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Land Art Week: Cochineal Ink Workshop with Kimball Art
Attend an art-making workshop with Porfirio Gutiérrez at the Kimball Art Center!
Kimball Art Center invites Land Art Week visitors to learn the art of Mark-Making in a Cochineal Ink Workshop led by Porfirio Gutiérrez!
Porfirio Gutiérrez is a Zapotec American textile artist based in Ventura, California. He uses traditional Zapotec technology of dyes and materials and redefines Zapotec weaving language to create works that communicate contemporary experiences and the complexity of the Americas today. Mark-making is a fundamental artistic practice through which materials become gesture, image, and expression. In this workshop, participants will use natural ink from cochineal to create original compositions on textile. Together, the group will explore how a single material can produce a range of colors through changes in chemistry, concentration, and application.
Rather than focusing on traditional dyeing techniques, the workshop investigates pigment as a contemporary artistic medium—one that carries memory, material knowledge, and history. Participants will explore the visual and material qualities of cochineal ink while considering the relationship between material, process, and mark-making. All levels welcome.
Drawing from his artistic practice, Porfirio Gutiérrez shares his approach to working with cochineal as a living material—one that continues to evolve through observation, experimentation, and making.
Gutiérrez’s work is included in Kimball Art Center’s current exhibition, Between the Lines, on view September 25, 2026 – January 3, 2027.
This event takes place at the Kimball Art Center
1251 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
Header Image: Photo of Porfirio Gutiérrez. Photo credit Joe Coca, courtesy of the artist and Kimball Art Center.