A 1969 portfolio of twelve prints, 1st Etchings, 2nd State, by renowned artist Jasper Johns (b. 1930) is the focus of States and Variations: Prints by Jasper Johns. The exhibition, which includes 63 works dating from 1960-the year Johns first undertook printmaking-through 1982, highlights Johns' distinctive printmaking process.

Featuring 200 prints by some of the 400 aboriginal youth who have participated in the Through Our Eyes program since its inception 4 years ago.

From January 17 to April 22, the Museum will present over 130 prints from one of the most distinguished private print collections in Canada.

The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the February 2 opening of Nicholas Nixon: 30 Years of Photography. Known for combining a spontaneous approach to photography with a large-format camera, highly-regarded contemporary photographer Nicholas Nixon creates black and white images that are both candid and aesthetically commanding. Since coming to prominence in the mid 1970s with stunning architectural views of New York and Boston, he has pursued innovative approaches to portraiture.

In 1880 Cornelius Vanderbilt presented to the Metropolitan Museum 670 drawings by or attributed to European Old Masters. In its early decades, the collection of drawings grew slowly through purchase, gift, and bequest. Among notable acquisitions of this period were major drawings by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Rembrandt.

Renowned for his paintings, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is equally regarded for his extraordinary accomplishment as a graphic artist. In his own time, his fame derived from his etchings as much as from his paintings. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth, the National Gallery of Art is presenting Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings.

A nationally touring, mid-career retrospective of works by American artist Willie Cole opens January 21 at the Memorial Art Gallery. Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands features 31 assemblages, prints and mixed-media works created between 1988 and 2006.

A new exhibition drawn from the Gallery's collection of prints and drawings, combined with major loans from private collections, will survey the varied art of British romanticism. The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Britain, on view in the West Building's prints and drawings through March 18, 2007, features approximately 70 works from the late 18th century through the early 20th century. The exhibition presents artworks by Samuel Palmer, J.M.W. Turner, William Blake, and more.

This exhibition reveals the very distinct journey Chinese printmaking has made from the 1930s to today. From the politicised voice of the collective mass (we) during socially and politically turbulent times, to the rediscovery and expression of the self (me) in the post-cultural revolution era, the exhibition provides an intriguing insight into Chinese cultural history.

On the occasion of the centenary of Pellan's birth (1906-1988), the Museum presents, trough March 25, 2007, Pellan: The Prints, which features, for the first time, seventy-two artist's proofs, Pellan's entire corpus of prints, generously given to the Museum in 2005 by Madeleine Pelland.