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Welcome Martina Steinbacher

October 5, 2026

Martina Steinbacher — Austria
Artist in Residence · October 2026

Art Print Residence is pleased to welcome Martina Steinbacher, an artist from Austria, for an artist residency focused on etching and aquatint.

During her stay, Martina is participating in an Etching and Aquatint Workshop, led by Ariadna Abadal.

Throughout the course, she will explore the different stages of traditional intaglio printmaking, from preparing and working on the plate to etching, aquatint, inking and printing.

Combining etching and aquatint will allow Martina to work with both line and tonal values, exploring different textures, depths and contrasts while developing her own images.

Under the guidance of Ariadna Abadal, her residency at Art Print Residence provides an intensive period of technical learning, experimentation and creative development within traditional intaglio printmaking.

Welcome to Art Print Residence, Sharon Epstein!

September 22, 2026

Sharon Epstein — Canada
Artist in Residence · September 2026

Art Print Residence is pleased to welcome Sharon Epstein, an artist from Canada, for an artist residency dedicated to the exploration of Mokulito.

During her stay, Sharon will participate in a Mokulito Course led by Ariadna Abadal, exploring the creative and technical possibilities of this alternative lithographic process using wood as the printing matrix.

Throughout the course, Sharon will work through the different stages of the Mokulito process, from preparing and drawing on the plywood plate to processing, inking and printing.

Under the guidance of Ariadna Abadal, the residency will provide an opportunity to experiment with the distinctive qualities of Mokulito, exploring line, texture, tonal variation and the natural characteristics of the wood surface.

Her time at Art Print Residence will be an intensive period of learning, experimentation and artistic development, introducing new possibilities for incorporating Mokulito into her own printmaking practice.

Maxine Hyndman & Lodovico Marveggio

September 14, 2026

Maxine Hyndman & Lodovico Marveggio — Italy
Artists in Residence · September 2026

In September 2026, Maxine Hyndman and Lodovico Marveggio, artists from Italy, joined Art Print Residence for an artist residency focused on experimental approaches to collagraph and carborundum printmaking.

During their stay, they are participating in a Carborundum Collagraph on Plastic Plates Workshop, led by Ariadna Abadal, based on a technical and creative proposal developed by Jordi Rosés.

Throughout the course, Maxine and Lodovico are exploring the possibilities of using plastic plates as a matrix for collagraph and carborundum, experimenting with different textures, materials, marks and tonal values.

Working on transparent plastic plates also opens up new possibilities for developing and composing the image, while the use of carborundum creates rich surfaces capable of holding ink and producing a broad range of tones and textures.

Under the guidance of Ariadna Abadal, their residency at Art Print Residence offers an intensive period of technical experimentation and creative development, exploring new possibilities within contemporary collagraph printmaking.

Welcome to Our New Artists in Residence: Claire Hankey & Enna Cheung

September 7, 2026

Claire Hankey & Enna Cheung

Artists in Residence · September 2026

This September, Art Print Residence is hosting two artists for month-long residencies: Claire Hankey from the United Kingdom and Enna Cheung from Hong Kong.

Claire Hankey returns to Art Print Residence for her second artist residency. During her stay, she will focus on the development of her own artistic project, working with large-scale monotypes. Taking advantage of the facilities and large-format printing possibilities of our professional studio, Claire will explore the expressive qualities of monotype through scale, colour, gesture, layering and experimentation.

Enna Cheung will dedicate her residency to a Large-Scale Soft-Ground Intaglio Workshop, led by Ariadna Abadal. Throughout the course, she will explore soft-ground techniques on large-format plates, developing different approaches to drawing, texture, etching, inking and printing.

Both artists will be working at Art Print Residence throughout September 2026, each developing an individual project while sharing the studio environment and an intensive period dedicated to printmaking.

We look forward to following the development of their projects throughout the month.Welcome a new artist residents Claire Hankey & Enna Cheung

Ralph Overill

August 27, 2026

Ralph Overill — United Kingdom
Artist in Residence · March 2026

In March 2026, Ralph Overill, an artist from the United Kingdom, completed an artist residency at Art Print Residence, supported by a scholarship from the Glasgow School of Art.

During his stay, Ralph participated in an Etching Refresher Workshop, revisiting and strengthening his knowledge of traditional intaglio processes. The workshop provided an opportunity to refine different stages of etching, from plate preparation and image development to inking and printing.

He also took part in an Advanced Photopolymer Workshop, exploring the possibilities of photopolymer plates and contemporary photographic printmaking. Through this process, he was able to investigate the relationship between photographic imagery, plate-making and intaglio printing.

His residency at Art Print Residence allowed Ralph to combine traditional etching with advanced photopolymer processes, expanding his technical knowledge and exploring new possibilities for the development of his artistic practice.

We are pleased to have collaborated with the Glasgow School of Art in supporting this period of research, experimentation and professional development.

Ralph Overill

Brazilian Artists’ Group March 2026

August 26, 2026

Brazilian Artists’ Group — March 2026

Photoetching & Artist’s Book Workshop

In March 2026, Art Print Residence hosted a group of artists from Brazil for a residency dedicated to the Photoetching & Artist’s Book Workshop, led by Ariadna Abadal.

