Under the Overpass
Stelo Arts
October 23rd - November 21st
Open hours Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-5:00 PM
Talk & Demo Extravaganza Opening Reception: Friday, October 23rd, 5-8 PM
Interactive screen printing demos:
Saturday, November 14th, 12-2 PM. Live screen printing of LBP and BPS logos - Bring a tshirt!
Saturday, November 21st, 12-2 PM. Water-based relief and screen printing, litho roll up demo
Exhibition Description
This exhibition highlights a distinct artistic collaboration between printmakers Cassie Ferguson and Charlie Cohan, marking the creative intersection of their independent yet interrelated studios, Lost Bearings Press (LBP) and BurnPrint Studio (BPS). Centered on a shared dedication to traditional printmaking, the showcase features a diverse range of techniques, including stone lithography, screen printing, polyester plate lithography, and relief printmaking.
The conceptual foundation of this exhibition hinges on a collaborative print created by Cohan and Ferguson in 2017, which juxtaposed the iconic Burnside Skatepark with an urban overpass. This visual conversation continues in Ferguson’s ongoing series of stone lithographs capturing DIY skateparks. Her work seeks to honor and archive the subcultural spaces that have shaped her lived experience. Because these grassroots spaces often thrive under overpasses and within neglected industrial zones, her prints seamlessly connect with Cohan’s imagery of Portland’s monumental bridges. Together, the artists offer a multifaceted view of the city, championing the gritty beauty of structural environments. Their works invite viewers to reflect on their own relationship to the municipal landscape and to find new ways of seeing everyday urban scenes.
Additionally, the exhibition introduces recent work by Nakemiah “Kiki” Williams, produced in collaboration with Ferguson and Cohan at LBP and BPS. This project marks the debut publication for LBP and brings their history full circle, as both Williams and Ferguson are alumnae of Cohan’s printmaking program at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. This collaboration marks the beginning of collaborative print work at LBP, which is now open for publishing and contracted prints of primarily stone lithographs.
About the Artists
Cassie Ferguson, Lost Bearings Press.
Cassie Ferguson is a Portland-based printmaker, analog photographer, and founder of Lost Bearings Press (LBP). She received her B.S. in Honors Biology with a Minor in Art from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and her MFA in Print Media from Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University. Ferguson has worked across multiple Portland shops, including Neu Haus Press and Mullowney Printing Company. Her work has been shown across the country, including solo exhibitions like “Both Sides” at Brooklyn Film Camera in New York. LBP is a collaborative print publishing studio based in Portland dedicated to the preservation, exploration, and contemporary expansion of traditional practices. Centered around stone lithography and grounded in analog processes, LBP fosters collaborations with artists through fine art edition publishing, workshops, and contract printing. In addition to collaborative printing, Ferguson equally nourishes her own creative practice where she draws from her experience as a skateboarder and uses stone lithography and photogravure etching to showcase various aspects of skate culture.
Charlie Cohan BurnPrint Studio.
Charlie Cohan is a Portland-and Honolulu based printmaker. He is professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where he served as Chair of Printmaking for 31 years. From 1990 to 2025, Cohan operated under the moniker Arm and Roller Press, publishing collaborative projects and organizing community print events. He recently relocated his practice to Portland, Oregon, establishing BurnPrint Studio
Cohan holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts. He is the recipient of numerous international accolades, including a U.S. Department of State Artist in Residency Research Grant to Havana, Cuba, and a Helpmann Fund Artist Residency Grant in Australia. He has also received the Hawaii State Culture and the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship and the Catharine B. Cox Award for Artistic Excellence from the Honolulu Museum of Art. His work is exhibited globally, with recent solo exhibitions at Gallery Ether (Tokyo), the Honolulu Museum of Art, Queensland College of Art (Brisbane, Australia), and Jemulpo Gurakbu, Incheon, Korea.
Cohan is recognized for his physically intensive approach to woodblock, lithography, and intaglio printmaking. His work masterfully blends abstract typologies with figurative references drawn from landscapes and human activity. Utilizing manual hand tools and deeply tactile processes, Cohan explores the intersection of overlapping structural systems and optical confusion. Ultimately, his prints serve as visual memorials to natural elements, personal experiences, and his lifelong dedication to the physical labor of printmaking. His practice integrates a deep academic background with extensive international research, focusing on collaborative production and innovative print techniques.
Nakemiah “Kiki” Williams.
Nakemiah (Kiki) Williams is a PNW artist who earned her BFA from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in 2020. Her signature technique involves burning, cooking, ripping, and scratching Polaroids, then scanning the damaged images into large-scale prints that reveal every detail of the destruction. Through this process, she channels the emotional weight of trauma from her time in the Army into work that is raw, physical, and unflinching. Ultimately, her practice transforms personal pain into a visual language others can connect with.