New Prints 2001/Autumn is the fourth in a series of juried exhibitions of current prints by both known and unknown artists at all stages of their careers presented by IPCNY.

New Prints presentations are juried by a committee of four to six individuals representing various disciplines in the field. Those serving on the Selections Committee for New Prints 2001/Autumn were Nancy Princenthal, writer and critic; Robert Rainwater, Curator, Prints Collection, New York Public Library; Peter Ralston, collector; LuRaye Tate, Art Advisor. Criteria for selection are as follows: only original fine art prints of the highest quality are eligible; prints must have a release date within the past year; selections must represent a variety of styles and techniques as well as a diversity of sources, geographical and otherwise.

Forty-five prints by both established and emerging artists are included in New Prints 2001/Autumn. An unusually wide range of mediums and techniques are represented, from woodcut, drypoint, etching, mezzotint, lithography, screenprint, monoprint and photogravure, to silicone intaglio and pigmented inkjet. Wennie Huang's screenprinted box kites add a third dimension, as does Sabra Booth's Euclid's Jewels-Group 2001, a cluster of screenprinted fabric light sculptures.

Of the 16 publishers represented in this exhibition, six are appearing at IPCNY for the first time: Pyramid Atlantic of Riverdale, MD, Trillium Press of San Francisco, CA., Galamander Press, Jim Kempner Fine Art and Yama Press of New York City, and the new Silicon Fine Arts of Brooklyn, New York. Self-published prints by independent artists, making up nearly half of the show, are included, along with new publications by Mel Bochner, Richard Bosman, Louise Bourgeois, Santi Moix, Bernar Venet and Not Vital.
IPCNY received some 700 submissions for New Prints 2001/Autumn from printmakers, publishers, artists, and presses around the country and abroad. Submissions are encouraged from small and experimental presses and publishers, regional and university presses, and artists who would profit from the opportunity for broader public access to their work. All prints are fully documented. For New Prints 2001/Autumn, a jurist's statement by Nancy Princenthal will be available, along with statements from artists represented in the show.

Anyone wishing to purchase work from a new prints show is referred directly to the source-artist, publisher or gallery. IPCNY, a nonprofit institution, requires no commission on sales.

With New Prints 2001/Autumn, IPCNY continues its rotating presentation of current prints, establishing an ongoing venue for the viewing of artists' prints and a central source of information about artists working in the medium of printmaking.