Gretchen Schermerhorn
Gretchen Schermerhorn is a printmaker and papermaker whose work is shaped by close observation of the natural world. She received her MFA in Printmaking from Arizona State University and has since completed artist residencies at the Penland School of Craft, the Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago, Seacourt Print Workshop in Northern Ireland, California State University, and the Robert Rauschenberg Residency in Florida.
Her prints, installations, and works on paper have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is included in the Montgomery County Public Art Trust, Anne Arundel Community College’s print collection, and the Janet Turner Print Collection. She has received individual artist awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
Schermerhorn has taught workshops at Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Snow Farm–The New England Craft Program, and the Women’s Studio Workshop. She currently serves as Executive Director of Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in Columbia, North Carolina.