Gigi Droop was born in Alaska and works out of Anchorage and Chicago. She’s a printmedia artist who brings ideas to life with ink, color, and pressure.
Her main tools are offset and Risograph printing. They give her precision when she wants it. And surprises when she lets the materials lead the way. For Gigi, printmaking isn’t just a technique—it’s a way to see how ideas meet touch. Every print carries the trace of her hands and the small quirks that make it unique.
Her love for art started in early childhood. She was drawn to the hands-on feel of print. No two pieces are ever the same. The way ink settles—the texture of paper. The pressure applied. Each subtle difference tells a story. Those quirks? Not mistakes. They’re discoveries that give her work life.
Gigi studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated in 2026. She works between planning and improvisation. She sketches ideas. Plans layers. Then lets the process take over. Small color shifts. Tiny textures. Minute details that show her hand at work. She wants viewers to notice these moments, the evidence of careful attention and experimentation.
Her approach mixes skill with curiosity. She honors printmaking’s history but experiments constantly. Each piece carries her discipline, her curiosity, and her joy in the unexpected. The result? Prints that feel alive, deliberate yet spontaneous, grounded in the craft of offset and Risograph printing.