Presented by the Association of Print Scholars.

Moderated by Christina Taylor, this conversation brings together master printer Robert Blanton, lead chromist and studio director Tamsin Doherty, and publisher/partner David DeSanctis to explore the technical and artistic innovations that have defined Brand X Editions. Founded in 1979, the New York–based studio has expanded the possibilities of screenprinting—advancing chromist-driven color separations and extending the medium across unconventional supports. The conversation will discuss the studio’s close collaborations with artists including Mickalene Thomas, Rashid Johnson, and Emily Mae Smith. Timed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition “Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting” (on view through November 16, 2025), the program traces how Brand X has reimagined the medium over four decades.

Christina Taylor is the Conservator of Works of Art on Paper at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is a graduate of Buffalo State College's Art Conservation Program, where she earned her MA and CAS in Art Conservation in 2015. She has held conservation positions at the Harvard Art Museums, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Gallery of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. She earned her BFA in printmaking from Kutztown University and continues her study of the processes and history of printmaking, including developing and teaching hands-on workshops.