New IU Eskenazi Museum of Art Exhibition Showcases Two Decades of Terry Winters’ Innovative Techniques in Printmaking

Terry Winters (b. 1949) is a dominant figure in American abstraction. His paintings and works on paper explore the relationships between our understanding of the world through rational systems and its ineffable nature. Richly associative and visionary in scope, his art demonstrates the power of abstraction to carry expressive meaning beyond pure form alone. It reaffirms the potential of abstraction to be an art of visceral power and great beauty.

Amplitude: Terry Winters Prints Since 2000 from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation explores a richly innovative period for the artist. Showcasing Winters’ mastery of traditional printmaking techniques and inventive explorations across various print media, this exhibition offers a captivating journey through his creative evolution. The exhibition underscores the critical relationship between Winters’ prints, drawings, and paintings, inviting contemplation on the interconnectedness of his artistic vision.

Derived from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation—one of the largest private print collections in the world—the exhibition is curated by art historian Richard H. Axsom, who is also the author of a forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Winters’ printed work.

“I have been collecting Terry Winters’ art for 20 years,” said ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer. “As one of the most important artists of our time, his art is full of intersections of lines, color, and themes! Whether it is microbiology, looking into the cells of our being, or abstract shapes and forms, Terry Winters makes art for everyone.”

Amplitude: Terry Winters Prints Since 2000 from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation opens at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University (IU) on August 9, 2024, and closes on December 15, 2024. The exhibition will examine Winters’ printed work since 2000, a period marked by technical innovation during which he introduced artist’s books and monoprints in addition to his editioned prints.

“Winters’ art gives lyrical image to our intuition of universal and foundational principles and our sense of belonging to something vast and unknowable but common to all,” said Richard H. Axsom, guest curator for the exhibition.

David A. Brenneman, Wilma E. Kelley Director of the Eskenazi Museum of Art, said, “We are thrilled to present the work of this distinguished American artist to our IU community. Our ongoing partnership with Jordan Schnitzer and his family foundation serves as an important teaching resource at the museum, which has long had an active program in the study, exhibition, and publication of its prints, drawings, and photography holdings.”