Dominic Thorburn is an artist printmaker who has exhibited locally and abroad and is broadly represented in museum, corporate, and private collections. As a past winner of the Absa Atelier he was granted a year’s residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship he studied at the renowned Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, USA. He has presented papers on diverse aspects of printmaking at numerous international conferences and is widely published on the subject. Thorburn was co-convenor of the 3rd Impact International Printmaking Conference held in South Africa in 2003. Strong interests in collaborative printmaking motivated him to establish the Fine Line Press, a unique tertiary based printmaking press and research unit. Thorburn is active in arts administration and policy development, and is dedicated to community engagement and advocacy projects. Research interests include the visual narrative and oral history, large format combination printmaking, and alternative and accessible print mediums.

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