Riso SF5450 printing a two-color gradient of Fluorescent Orange and Federal Blue.
We Are Risolana.
South Valley • Albuquerque • New Mexico
Risolana is a community risograph studio located in the South Valley.
Risolana operates within Partnership for Community Action’s Social Enterprise Center, located at 722 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105.
Riso for Artists workshop led by co-founders Michael Lopez and Karl Orozco.
We see power in printmaking as a tool for community dialogue where personal and collective expression meet.
What is a Risograph?
A risograph is a printer invented by the Riso Kagaku Corporation in Japan in the 80’s. The Risograph uses ink to produce vibrant digital prints with a uniquely handcrafted feel. Although originally marketed to corporations, schools, and churches for their efficiency and low cost, artists have recently used risographs to start small presses and DIY printmaking spaces.
Artwork above by artist and musician Asenath Lizárraga.
Inspired by the New Mexican concept of la resolana*, our resolana is a two-page spread open to the sun.
*a south-facing wall where community members gather, share, and reflect
Risolana’s 2023 Annual Calendar, featuring artwork by artist Beedallo.
Our Mission
Risolana started in 2021 to fill the need for a publicly accessible risograph studio in the state of New Mexico. We prioritize empowering our community by teaching the process and uses of the risograph over simply providing printing services. We aim to:
Cultivate an artmaking space as accessible as the risograph itself
Establish a network of socially engaged artists and designers
Organize a printed archive of Albuquerque’s artistic and social movements
Looking to Print?
Artwork above by artist Carlos I. Gabaldon.
Color & Paper Options
PANTONE: BLACK U >>> HEX: #000000
PANTONE: 288 U >>> HEX: #3D5588
PANTONE: 1245 U >>> HEX: #BB8B41
PANTONE: 805 U >>> HEX: #FF7477
PANTONE: 806 U >>> HEX: #FF48B0
PANTONE: 116 U >>> HEX: #FFB511
PANTONE: RED 032 U >>> HEX: #F65058
PANTONE: 292 U >>> HEX: #62A8E5
PANTONE: 354 U >>> HEX: #00A95C
PANTONE: 7430 U >>> HEX: #E6B5C9
Riso Black on White Paper
Riso Black on Blue Cardstock
Riso Black on Creme Cardstock
Riso Black on Gray Cardstock
Riso Black on Green Cardstock
Riso Black on Yellow Cardstock
Federal Blue on White Paper
Federal Blue on Blue Cardstock
Federal Blue on Creme Cardstock
Federal Blue on Gray Cardstock
Federal Blue on Green Cardstock
Federal Blue on Yellow Cardstock
Flat Gold on White Paper
Flat Gold on Blue Cardstock
Flat Gold on Creme Cardstock
Flat Gold on Gray Cardstock
Flat Gold on Green Cardstock
Flat Gold on Yellow Cardstock
Fluorescent Orange on White Paper
Fluorescent Orange on Blue Cardstock
Fluorescent Orange on Creme Cardstock
Fluorescent Orange on Gray Cardstock
Fluorescent Orange on Green Cardstock
Fluorescent Orange on Yellow Cardstock
Cornflower on White Paper
Cornflower on Blue Cardstock
Cornflower on Creme Cardstock
Cornflower on Gray Cardstock
Cornflower on Yellow Cardstock
Scarlet on White Paper
Scarlet on Blue Cardstock
Scarlet on Creme Cardstock
Scarlet on Gray Cardstock
Scarlet on Green Cardstock
Scarlet on Yellow Cardstock
Fluorescent Pink on White Paper
Fluorescent Pink on Blue Cardstock
Fluorescent Pink on Creme Cardstock
Fluorescent Pink on Gray Cardstock
Fluorescent Pink on Green Cardstock
Fluorescent Pink on Yellow Cardstock
Sunflower on White Paper
Sunflower on Blue Cardstock
Sunflower on Creme Cardstock
Sunflower on Gray Cardstock
Sunflower on Green Cardstock
Sunflower on Yellow Cardstock
Green on White Paper
Green on Blue Cardstock
Green on Creme Cardstock
Green on Gray Cardstock
Green on Green Cardstock
Green on Yellow Cardstock
Light Mauve on White Paper
Light Mauve on Blue Cardstock
Light Mauve on Creme Cardstock
Light Mauve on Gray Cardstock
Light Mauve on Green Cardstock
Light Mauve on Yellow Cardstock
Risolana Artist-In-Residence 2023:
Purchase the book here.
Sublime Hallucinations
By Ray Kim
Date: November 15th, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Casa Barelas - 1024 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Self Tattooing Performance: 7:30 pm, 10-15 mins duration. *Mask required during performance.
Ray Kim is a working tattoo artist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In “Sublime Hallucinations” Ray shares her experience with chronic pain and illness, exploring it through a split lens- academic and autobiographical. Ray posits that tattooing, a form of “intentional pain” can act as a type of self-reclamation, or medicinal faith, that is capable of bridging the sensations of the body and the stroke of the needle to the transcendental. Ray breaks this barrier through her own dreamy analysis and extensive research, which bends the academic to the conventions of the diary, and the language of the essay to the rhythm of poetry.
Ray Kim
Ray Kim is a multidisciplinary artist, specializing in tattooing. With over 10 years of experience as a self-taught tattooer, she has traveled extensively throughout the US and abroad. Her artistic practice revolves around themes of identity and environment. She identifies as a Koreaña, embodying the unique cultural blend of being a first-generation Korean American, who grew up in Albuquerque. Recently, Kim’s work was showcased in Tattoo You: A New Generation of Artists, a publication by Phaidon Press.
Instagram: @venusofchillendorf
Our Services
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Studio Access
We invite community members to come to our space and get hands on experience with the risograph themselves.
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In-person Consultation
We provide one-on-one consultations with those who need design or printing support.
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Workshops
We host regular workshops for the community to introduce others to digital and analog processes.
Like our work?
Artwork above by artist Vicente Telles.
