On Aug 9th, @dustyherbig completed their Print+New Media residency with us.

Dusty Herbig’s recent prints explore Constitutional Chaos, which seeks to visualize aspects of our dysfunctional leaders and systems of leadership in the United States. Lithography, screenprint, relief, laser engraver, adhesives and coatings are areas of research with this recent body of work and manifest as two-dimensional works on paper and three-dimensional objects. Herbig earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002 and a BFA from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, in 1996.

Herbig exhibits nationally, participating in juried exhibitions in all corners of the U.S., including Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, New York City, and internationally, including exhibitions in Japan, Canada, China, Argentina, Spain, Pakistan, Taiwan, Brazil, Germany, South Korea, and Poland. His socially provocative work is in the permanent collections of many institutions and personal collections.

During his two weeks in residence, dusty was prolific with laser engraved woodblocks and screenprint fusions, working extensively with the two processes to develop over 8 separate projects including an edition of the iea.

“I am astonished at the one-on-one assistance I received from Myles Calvert. Myles was integral to almost every step I took on each of my eight (8) projects”

If you missed Dusty’s artist talk, make sure you check it out and others on the iea YouTube channel here!

Dusty preparing a gradient screen layer in the expanded media studio.

Rounding edges of laser cut woodblocks.

Signing the editioning of print editions.

Sublimation tests on polyester satin fabrics.