Gary Groves · Woodcut Printmaker · Currently at JG Art Gallery
Gary Groves
Master Printmaker — Woodcut
Bainbridge Island
Gary Groves is a master printmaker working from Bainbridge Island, Washington. He cuts very finely detailed woodblocks — often with Dremel tools — to create tonal variations in predominantly black-and-white prints inspired by nature. Many of his blocks take a week or more to carve.
Groves's printmaking is the consolidation of a wide-ranging practice: he has worked in sculpture, ceramics, photography, painting, and architecture, and points to those accumulated skills as what he now brings into his carving. "I try to find a quality often not readily identifiable," he has said of his subjects, "and see if I can enhance it."
His work was the subject of a retrospective at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (Gary Groves Retrospective) and a 2024 BIMA presentation, Gary Groves: Making Things, in conversation with Chief Curator Greg Robinson. He has shown nationally and internationally — at the International Print Center New York (2001, 2006, 2009), the Pacific States Biennial Print Exhibition (University of Hawaii, Hilo), the Janet Turner National Print Competition, and through Augen Gallery in Portland.
Gary's practice, in detail.
Practice & Materials
- MediumWoodcut prints — black-and-white primaryDremel tools for highly detailed carving; tonal variation through cut depth and density
- Block timeA week or more per blockDepending on degree of detail
- RangeSculpture · ceramics · photography · painting · architectureAll folded back into the printmaking now
Selected Exhibitions
- 2024Gary Groves: Making Things — BIMAIn conversation with Chief Curator Greg Robinson
- PastGary Groves Retrospective — Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
- 2013/14Twelve Years in the Woods — BIMAContributing artist
- 2009New Prints 2009/Summer — International Print Center New York
- 2006New Prints 2000-2006 + Prints 2006 — International Print Center NY
- 2006Janet Turner National Print Competition — CSU Chico
- 2002Pacific States Biennial Print Exhibition — University of Hawaii, Hilo
- 2001New Prints 2001 — International Print Center, New York
Galleries & Representation
- CurrentJG Art Gallery — Bainbridge Island & Park CityPrimary representation
- Augen Gallery — Portland, Oregon
- Bainbridge Arts & CraftsMultiple group exhibitions
Public Collections
- Seattle Public Utilities CollectionPeople + Place: Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery 2007
Works at JG
- CurrentA selection of woodcut printsHand-pulled editions; price published with each piece
As featured in.
Selected works.
A current selection of Gary's woodcut prints — black-and-white, nature-inspired, intricately carved — is available through JG Art Gallery. Write to the gallery for current pieces, sizes, and indicated price.
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