KBAI: Print Media & Photography
Photo and Transfer
June 5-18, 2026
Resident Faculty: Dadisi Curtis
Visiting Artists: Tyanna Buie and Leslie Diuguid (Du-Good Press)
The theme of KBAI Print Media and Photo 2026 is Photo and Transfer - this is intentionally open-ended and accommodates cross-disciplinary investigations. The focus will be on application of photo and transfer based techniques. Participants can use photographs or use transfer techniques to place drawn or other imagery onto a matrix. Throughout the workshop, the instructor and visiting artists will demonstrate several prints-based photographic techniques and participants will continue developing their capabilities with technical variations in printing and methodology. These techniques may include but are not limited to photo intaglio, CMYK, photo lithography, toner transfer, solar plates, toner transfer and screen printing resists. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own images and visual language through mixed media use of these processes. In addition to gaining technical competency, students will resolve their works conceptually and formally.
Non-credit Tuition Option - $1,250
Undergraduate and Graduate Credit: Undergraduate (3 credits); Graduate (3-4 credits). Standard tuition rates apply. More info available on admissions page.
Resident Faculty
Dadisi Curtis is an alum of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø where he received a B.F.A. He then went on to earn the M.F.A. in Printmaking from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa in May 2022. During his time at the University of Iowa, he taught courses such as Printmaking and the Politics of Protest, and Elements of Printmaking.
Professor Curtis was a 2023 Print Fellow and Master Printer at the Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY, and until his appointment in the School of Art, he served as the Photography Studio Technician at Pratt Munson Williams Proctor in Utica, NY. Recent Exhibitions of his work include Ultraviolet Monster Iowa City, IA. USA, Havens Inquiry , IA. USA, and the Screen-print Biennial, Opalka Gallery & Janet Turner Museum Albany, NY. USA. & Chico, CA. USA.
One of the defining characteristics of Curtis' work is the use of black light or ultraviolet light as a framework for alternative perspectives. White light is the view that most individuals reside within, this is the lens that most Americans dwell within. It adheres to a view that is generally accepted and welcome. The shift to black light is subtle but it represents a hidden view. Ultraviolet light is requiring a shift in how one views the world. It is a light that most live within, only dipping into white light when conforming is required.