20/20 Vision

The Art of Contemporary University Printmaking

Lloyd Menard

Lloyd Menard, Emeritus Professor, retired after thirty-three years at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion where he taught printmaking, papermaking and drawing. Menard has given over 70 workshops in prints and handmade paper throughout the United States and Europe. He originated Frogman's Print & Paper Workshops, one of the most prestigious printmaking workshops in the world. Last year marked the workshop’s 26th anniversary. Menard also founded Frogman's Press & Gallery in Beresford, SD. The gallery specializes in exhibiting the works of nationally and internationally known print educators.  He has curated over 55 exhibitions since the gallery's inception in 1994. Menard has collaborated with over 200 artists to create editions and prints both at Frogman's Press & Gallery and at the University of South Dakota. His artwork has been shown in over 350 juried and invitational exhibitions and is part of over 450 university, college, corporate and museum collections. Menard received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  Menard has been honored with the Southern Graphic Council’s Excellence in Teaching Printmaking Award, the College Art Association’s Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, the Burlington Northern Foundation’s Faculty Achievement Award, the South Dakota’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in Art Education, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Alumnus of the Year Award.