2025 Virtual Exhibition Winners
Unbound, juried by Matthew Willie Garcia, invited artists to submit work via Instagram. Works challenge the conventional definition of printmaking, questioning what constitutes a print, disrupting expectations of surface and space, and exploring dimensional and conceptual approaches to the medium. We’re grateful for the many bold and thoughtful submissions; and we’re excited to present this year’s selected works, each a compelling reflection of the Unbound theme.
About the Juror
Matthew Willie Garcia, a California native now based in Kansas City, MO. Garcia’s work transcends traditional print media working in screen printing, mokuhanga, projection-mapping, animation, and large-scale installations. Inspired by a blend of science, science fiction, and their queer identity, Garcia explores these themes through color abstraction and nonrepresentational forms. Holding a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute and an M.F.A. from the University of Kansas, Garcia has earned acclaim regionally, notably exhibiting at the Nerman Contemporary Museum of Art, Des Moines Art Center and internationally in Japan and Spain. Garcia is currently serving as the 2024/2025 Grant Wood Fellow at the University of Iowa.
Exhibition Winners
Below are the winning artists, presented in order of recognition, with links to each artist’s original Instagram post.
