Ann Shafer
@annshafer.bsky.social
podcaster at platemarkpodcast.com, art fair organizer, and curator specializing in prints, drawings, and photographs
Check out our new episode of Platemark in which I talk with arts lawyer Yayoi Shionoiri.
Episode art by Phong Bui.
Episode art by Phong Bui.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Check out our new episode of Platemark in which I talk with arts lawyer Yayoi Shionoiri.
Episode art by Phong Bui.
Episode art by Phong Bui.
We've dropped a new History of Prints episode. In it, Tru and I look at the considerable output of British satirist James Gillray (1756–1857).
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We've dropped a new History of Prints episode. In it, Tru and I look at the considerable output of British satirist James Gillray (1756–1857).
In this episode of Platemark, I sit down with artist Nick Ruth who shares insights into his work across various media. We talk about monoprints as a space for experimentation and growth, and his inspirations such as cell towers and backs of road signs as metaphors for human communication.
September 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In this episode of Platemark, I sit down with artist Nick Ruth who shares insights into his work across various media. We talk about monoprints as a space for experimentation and growth, and his inspirations such as cell towers and backs of road signs as metaphors for human communication.
A fresh episode of Platemark is now available. This time I talk with artist Jonathan Beaumont Thomas.
July 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A fresh episode of Platemark is now available. This time I talk with artist Jonathan Beaumont Thomas.
Hot off the presses. Today's Platemark episode features solarplate etching guru Dan Welden.
Photo: Rick Wenner.
Photo: Rick Wenner.
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Hot off the presses. Today's Platemark episode features solarplate etching guru Dan Welden.
Photo: Rick Wenner.
Photo: Rick Wenner.
Good news! It's episode-drop day here at Platemark. In today's episode, I talk with Ellen Heck, an accomplished artist known for her intaglio prints that focus on domesticity, young women and girls sitting for portraits, and abstractions based on color wheels as a starting point.
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Good news! It's episode-drop day here at Platemark. In today's episode, I talk with Ellen Heck, an accomplished artist known for her intaglio prints that focus on domesticity, young women and girls sitting for portraits, and abstractions based on color wheels as a starting point.
There's a new episode of Platemark today, in which I talk with Mike Stark about building, repairing, and moving presses.
May 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
There's a new episode of Platemark today, in which I talk with Mike Stark about building, repairing, and moving presses.
There's a new episode of Platemark today. This one with Japanese art dealer Michael Verne.
April 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
There's a new episode of Platemark today. This one with Japanese art dealer Michael Verne.
A new episode of Platemark is live today.
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A new episode of Platemark is live today.
Holy heck, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair is in the books. Last weekend was a dream; the fair exceeded my wildest expectations. 6000+ people come to Powerhouse Arts to take in prints by a wide swath of the printmaking community. It was crowded all weekend, with nary a lull. It was truly magical.
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Holy heck, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair is in the books. Last weekend was a dream; the fair exceeded my wildest expectations. 6000+ people come to Powerhouse Arts to take in prints by a wide swath of the printmaking community. It was crowded all weekend, with nary a lull. It was truly magical.
It's episode-drop day here at Platemark Central.
In this interview with the director and founder of Lily Press and the Printmaking Legacy Project, Susan Goldman shares her passion for printmaking and documentary film making.
Episode image: Erwin Thamm
In this interview with the director and founder of Lily Press and the Printmaking Legacy Project, Susan Goldman shares her passion for printmaking and documentary film making.
Episode image: Erwin Thamm
March 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It's episode-drop day here at Platemark Central.
In this interview with the director and founder of Lily Press and the Printmaking Legacy Project, Susan Goldman shares her passion for printmaking and documentary film making.
Episode image: Erwin Thamm
In this interview with the director and founder of Lily Press and the Printmaking Legacy Project, Susan Goldman shares her passion for printmaking and documentary film making.
Episode image: Erwin Thamm
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair is one month away. Get your tickets now. brooklynprintfair.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair is one month away. Get your tickets now. brooklynprintfair.org
Dropping a fresh episode of Platemark today in which I talk with Angelina Lippert about the differences and similarities between posters and prints. Check it out at platemarkpodcast.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Dropping a fresh episode of Platemark today in which I talk with Angelina Lippert about the differences and similarities between posters and prints. Check it out at platemarkpodcast.com
Today on Platemark, Susan Dackerman talks about her recent book, Dürer's Knots: Early European Print and the Islamic East, which looks at the artist's relationship to the Islamic world, revealing groundbreaking insights about the intersection of early modern printmaking and contemporary history.
February 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today on Platemark, Susan Dackerman talks about her recent book, Dürer's Knots: Early European Print and the Islamic East, which looks at the artist's relationship to the Islamic world, revealing groundbreaking insights about the intersection of early modern printmaking and contemporary history.
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair tickets are available now. Deets at brooklynprintfair.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair tickets are available now. Deets at brooklynprintfair.org