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The Auckland Print Studio aims to initiate and facilitate fine art projects
with professional artists, architects and other design-based practitioners. |
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Auckland Print Studio (APS) was established in 2008 by John Pusateri. Having interned in print studios and with a passion for lithography, John held a long-standing dream of establishing a printmaking studio. A chance opportunity to purchase a local Charles Brand Lithography Press in 2008 saw this realised. John has worked to develop the studio as sole director until 2018 with the welcome addition of Jan Philip Raath as master printmaker and co-director.
APS specialises in stone and photo-plate lithography and etchings but also has capabilities in monotype, screen-printing and relief print. The studio excitedly awaits the arrival of a Mailänder Offset Proofing Press currently en route from Canada. The press was able to be purchased through the generosity of the Arts Community following a crowdsource funding campaign through Boosted. The press will allow for increased production and scope of practice as well as a more affordable service to artists. The Auckland Print Studio aims to initiate and facilitate fine art projects with professional artists, architects and other design-based practitioners. |
We endeavour to create an active laboratory environment where these practitioners can explore how printmaking can extend their contemporary practice. We enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with artists to realise their creative and conceptual ideas through printmaking.
APS has produced over 200 editions by more than 50 artists, runs public and private workshops and offers awards and internship opportunities. It also provides students with unique opportunities for support in attaining their Masters and Doctorate degrees. In 2010, APS established an artist residency program, which has ensured international practitioners (alongside local artists) have benefited from the studio's setup and ongoing printmaking experience. Demand for this residency is competitive and attracts a high calibre of artists. APS consults with other art agencies and the public about general print practice, editioning and technical advice. |
WHO WE ARE
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JOHN PUSATERI / CO-DIRECTORBorn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John Pusateri graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) from Syracuse University in 2001. Following graduation, he fostered his passion for printmaking through an internship at Artist Image Resource (AIR). John then moved to New Zealand in 2004 to complete a Masters of Fine Arts (Hons) at Elam School of Fine Arts, the University of Auckland graduating in 2006. Following his graduation, John settled in New Zealand and began teaching at Unitec Institute of Technology where he currently teaches within the School of Architecture. He is also a practising artist working in a variety of mediums including printmaking, drawing, painting, digital media and photography. John uses subjects from the natural world to explore his interest in biodiversity, speciation and extinction as well as preservation and the juxtaposition of the natural world with a modern setting. John is represented by Whitespace Gallery in Auckland, NZ and Solander Gallery in Wellington (NZ). His work has won awards and is held in numerous public and private collections.
John is passionate about fostering the role of creativity in a community. He founded Auckland Print Studio intending to provide a collaborative space for people to share in a creative process. He enjoys pushing the boundaries of printmaking with innovative approaches and welcomes the challenges of working with both printmakers and non-printmakers to achieve original novel works. John lives in Auckland, NZ, with his wife and two young children. |
JAN PHILIP RAATH / CO-DIRECTORBorn in Cape Town, South Africa, Philip started his studies in Fine Arts at the University of Free State in 2007. He went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (merit) followed by a Masters of Fine Arts at the Michaelis School of Fine Arts. Philip's work explores underlying ideas and processes, often within art itself that are regularly overlooked or taken for granted. His works are realised in a range of media, but in printmaking, he specialises in intaglio and alternative photographic processes. Following his passion for printmaking, he completed an apprenticeship at a professional studio and thereafter established a travelling print studio. He was most recently working as a Senior Technical Officer at the University of Cape Town.
Philip emigrated with his wife to New Zealand in 2018 when he joined the Auckland Print Studio as Co-Director. His arrival brings to the studio increased expertise in etching and photographic processes and has been an invaluable addition to the team. |
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JAMES WATSON / CURRENT INTERN
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