 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking, Painting, and Drawing from the University of Minnesota, Megan Tengwall has just ventured out of the woods to the city of the big shoulders for a residency at FugScreens Studios. Printing on paper and cloth, her work here will revolve around themes of female identity and sexuality. She might even make you a sandwich, if you’re lucky.
Jason Early (past resident artist)
Having completed his Bachelor of Science at Illinois State University in 2009, Jason Early is now fully immersed in the world of professional graphic design. See his stuff at www.gruntmonkey.com. In the attempt to capture an experience in printed form that coincides with the audible experience of music, Jason has lined up an ambitious agenda of gig posters to create during his residency at FugScreens Studios.
Kim Ambriz (past resident)
Sporting a MFA and MA in printmaking from University of Iowa and a BFA in Photography from Columbia College, Kim Abriz started her residency with FugScreens in January 2010. Her deeply personal work is rooted in her heritage, drawing from Mexican printmakers, Aztec codices, and Indian miniature painting. Kim’s prints combine myth, symbol, and visual mapping to portray various journeys and trials, emanated by way of forests, rivers, walls, owls, bats and dogs. Outside the studio, her talents extend to teaching printmaking and DJing the best beats in the midwest.
Joelle Tafoya
Joelle is an aspiring printmaker and photographer, as well as an intrepid bike messenger on the side. She graduated in 2009, all the way out in the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (ALO-HA!) with a B.A. in English and a Minor in Art. Joelle is interested in making honest images brought to a raw, naked level. While at FugScreens Studios, she has plans to execute a series printed on wood.
Kassy Gardner
Kassy came to us from the wilds of Indianapolis, Indiana. Cousin of Sabrina Rush of FugScreens’ friend and client band State Champion, Kassy has plans to make her own bee farm and provide it’s sweet rewards to the masses.
Camille Canales (past textiles assistant)
Camille Canales is a textile artist and painter living in Chicago. Originally from South Texas, she moved to Chicago in 2004 to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Fiber and Materials.
Currently, Camille works at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago in the textile department, where she instructs a variety of workshops and classes. Prior to teaching, she was initially a resident of the department. In addition, she also participates in art and craft fairs within her side project, La Otra Camilla.
CHECK OUT CAMILLES WEBSITE HERE
Chris Strom (past intern)
“From New York’s Capital District with a background in Fine Arts and dissatisfaction, Chris Strom has tumbled his way west to Chicago. Finishing his Bachelor’s in Film through SAIC and CCC, he is writing and illustrating his own graphic novel ‘Without Call’. He looks forward to ignoring debt collectors throughout the duration of his life and visiting Antarctica.”
Cheri Tymkiw (past resident artist)
Since receiving her Master of Fine Arts in Printing from Northern Illinois University in 2008, Cheri Tymkiw has boldly set out into the world of contemporary art. With experience working as a teacher, a studio assistant, and a fine artist, Cheri comes to FugScreens with specific goals. In her residency she will complete a series investigating the visual bombardment of mass-media. Check her progress at www.cherietymkiw.com.
Chelsei Jangord (past intern)
Chelsei Jangord is currently enrolled in an interdisciplinary major program with Art & Design and Art Entertainment Media Management at Columbia College. These two spheres collide at FugScreens where she plans to hone and perfect her skills as a screenprinter, get involved in the business, and learn how to build a studio from scratch. Chelsei hopes to create fine art prints, gig posters, and textile works of t-shirts and shower curtains. Post-internship, she will be ready for hire and prepared to conquer any project, with her boyfriend, the National Air Guitar Champion, at her side.
