Manneken Press is a fine art publisher producing original, limited edition and unique prints, portfolios and artist’s books. The prints are made by the artists working in close collaboration with Master Printer Jonathan Higgins, and are hand-printed in our own workshop. In all of our projects we respect the timeless processes of printmaking, using only the finest papers and inks, while maintaining a spirit of curiosity and experimentation.
Founded in 2000, Manneken Press is recognized as a premier independent fine art press working with regional, national and international contemporary artists.
Artists represented:
Carlos Andrade, Mel Cook, Cathy Crawford, Brian Cypher, Jack Davidson, Rupert Deese, LJ Douglas, Rhea Edge, Edie Fake, Peter Feldstein, Betty Friedman, Jonathan Higgins, Catherine Howe, Richard Hull, Mary Judge, Gary Justis, Jason Karolak, Ted Kincaid, Anna Kunz, Judy Ledgerwood, Claire Lieberman, Matt Magee, Jane McNichol, Jill Moser, Brian Novatny, Tom Orr, Kate Petley, Justin Quinn, Nick Satinover, Erika Shiba, Jay Shinn, Sarah Smelser, Philip Van Keuren, Joan Winter, Brenda Zappitell.
You may purchase artwork directly via our Artsy page.
Image: Manneken Press’s booth at the 2025 IFPDA Print Fair with prints by (L to R) Edie Fake, Judy Ledgerwood, Catherine Howe and Rupert Deese
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Image: Gelnn Goldberg: Empyrean (2) (detail), 2026. Etching and aquatint, edition of 20.
Jonathan Higgins, Gary Justis, Manneken Press, Morgan Price, Sarah Smelser.
Sculpture, prints, photography, drawing.
Snacks and refreshments will be served.
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The show highlights print projects published by Manneken Press over the past twelve months. The exhibition features work by five artists, with works ranging from symbolism to geometric and painterly abstraction to photographic realism. Included are unique monotypes as well as limited-edition etchings and photogravures - a hybrid of photography and intaglio printmaking.
Artists invited to Manneken Press typically travel from cities such as New York, Dallas, or Bogotá to our central Illinois studio, where they work intensively for a week or longer. The artist’s presence is crucial, and the compressed nature of these working sessions often yields a cohesive body of prints that can stand individually or function together as a series — hence the term “project.”
Artists included in the show:
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Though the works in the \"Sandia\" series were born of a particular place, they do not attempt to describe it. Instead, the visual and physical experience of place—its memories, impressions, and contrasts to familiarity—feeds Smelser’s abstract sensibility. Fifteen works from the series are shown in this collection.
The \"Sandia\" prints emerged from the artist’s lifelong love of the high desert environments of the American Southwest and, more specifically, from several weeks she spent at an artist residency in Albuquerque, NM, in 2022. Albuquerque sits on land that slopes from the Sandia Mountains down to the Rio Grande. The Sandias—Spanish for watermelon—were named for their warm pink-red color at sunset. The city presses up against the mountains, and harsh desert conditions permeate the urban environment. The intersection of the urban and natural landscapes became a particular focus for Smelser during her daily plantigrade perambulations.
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On view online at Artsy here
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Artists invited to Manneken Press typically travel from cities such as New York, Dallas, or Bogotá to our central Illinois studio, where they work intensively for a week or longer. The artist’s presence is crucial, and the compressed nature of these working sessions often yields a cohesive body of prints that can stand individually or function together as a series — hence the term “project.”
Artists included in the show:
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