Riso Rama Reading Room
Exhibition • Through Saturday, October 4, 2025
Welcome to Riso Rama Reading Room – have a seat, grab a book, and sit for a while. Here you’ll find a selection from the Riso Rama Archive, a display of over 40 titles of hand-made books and zines by artists from across the United States and Mexico. Whether big or small, each book represents vibrant storytelling, print experimentation and excellence, and community-driven independent publishing.
What is Riso Rama you might ask? Co-curated by designers and educators Joshua Duttweiler and Alexandria Canchola, Riso-Rama is an annual independent publishing in-person event that showcases the very best of the Texas risograph community, bringing together artists, students, and community members for a celebration of creativity. Each year you’ll find workshops, talks, and an in-person pop-up marketplace full of colorful risograph illustrations, comics artists’ books, zines, printed ephemera, handmade objects and more.
What is Risograph?
For those unfamiliar with risograph printing, the mechanical printing process combines the style of screen printing with the convenience of a photocopier. Known for its vivid colors and unique textures, the risograph originated in Japan in the late 1940s. Risograph work maintains its popularity in the independent publishing world today, offering artists a creative and convenient way to share their work in larger quantities.
Featured Artists
Alexandros Skouras, Alexandria Canchola, Andrea García/Miau Ediciones, Anna Buckner, Camille Smith, Devyn Park, Diane Chu, Emily Kasulke, Emma Roffey, Grace Preston, Hailey Wang, Jacey Chen, Jamie Kruse, Jean Doran, Jimmy Luu, Joshua Duttweiler, Laura Canas, Lizzie MacWillie, Mads Tom, Madeleine Maule, Maggie Minor, Maggie Minor, Mystic Multiple, Natalia Padilla, Noah Burns, Obed Gonzalez, Paul Short, Rachel Simmons, Risolana, Riva Nayaju, S.A.R.A., Sarah Week, Secret Riso Club, Tanya Brassie, Tiffany Connolly, Trent Huffaker, Tuan Phan, Tyler Rico, Will Arnold
About the Curators
Joshua Duttweiler is a designer, artist, and educator whose multi-disciplinary practice spans personal, collaborative, and client-based projects. His work is deeply rooted in social justice and community building; critically exploring recorded histories and constructed societal systems to amplify new voices. Joshua regularly exhibits his work both nationally and internationally.
Alexandria Canchola is a South Texas–based designer, multidisciplinary artist, and researcher exploring identity, memory, and social change through design. Her work merges illustration, typography, risograph printing, and community-centered research to amplify Latinx and Chicanx narratives and preserve cultural memory. She has collaborated with the Environmental Defense Fund, Equal Voice Network, and The Washington Post. Her current research focuses on Chicano activist publications from the 1960s–70s. Alexandria’s work has been nationally exhibited and supported by residencies at Otis College of Art and Zea Mays Printmaking. She co-founded Her.Mosa Collective, Riso-Rama, and teaches at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.