DATES: 16 January to 20 March 2027
Every Saturday for 10 weeks
Time: 9:00 to 15:00
PRICE: R15000, all-inclusive, plus thorough notes
A R5,000 deposit will secure your spot, with the remaining balance due by 10 January.
Only 3 spots are available! This keeps the learning environment intimate, almost one-on-one.
No printmaking skills are required. You’ll learn these in the workshop.
The 10-week workshop will be comprehensive, offering a deep dive into intaglio fundamentals.
Outcomes of the workshop:
- A thorough understanding of intaglio fundamentals, original prints, editions and multiples.
- Practical knowledge of essential materials, equipment and studio processes.
- Confidence in setting up and operating a roller press.
- Proficiency in preparing paper and making a wetpack.
- Experience in inking, wiping and printing matrices to achieve high-quality impressions.
- Hands-on knowledge of drypoint, hardground and softground etching, soapground and aquatint.
- Experience with tonal techniques including step-biting, spitbite and liftground.
- Making of wheat starch paste.
- Practical experience printing with chine collé using Gampi and Kōzo.
- A personal collection of matrices etched using the techniques learnt.
- A portfolio of impressions produced throughout the workshop.
To sign up for the workshop, email Zhané Warren at we@warreneditions.com
About Zhané Warren, who will be teaching the workshop.
Zhané Warren (born in 1976 in Johannesburg) studied Fine Art at Stellenbosch University and, in 2006, earned a master’s degree in Technology of Fine Art from the University of Johannesburg, supervised by Kim Berman, Leora Farber, and Jeremy Wafer. She received a scholarship and attended Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. Warren remained in Belgium for five years, working alongside professional artists and printmakers. In 2007, she returned to South Africa as a recognised professional printmaker and founded Warren Editions.
She is a respected printmaker, a fine art publishing authority and a passionate educator. Her expertise has significantly impacted South African printmaking. She has trained many printers, some of whom have gone on to run their own studios or work in professional printmaking studios. She has introduced technical improvements that studios, printers and printmaking departments in South Africa have adopted.
As a visual artist has participated in many group exhibitions in Belgium, Canada and South Africa. Her work is represented in various South African, Belgian and US collections. She participated in numerous artist residencies and collaborations at the Masereel Centrum in Belgium between 2003 and 2007.
In May, 2016, Warren attended the 1st meeting of the International Printmaking Organisation Alliance (IPOA) in China. The China Printmaking Museum, in partnership with the Guanlan Printmaking Base, invited her to join this alliance.
In 2019, she visited the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, USA, for an Artist’s Residency focusing exclusively on héliogravure (aka photogravure).
In August and September 2025, she visited Japan to conduct research on washi-making. By visiting many papermills, she gained a better understanding of washi fundamentals and production. She stayed with two papermaking families and worked alongside them to process raw materials for washi-making. Warren also attended a week-long intensive workshop at the Awagami Factory, a well-known papermill in Tokushima, Japan.