Garner Tullis (1939–2019) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor and educator whose experimental approaches to printmaking expanded the expressive possibilities of paper and the printed image. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania before earning an M.A. in 1967 from Stanford University, where he worked with Nathan Oliveira. Through a Fulbright Fellowship he traveled to Florence, Italy, where he studied bronze casting. In 1972, Tullis founded the International Institute of Experimental Printmaking, developing innovative techniques involving handmade paper, large-scale monotypes and sculptural impressions. His workshops fostered collaborations with artists including Sam Francis, Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler and William T. Wiley. Tullis taught at the University of California, Davis,, UC Berkeley, Harvard University and Bennington College, contributing to the exchange of experimental artistic practices. His work is represented in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Cleveland Museum of Art.