Now showing

Andrea deBruijn - August to October 2026

Andrea deBruijn’s exhibit Manic Pixie Print Girl Brushes Modernist Paint Chip Off Shoulder showcases monotype screen printing. By using this particular method, Andrea deBruijn challenges printmaking’s established conventions, and positions print as a site for exploring abstraction and materiality.

The artist’s monotype artworks are a reference to abstract expressionism. The artist wishes to celebrate the art of print with this exhibition by putting a light on the tools and processes at play.

Contrary to the technology of printmaking, which produces multiple prints of the same image, monotypes create one-of-a-kind artworks. During the creation process, the New Brunswick based artist applied inks to a blank silkscreen and used a squeegee to impress the ink onto paper, ensuring that each print is unique.

“Most print techniques demand forethought to be executed effectively, while monotype can be made with immediate gestures. Using that method is a release from ideals of control and laboriousness that I embrace in other areas of my print practice”, explained deBruijn. “I feel both liberated and uneasy while making prints like these and I ask myself: “Will they be taken seriously? Or will they simply be viewed as free-spirited and fun? Isn’t that in fact what they are?”.

Andrea deBruijn earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Print Media from Concordia University. Since then, she has been invited to work in print studios across Canada and around the world, and has exhibited her work both locally and internationally. Currently a Printmaking Technician at Mount Allison University, Andrea will soon embark on a new body of artistic research as a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of Alberta.