Bloom Residency

The Bloom Residency is an annual Artist-In-Residence opportunity at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC)! Awarded to a woman of color, one applicant is chosen for a two week, project-based residency, culminating in the creation of a limited edition print with the support of CPC.

Applications for the 2023 Bloom Residency are currently closed.

ABOUT THE RESIDENCY

Bloom Residency recipients are provided with up to two weeks of 24/7 access to CPC’s professional print studio, a stipend of $500 to cover materials and assist with travel and lodging costs, and mentorship from CPC’s staff throughout the planning process. The residency culminates in the production of a limited edition, print-based work, to be published by CPC, and split between the artist and gallery. All proceeds of the sale of CPC’s share of the edition will support future residency recipients! 

Bloom is a flexible and artist-driven opportunity, with each residency adapting to the unique goals of the individual artist. Women artists of color who are able to work independently on print processes in a printshop are encouraged to apply. 

If you are a Chicago resident and are looking for an opportunity at CPC that provides more support and is less independent than this residency, consider applying to our Bloom Scholarship program! Open to a woman artist of color, the Bloom Scholarship awards one  tuition to take a summer class at CPC to learn new processes or develop technical skills further. More information can be found here: https://chicagoprintmakers.com/bloom-scholarship/ 

**Please note, CPC supports all women artists of color, marginalized genders, and is trans affirmative.

Please email info@chicagoprintmakers.com with any questions or concerns! Delia Touché was born in Devils Lake, ND. She is a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Assiniboine artist based in the Midwest. She has been exhibited across the United States at venues such as M Contemporary Art (Ferndale, MI), Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), The Art Galleries at Austin Community College (Austin, TX), Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI) among others. Delia has her work in the permanent art collection of the University of North Dakota. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Master of Fine Arts in Print Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art where she received the Gilbert Fellowship. Delia’s work acknowledges the estranged and complex relationship she has with her Indigenous culture. She is working her way back home through various modes of making. Delia’s practice is influenced by family photo archives, Dakota cultural framework, Native nuances, gallows humor, Indigenous diaspora, and pop culture. 

2023 BlOOM RESIDENT ARTIST: Delia Touché

Delia Touché was born in Devils Lake, ND. She is a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Assiniboine artist based in the Midwest. She has been exhibited across the United States at venues such as M Contemporary Art (Ferndale, MI), Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), The Art Galleries at Austin Community College (Austin, TX), Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI) among others. Delia has her work in the permanent art collection of the University of North Dakota. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Master of Fine Arts in Print Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art where she received the Gilbert Fellowship. Delia’s work acknowledges the estranged and complex relationship she has with her Indigenous culture. She is working her way back home through various modes of making. Delia’s practice is influenced by family photo archives, Dakota cultural framework, Native nuances, gallows humor, Indigenous diaspora, and pop culture.

Young Warrior of Dinosaur Nation, Delia Touché, 5 color screenprint and linocut embossing on tan Rives BFK, 15×14″, edition of 22, 2023.

ABOUT THE CHICAGO PRINTMAKERS COLLABORATIVE

Founded in 1989, The Chicago Printmakers Collaborative provides a studio for artists, printmakers, students, and the public to get excited about all things inky. Experienced printmakers further their practice with 24/7 keyed access to the workshop, while students learn and broaden their knowledge of printmaking media from CPC’s stellar roster of professional faculty. With facilities for intaglio, screen printing, lithography, relief, monotype, photo processes, and other traditional print media, the CPC offers a valuable resource in the Midwest, and is known worldwide.

HISTORY OF THE BLOOM RESIDENCY

The name of this residency was chosen by Octavia Ink, CPC’s inaugural resident. While at CPC, Ink chose to spend her time in the studio learning screenprinting to complement her prior experience in relief printing and illustration. Octavia’s Bloom Residency culminated with the published edition “Sister Rosetta Tharp”, a seven layer screen print (see below). 

PAST BLOOM RESIDENT ARTISTS

The 2022 applicant pool was so strong that CPC ended up selecting TWO Bloom Residents. Chicago Printmakers Collaborative hosted Juana Estrada Hernandez and Alexandra Antoine as resident artists in 2022!

2022

Alexandra Antoine is an interdisciplinary visual artist and cultural apprentice based in Chicago, IL. Her work acknowledges the influences of her Haitian culture and interest in portraiture, food, farming and physical labor in traditional artistic practices of the African diaspora. She honors the different forms and functions of her work in the process of her vision coming into fruition. She received her BFA in Fine Arts and Arts Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

Juana Estrada Hernández was born in Luis Moya, Zacatecas, Mexico and immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and her Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Estrada Hernandez is a recipient of the Southern Graphic Council International Graduate Fellowship Award, SITE Scholars Award, Center of Fine Arts Dean Travel Award, UNM Student Conference Award Program, and Ralph W. Douglas Endowed Memorial Scholarship. As an artist, Estrada Hernandez utilizes her experiences growing up in the United States as a young immigrant to create work that addresses social and political problems surrounding latinx migrant communities. Her creative practice stems from her love of drawing, Mexican folklore, pop-culture, Mexican culture, and her family’s migration stories.

2021

Octavia Ink, is a printmaker, illustrator, and graphic designer. Originally from Chicago and now located in Grand Rapids, she graduated from DePaul University with a BFA in Graphic Design. Also a local activist, she uses her artwork as fundraisers for marginalized groups. Through hosting art giveaways, she gives away pieces of artwork in return for donations to various local causes that aid those in the Grand Rapids community. She believes in art as a form of expression, using her art to represent those who are underrepresented while bringing social justice issues to the forefront. As an illustrator, she is driven and inspired by Black women. She set out to push forward those who are severely underrepresented and even excluded from the art industry. She wants to see women that look like her at the helm and reflects that in her art.

You can purchase “Sister Rosetta Tharpe” (shown here), the collaborative print Octavia made during her Bloom Residency, here.