PD Packard

Awarded a full scholarship to Central Saint Martins in London, England, PD Packard earned a BFA in Fashion and Textile Design. Upon returning to the United States, she designed products, packaging, displays, and original textiles under the Packard label, catering to renowned department stores such as Barneys New York and Japan, Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel, and Bergdorf Goodman. Her background in printmaking and fabric/surface design naturally led her to transition into fine art printmaking in 2009.

Packard’s work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and internationally, including at prestigious venues such as the Tate Britain Museum (London), the Guanlan International Print Biennial (Shenzhen, China), the Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier (Netherlands), and the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts (Minneapolis, MN). Her art is part of esteemed collections, including the Museum of Modern Art’s Franklin Furnace Art Book Collection (New York City), the Boston Public Library Print Collection, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taichung City), the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia (Italy), and the Southern Graphics Council International collection (Kennesaw, GA), along with numerous private collections worldwide.

In March 2019, Packard completed a Fellowship Residency at Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Italy, sponsored in part by The Boston Printmakers and Speedball Art Products. Additionally, in August 2016, Speedball Art Products commissioned her to create an educational video on Printing Decorative Papers with Akua Liquid Pigments. The video, co-directed by Packard, Akua Inks inventor Susan Rostow, and Christina Pumo, is available on the Akua Printshop YouTube channel.