Kip Gresham 1951-2024

Kip Gresham who died in May 2024 was a master printer, publisher and artist. Born in Cambridge, he studied art at Manchester and Newcastle Universities. He established several influential and highly productive printmaking studios and publishing houses including the Manchester Print Workship in 1975, the Chilford Hall Press in 1982 in partnership with Sam Alper. He became director and master printer at both Curwen Chilford Prints (1989-94) and Gresham Studios (1994-2001). He established The Print Studio in Cambridge in 2002. Over the last 40 years he has produced over 2,500 editions and one-off prints with collaborating artists including some of the great names in British printmaking like Terry Frost, Elizabeth Frink, Alan Davie, John Hoyland, Albert Irvin and Eduardo Paolozzi. In 2020, Kip Gresham editions was launched as a new platform within The Print Studio.