ROSS ZIRKLE (1955 - 2007) was a Tamarind Master Printer.   He received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Oregon.  From 1997 - 2007, he presented his work and research on waterless lithography and figure drawing at twenty-four national workshops and conferences, including the 2004, 92nd Annual Conference College Art Association, Professional Practices Committee, Is the Visual /Arts Studio/Classroom a "Hostile Environment? Seattle,Washington, 31st Annual Southern Graphics Conference, Education Panel: Strategies for Teaching & Critiquing Print Media at Boston University, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, The Detroit Institute of Arts, University of Southern Illinois Carbondale, Carbondale Illinois and Frogman's Press, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.  His work achieved both national and international acclaim. Including, the Hunterdon Museum of Art, Society of American Graphic Artists Exhibition at The Old Print Shop, International Paper Exhibition held at the Monique Goldsrom Gallery, New York, New York and Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California.  His work is included in many permanent collections, including Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, Massachusetts College of Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX and Frogman's Press and Gallery, Vermillion, SD.  In 2005, Mr. Zirkle was awarded a Kentucky Arts Council Professional Development Grant from the state of Kentucky in honor of his artistic excellence and in 2006, was awarded Teacher of the Year by the Alumni Association of the University of Kentucky.  Ross Zirkle was an associate professor at the University of Kentucky where he taught printmaking and figure drawing until his death in 2007 to cancer.

He is greatly missed.

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