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Retro Tech: artists' books and bindings by Karen Hanmer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
Celestial Navigation, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Another Room Book Arts Bookstore, Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA
Playful Books, The Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol School of Art, Media and Design, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Playful Books, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH. Gallery talk, adults and children's workshops.
It is a living thing, Woolworth Windows installation space, Tacoma, WA.
Crossing the Divide, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago.
Reunion, Bright Hill Center Word and Image Gallery, Treadwell, NY.
UNI Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
All Shook Up: Playful Books, Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, OH. Gallery talk, catalog.
Succession, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Gallery talk, workshop.
Karen Hanmer: Artists’ Books, Indiana University, South Bend. Gallery talk.
Karen Hanmer: Artists’ Books, Rosewood Arts Centre, Kettering, OH.
Flag Books, monthly featured artist exhibition, Center for Book Arts, New York City.
Flag Books, Portal Spaces, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI.
Homestead, Quad City ArtsCenter Gallery, Rock Island, IL.
Love in the Afternoon, Vespine Gallery, Chicago.
Bequest, St Xavier University, Chicago, IL. Gallery talk.
Karen Hanmer: Artists’ Books, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Section 19, Township 104, Range 28, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago.
Migration, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago.
Treasures, Anchor Graphics, Chicago. Gallery talk.
Mementos: Bookworks, Conant Gallery, Groton, MA. Three gallery talks.
Mementos, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Gallery Talk for WomanMade Gallery’s Chicago gallery tour.
Fragments, Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, IL, 1994.
Revisions, Gallery 1633, Chicago.
Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Four person invitational exhibition curated by Caren Heft.
The Art of the Book ’08, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Traveling Exhibition 2008-2010, numerous venues across Canada. Jurors: Nicole Billard, Crispin Elsted, Ed Hutchins. Catalog.
Quebec Forever Bound: Selected works of 400 years of history, sponsored by ARA Canada, Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy, Quebec City, Canada
Altered Book Exhibition, Minneapolis Central Library. Curated by Betty Bright.
Skipping the Page, Center for Book Arts, New York City. Curated by Graham Parker. Invitational.
Sit Down and Read, K Gallery, Alameda, CA, curated by Kathy Walkup.
Hand Bookbinders of California 35th Anniversary traveling exhibition. Venues include San Francisco Public Library; Doyle Library, Santa Rosa, CA; California State University, Northridge, CA.
Inspired Design: The Mentoring Stamp, sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
Secrets and Lies: A National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Books, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Exhibition, traveling exhibition 2006-2007. Jurors: Karen Hanmer, Richard Minsky, Don Rash. Catalog.
DISSENT!, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, curated by Susan Dackerman, Curator of Prints, Fogg Museum of Art.
One Book, Many Interpretations, Chicago Public Library. Catalog.
The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding traveling exhibition. Venues include Syracuse University, Michigan State University, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, University of Alaska Anchorage, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Catalog.
Visions From Voices: Art Inspired by Kentucky Poetry, Prose and Music, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Action/Interaction: Book/Art, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL. Held in conjunction with the book arts conference Action/Interaction: Book/Arts. Catalog.
Montage Over Britain: Artists’ Books from the Centre for Fine Print Research Collection, Permanent Gallery and Bookshop, Brighton. Curated by Sarah Bodman.
Beyond Words: Artists’ Books, University of the South, Sewanee, TN. Juror, Ruth Rogers, Director of Special Collections, Wellesley College. Catalog.
The Book, College of Mainland Art Gallery. Texas City, TX. Small curated exhibition.
Thinking the Multiple, Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. Small curated exhibition.
Society of Binders International Competition, University of York, UK.
Biennales Mondiales de la Reliure D’art/World Biennial of Design Bookbinding, Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, France.
Pulp, Press and Print for Democracy, Bedford Art Gallery, Longwoood University, Farmville, VA. Exhibit in conjunction with American Democracy Project Conference.
