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Tina Garrick Albro
TINA GARRICK ALBRO
Artist Statement
I am a printmaker and mixed media artist working mostly with monotype, creating one of a kind and variable edition works. I use ink, paint, vintage paper, thread and historical photography to explore the connections between the present and the past. My hope is that
the viewer is offered a glimpse
of a world that is not only mine but strikes a universal chord of
beauty, joy and connectedness.
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ABOUT
Tina Garrick Albro grew up in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by fresh and salt waters, majestic mountains, and old-growth forests. She received her BA in International Studies from the University of Washington while mostly studying art and design in the stacks of Suzzalo Library. She presently divides her time between her studios in Seattle and Walla Walla, working as a multidisciplinary artist incorporating painting, printmaking, encaustic, and photography.
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Born and raised in South Seattle she grew up riding the city bus, attending school and dreaming about art and design.
She has worked in banking, US-European policy, and owned several businesses. After realizing making art was a viable vocation, she has worked in monotype, collograph, encaustic and oil painting and elementary art education.
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Education and experience
Over 20 years experience as a working artist and educator
University of Washington, BA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture.
Crow’s Shadow Institute
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Collections
My work is in private and corporate collections in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC and Seattle.
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Professional Affiliations
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle
Member, Artist Trust
Columbia City Gallery Executive Committee, 2013-2018
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Selected Exhibitions
2024
Pink, Unpacked, Seattle Print Arts, M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery, Seattle Central College, Seattle
2023
10'x25' Mural funded by a grant from the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture installed in the Columbia City Historic District
Featured Artist, Sanctuary, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
2022
Solo Show and Resident Artist, Amavi Cellars, Walla Walla
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2021
37th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, New York
Featured artist, Untethered, Combine Gallery, Walla Walla
Through our Eyes, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
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2020
Columbia Hillman Arts & Cultural District/Seattle Arts and Culture commission of original artwork printed on yardsigns.
Time Out, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
Group Show Combine Gallery, Walla Walla
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2019
Inked, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
4 Elements, Van der Plas Gallery, New York
Companion, 1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, Montana
Seattle Print Arts Show Editions, Seattle
Exhibitions
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2018
Press Here, a Printmakers Showcase
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, Montana
Under Pressure, featured artist
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle Washington
Flight
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, Montana
Best of the Back Room
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, Montana
2017
Bo Biennale,
Bochum, Germany
Under Pressure,
Columbia City Gallery
Windwalkers,
Audubon Center, Seattle
W-ink,
ArtEast, Issaquah
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2016 One Off,
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, Montana
All Member Review,
Columbia City Gallery
Stiff
A Popup in Three Dimensions, CCG
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2015 Local Gems,
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2014 Small Wonders,
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
A New Start,
South Lake Union Artwalk, Rogers and Ryan, Seattle, WA
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2013 Glow,
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, Wa
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2012 Threshhold,
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
Opening exhibit,
Three Birds, Seattle, WA
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2008 Modern Stone Age,
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
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I love the unexpected outcomes that handpulled printmaking offers. All of my prints are slightly different, and the quirks and irregularities that are inherent in this art form are endlessly interesting to me. My artwork is made using a variety of traditional printmaking techniques. Each is unique and one of a kind. They are not digital or giclee (inkjet) reproductions. For each piece, the colors are carefully mixed then brushed or rolled by hand onto the plate. After inking, archival cotton rag paper is laid on top and hand printed or rolled through an etching press. This process is repeated many times to produce each piece.
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