The Mid America Print Council is an educational and community-based organization that focuses on all print related arts. Embracing both time-honored and innovative approaches, MAPC promotes awareness and appreciation of traditional and contemporary forms of printmaking.  Active on multiple platforms, MAPC is an organization that provides members with access to a network of printmakers, resources, opportunities, newsletters, and a biennial conference that features speakers, workshops, panels, shows, and exchanges. Through calls for participation, they organize members’ exhibitions and publish The Mid America Print Council Journal. Their goal is to recognize, advocate, and continue research in historical, current, and future print technologies.

 

The Gardiner Gallery of Art at Oklahoma State University will host this year's Mid-America Print Council 2025 Juried Members' Exhibition, which has been juried by Delita Martin. This year was exceptionally competitive; there were 554 submissions from 194 applicants. Martin has thoughtfully selected 54 works from 42 artists across the nation that will be on display as the Fall 2025 semester begins at OSU. 

 

 

Delita Martin is a contemporary artist living and working in Huffman, Texas. Martin’s work explores the beauty and complexity of spiritual identities of African American Women. Through her mixed-media printmaking practice, which includes the layering of various printmaking processes, drawing, painting, collaging and hand-stitching she celebrates their strength and resilience in a world that often overlooks or devalues them. Through her use of pattern, texture and color, she creates immersive veilscapes (spirit worlds) that are deeply personal yet accessible to viewers. Her distinctive style combines elements of realism, abstractions, and symbolism, creating bold and beautiful portraits of Black women as they transition between the spirit world and the waking world. Martin’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications both national and international, including the 2022 Venice Biennale. She continues to explore the complex layers of identity and experiences, celebrating the powerful legacy of African American Women.