Podcast published: Monday, January 12, 2026
Platemark is an independent podcast about art and ideas with the goal of dispelling the idea of the impenetrable museum on the hill and inaccessible curators working in ivory towers.
In the featured episode, Ann Shafer meets with three printmakers who are members of the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), a 110-year-old printmaking collective based in New York City. Esther Schwalb, DeAnn Prosia, and Diego Briceno share their perspectives on SAGA’s impact on printmaking and their own journeys as artists.
Ann Shafer is a curator, art historian, writer, podcaster, editor, graphic designer, and a leading expert on intaglio printmaking by Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17.
DeAnn L. Prosia is an intaglio printmaker who has exhibited in over 300 worldwide exhibitions winning over 100 awards including several Best in Shows, Gold and Silver Medals of Honor and several Purchase Awards, one given by juror Richard Estes. She has had solo shows in New York City, Australia and Germany. Prosia is a past president of SAGA (2021-23), a Master-Signature Member of American Women Artists and an Elected Member of the Allied Artists of America and the Audubon Artists.
Esther Schwalb is a New York City--based intaglio and relief printmaker. She is frequently inspired by urban infrastructure, natural landscapes, and family narratives.
Diego Briceno is a Chilean American printmaker based in New York City. He is a print technician at the Art Students League of New York, past president and current vice president of The Society of American Graphic Artists. In recent years he was resident at Muskat Studios, Somerville MA, and at Maldita Estampa, Barcelona, Spain. His work has been shown in New York City; Princeton, NJ; Bridgeport, CT; Providence, RI; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; Fort Wayne, IN; Lindsborg KS; Laguna Beach, CA; and Barcelona, Spain.
