The London-based Printmakers Council, founded in 1965, aims to promote the art of

printmaking Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed techniq ...

(through providing information, encouraging co-operation and holding exhibitions) and the work of contemporary printmakers. Their office is situated in Bermondsey,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. Membership is open to artists, students and interested individuals as friends. One of the founding members and a Chairman in 1981-1983 was Agathe Sorel, a London-based artist of Hungarian descent, specializing in

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and printmaking.

Exhibitions

The first Annual Printmakers Council Exhibition was held at the Grabowski Gallery, London from December 1966 to January 1967, with a concurrent exhibition at the AAA Gallery in

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. London venues the Printmakers Council has organised exhibitions at include the Natural History Museum, Battersea Pumphouse, Bankside Gallery,

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, The National Theatre, The Mall Galleries. Internationally there have been exhibitions and the

Musée Adzak Musée Adzak, also known as Adzak–Espace d'Art International, is an art museum located at 3, rue Jonquoy, Paris, France. It is located in the Plaisance District, in the southern part of 14th arrondissement. The nearest Paris Métro stop is Plai ...

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, and exchanges with

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and the Printmakers of

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Honorary members

Allen Jones Allen Jones may refer to: *Allen Jones (Continental Congress) (1739–1798), Continental Congress delegate *Allen Jones (artist) (born 1937), British pop artist *Allen Jones (record producer) (1940–1987), American record producer *A.J. Styles (Al ...

, Graham Sutherland and John Piper have been either members or honorary members. Recent Honorary members include Anne Desmet, Peter Ford,

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

and Gill Saunders.

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