Opening reception: Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Bound by a shared vision and supported through a vast network, Instituto Gráfico de Chicago (IGC) embraces printmaking—a historically democratic medium that allows for widespread communication—as a tool for education and activism. The work of this volunteer collective amplifies the visibility of contemporary Latinx print artists, while advancing the power of art to ignite social change and foster solidarity.

Since 2010, eight print portfolios have emerged as sites of encounter where collective members and invited artists have responded to shared social and political concerns. Simultaneously, IGC’s Grabadolandia, the only free printmaking festival led by a Latinx collective in the Midwest, ensures the medium's vitality by fueling new artists and community-led initiatives.

This exhibition brings together selections from IGC’s print collection, objects, event documentation, and traces of print histories from Mexico and Chicago. Together, these works create an evolving archive of learning, resistance, and exchange—held together through the language of print.

Curated by Marcela Andrade Serment and Elisa Soto Sánchez

Save the Date: Grabadolandia at the National Museum of Mexican Art, November 20 - 22, 2026

Instituto Gráfico de Chicago (IGC) members:
Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Carlos Barberena, Cirilo Esquivel*, Eric J. García, Eric Gasca, Jose L. Gutierrez (elgtz), Salvador Jiménez-Flores, Cynthia Marris*, Epifanio Monarrez*, Antonio Pazaran, Vanessa A. Sanchez*, Ricardo Xavier Serment, CHema Skandal!, Alex Velazquez Brightbill

*Former IGC members who contributed to the formation of the Collective

Participating Artists:

Daniel Amora Mora
René Arceo
Atlan Arceo-Witzl
Nancy Ariza
Carlos Barberena
Iván Bautista
Liz Born
Paulina Camacho
Alejandra Carrillo 
Edith Chávez
Natalia Cuevas
Nicolás de Jesús
Cirilo Esquivel
Juana Estrada Hernández
Sandra C. Fernandez
Juan R. Fuentes
Eric J. García
Sarita Garcia
Eric Gasca
Daniel González
Manuel Guerra
Jose L. Gutierrez (elgtz)
Ester Hernandez
Judithe Hernández
Celia Herrera Rodríguez
Salvador Jiménez-Flores
Kill Joy x ReBo + KTPP
Poli Marichal
Álvaro Daniel Márquez
Josué “Homie” Martínez
Oscar Moya
Meli Marie Nava
Paloma Núñez-Regueiro
Antonio Pazaran
Katia Pérez Fuentes
Yvette M. Pino
Gilda Posada
Charlie Ramirez
Sergio Sanchez Santamaria
Ricardo Xavier Serment
CHema Skandal!
Diana Solís
Shinzaburo Takeda
Maria Cristina Tavera
Misayo Tsutsui
Alex Velazquez Brightbill
Gabriel Villa