Patrick Bulas
Meet Patrick
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Patrick Bulas is an artist and teacher with over 25 years of experience in printmaking and specializes in relief and intaglio printing. He enjoys the process of the medium and he finds that there’s a calming, almost meditative quality to hand carving relief blocks and working directly on copper plates. Even after years of printing, Patrick still enjoys the anticipation of pulling the first print off the press.
Within his art, Patrick uses images of animals to create narratives and explores the phenomena studied in astronomy and physics. Along with his solo work, he collaborates with fellow artist Jordan Schwab to explore alternative approaches to printmaking. In addition to his studio practice, Patrick is the printmaking studio technician and a sessional instructor in the School for the Arts at the University of Saskatchewan. He is also the co-chair of SK Printmakers, a province-wide non-profit collective of print artists.
For Patrick, community is an important aspect of printmaking. The practical need to work together and share equipment and materials brings artists together and quite often the printmaking studio becomes a second home and a place for exchanging ideas and collaboration. As a teacher, he believes that it is very important that the classroom is a supportive community, where students can learn and create art together.
Printmaking can be a very process heavy medium and usually several steps are needed to complete a finished print. It can be easy to get caught up in this technical aspect of printmaking, and Patrick feels that it’s his role as a teacher to explain the process step by step so that students become familiar enough with the medium where they can start to play with different techniques to create art in a fun and meaningful way.
Interview with Patrick
Watch our interview with Patrick Bulas. Learn more about Patrick and his teaching philosophy.
Patrick's Printmaking Class
Exhibtion History
2025
Holding Back, STM Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (with Jordan Schwab)
Once Upon a Term…, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Printed by a Steamroller, SGCI Conference, Puerto Rico, USA (group),
Overlap, Station Arts Centre, Rosthern, SK, Chapel Gallery, North Battleford, SK, Eye Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (travelling group exhibition)
2024
Nuit Blanche YXE, Homes by SK Printmakers, Saskatoon, SK (group)
The Great Conjunction, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
SKIPE 2024, Eye Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2023
Nuit Blanche YXE, Rolling Impressions by SK Printmakers, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Everybody’s Workin’ for the Weekend, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2022
Climatica, Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
SKIPE (Saskatchewan Printmakers International Print Exchange), Eye Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Momentum, The Gallery, Frances Morrison Library, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Nuit Blanche YXE, Printing Eclat by SK Printmakers, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Nuit Blanche Regina, Printing Eclat by SK Printmakers, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2020
Like This and Like That, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2019
Jacob Semko/Patrick Bulas Exhibition, Hues Art Supply, Saskatoon, SK, (duo)
#extra, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
Connections, Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2018
Food Truck, Art Spin, Hamilton, ON (with Jordan Schwab)
Leftovers, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2017
The Cat That Slept on a Tortoise Shell, Mann Gallery, Prince Albert, SK (solo)
New Work, Eye Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (solo)
Making a Good First Impression, Red Deer Museum &Art Gallery, Red Deer, AB
(with Jordan Schwab)
Greatest Hits, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
2016
Nuit Blanche YXE, Food Truck, Saskatoon, SK (with Jordan Schwab)
8th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro, Portugal (group)
1st Virtual Biennial 2016, Douro, Portugal (group)
Hive Mind, Martha St. Studio, Winnipeg, MB (group)
Ensemble, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (group)