Book in Hand, Arts + Literature Laboratory, New Haven, CT. Juror Patti-Belle Hastings.
Ties That Bind, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD, small curated exhibition.
Artists’ Books: Recent Acquisitions, UCLA Arts Library.
Off the Shelf: The Artist's Book Unbound, University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Art History Gallery
Books That Surprise, Cardinal Stritch University, Fox Point, Wisconsin, curated by Max Yela.
BookOpolis, BookWorks, Asheville, NC
Art under 6 inches (from the Library's collection), Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
Sense and Sensuality, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
Bookworks 8, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH
Artists’ Books 2007, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA
From Sham to Shame, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Reader's Art 7: Frugal Finds for Prudent Collectors, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
High and Low, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Traveling Exhibition. Venues include University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Oak Park Library; and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Guild of Book Workers Lone Star Chapter Exhibition, Dallas, TX.
Looking Back from Ground Zero: Images from the Brooklyn Museum Collection, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Rockford Midwestern, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror, Gregory Knight, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Purchase Award and honorable mention.
The Book of Origins – Le Livre des Origines, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.
Zoom! Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK. Catalog.
Fifth Anniversary Bright Hill Press North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Treadwell, NY. Jurors, Richard Minsky & Bertha Rogers. Catalog. Best of Show award.
Photo Books Now, The San Francisco Center for the Book. Invitational.
Photography and the Artist Book: A survey of approaches, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC. Curated by Barb Tetenbaum. Invitational.
The Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
San Diego Book Arts Exhibition, University of California San Diego, juror, Lynda Claassen, Director, Special Collections, UCSD Library.
Books 06: 10+ Beyond, Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia.
Under Cover: an Exhibition of Artists’ Books, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Type, Paper, Scissors: The Book as Art Environment, Mary L. Nohl Galleries, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Curated by Max Yela, head of Special Collections, UWM Libraries.
Ignited, set binding competition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.
Domestic Details, small curated exhibition, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR.
Boys’ and Girls’ Bookshelf: a traveling exhibition of artists' books, Edge Gallery and Bookbuff's, Denver, CO; Smoky Hill Library, Centennial, CO. Invitational.
Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD
Bookmarks, Stewart Center Gallery, Purdue University, curated by Sarah Bodman, The Centre for Fine Print Research, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
Re-Shelving Initiative 2: An Exhibition of Artist Multiples, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Fourth International Artists’ Book Exhibition, King St. Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Catalog.
International Biennal for the Artist’s Book, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. Catalog.
Kirjahduksia/BookBlast Artists’ Book Exhibition, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
Hand Bookbinders of California Members Exhibition, Special Collections, Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco.
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane?, Elastic Arts Foundation Gallery, Chicago, IL
Dia de los Muertos Postcard Exhibition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Book as Sculpture, Bay View Book Arts Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. Invitational.
Artist Made Books, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME, Invitational.
Artists’ Books 2006, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA.
Books About Books, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Traveling Exhibition. Venues include School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Changing the Wind, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
The Elements: Creative Energy, The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ. Purchase Award.
Pressing Issues, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC. Artists’ books exhibition in conjunction with Southern Graphics Conference. Jurors Neal Turtell, National Gallery of Art and Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress.
Columbia Triennial Exhibition of Book and Paper Art, Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago.
The Book of Origins – Le Livre des Origines, Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy, Quebec City and Grande Bibliothèque of Montreal, a set bookbinding exhibition organized by ARA-Canada. Catalog.
Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. Catalog. Special Acknowledgment recognition.
Contemporary Creative Books, 7th International Artists’ Books Book Fair, Marseilles, France
PaperWhite, The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology, a Smithsonian Institute Affiliate Museum, Newark, OH.
Books 05: Books Works of Imagination, Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia.
Submerged Qualities, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM, four person exhibition.
Hand Bookbinders of California Members’ Exhibition, Kalmanovitz Library, University of California San Francisco.
