Chine Collé Workshop 

Margaret Niven

February 22 & 23, 10:00-4:00 | Limited to eight participants.

Cost: $200 includes some supplies. 

"chine collé" is a French term for a process in which a thin sheet of paper is printed on and at the same time mounted on a sturdier sheet. In this two day workshop, participants will learn how to add color and texture into their prints with fine thin papers. Participants should have some printmaking experience.

For more information and to register: nivenart@gmail.com

about:

Shortly after earning her MFA from UC Berkeley, Margaret Niven moved from Oakland to Santa Cruz where she lives and works. She has been included in exhibitions at The Monterey Museum of Art; Radius Gallery, Santa Cruz; Pacific Grove Art Center; Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica; Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station; the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles and Galeri Califia, Horažd'ovice, Czech Republic. She is a member of the California Society of Printmakers, The Monterey Peninsula College Printmakers and the Printmakers At The Tannery, Santa Cruz, where she prints. Niven serves on the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission, currently as chair. She teaches at both Monterey Peninsula College and West Valley College and has organized a lecture series at the Tannery Art Center, Santa Cruz. In 2013 she travelled to Iceland for an art teacher's exchange and in 2018 to Cuba for an immersive printmaking workshop.