VITAE
DENISE MARKBREIT
Profile
I am an artist/maker specializing in printmaking. Retired from NYC public schools as an arts educator, I establishedAsheville Print Studio+Gallery in 2017 as community centered green studio/space/gallery in Asheville, NC. I represented over forty printmakers from across the country, curated and hung bi-monthly themed shows, taught weekly classes, hosted nationally known guest teachers and special events, and provided studio memberships. In the 2024 fiscal year, 10,000 people visited the space. APS & G was completely destroyed by Hurricane Helene September 2024. Reestablishing a studio with the same ethos and intent has birthed Print House, this time with a partner in Anna Bryant.
Education
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, Bachelor of Fine Arts, New York City, NY, 1984
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Master of Science in Teaching, Henrietta, NY, 1985
Experience
PRINT HOUSE: Artist / Educator / Gallerist - Co Founder and Owner. Print House is a community space, gallery, studio and learning center for all things printmaking. 2024-present
ASHEVILLE PRINT STUDIO+GALLERY: Artist / Educator / Gallerist / Bookkeeper / Public Relations - Founder and Sole Proprietor. APS+G was a community space, gallery, studio and learning center for all things printmaking. 2017-2024
NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: Arts Educator in various schools including: IS 237, JHS 185, PS 193. Responsibilities included design and implementation of curriculum across multiple grades, special needs and across curricula. Supply procurement. Student discipline. Parental interface. 1988-2017
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS: Adjunct Educator, 2016-2018
BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arts Educator, 1986-1987
QUEENS MUSEUM: Arts Educator, 1983-1984
Select Exhibitions
2025-Present: Print House Rotating Exhibitions, Asheville, NC
2026: Yadkin County Arts Council Juried Exhibit, Yadkinville, NC
2025: Art from the Heart - Juried Show, Upmarket, Asheville, NC
2017-2024: APS&G Rotating and Themed Exhibitions: Alphabetical & Square Format / Birds, Bees, Bears & Blue Ridge Mountains / Botanicals & Flower Fantasies / Circle & Square / Home & Shelter / Insects & Cabinet of Curiosities / Nocturnes / Urban Spaces & Constructions / Water, Land, Sky / 100 under $100, River Arts District, NC
2024: 10th Annual Asheville Printmakers Exhibition, APS&G, River Arts District, NC
2023: Art In Bloom, Black Mountain Arts Center, Black Mountain, NC
2021-2023: Annual Group Show, Foundation Woodworks, Asheville, NC
2023: Collaborative Exhibition with Carrie Cox, Wedge Gallery, Asheville, NC
2023: Printmakers Ball and 9th Annual Asheville Printmakers Exhibition, APS&G, River Arts District, NC
2022: Asheville Printmakers at the Piedmont Museum, Piedmont University, GA
2021: Asheville Printmakers at Ananda, Ananda Salon, Asheville, NC
2021: 7th Annual Asheville Printmakers Exhibition, APS&G, River Arts District, NC
2018-2020: Rotating Exhibits, 310 Art Gallery, Asheville, NC
2018-2020: Rotating Exhibits, Foundation Woodworks, Asheville, NC
2020: Art Garden Exhibition, River Arts District, NC
2020: Light of Hope, Phil Mechanic Gallery, Asheville, NC
2019: Networks - Asheville Printmakers Exhibit, Blackbird Framing, Asheville, NC
2017: Made in Queens - Group Show, Town Hall, Flushing, NJ
2016: Queens Museum Group Exhibit, New York, NY
Publications
CAROLINA HOME & GARDEN, Feature Articles - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
PRESSING MATTERS, No. 31 Cover/Feature Article, 2025
MONOCLE, 2025
ASHEVILLE MADE, Feature Articles - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE, Feature Articles - 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
RAPID RIVER MAGAZINE - AVL, feature articles 2017-2024
Grants & Awards
APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY FUND - Grant
CENTER FOR CRAFT - Community Grant
CERF - Craft Emergency Fund
CRAFTING RESILIENCE - Pilot Program
GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION - Business Grant
MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS - Capital Fund
