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OF TWO MINDS

ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING 11th BIENNIAL

OCT 9 - NOV 1, 2026



In most of our artistic activities there is an attempt to control and understand the work we are engaged in. Placing two works in relationship to each other can push this understanding into something new.


Juried by Peter Pettengill and Deborra Stewart-Pettengill


For this exhibition, members of Zea Mays Printmaking were asked to invite another artist to partner with them, to create two works of art that would be in a specific conversation with one another when exhibited together. Of Two Minds is centered around themes of relationships between artists and works of art. How do works of art speak to one another? How do two different artists explore the same issues in different ways? What is the dialogue that emerges when two works of art are in conversation with one another? This exhibition will explore these questions by featuring works of art from pairs of artists who have chosen to submit their pieces together.

“The criteria for jurying a show such as Of Two Minds is distinctly different from a regular group show of individual artists,” explain exhibition jurors Peter Pettengill and Deborra Stewart-Pettengill. “These entries, in most cases, started with a connection between two people. But the works, when presented together, have their own logic based on this connection. Longtime friendships, marriage, studiomates, study group mates, zoom acquaintances, each varied relationship has a different tenor.”

For each entry, at least one of the works was required to have a strong printmaking component, but members were welcome to pair with artists working in other media. The accepted works represent a wide range of printmaking techniques such as intaglio etching, woodcut and screen print, and also include works of sculpture, oil painting, photography, and even music and video animation.


ABOUT ZEA MAYS Founded in 2000 by Liz Chalfin, Zea Mays Printmaking is a studio, workshop, gallery, educational facility and research center dedicated to the safest and most sustainable printmaking practices available. They have operated in Florence, Massachusetts since their opening and currently have a roster of over 150 members.


More information on Zea Mays Printmaking can be found at https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/.







A.P.E.'s programming is made possible in part by sustained support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.