Printmaking - Careers + Alumni
Graduates of the Studio Art – Printmaking program possess knowledge, experience, and unique skills that are highly desirable and transferable, enabling them to seek employment in career fields both within and outside of the fine arts. Art degrees can lead to future work opportunities in a gallery, non-profit cultural organization, or museum.
Career Information
Studio Art majors develop careers as an independent artist or designer, can work in galleries, arts organizations, and museums, pursue graduate work and/or university teaching. Below is a list of possible career opportunities for Studio Art majors:
- Freelance artist/ entrepreneur
- Ceramist
- Jewelry designer
- Metalsmith/goldsmith
- Painter (portrait artist)/ mural artist
- Printmaker/screen printer
- Sculptor/ digital 3D modeler
- Graphic Designer
- Logo & Branding Designer
- Freelance illustrator
- Time-based artist
- Gallery owner/assistant/ director/ curator
- Exhibition planner/ coordinator
- Prop designer/ fabricator
- Window Display Designer
- Pattern Designer (wallpapers, carpets, etc.)
- Concept Artist
- User Interface Designer
- Web Designer
- Layout Designer
- Cartoonist/ graphic novelist
- Community-based artist
GVSU Career Center
Career Services at Grand Valley State University provides students with resources to choose their individual career path. They also offer frequent workshops and programs to help majors in all fields to prepare for life after graduation. Visit Career Services
Printmaking Alumni
- Todd Freeman, Independent Artist
- Kim Hindman, Professor, University of Memphis
- Emily Koehler, Printmaker, studioegk.com
- Chad Pastotnic: Founder, Deep Woods Press
- Katie Platte, Studio Manager, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
- Jenny Pope, Independent Artist, JPOP Studios
- Lisa Price, Founder and Proprietor of Artgoodies
- Adrienne Quint, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Jenn Schaub, Director at Dwelling Place and Avenue for the Arts, Dwelling Place
- Lisa Sweet, Professor of Printmaking, Evergreen College
- Amanda Wieczorek, MFA program at Royal College of Art, London. https://www.rca.ac.uk/
Other Areas
Art Education — Art History — Ceramics — Film & Video Production — Graphic Design — Illustration — Jewelry and Metalsmithing — Painting — Photography — Printmaking — Sculpture — Visual Studies