Robert Truszkowski – Tenure & Promotion 2011
  • Intro
    • Intro
    • How to navigate this site
  • Letter of application
  • Research
    • Contextualization of my practice
    • Exhibitions
    • Funding and awards
    • Portfolio
    • SSHRC Research/Creation funding sought
    • CV
  • Teaching
    • Statement of teaching philosophy
    • Graduate supervision
    • Curricular and studio innovations
    • New approaches to student engagement
    • Sample syllabuses
    • Student evaluations
    • Sample signs and technical bulletins
    • Courses taught
    • Success profile: Articulate Ink
  • Administrative
    • Welcome to Print Media
    • Committee work
    • Studio and technician supervision
  • Community
  • Bio
  • Contact
  • Visual Support Materials
    • New Canadian Painting
    • Okanagan Print Triennial 2009
    • Trois-Rivières 2009
    • PrintZero Exhibition 2010
    • Traditions and Transitions 2011
    • Class Portfolio 2009
    • Class Portfolio 2010
    • Class Portfolio 2011
Studio supervision

The Print Media area comprises a large amount of machinery, equipment, tools and sundries, in a variety of conjoined studio spaces.  As the sole Full-Time faculty member in Print, I oversee all of these studios and the respective equipment contained therein, as well as the processes undertaken in each.  A list of the studios and sub-studios is shown below.  For see pictures of the Print studios, click here.

Main studio / Etching & Silkscreen studio RC 035
UV silkscreen Studio RC 035.1
Lithography Studio RC 035.2
Acid / Washout Room RC 035.4
Graphic Darkroom RC 035.5
Photo Preparation Room RC 035.5.1
Material Storage RC 035.6
Senior Studio RC 037
Graduate Studio RC 034


Student technician supervision

The student technician is an integral part of the day-to-day operation of the Print Media studios.  Since coming to the University of Regina in 2007, I have trained and overseen four student technicians.  Despite the relatively steep learning curve associated with the student tech position in Print Media (whether the student is an undergraduate or a graduate student), and the fairly substantial time commitment I need to invest so that they understand all the nuances of the studios, I enjoy the training and supervision.  In this role, I see the opportunity to teach a different side of the profession of being a Print Media artist, to an eager and promising student.  My previous tech was a graduate student; she used the opportunity to learn as much as she could about how the studio operates and how I, as the professor (and professional artist) make choices about what to teach and how to teach it.  One of the things that makes a Print Media artist "marketable", beyond excellent work and teaching experience, is the ability to manage a Printmaking studio, and the student tech position is wonderful training in this regard.  To see the basic list of student tech jobs, click here.
Robert Truszkowski - Department of Visual Arts - Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Regina