Ian J. Welch is an artist, printmaker and educator living and working out of his hometown of Toledo, OH. Welch received his MFA with a focus in printmaking from Northern Illinois University in 2016, his BFA with dual focuses in drawing and printmaking from Bowling Green State University in 2012, and his Associate of Arts degree from Owens Community College in 2008.
Welch is currently an instructor at Adrian College in Adrian, MI, and Owens Community College in Perrysburg, OH. Additionally, Welch is the owner of Pegboard Press, a small printmaking studio in Toledo dedicated to workshops, public outreach, and publishing artist editions with local artists.