Artists in Time of War, small curated exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bookworks 6, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Hooked Up: ±1387 Artists Collaborate, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago.
A Salute to Audubon's Birds of America, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Traveling Exhibition. Venues include School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
N x NW, sponsored by the Northwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, Multnomah County Public Library, Portland, Oregon.
Pyramid Atlantic Juried Members’ Exhibit, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Edelpappband / “Millimeter” Binding Bind- O-Rama, online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen
30th Anniversary Member’s Exhibition, Center for Book Arts, New York City.
To Have and To Hold: Art You Can Touch, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.
Lead Thread, Tacoma Public Library. Invitational.
Bookish: Showcasing the Work of MCBA’s Artist Community, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
In the Game, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
Artists’ Books, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark. Curated by Thorsten Dennerline. Invitational. Catalog.
Turning Pages: A Collection of Artists’ Books for The Living Room, the family hands-on activity room at the Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas.
Personality Crisis, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, five person curated exhibition.
Against Tradition: Trends in Contemporary Printmaking, Indiana State University Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN.
Writes of Passage, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
In2Words: Numbers, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. Curated by Sara Tanguy.
Springback Bind-O-Rama, online exhibition of books bound in the Springback style. Curated by Peter Verheyen.
Bookmarks: Infiltrating the Library System, sponsored by The Centre for Fine Print Research, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Twenty-five artists each make an edition of 100 bookmarks for distribution in artists’ books collections, centers, and galleries. Curated by Sarah Bodman. Invitational.
Create + Communicate: Art for Understanding, University of Washington, Seattle. Part of The September Project, an international event that seeks to make September 11 a day of reflection and discussion.
Third Biennial Women Book Artists' Exhibition, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC.
Matter&Spirit: The Genesis and Evolution of the Book, Wells College Book Arts Center, Aurora, NY.
Imagine That, Book Arts Exhibition, La Jolla FiberArts, LaJolla, CA. Catalog.
Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. Catalog.
Journals of Discovery, traveling exhibit sponsored by the Oregon Book Artists’ Guild: Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR and Southern IL University, Edwardsville, IL. Catalog.
Elvis Week Art Contest, Graceland, Memphis, TN. Best of Show award.
Fotowerk 2004, FLATFILEphotography, Chicago. Invitational.
Earth, FLATFILEphotography, Chicago. Invitational.
NW X SE, exhibition exchange between the Northwest and Southeast Chapters of the Guild of Book Workers, venues include Idaho State University, Portland State University (OR), University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and University of Mississippi.
MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE Project 2004, traveling exhibition of artists books with numerous venues across Canada and the U.S.
Center For Book Arts Members' Juried Exhibition, Center for Book Arts, New York City. Jurors: Milan Hughston, Museum of Modern Art; Mindell Dubansky, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
An Open Book, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH. Jurors Suzanne Moore, Julia Friedman, Barbara Chira. Catalog.
Artist’s Books from Portland and Beyond, The Charles Voorhies Fine Arts Library, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Forest Grove, OR.
Serial, FLATFILE, Chicago. Invitational.
All Things Electoral: Artists Consider the Past, Present, and Future of Politics; Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Invitational.
A Reader’s Art 4, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI. Susan Hensel, curator. Invitational.
Artists’ Books 2004, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA.
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 2004, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
Small Works, Harper College, Palatine, IL. Juror, Lynne Warren, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
War Forum, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago
Contemplating Identity, three person exhibition, Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
The Art of the Book ’03, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Traveling Exhibition 2003-2005, numerous venues across Canada. Jurors: Carol Barton, Alan Stein, Michael Wilcox. Catalog.
In Flight, Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2003-2005. Jurors: Madelyn Garrett, Craig Jensen, Daniel Tucker. Catalog.
Sky, Blue, Heavens, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN.
Technology in Art, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA.
Wexford Artists' Books Exhibition, Wexford Arts Center, Wexford, Ireland. Traveling exhibition 2003-2004.
