I am a printmaker. I enjoy working with my hands to create pieces of art that reflect the tangibility that comes with printmaking, as well as the abstraction that comes with the evolution of an idea. There are multiple meanings that can be found and interpreted throughout my body of work because, as with all things, there is never one right answer. Printmaking forces me to confront this issue by the making of multiples born from a single image, each serving as a relic of the event. Most artists commit themselves to an idea, often drafting several times before a rendition is created. However, in most of my work, the creation of the initial image is the least time-consuming portion of this process. Instead, I bide my time in its replication. I find it to be a more honest way of making work, complete only when imperfections are included.
Artist Biography
Scott Holford is a practicing artist and art educator in the Philadelphia region. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking with a Teaching Certification from Tyler School of Art in 2011, and a Master of Education from Cabrini University in 2016. He is the sole proprietor of Golden Key Prints, a business he started in 2016. Under GKP, Scott participates in local art shows and festivals. Scott uses a variety of printmaking techniques in his work, most notably etching and screenprinting.
Education
2016 Cabrini University, Radnor, PA Master of Education with Distinction Instructional II
2011 Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking Minor in Art History, Teaching Certification in Art K-12
Awards & Honors
2018 1st Place, Drawing and Illustration, Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1st Place, 2D and Illustration, Pennridge Gallery of the Arts, Sellersville, PA
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