Artist Talk: “Layers of History: Andrew Raftery Speaks about Art and Research”

A free public talk by expert engraver and printmaker Andrew Raftery, a professor of printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, whose prints highlight scenes of contemporary life while employing historically-informed techniques like copper plate engraving, as seen in Dürer to Matisse. Raftery’s talk is entitled, “Layers of History: Andrew Raftery Speaks About Art and Research.”

Space is limited; registration required. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit.

Public programs for Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints are supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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About Andrew Raftery:

Andrew Raftery is a Rhode Island based artist who explores both observational and autobiographical narratives of contemporary American life. His artistic work combines deep expertise with an appreciation for antique methods of art-making, most notably copperplate engraving. His precise and labor-intensive works demonstrate the enduring relevance of this medium’s application to modern-day subjects in disseminating universally accessible images.

Raftery received his BFA from Boston University and his MFA from Yale University. Since 1991 he has been Professor of Printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design. Awards include the Winterthur Research Fellowship in 2022, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2008 and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in 2003. He was elected to membership of the National Academy of Design in 2009 and Print Council of America in 2012.

His work can be found in the collections of Baltimore Museum of Art, British Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, Fogg Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Whitney Museum of American Art and Yale University Art Gallery, among others.