

In 2017 Rucker created the original artwork for the critically acclaimed Detroit Free Press documentary 12 and Clairmount. In 2016 Rucker was honored as a Modern Man by Black Enterprise magazine. In 2014 Rucker was awarded an artist residency at the Red Bull House of Art. Rucker was a Maynard Fellow at Harvard in 2009 and a Hearst visiting professional in the journalism department at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013. He also won a national Emmy Award in 2008 for documentary photography on the pit bull culture in Detroit. In 2008 Rucker became the first African American to be named Michigan Press Photographer of the Year.

He makes photographs, prints and drawings and has won more than 40 national and state awards for his work. 1978, Winston-Salem, NC) is a product of North Carolina Central University and Marygrove College. Artwork shown by Maria FratiĪBOUT OUR JUROR: Rashaun Rucker (b. The Contemporary Print is a survey of traditional printmaking techniques and innovative approaches in contemporary printmaking.

The scope of this exhibition aims to highlight traditional printmaking techniques and innovative approaches in contemporary printmaking. The Art Galleries in collaboration with Print Austin is pleased to bring The Contemporary Print 2023 to Gallery 2000 on ACC Highland Campus.