The group was organized and coordinated by Brazilian artist Ivani Ranieri, who also participated in the workshop alongside the other artists.

During their stay, the artists explored the creative possibilities of photoetching, learning how photographic images can be transferred and developed through printmaking processes. The workshop combined technical experimentation with individual artistic research, allowing each participant to develop images according to their own visual language.

The residency also focused on the creation of the artist’s book, exploring how original prints, images, sequences and different book structures can come together to create a unique artistic object.

Participating artists

Elian Lacerda Abreu
Ana Maria A. Magalhães
Graziela Mendonça
Zila Goldstein Troper
Ivani Ranieri — Group Coordinator
Maria Claudia Da Costa Brandão

The residency provided an opportunity to bring together photography, printmaking and book arts, while encouraging an exchange of ideas, techniques and experiences among the participating artists.

This intensive period at Art Print Residence offered the group a professional environment for learning, experimentation and creative exchange, combining the individual artistic practices of the participants with a shared exploration of photoetching and the artist’s book.

Brazilian Artists’ Group

Charlotte Ambrose

August 25, 2026

Charlotte Ambrose — United Kingdom
Artist in Residence · February 2026

Charlotte Ambrose, an artist from the United Kingdom, joined Art Print Residence for an artist residency in February 2026.

During her stay, Charlotte took part in an Etching and Aquatint course led by Jordi Rosés, with the supervision and technical guidance of Ariadna Abadal. She shared this intensive printmaking experience with fellow artists Pernille Koch Larsen, Mahmood Abdulsaheb Ahmed Hasan and Saidhbh de Búrca.

Throughout the course, Charlotte explored the fundamental processes of traditional intaglio printmaking, working with etching and aquatint to develop line, tonal values, textures and different approaches to image-making on the plate. The course combined technical experimentation with individual guidance, allowing each artist to adapt the processes to their own visual language and artistic practice.

Alongside her work in traditional etching, Charlotte also explored photographic printmaking using photopolymer plates, with the advice and technical guidance of Ariadna Abadal. This process allowed her to translate photographic imagery into intaglio prints and to experiment with the relationship between photography and contemporary printmaking.

Her residency at Art Print Residence offered Charlotte the opportunity to combine traditional etching techniques with photopolymer processes, expanding her knowledge of printmaking while developing new possibilities for her artistic work.

It was a pleasure to welcome Charlotte to Art Print Residence and to accompany her throughout this period of experimentation, learning and creative development.

Charlotte Ambrose

Kaitlyn Antoniadis

August 23, 2026

Kaitlyn Antoniadis — United States
Artist in Residence · January 2026

Kaitlyn Antoniadis, an artist from the United States, joined Art Print Residence for an artist residency in January 2026.

During her stay, Kaitlyn took part in the Direct-to-Plate Photopolymer course, led by Ariadna Abadal.

Throughout the course, she explored the creative and technical possibilities of photopolymer printmaking, learning how to prepare images for direct transfer onto photopolymer plates, expose and process the plates, and prepare them for intaglio printing.

Working in the professional printmaking studio at Art Print Residence, Kaitlyn was able to experiment with different images, tonal values and printing approaches while developing a deeper understanding of the entire photopolymer process.

The residency provided her with dedicated time and technical support to combine photographic and digital imagery with traditional printmaking methods. Through proofing and experimentation, she was able to refine her plates and explore the distinctive qualities that photopolymer brings to contemporary intaglio printmaking.

Her time at Art Print Residence offered an opportunity to expand her printmaking practice, acquire new technical skills and develop her personal artistic work in a creative and professionally equipped studio environment.

Kaitlyn Antoniadis

Nina Vigilante

July 20, 2026

Welcome to Art Print Residence!

We are delighted to welcome Nina Vigilante from the United States to Art Print Residence for her residency this July 2026.

Nina joins us from Denison University (Ohio), where she is developing her artistic practice. During her stay, she will work as a studio assistant, gaining hands-on experience in the daily life of a professional printmaking workshop while learning the traditional techniques of copper etching (intaglio) under the guidance of Ariadna Abadal.

This residency offers a unique opportunity to combine practical studio experience with technical training, artistic research, and creative exchange within our international printmaking community.

We are excited to accompany Nina on this new chapter of her printmaking journey and look forward to sharing her progress over the coming weeks.

Welcome to the studio, Nina!

Suejin Ko and Yael Carola

July 13, 2026

A warm welcome to artists Suejin Ko and Yael Carola from the United States and Germany, who join us at Art Print Residence for a new residency this July 2026.

Over the coming weeks, they will immerse themselves in the timeless language of hard-ground etching and aquatint, discovering how copper, acid, ink, and paper come together to create expressive and deeply personal prints.

Led by Jordi Rosés, and with the guidance of Ariadna Abadal, this residency is dedicated to exploration, technical mastery, and artistic dialogue. Through each stage of the process—from preparing the copper plates and biting the images to inking and printing—they will gradually transform their ideas into finished works.

We look forward to sharing their creative journey, celebrating each new discovery, and following the evolution of their prints throughout their time at Art Print Residence.