Printed Portraits with Alison Alder

One of Australia’s preeminent printmakers and Portrait23: Identity artist, Alison Alder, explores social and political issues through her art practice.

In this hands-on workshop with Alison, discover more about her work as she teaches you the process of screen printing to create a portrait of someone who inspires you.

What to bring

All workshop materials are provided. You just need to bring a portrait of someone who inspires you! Either an A3 black and white photocopy, or a high contrast, black and white image on your phone or USB stick.

Please make sure to wear enclosed shoes and tie back long hair.

Suitable for people 16 years and older.

This workshop is presented in partnership with Megalo Print Studio.

Alison’s formative years were spent working in the screen printing workshops of Megalo Print Studio, Redback Graphix and art centres in the Northern Territory. Her work is held in national and international collections and she has been awarded the Alice Prize, an International Year of Tolerance Fellowship, and an Australian Prime Ministers Centre Fellowship. She is currently an Honorary Associate Professor at the School of Art and Design at the Australian National University.

Some women you may not know – Alison’s Portrait23: Identity artwork of 116 screen prints in the Tim Fairfax Forecourt – champions a handful of the many women who have contributed to Australian society and shaped the artist’s understanding of the world, but whose images and legacies are all too often forgotten.