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2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
em tamulewicz
Bio
Em Tamulewicz (b. 2000) is a printmaker, illustrator, and writer originating from Phoenix, AZ. They received their BFA from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. They are currently the Artist Opportunities Manager at the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory (Cleveland, OH) and a Shop Artist/intern at Zygote Press (Cleveland, OH). Em’s work has been featured in shows across the United States, from Ohio to Colorado, internationally in Seoul, South Korea, and is featured in the permanent collection of Akron’s Children Hospital (Brecksville, OH). Recent residencies include Arts, Letters, and Numbers in Troy, New York. They are also a member of the Southern Graphics Council International and the Mid America Print Council.
Artist Statement
When I began my career, I wasn’t sure which practice would best suit my work. However, diving into printmaking during college opened up a whole new world. I quickly became drawn to the intensive physical processes—the time and effort spent creating a print is a labor of love in every sense. My work involves a variety of traditional methods: linocut and woodcut relief, copper plate etching, stone lithography, and traditional letterpress. Each technique has its own unique characteristics, but all are rich in history, which I love exploring and contributing to. The printmaking community, though niche, resonated deeply with me. It incorporated all of my favorite things–traditional craft, a long process with a large payoff, and a small, dedicated community. Despite being underrepresented in the broader art world, printmaking and papermaking provide a sense of home. Themes of the macabre, the natural world, Catholicism/religion, and references to my special interests are prominent in my work. Using these motifs connect me to my upbringing and passions, as well as play an active role in recontextualizing a childhood that was marked with social turmoil. Now, reworked in the present, these motifs hold a new meaning, examining what the future may hold for me: teaching myself the desire to live and move forward. The transformation that I experience through my work is something I bestow upon others like me; to embrace the fear and stress responses that often accompany autistic life. Every time I create, it transforms a small piece of that anguish that I carry. I aim for my work to soothe those who are struggling with the same things I do; even if it is not by my art, but from the fact that someone with their struggles can work hard, overcome times of pain, and keep moving forward.