about taking the tradition of printmaking which over the years has developed certain styles characteristic of hyderabad overseas the exhibition titled india inked will be in display at the union galley for a month beginning april 14 and on the same day gouri will conduct a workshop for the students of the university of wisconsin we have some of the worlds best printmakers in hyderabad and having studied printmaking mfa under laxma goud sir i am really really excited about taking this part of hyderabads artistic heritage to the young and eager artists in the us i will be teaching the woodcut technique to the students which is much simpler than other media requires simple tools and the final results are seen immediately as opposed to the apparatus and the time that prints on other media would need says the 44yearold artist after wisconsin the artist will spend about a week as artistinresidence at the redline milwaukee studio creating art and interacting with the artists community printmaking is a strenuous process and gouri is one of the few women in the city who have carved a niche for herself in the practice when it comes to printmaking the catch is to find a studio that supports your art i have a printmaking studio with all the machinery i need in warangal i go to the dhi art space in ameerpet for the proofs but yes printmaking is indeed laborious and thats why there are very few printmakers she said she immediately adds but i love everything about it it requires a strong foundation in sketching even minute errors show up when you finally print the sketch a printmaker needs to be mindful about the layering and the textures so that the intention behind the artwork shines all this makes it a discipline like no other although this is the first time she is travelling abroad for an international exchange programme gouris works have travelled overseas before my art was showcased in london in 2008 and dubai in 2010 both the shows were a hit and the galleries come to hyderabad to check out more of my work enthuses the artist who says she is indebted to senior artist chippa sudhakar for choosing her and her work for this exchange programme