As a student or even as an artist, the chance to work alongside a master artist is a rare opportunity. Through the Visiting Artist and Lecture Series, The Contemporary Art Gallery allowed students at Southeastern to do just that.
Xenia Fedorchenko, a master printmaker, visited the university and conducted a printmaking workshop from Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Oct. 28. She worked with and taught students throughout the process of creating a print for the Southeastern art collection.
“The students sort of learn the basic techniques that Xenia’s working on,” said assistant printmaking professor Ernest Milsted. “Xenia worked in a print shop for a master printer, so her expertise in that is really the reason that we picked her to come. We also chose her for her artwork, we really liked her fate.”
The workshop took place in the printmaking classroom in Clark Hall. Throughout the week, students assisted Fedorchenko with the printing process, along with the help of Milsted.
“Whatever they tell me to do, I do. Like with the newsprint, I put that down for them and help them get prepped to do the print,” said Courtney Boucher, a senior printmaking and art history major. It means a lot to me to be able to work with her because I’m a printmaking major. So to actually see a master printmaker, hopefully it will help me grow from facilities.”