R. Anthony Askew, Taxi 2

Inspired by jazz improvisation techniques and Native American culture, R. Anthony Askew creates one-of-a-kind prints using rich colors, energetic lines and shapes to form lyrical non-objective compositions. While teaching at the College of Santa Fe and the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico during the summers, he began exploring the monotype process. While most of Askew's new works are viscosity monotypes, some are Chine-collé, which combines printmaking with collage as part of the initial process. As a celebrated printmaker and watercolorist, he has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Askew is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art, and former Director of the Reynolds Gallery at Westmont College. He received the Teacher of the Year award in the Humanities in 2000 and a distinguished professorship award in 2003 for exceptional commitment to his students. In 2014, the artist received a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from The Arts Fund. Askew earned a B.A. in Art and Sociology from UCSB, and holds a Master's in Printmaking from Cal State University, Los Angeles. He attended the Otis-Parsons Art Institute in Los Angeles, and studied at the Tyler School of Art in Rome.