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The Rockford Art Museum presents the exhibition "Constant Pressure," a visual exploration of identity, activism, and collaboration with Fatherless and Friends, June 9-Sept. 24.<br/><br/>Fatherless Print Posse is a Rockford, Illinois based artistic collaboration between Javier Jimenez, Greg Lang, David Menard, Ben Rider (U.K.). Since 2010 Fatherless has been known for a variety of large-scale graphics that use appropriated and manipulated imagery to explore socially conscious ideas through printmaking, painting, collage and installation. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in many public and private collections.<br/><br/>Fatherless has consistently pushed forward with a counter-intuitive approach to not just screen printing, but artist collaboration as well. Members of Fatherless operate as a unit collaborating freely with each other’s ideas and imagery. This process does not reveal any individual artist or “fath
Don’t miss this glorious retrospective which features a broad and carefully-curated collection of original works from six decades of Deborah Newton’s life-long artistic venture from downtown pioneer to supportive community leader. Thousands of her cherished works reside in homes, companies, and public institutions across the country. These joyful examples are assembled from private holdings to inspire a path forward for emerging local artists of all ages. Open through July 9th.<br/><br/>Deborah was the first to be awarded the Jessica Holt Purchase Award in 1992 that ultimately made it possible for her work to be included in RAM’s Permanent Collection. She stated then “My life as an artist is deeply rooted in Rockford. The seeds were sown as an eighth grader when I was awarded a scholarship for art classes at Rockford Art Museum.” Her family now continues her legacy with a perpetual endowment awarded annually to RAM for a locally chosen 7th or 8th grade student, or