Study the full range of printing making techniques. Bridge tradition and innovation through studio practice and experimentation.
Study the full range of traditional printmaking techniques — intaglio, relief, lithography, mono-print, letterpress, book arts and screen printing. Also explore what’s possible, using the latest experimental and digital technologies. Tyler combines studio practice with career development to help you find and follow a sustainable and satisfying path forward.
Tyler offers an MFA in printmaking . Learn more about furthering your education here.
Ranked 5th in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the printmaking program at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University in Philadelphia gives you access to the opportunities and resources of a renowned art school and large, urban university.
At the same time, you enjoy the close-knit, supportive community of artists across all studio disciplines. You work side-by-side with your professors, all working artists and engaged mentors.
The natural exchange of ideas and experiences, meaningful collaborations and inspirations, make Tyler an exceptional place to earn your degree and find your artistic voice.
Because you interact closely with your faculty-mentors and share equipment and group spaces with Tyler’s printmaking MFA students, you get to watch more experienced artists at work. This exposure to a high level of professionalism and talent means you graduate with an unusually sophisticated sensibility about yourself and your work.
Make the most of Philadelphia too. As a longtime center for arts and ideas, the city provides easy access to museums and galleries and a community full of internship and career options. Our location also gives you access to vibrant art scenes throughout the northeast, including New York City and Washington, D.C.
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture features its own admissions team, who can provide you with the information you need to make the best decision for your educational and career goals.
Tip! In many cases, printmaking majors start at Tyler learning toward earning a degree in design or painting. After seeing what’s possible artistically and career-wise in printmaking, they choose printmaking instead.
Thanks to studying a wide range of printmaking concepts and techniques and focusing on career development, Tyler’s BFA in printmaking prepares you to seize any opportunities as they arise in your life.
Inside Tyler’s large, modern, fully equipped studios, you first learn the fundamentals of the four printmaking disciplines:
Then, you get to choose at least two of these disciplines for continued, in-depth study.
Later in your academic career, your faculty-mentors at Tyler challenge you with advanced projects like these.
Tyler’s emphasis on interdisciplinary work encourages you to connect with classmates at all levels throughout our many studio art disciplines. The result? Your own studio practice features dynamic work with fusion and crossover elements from other fields, including photography, painting, fibers or sculpture.
Here, you prepare for your academic and/or professional life after graduation.
Art Career Workshop provides practical foundation for your career in any of the visual arts.
Senior Projects Workshop gives you the chance to plan, produce and present your print project portfolio.
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture and the Fox School of Business Management collaborate to offer this undergraduate certificate in Creative Entrepreneurship for artists and other creatives who want to add business skills too.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts with an optional Concentration in Art Education, offered by the Department of Art, is one of two pathways at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture to earning art teaching certification in Pennsylvania and becoming a teaching artist.
Browse the list of popular classes within your printmaking degree at Tyler.
In addition to learning professional printmaking skills and gaining technical fluency with a variety of printing methods and digital tools, Tyler’s BFA degree teaches you transferable skills that build your professional confidence in any setting.
Graduates of Tyler’s BFA in printmaking degree program pursue a wide range of career options. Whatever path you choose, Tyler’s emphasis on developing both personal artistic vision and technical skill makes you a flexible, adaptable artist wherever your career takes you.
Tyler’s printmaking degree program fosters an environment that mirrors life as a professional artist. We build community and share opportunities to support your personal development.
Tyler devotes nearly 10,000 square feet solely to printmaking. Work withing our 3 interconnected, modern studios with plenty of natural light. Each space is purpose-built and fully equipped for lithography, screen printing, etching, relief, monoprint and letterpress.
Tyler’s printmaking program plans a robust schedule of visiting artists, scholars, curators, writers and critics. Attend their lectures and collaborate with them to create projects and present research. Get access to one-on-one critiques too.
Join our community of printmakers as we regularly venture out of our studios to visit artists’ studios, print studios, exhibitions and events in Philadelphia and in nearby New York City.
So much innovative work happens inside your own head. That’s why it’s good to get outside of yourself and your studio. Consider going abroad to study printmaking in Rome during your junior year.
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Connect with your classmates who share a passion for printmaking through the Tyler Printmaking Guild. This student-run organization creates broader connections with artists on and off campus.
See how your future classmates at Tyler use various printmaking equipment, methods and digital tools to create meaningful artwork.
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Dive deeper into the innovative projects and diverse talents of our students. Discover a wider range of creative work, from cutting-edge designs to thought-provoking concepts, and see how our Tyler creative's are shaping the world around them.
At Tyler, you join a community of classmates, alumni and faculty-mentors who contribute their influence and thought-leadership to your academic and studio art experiences. Let them explain the strength and benefits of earning your printmaking BFA here.
At Tyler, you get to work side-by-side with faculty members — all practicing artists themselves. As mentors as well as professors, they support your growth on campus and off thanks to their extensive regional and national networks in the printmaking world. Meet your professors and learn more about their areas of expertise.
Read the latest news from our inspiring community of working artists / faculty, current students and successful alumni.
Join our online community and follow along with our Instagram posts. See photos and learn more about what’s happening in printmaking at Tyler. Don’t miss the big reveals from our latest press sessions!
In addition to Tyler’s specialized admissions team, you’re welcome to contact the printmaking program leadership.
Associate Professor and Program Head of Printmaking
amze.emmons@temple.edu
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