BYO Printmaking Collaborative welcomes Visiting Artist: Max Hautala!

Visit BYO Print for a sneak peek of the printshop before our grand opening to see the work of our Visiting Artist, Max Hautala!

Max Hautala is a Washington-based woodcut artist with an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His work has been exhibited internationally, from New York City to Seoul, South Korea, and is in collections such as the Franconia Sculpture Park and the Chazen Museum of Art. He taught Illustration and Printmaking at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and led woodcut workshops in Tokyo, Japan. His art reflects personal experiences, exploring both the seen and the felt.

Max Hautala’s (@NoMaxPrint) recent series of multiple-block woodcuts explores identity and symbolism, themes rooted in alternative and sticker culture, while hand-printing their designs. This connects to printmaking’s origins in mass media, fostering personal expression and linking to today’s social sharing culture.

Hautala will be editioning a series of woodcut prints and working on a drypoint etching during his time at BYO Print.