In Loving Memory of Anthony Bartholomew 

By John Benson

“Cheerful in all weathers, never shirked a task, splendid behavior.” Anthony Bartholomew may have never read Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, but that line from the popular novel is being used to describe his short but prolific life.

Bartholomew, 30, was a printmaking instructor at Kent State University, where he had earned his Masters degree. For five years he was Artist In Residence Coordinator at Zygote Press, guiding resident artists who were new to printmaking as a medium through the technical process.

He had artist residencies at the Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden, Germany (with the late Craig Lucas) and at Flatbed Press in Austin, Texas. His art was featured in dozens of group shows, including the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. He had solo shows at Asterisk Gallery and the Kent State University Sculpture Gallery. By day he was a commercial screen printer at Jakprints.

THE ANTHONY BARTHOLOMEW POST-GRADUATE RESIDENCY

Zygote Press awards this residency in memory of Anthony “Tony” Bartholomew to a Kent State University Graduate. Tony was Zygote’s Shop Manager and Artist in Residence Coordinator from 2007 to 2011. Tony received his MFA from Kent State University in Printmaking and continued to teach in the print program as an adjunct faculty member.

This residency provides a tangible and beneficial opportunity for the KSU applicant to create new works in a professional print shop.  

The award is a stipend with two-week open-access to the shop.

Applicants to this residency must be enrolled and graduating from a KSU Printmaking Program.

The selection process is handled by KSU.