The National Gallery of Australia to Exhibit at 2026 IFPDA Print Fair April 9–12, 2026 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York
The National Gallery of Australia to Exhibit at 2026 IFPDA Print Fair
April 9–12, 2026 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York
The National Gallery will participate in the IFPDA’s first-ever nonprofit invitational to showcase the definitive scholarly archive of master printmaker Kenneth E. Tyler AO.
Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001, edited by Dr Jane Kinsman,
image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.
Canberra/Kamberri, Australia – March 11, 2026 – The National Gallery of Australia is proud to announce its participation in the 2026 IFPDA Print Fair, taking place April 9–12 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, New York. The National Gallery will present a booth as part of the IFPDA’s first-ever invitational presentation for nonprofits. The booth will showcase an array of their print publications, centering around its new three-volume publication, Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001.
The Tyler Graphics Catalogue Raisonné documents the final projects of master printer Kenneth E. Tyler AO, a seminal figure in the 20th‑century American print renaissance. Tyler’s ambition and relentless pursuit of innovation drove him to push artists beyond familiar boundaries, developing new technologies and purpose‑built workshop facilities around the world.
On Saturday, April 11 at 4PM, IFPDA will host a panel in conjunction with the publication of Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001. The event, New Realities: Donald Sultan at Tyler Graphics, will bring together renowned American artist Donald Sultan and Dr Warwick Heywood, Curator of International Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Australia. The conversation will explore Sultan’s evolution as a printmaker, highlighting his time at Tyler Graphics and the influence of that pioneering studio environment on his techniques and artistic direction. It will also reflect on Tyler’s broader impact and trace how the National Gallery of Australia came to house the extensive archive and proofs from his studios – from his early collaborations at Gemini GEL in Los Angeles through to the later operations of Tyler Graphics.
Dr Warwick Heywood said he is looking forward to sharing more about the National Gallery’s Kenneth E. Tyler collection at the IFPDA.
“As a master printer, Tyler has had a major impact on the look and material development of American printmaking from the 1960s through to the early 2000s.
Tyler’s drive to push the creative boundaries and his innovative approach to printmaking has created an enduring legacy both in America and Australia.
Bringing the Tyler Graphics Catalogue Raisonné back to the US, where Tyler worked with some of the iconic artists of the 20th century, is a rare privilege. I look forward to talking to Donald Sultan more about this intensively collaborative approach between artist and printmaker at the IFPDA.”
Building a career on the belief that “great prints are made only by great artists,” Tyler was renowned for pushing the boundaries of technology and creative determination. His Tyler Graphics workshops in Bedford Village and Mount Kisco, New York, became a nucleus of experimentation where he collaborated with titans of modern and postmodern American art, providing them with cutting-edge facilities and collaborative encouragement to realize prints of unprecedented scale and complexity.
The Kenneth E. Tyler Collection at the National Gallery of Australia is the world’s most comprehensive collection of prints produced by the printmaker and publisher. Beginning in 1973, the collection now contains over 7,400 editioned prints, proofs, drawings, paper works, screens, multiples and illustrated books as well as a significant archive of photography, film, audio and workshop materials.
Through August 2, 2026, the National Gallery will have on view Proofs and Processes: The Kenneth Tyler Collection, which features works on paper by six icons of Abstraction and Pop art, all of whose collaborations with Tyler are discussed in the catalogue raisonné.
ABOUT THE CATALOGUE RAISONNE
Edited by Dr Jane Kinsman, Distinguished Adjunct Curator and former Head of International Art at the National Gallery of Australia, Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001 features 28 Tyler Graphics artists including Ed Baynard, Per Inge Bjørlo, Anthony Caro, William Crutchfield, Helen Frankenthaler, Ed Giobbi, Al Held, David Hockney, Terence La Noue, RoyLichtenstein, Richard Meier, Joan Mitchell, Malcolm Morley, Robert Motherwell, John Newman, Hugh O’Donnell, Sam Posey, JamesRosenquist, David Salle, Maurice Sendak, Alan Shields, TL Solien, Steven Sorman, Frank Stella, Altoon Sultan, Donald Sultan, Masami Teraoka, and John Walker.
Volumes 1 and 2 of the catalogue raisonné feature 1,040 entries from the 28 artists who worked at Tyler Graphics between 1986 and 2001, providing an exhaustive record of the techniques used at the studio. Volume 3 contains essays from distinguished American scholars and print curators at the National Gallery of Australia, focusing on Tyler’s journey as a printer, his final workshop at Mount Kisco, and the output of selected key artists of the period.
Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001 is currently available from the National Gallery of Australia in Australia and the University of Washington Press in the United States and elsewhere.
PUBLISHED: August 2025
SUBJECT LISTING: Art, Art History / American Art
BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 1102 Pages, 9 x 12 in, 1100 color illus., 70 b&w illus.
ISBN: 9780642335074
Publisher: National Gallery of Australia
American Distributor: University of Washington Press
Australian Distributor: Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1986–2001 | The National Gallery of Australia.
Price: US RRP $290
ABOUT KENNETH E. TYLER AO
Kenneth E. Tyler AO (b. 1931) is a pioneering American master printmaker, publisher, and arts educator. He revolutionized post-war printmaking by founding the influential workshops Gemini GEL and Tyler Graphics, collaborating with artists such as Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, and Helen Frankenthaler. Tyler’s technical innovations—including custom presses and handmade papers—expanded the creative possibilities of printmaking. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Tamarind Lithography Workshop, later mentoring printers globally. His legacy is preserved in the National Gallery of Australia, which holds the largest collection of his collaborative works. Tyler remains a vital figure in contemporary printmaking.
ABOUT DONALD SULTAN
Donald Sultan (b. 1951 Asheville, NC) is an artist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the “New Image” movement. Sultan has challenged the boundaries between painting and sculpture throughout his career. Sultan has also exhibited in solo and group shows at the Parrish Art Museum, NY (2024); Morris Museum, NJ (2024); Asheville Art Museum, NC (2023); Kemper Museum of Art, MO (2023); Cameron Art Museum, NC (2022); Huntington Museum of Art, WV (2021); Taubman Museum of Art, VA (2019); Sellars Gallery at Brenau University, GA (2018); British Museum, London (2017); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2017); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (2009); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (2000); Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, TN (2000); Gotlands KonstMuseum, Sweden (1996); Nationalgalerie, Berlin (1993); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY (1988); Museum of Modern Art, NY (1988); Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (1987); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (1987); Musée d’art Contemporain, Montreal (1984); and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY (1979), among others.
ABOUT DR. WARWICK HEYWOOD
Dr Warwick Heywood is Kenneth E. Tyler Curator of International Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Australia. His curatorial and research practice focuses on 20th- and 21st-century international printmaking and drawing. Previously, he served as Director of The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space, Newcastle, and as Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art at the Australian War Memorial, where he led acquisitions and research into European and American prints, posters, and drawings. In 2022, Dr Heywood completed a PhD examining contemporary art and the Anthropocene, further strengthening his capacity to situate both historical and contemporary print practices within globally interconnected ecological and cultural contexts.
ABOUT NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA
The National Gallery is Australia’s national visual arts institution dedicated to collecting, sharing and celebrating art from Australia and the world. The national collection comprises over 155,000 works of art, including the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. The collection represents the whole of Australian art, modern art worldwide, particularly from Europe and America, and art from across Asia and the Pacific. Based in the nation’s capital, the Gallery sits on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and within Canberra’s National Triangle.
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