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Check out our friends from Saskatchewan Printmakers at their drop-in silkscreen workshop at last year’s festival. Did you visit their station?!
It was snowing last night and the highway looked a little suspicious, but I trusted the AWD Prius to get me to Moosejaw to meet this guy who was selling a Kelsey Excelsior U press and “a box of letters”. I had offered him $250 based on the ad knowing that I would likely need to buy new rollers or try to DIY something. Anyways, I showed up at this guy‘s house which belonged to his great uncle, and he had all sorts of stuff in the basement which he had hauled up for me. The press itself needs some cleaning and oiling, and yes, the rollers are toast, but I was not expecting all these other amazing treats!
#printissosweet
Final steps for this year’s Forty Project … two chops and the signing for an edition of 87 plus the B.A.T. and a pair of Artist Proofs 😮💨
One more left and then we are SOLD OUT! All funds go to support the children of Printmaking at the U of R.
#printissosweet #truszkowskishorse
Welcome back to our Interviewing Professors series!
In this video, we'll interview a UofR professor in the Department of Visual arts and learn why the Media, Art, and Performance Faculty is a great place to be.
Thank you to @professortruszkowski for agreeing to be interviewed!
The last full day of my speedrun up and down the 401 was spent in the centre of the universe. Visits to Open Studio, the AGO for a Printmaking bonanza feat. Blackwood, Matsubara, Ashoona, and a bunch of historical prints from 19th c Toronto. Oh and Kusama’s little infinity room! Old time Bánh Mì at Nguyên Huong on Spadina, BBQ pork and duck from Hong Fatt, and a trip to the Paper Place on Queen W. I put 31,550 steps on the all-black Sambas.
We're in install mode this week, but things are still happening at the gallery! Professor Robert Truszkowski is hosting 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at 4pm this Wednesday in UG's Main Space🏮
Admission is free, but space is limited, so sign up now 🔗
𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗭𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗞𝗜
Robert Truszkowski (BFA Queen’s, MFA Concordia) has exhibited and lectured internationally, winning awards and recognition as an important artist working in contemporary Printmaking media. Robert has printed editions for several well-known Canadian artists including Betty Goodwin and Ed Pien at Stinger Editions (Concordia University), as well as Zachari Logan and Alison Norlen, through版画島Hangashima Press, which he founded in 2019. Robert has taught printmaking, digital imaging and contemporary theory at Queen’s, Concordia and the Haliburton School of the Arts. In 2018, he was Visiting Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design, and Kyoto Seika University. Robert is Professor and Head of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Regina.
Photo of Robert Truszkowski courtesy of the artist.
Later this month, join Queen's BFA alum Robert Truszkowski for a hands-on Print Appreciation session at Union Gallery, where he will show recent prints. Note that “recent” is a relative term and might, in fact, go back as far as the 1990s!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
4pm to 5:30pm
Union Gallery
Admission is free and all are welcome to register, but space is limited — please sign up in advance at uniongallery.ca ✨
𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗭𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗞𝗜
Robert Truszkowski (BFA Queen’s, MFA Concordia) has exhibited and lectured internationally, winning awards and recognition as an important artist working in contemporary Printmaking media. Robert has printed editions for several well-known Canadian artists including Betty Goodwin and Ed Pien at Stinger Editions (Concordia University), as well as Zachari Logan and Alison Norlen, through版画島Hangashima Press, which he founded in 2019. Robert has taught printmaking, digital imaging and contemporary theory at Queen’s, Concordia and the Haliburton School of the Arts. In 2018, he was Visiting Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design, and Kyoto Seika University. Robert is Professor and Head of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Regina.
Image 1: Robert Truszkowski, 𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘉, 2024, Washi paper, reed, string, paste, wood, silkscreen, LED light. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: Photo of Robert Truszkowski courtesy of the artist.
Hard-launching the new Winter bike next to Wascana creek on a 25° C day in September. Rocky Mountain Fusion 40 with standard upgrades such as a Brooks Cambium c17 Rubber saddle, Crank Bros Candy 3 pedals, extremely-fussy-to-fit Axiom Roadrunner mudguards (that required custom stainless rods for the rear and TWO sets of adaptors, among other headaches), and 29er Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro tires that were SO LOUD as I had to break them in on dry pavement today. Hopefully this bike can live up to my 1970’s Sekine 10-speed to single conversion that was my bomb-proof Winter ride for the last decade.
#wintercycling
