Purely Print
Showcasing the depth of creativity possible in handmade print today
6th to 26th September 2025
For September, The Sanctuary Gallery at Newnham on Severn presents Purely Print, an exhibition that brings together eight contemporary artists working in handmade print. Created using traditional techniques such as metal plate etching and lithography, to more contemporary printing methods such as silkscreen printing, this collection showcases the depth of creativity possible in the medium of handmade print today. Many of history’s most famous artists have worked in print, from Albrecht Durer in the 15th century, to Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso in the 20th century. Often wrongly dismissed as a secondary or preparatory technique, handmade print remains a much misunderstood area of fine art, and this exhibition seeks to highlight the many possibilities of 21st century print.
Fiona McIntyre
Fiona McIntyre’s copper plate engravings, aquatints and drypoint works are inspired by wild landscapes, trees and memory. She is fascinated by the layers of meaning within unfamiliar locations, examined through myth, stories or geology. Fiona has a BA Hons from Edinburgh College of Art, and an MA from Winchester School of Art.
Wendy Rhodes
Wendy Rhodes’ etching practice centres on a visual exploration of the rural landscape in which she lives, using traditional intaglio methods and explorative mark making techniques on copper plates, with a focus on structural elements and linear description. Wendy graduated from the University of West England with an MA in Multidisciplinary Printmaking, and in 2018 she completed her PhD, titled Drawing and Etching Place.
Beth Jenkins
Beth Jenkins has a reputation for making beautifully coloured handmade prints, and her work was featured in the inaugural ‘Masters of Relief Print’ exhibition at The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. She has undertaken residencies including Oriel y Parc Studio St Davids, and Nature in Art Gloucestershire, and has collaborated on public art projects for The Forestry Commission, Batsford Arboretum and Gloucester Culture Trust.
Anne Haworth’s background in printed textiles and theatre design brings a subtle interplay of image and narrative to her linocuts and collagraphs. Drawing is at the heart of her practice, serving as the starting point for imagery inspired by still life, landscapes, books and personal experiences.
Anne Haworth
Tabitha Fedden specialises in wood, lino and card relief printing, stone lithography and collagraph. Her work is underpinned by an investigation of natural forms - a curling leaf, a twisting tree or an arching rose tendril. She has an MA in Fine Print from Wimbledon School of Art.
Tabitha Fedden
Andy Lovell
Andy Lovell’s landscape works are informed by in situ drawings, which are then translated into print back in the studio. He favours the immediacy of the screenprint and monotype processes, which allow both gestural and graphic interpretations that capture a real sense of mood and place.
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Jane Sasanow
Jane Sasanow’s printmaking explores her relationship with landscape and its histories, making connections between traces of human activity, journeys taken, and material gathered. Her works reflect the layering of the landscape through an exploration of surface and shape.
Philippa C Thomas
Philippa C Thomas has a background in illustration and theatre design. Her printing practise is based on observational drawing in the landscape and a process of material exploration in the studio. Having worked on several collaborative projects, she feels the value of working collectively and seeks ways to do that in print.
