Building off of the success of their last event, Pullproof Studio will be hosting their official soft opening during April's Unblurred. The exhibit will feature drawing, prints, and zines by the members of PULLPROOF: Charlie Barber, Christina Lee, Aaron Julius, and Matthew Van Asselt.

Alongside the exhibit opening, PULLPROOF will be launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to help fund the build-out of their studio space. This includes covering essential silkscreen printing materials, technological equipment, plumbing costs, lumber, and more.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

CHARLIE BARBER is a designer, illustrator, and printmaker from Portland, OR currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. He explores Pittsburgh's rich architectural history through PGH Houses, an illustration project that features the houses, dwellings, and shelters of Western Pennsylvania.
www.charlie-barber.com

CHRISTINA LEE is an illustrator, zinemaker, printmaker, animator, and designer from San Jose, CA currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. She has exhibited at Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh Zine Fair, PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo, The Mr. Roboto Project, and East End - Brewery Taproom. Graphic novels, pop culture, and kitsch are highly influential to her work.
www.xtinalee.com

AARON REGAL is an artist, printmaker, and painter who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He works across a range of media but stays predominantly within the painting and printmaking
arena. He is looking for a space to work with imaginative individuals and institutions to foster the growth of the city's creative and cultural assets while continuing his own
artistic development. Aaron’s work tends to touch on themes of social and economic justice, politics, and societal conditions in flux.
www.aaronregal.com

MATTHEW VAN ASSELT is an artist, printmaker, and musician who recently moved to Pittsburgh from Brooklyn NY. He most recently worked as a silkscreen technician for an artist while simultaneously participating in a collectively run studio space and running his own small press called Mt. Home Arts. Mt. Home published primarily limited-run prints, books, and cassette tapes in handmade and printed packaging.
www.matthewvanasselt.com

PULLPROOF Studio is an in-progress printmaking studio in Pittsburgh, PA. We intend to offer a fully equipped silkscreen printing facility with a shared workspace and small storefront gallery at 5112 Penn Avenue in the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to provide affordable access to silkscreen printing equipment, space, and a community to artists in the Western Pennsylvania area.