Presented by Continuing Education

The Art of Screen Printing: A Hands-on Workshop

May 10, 2023; 6:00 - 8:00pm
A group of people in the SVA printshop talking in a circle. Someone is showing the group a prepared screen printing screen.

SVA Continuing Education presents an interactive screen printing workshop. Hosted in the SVA Printshop, this hands-on event is perfect for anyone looking to explore the world of printing and design.


During the workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to learn the basics of screen printing, try the screen printing process out by printing their own t-shirt and tour the SVA Printshop. Experienced instructors Alejandro Chen Li (MFA 2018 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2009 Fine Arts), Gunars Prande (MFA 1993 Fine Arts; BFA 1982 Media Arts) and Larry B. Wright and will guide attendees through the process step by step, ensuring that everyone leaves the workshop with a finished product to wear and show off.


Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned designer, this workshop is designed to help you unleash your creativity and imagine the possibilities of screen printing. Come and enjoy a fun and engaging evening of learning and creating, and leave with a hand-printed SVA t-shirt.

A printed image of a puppet with blue eyes, brown hair, and yellow gloves. His mouth is slightly ajar and smiling.

Larry B. Wright is master printer at Larry B. Wright Art Productions. Wright is represented by Keys Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY. He has worked as an assistant to Robert Rauschenberg and was co-founder and art director of WTC News.

A photo of a man looking at the camera with his head turned to his left. He is wearing a blue shirt and glasses.

Alejandro Chen Li (MFA 2018 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2009 Fine Arts) is printmaking manager at the School of Visual Arts. He earned his BFA and MFA at the School of Visual Arts. Instagram: @anchenli.

A photo of an older man with gray hair that goes past his ears wearing a black shirt and smiling at the camera.

Gunars Prande (MFA 1993 Fine Arts; BFA 1982 Media Arts) is a printmaker and the printmaking facilities director of operations at the School of Visual Arts. Prande received a BFA and MFA from the School of Visual Arts, he also studied at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Free and open to the public