etched by wind and water: print media of newfoundland and labrador

etched by wind and water is an exhibition that presents a survey of 20 artists who are from and have called Newfoundland and Labrador home. This constellation of prints from the St. Michael’s Printshop archive highlights diverse print media techniques and creative practices that thematically reflect on land, water, home, relationship to place, and imagination. This exhibition poetically and conceptually connects the process of etching images to a plate or stone, the relationship between the wind and water shaping the lives of the artists, and the ways the water shapes the rocky terrain of this place we call home.

Founded in 1974 by artists Heidi Oberheide and Don Wright, St. Michael’s Printshop remains a place of significance to artistic production in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada, and internationally. From the beginnings in the outport of St. Michael’s to the bustling downtown St. John’s, artists have been community building,…