Expanding Expressions: Contemporary Prints from the Dorothy
Mitchell Collection
Mar 28, 08 - May 25, 08
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Museum of Florida Art - 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The Museum
of Florida Art is pleased to host the extraordinary art of
Expanding Expressions: Contemporary Prints from the Dorothy
Mitchell Collection and relate the story of how Berghoff-Cowden
Editions flourished and continues to inspire us through the
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. In 1988, two dynamic women, Lois
Berghoff and Dorothy Cowden, joined forces in Tampa to establish a
unique print studio to foster the visual arts. Their enthusiasm,
determination and expertise resulted in Berghoff-Cowden Editions.
They acquired a reputation for bringing national and international
artists to the Tampa Bay area to work on experimental
screenprinting projects with master printer Carl Cowden.
Additionally, through the patronage of Pasco County residents James
Mitchell, Jr. and his mother Dorothy Mitchell, support was provided
to nurture some of these ambitious projects. The result is an
innovative body of prints by seven important artists that reflect
the mission of Berghoff-Cowden Editions to "uphold the highest
standards of printmaking while maintaining a constant edge through
experimentation."
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