"Tiny Print Showcase" juried by Johanna Mueller & Ray Muñoz
“Year of the Rabbit” (relief print)
by juror Johanna Mueller
ALL THE AWARDS!
GENERAL AWARDS
• Juror’s Award ($500)
• Staff Pick ($100)
• People’s Choice ($200)
• Kids’ Choice ($100)
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS
• Tiny Band Posters ($100)
• Tiny National Park Posters ($100)
• Tiny Protest Signs ($100)
“Something Wicked” (relief print)
by juror Johanna Mueller
Carbondale Arts presents the “Tiny Print Showcase” a juried group exhibition at the Carbondale Arts Gallery on display August 21 - September 24, 2026. Juried by accomplished printmakers Johanna Mueller (Greeley) and Ray Muñoz (Denver), plus 4 invited artists Paul Acevedo Gomez (Denver), Virginia Diaz Saiki (Denver), Angel Antonio Estrada III (Denver), Theresa Haberkorn (Boulder). The opening reception will take place Friday, August 21, from 5-7pm at The Launchpad, with an artist talk at 5:30pm.
The Tiny Print Showcase is open to artists of all ages and skill levels living in the state of Colorado.
Note that there is a solo exhibition running concurrently (August 21 - September 24, 2026) in the gallery space:
“You Don’t Have to Be Perfect, But You Could Try Harder” by Tracey Harris (more info coming soon).
CALL FOR ENTRIES IS LIVE
Deadline to enter is July 1
Entry forms open April 15 - July 1 (closing 11:59pm).
It’s a big, beautiful, and crazy world out there! This is a gentle but resolute reminder that even the small (or perhaps tiny!) things in life DO make a difference. That’s what this juried group exhibition is all about, celebrating the tiny but MIGHTY creations that make our world go round!
Check out the exhibition packet above to read all about deadlines, size restrictions, accepted media, awards, and more. Then fill out the entry form to participate.
Fee is $10 for Carbondale Arts members and $30 for non members, up to 10 artwork entries per submission (with the option to submit more entries with an additional fee).
Email brian@carbondalearts.com with questions.
“You Are Here: A View of the Universe”
(detail of linocut print) by juror Ray Muñoz
GENERAL EXHIBITION TIMELINE
July 1: Entries due
July 17: Notifications sent
August 14: Artwork due to gallery
August 21: Opening reception (5-7pm)
September 24: Final day of exhibition
THANK YOU, EXHIBITION SPONSORS!
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Kat & Pete Rich are sustaining community supporters and tremendous believers in the arts. We love you, Kat & Pete!
and Ellen Woods, a painter, printmaker, and glass artist from Carbondale, CO. See her work at www.ellenwoods.org.
MEET THE JURORS
Johanna Mueller (co-juror)
Greeley, Colorado
Johanna Mueller is an artist and entrepreneur, born and raised in Denver, CO, now residing in Greeley, CO where she co-owns and operates Wonderhand Studios, a cooperative printmaking studio. Her artwork utilizes printmaking mediums, primarily detailed engravings centering on animal themes. She earned a BFA in printmaking from The Metropolitan University of Denver and an MFA in printmaking from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She has exhibited widely across her home state of Colorado, as well as nationwide, and is represented by Kuehl Fine Art in Trinidad, CO and Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.
Learn more about Johanna at johannamuellerprints.com
Raymundo Muñoz (co-juror)
Denver, Colorado
Ray Muñoz was born and raised in El Paso, TX, but has made Colorado his home since 1999. He received education at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and University of Colorado-Denver, where he received a B.S. with Honors in Biology.
Art was always more his thing, though, and now devotes his life to making it and promoting it. He’s a linocut printmaker, musician, and photographer, but does enjoy other drawing-based media and sculpture. He finds eternal fascination in the order and chaos dynamic, often expressed through the filters of nature and family/social relationships.
Learn more about Ray at raymunozart.com.
MEET THE INVITED ARTISTS
PAUL ACEVEDO GOMEZ (Denver) - invited by Ray Muñoz
Paul Acevedo Gomez is a Mexican American artist born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Gomez received his BFA in Mixed Media from California State University Stanislaus in 2018 and graduated from Louisiana State University with his Master of Fine Arts in 2022.
His work reflects his personal reflection of heritage, challenging the societal norms imposed by family values, the expectations of culture and religion, with influences of both Mexican and American pop culture. Gomez’s drawings are highly detailed and realistic, often featuring a mix of traditional drawing techniques and contemporary elements. He is known for his use of vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, which give his work a sense of energy and movement.
Learn more about Paul at paulacevedogomez.com.
VIRGINIA DIAZ SAIKI
(Denver) - invited by Ray Muñoz
Virginia is a Peruvian interdisciplinary artist and trained printmaker based in Denver, where she has lived since 2005. She moved to the United States in the early 2000s to study Visual Arts, discovering printmaking during her undergraduate years. Intrigued by its tactile process and layered possibilities, she was immediately drawn to the medium.
Rooted in printmaking, her practice explores the language of process, texture, and multiplicity. Her work emerges from a sustained engagement with the medium—its rhythms, physicality, and capacity for transformation. Through print, she continues to investigate the interplay between craft and expression, repetition and variation, cultivating an ongoing relationship with the discipline and its evolving forms.
Learn more about Virginia at giniavir.com.
ANGEL ANTONIO ESTRADA III (Denver) - invited by Johanna Mueller
Angel Estrada is an Educator and Printmaker based in Denver, Colorado. Born and raised in deserts of Indio, California, he has made Colorado his home for the last 12 years. His studio is based at Globeville Riverfront Arts Center (GRACe) studios which is a part of RINO Arts district. He teaches Art in Adams County where he has been for the last 10 years.
Angel is an artist with a special interest in the landscape of the south-western United States. His artwork strives to capture the land and experience he has observing it. Somewhere between the abstract and realistic, his landscapes try to capture the landscape he sees in front of him but also how his mind interprets it at the same time. Something that is familiar and foreign that will occupy the same space.
Learn more about Angel at estradaprintmaking.com.
THERESA HABERKORN (Boulder) - invited by Johanna Mueller
Based in Boulder, Colorado, printmaker Theresa Haberkorn has been an artist at heart since she was very young. Since graduating from the University of South Florida, she has exhibited her award-winning woodcut prints in national and international galleries and exhibitions. Her work can be found in museum and corporate collections including The Denver Museum of Art, The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in Denver, Colorado, and The Children’s Hospital of Denver. Theresa has been awarded artist in residencies at the Grand Canyon National Park on the North Rim, and the Art District of Breckenridge Colorado. Theresa is also a member of Boston Printmakers, and a printmaking instructor at the Art Students League of Denver, and the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Learn more about Theresa at theresahaberkorn.com.