The Story of INC starts with a chance encounter.

In 2019 Asma Hashimi visited a print exhibition by Reveal Printmakers Collective at Salford Art Gallery and chatted to a couple of the artists. Reveal Collective are 2017 graduates of the Complete Makers course: Asma Hashimi lives in Oxford and is a member of both Magdalen Arts and Oxford Printmakers. 

Asma is the author of many innovative print initiatives including a print swap between Magdalen Arts and a group of women printmakers in Pakistan. She asked if Reveal would be interested in something similar and they agreed that indeed they would

To everyone’s slight astonishment the idea survived the pandemic and the many forces that life, lassitude and lack of organisation throw at such projects and became the inspiring exhibition that is on display here. 

Each of the 18 artists has produced an edition of 25 prints and in return received a beautifully packaged gift set of each print and the exhibition will move to Oxford later in the year. 

The shared experience of making and working like this has created a personal connection to the artwork, motivation and techniques used by people who have never met. We can highly recommend it as a way to broaden your horizons and have Asma to thank for her belief in the rewards provided by collaboration. We hope that the prints and stories behind them encourage you to swap and share too.

All framed prints are on sale for £225 and unframed prints for £185