Dorothea Van Camp
Devolution

01. Schism, 2025, screen printed oil on linen over panel, 30 x 22.5 x 1.5 inches, $2200.00

02. Last One Standing, 2025, copper plate photo-etching, surface roll on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

03. Critter 1, 2023, screen print, screen transfer mono print on BFK Rives, 27 x 22 inch paper; 23 x 18.75 inch plate, $1100.00

04. Suspended Conversation, 2023-4, screen printed alkyld on 2 acrylic slabs, #1: 24 x 12.25 x .25 inches, $1000.00, #2: 12 x 5 x 1 inches, $600.00

05. Fossil, 2024-5, screen print on panel, 39 x 14.75 x 1.5 inches, POR

06. Leaning, 2025, screen printed alkyld on acrylic, 19.5 x 13 x .25 inches, $1100.00

07. Veiled II, 2023, copper plate photo-etching, surface screen print, viscosity roll on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 inch plate, $560.00

08. Hover, 2023, copper plate photo-etching, surface screen print, viscosity roll on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 inch plate, $560.00

09. Turn Away (Variation), 2023, 3 plate/5 color copper plate photo-etching on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 inch plate, $560.00

10. Double Bird Bones and Fish Heads, 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 28 x 22.5 inch paper; 13.75 x 19.5 inch plate, $950.00

11. ShePeril (Darkness), 2023, screen transfer mono print,Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $2100.00 framed

12. Awkward Embrace, 2023, Mokulito, chine collé on BFK Rives, 29 x 21 inch paper; 24 x 18 inch plate, $1100.00

13. Things I’ve Heard (pink), 2024, 3 plate/5 color photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 15 x 11 inch paper; 9.75 x 6.25 inch plate, $750.00 framed; $600.00 print

14. Turn Away, 2023, 4 plate/5 color copper plate photo-etching on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 inch plate, $560.00

15. ShePeril (of Light), 2023, screen print, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

16. ShePeril (Pink), 2023, screen print, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

17. Fragmenting (ShePeril), 2023, screen print, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

18. Split (ShePeril), 2023, screen print, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

19. The Board Meeting, 2023, Mokulito, screen print, monoprint on BFK Rives, 29 x 21 inch paper; 24 x 18 inch plate, $2800 framed; $2300.0 print

20. Turn Away (Variation), 2023, 3 plate color copper plate photo-etching on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 plate, $560.00

21. And Or, 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

22. Things I’ve Heard (pink), 2024, 3 plate/5 color photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 15 x 11 inch paper; 9.75 x 6.25 plate, $750.00 framed; $600.00 print

23. AI Dreaming, 2023, copper plate photo-etching, chine collé on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 plate, $560.00

24. Ghost Veil I, 2023, copper plate photo-etching, surface screen print, viscosity roll on BFK Rives, 16.5 x 13.5 inch paper; 12 x 9 plate, $560.00

25. Teeter (pink), 2023, Mokulito, monoprint on BFK Rives, 29  x 21 inch paper; 24 x 18 inch plate, $1300.00 framed; $900.00 print

26. Beginner’s Luck 3, 2023, Mokulito on Kitakata, 28 x 19.5 inch paper; 24 x 15.5 inch plate, $1200.00

27. Testing Intrigue 4, 2023, Mokulito on Kitakata, 28 x 19.5 inch paper; 24 x 15.5 plate, $1200.00

28. Stars & Bars, 2025, photopolymer etching, chine collé on BFK Rives, 28 x 22.5 inch paper; 20 x 15 inch plate, $900.00

29. Just a Glimmer, 2023, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

30. Becoming, 2023, screen transfer mono print, Mokulito on BFK Rives, 36 x 19 inch paper; 31.25 x 15.125 inch plate, $1300.00

31. Fishiness (P&B), 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

32. Fallen, 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

33. Fishiness (P&G), 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

34. Standing Tall, 2024, photoplymer etching with surface screen print on BFK Rives, 18.5 x 7.5 inches, $180.00

35. FH & BB (Version 3), 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

36. FH & BB (Version 2), 2025, photopolymer etching on BFK Rives, 22.5 x 15 inch paper; 12.75 x 9 inch plate, $620.00

37. Self Reflected, 2025, pigment print face-mounted to acrylic on dibond panel, 16 x 12.5 inches, $900.00

Devolution | A Seduction by Line
devolution /dĕv"ə-loō'shən, dē"və-/
A passing down or descent through successive stages of time or a process.
Transference, as of rights or qualities, to a successor.
A transfer of powers from a central government to local units.
Degeneration.
The act of rolling down.
Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.

I make what I want to see in the world. Answering a desire to capture what it feels like to be in my own body, experiencing time and space in a visceral way, free from expectation, whether those expectations are from others or myself, and the outcome free from judgement.

For nearly twenty years, I have been using vector drawings in my work. I mainly use screen printing to transfer the line drawings from the computer to my paintings or prints. This usually involves making a transparency to expose onto the screen.

For the last couple of years, the transparencies themselves became an actor in the course of my printmaking. Much of the imagery for Devolution was “discovered’ when I noticed the dialogue between my overlapping transparencies scattered on my work table in preparation to expose screens. They were suggesting all kinds of figures, body parts, and animal beings, so I began shooting snapshots with my phone as I reconfigured the transparencies on my table. I consider those snapshots as source material for the entire series.

In addition to screen printing, I have added monoprint, Mokulito, photo-etching and photopolymer intaglio to my tool kit, printing on a variety of materials while trying to evoke the mysterious subjects that revealed themselves that day.

I credit an early attraction to old master drawing, engraving, and the printed mark for why these line drawings have held my attention for so long. Ultimately, reflecting a female experience in the world, I value the importance of engaging someone’s imagination without telling them what to think, and offering room for the imagination to move around freely. I encourage getting comfortable with the idea that we can’t know everything.

Bio
Dorothea Van Camp (b. 1961, USA) lives and works in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design by way of Industrial Design and Medical Illustration at the University of Cincinnati, her work has been widely exhibited, reviewed and collected.

Recent exhibitions include: Making Waves, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA; ThinkINK, The Silos, Houston TX; CONTINUUM, 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA; Fresh Print, Explorations in Printmaking, The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord, MA; Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA; and Singular and Serial: Expanding the Circle, Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME. Her work is represented by HallSpace, Dorchester, MA, 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA and Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX.