Nick Butcher
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Studio in Graphic Design
Research Interests
My work with Sonnenzimmer explores the contemporary and historic impact of the “graphic impulse” through publishing, exhibitions, graphic design, and performance. While we work in an array of media, our focus is on triangulating a deeper understanding of the role of graphic expression at large. In addition to our self-driven work, we actively engage in commissioned projects aiming to reshape preconceived notions of the graphic arts.
Education
Middle Tennessee State University, B.F.A.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, M.F.A.
Selected Publications
Sisson, Patrick. “This is Chicago.” Chicago: AIGA, 2015. Book.
Foster, John. “Paper and Ink Workshop.” Minneapolis: Rockport Publisher, 2013. Book.
Williamson, Caspar. “Low-Tech Print: Contemporary Hand-Made Printing.” London: Laurence King Publishing, 2013. Book.
Borrelli, Christopher. “Taking stock of the Chicago concert-poster scene.” Chicago Tribune, July 11, 2012. Print.
John. “New Masters of Poster Design, Volume 2: Poster Design for This Century and Beyond.” Minneapolis: Rockport Publisher, 2012. Book.
Perry, Mike. “Press, Pulled: A Catalog of Screenprinting.” New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012. Book.
Foster, John. “1,000 Indie Posters.” Rockport Publisher, 2011.
Book. Lijklema, Hans. “Design For Music, Pictographic 2.” Amsterdam: Pepin Press, 2011. Book.
Klanten, Robert. Hellige, Hendrik. “Impressive: Printmaking, Letterpress and Graphic Design.” Berlin: Gestalten, 2010. Book.
Selected Exhibitions
Puddles, Gelbes Haus, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2018
Shape Song, Hatch Show Print's Haley Gallery, Nashville, Tenn., 2018
Café Avatar, Cress Gallery, University of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2017
Gaussian Blur, Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, Ill., 2017
byobuoy, Armory Gallery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., 2017
Plane Shapes, Facebook Classic Campus, Menlo Park, Calif., 2017
Sonnenzimmer: The Arts Club of Chicago at 100, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 2016
Greige Fabrik, Vebikus Kunsthalle Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 2016
Vector Sculptures, Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago, Ill., 2016
Objects of Practice, Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose University Art , Department, Davenport, Iowa, 2015
The Impossibility of Language of Construction, Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University Art Department, Davenport, Iowa, 2015
Selected Performances
Performance, Zine Not Dead VIII, Elastic Arts, Chicago, Ill., 2018
Performance, Graphic Impulse w/ Parlour Tapes Residency, Comfort Station, Chicago, Ill., 2017
Dubbing Stills, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Ill., 2016
Grafikklang, Grafisches Forum Zürich, Rosengarten, Zürich, Switzerland, 2014