Noah Breuer received his BFA in printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design, his MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University and a Graduate Research Certificate in traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking and papermaking from Kyoto Seika University. His creative work examines themes of family, identity, labor, and diaspora. Exploring the fusion of traditional printmaking techniques and 21st-century tools and technology is fundamental to his art practice. His current research investigates early 20th century domestic textile design in Europe and the legacy of Jewish-owned textile printing companies in Czech Bohemia and their role within that economic and cultural landscape and considers the visual legacy they left behind.  The case study for his research is “Carl Breuer and Sons” (CB&S), his family’s former textile printing business. The company’s archive of fabric samples and designs has been his springboard for creating an array of printed works which not only tell his family’s story of persecution and emigration, but also raise questions about labor, authorship and appropriation. Noah is assistant professor in the Department of Art.

https://www.noahbreuer.com