Melbourne Art Print Fair aims to build greater appreciation of original limited edition prints to support artists, printmakers and studios.

Melbourne Art Print Fair celebrates the collective creativity of the printmaking community and highlights the importance and diversity of the medium. Through a program of annual edition events comprised of the fair, exhibitions, demonstrations, artist talks and conversations, it aims to develop a greater understanding of the medium, grow the printmaking community, and promote a stronger culture of collecting original prints by Australian and New Zealand Aotearoa contemporary artists.

Melbourne Art Print Fair: edition1brings togetherseven talented printmaking studios from across Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa.

From 7–9 February 2025, Melbourne Art Print Fair this free curated event will bring together an exciting selection of talented printmaking studios including:

Baldessin Press
Kaleidoscope Editions
Megalo Print Studio
Negative Press
Print Council of Australia
Spacecraft
Sunshine Editions

Located at Linden New Art in St Kilda, Naarm, Melbourne, the event offers visitors an opportunity to purchase affordable original limited edition prints by leading contemporary artists. Melbourne Art Print Fair: edition1 will also bring studios and artists into contact with the art curious public, art lovers and collectors in the convivial atmosphere of the historic Linden house.

Melbourne Art Print Fair: edition1 will also include an exhibition of prints from the studio of master printer, John Loane. Working under the name of Viridian Press since the early 1980s, Loane has collaborated with many esteemed contemporary artists, and he is widely recognised as one of Australia’s finest printers. This exhibition demonstrates the varied and vibrant practice of his printmaking and features a selection of works from his studio.

About us

Why a print fair? Discussions about the possibilities of expanding public understanding and appreciation of contemporary Australian printmaking between the Directors of Kaleidoscope Editions and Negative Press seeded an idea to start a curated print fair in Melbourne. The aim is to showcase the many talented printmaking studios across Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa in one location as a way of sharing what we care about with a wide audience, bringing people and art together.

 Kaleidoscope Editions
Kelly Gellatly, Kirsty Grant & Bronwyn Johnson

Co-Founders and Directors of Kaleidoscope Editions, Kelly, Kirsty and Bronwyn bring a wealth of combined knowledge of Australian visual arts and broad experience of many aspects of the sector to their endeavours. As curators, writers, publishers, producers and passionate advocates of contemporary artists and art, they have held important roles at the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Gallery of Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art, the Ian Potter Museum of Art, the Melbourne International Festival for the Arts and Melbourne Art Fair, amongst others, and are committed to fostering a generous, inclusive and enabling contemporary art scene in Melbourne and beyond.

Kaleidoscope Editions encourages the production of great art, bringing contemporary artists together with specialist and master printers to create limited edition prints. Launched in 2023 with editions by Melinda Harper, Katherine Hattam and Kylie Banyard, Kaleidoscope Editions works collaboratively within a culture of generosity, providing new creative opportunities for all involved.

Negative Press / Trent Walter

Trent Walter is an artist, publisher, printer and occasional curator. He recently completed a PhD in Fine Art at Monash University on the neglected histories of printmaking.

Negative Press, established in 2009, is a publisher and printer of limited edition prints and artists books by contemporary Australian artists, founded by Trent Walter and based in Brunswick. Since 2012, Negative Press has published limited edition prints and artists books by Rose Nolan, Brook Andrew, Elizabeth Newman, Fayen d’Evie and John Nixon. Works published by Negative Press are in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Metropolitan Musuem of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Monash University Museum of Art, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Geelong Gallery.