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Shark's Ink.
550 Blue Mountain Road
Lyons, Colorado 80540
Phone - 303.823.9190
Fax - 303.823.9191
contact us
Shark's Ink. has printed and published an extensive
and eclectic body of prints collaborating with over 150 distinguished
and innovative contemporary American artists since opening
in 1976.
Master printer/Director Bud Shark works side-by-side
with invited artists during every aspect of the collaborative
printmaking process. Techniques used in the studio include
lithography; monotype -- using watercolor, oil pastels and
other materials; metal leaf, chine collé, embossing, collage,
innovations for cutting and printing woodblocks and other
relief prints; and the engineering and construction of three-dimensional
lithographs. The collaborations are technically and visually
innovative.
Prints published by Shark's Ink. are included
in numerous private and public collections including the Museum
of Modern Art, NY; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY;
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Yale University Art Gallery,
New Haven, CT; The New York Public Library, NY: The Library
of Congress, Washington, DC; The Art Institute of Chicago,
IL; The Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA and many others.
Bud Shark was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
He received a BS from University of Wisconsin, Madison and
an MA from University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. In 1976,
he opened Shark's Lithography Ltd in Boulder, Colorado, and
relocated the studio as Shark's Ink. to Lyons, Colorado in
1998.
We use 15th
Street Studio for all our framing and highly recommend
their services.
Shark's Ink. is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers
Association.
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