Fotowerk 2003, FLATFILE, Chicago. Invitational.
Visions of Labor: Pain and Pleasures@work and in the field, four person exhibition curated by Jayne Hileman, St Xavier University, Chicago, IL. Invitational. Gallery talk.
Toys and Games, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis. Jurors: Bill Drendel, Director, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts; Betty Bright, artists’ books scholar; Dean Lucker, sculptor.
Bright Hill Press National Book Arts Exhibition, Treadwell, NY. Jurors: book artist Keith Smith, New York Center for Book Arts Director Rory Golden. Catalog.
Fun & Games: A Playful Look at Fine Craft, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro. Juror, Paula Owen, Executive Director, Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX.
MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE Project 2003, eight month traveling exhibition of artists books with numerous venues across Canada and the U.S.
Center For Book Arts Members' Juried Exhibition, Center for Book Arts, New York City. Jurors: May Castleberry, Museum of Modern Art; Roberta Waddell, Curator of Prints, New York Public Library.
Built by Hand: Books as Art, organized by Pyramid Atlantic, exhibited at 1111 Sculpture Space, Washington, DC.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders Celebrates 25 Years, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL. Jurors include Audrey Niffinegger. Catalog.
Under Cover: Book Arts, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO. Catalog.
National Book and Language Show, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO.
A Reader’s Art 3, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI. Susan Hensel, curator. Invitational.
National Juried Book Arts Show, Community College of Southern Nevada. Juror, Inge Bruggeman.
2003 Roundup, Guild of Book Workers, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Denver Book Mall and Regis University Library, Denver, CO.
Art at the Airport: Quad City ArtsCenter 2003-04 Season Preview, Quad City International Airport, Moline, IL. Invitational.
Chicago Art Open, sponsored by the Chicago Artists’ Coalition.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 2003, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
BEAUT.E (CODE): Decoding the art of computer programming, three person collaborative exhibit, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Catalog.
2002 Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror, Jeff Flemming, Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center.
Wish You Were Here, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago. Invitational.
New This Fall, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. Invitational.
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Juror, Sandy Skoglund. Catalog.
Bright Hill Press National Book Arts Exhibition, Treadwell, NY. Jurors, Richard Minsky and Peter Verheyen. Catalog.
Oregon Book Biennial: Flag Books, Oregon Book Arts Guild. Catalog.
MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE Project 2002, six month traveling bookmobile of artists books with numerous venues across North America.
Interpreting Landscape, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY. Juror, Sandra Carpenter, editor, The Artist's Magazine. Catalog.
Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI. Catalog.
Artists’ Books 2002, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA.
Conceptually Bound, Coyote Gallery, Butte Glenn Community College, Oroville, CA. Juror, Nanette Wylde.
Book Explorations 2002: The Quest for Meaning, Yankee Barn Gallery, Kingston, MA.
Stone Eye, Guild of Book Workers Midwest Chapter traveling exhibition 2002-2003. Catalog.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 2002, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
Chicago Art Open, sponsored by the Chicago Artists’ Coalition.
21st Biennial Art Exhibition, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. Juror, Kristin Chambers, Curator, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. Merit Award. Purchase Award. Catalog.
The Best of the Best, Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2000-2002. Jurors: Doro Boehme, Scott Kellar, Audrey Niffineger. Catalog.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 2001, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
Size Matters, members’ show, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Catalog.
Current Works 2000, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO. Juror, John Jacob, Senior Curator, Photographic Resource Center, Boston University. Catalog.
Three by Three, O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston, preview for Women's Caucus for Art National Traveling Exhibition. Curator, MaryRoss Taylor. Invitational.
Art Books, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI, Third Place Award.
Flight 2000 Chicago to San Francisco, San Francisco Center for the Book.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 2000, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL and Waukegan Public Library, Waukegan, IL.
Ghost Machine Print Project, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tucson, AZ and Southern Graphics Conference, Miami, FL.
Women’s Works 2000, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL. Artistic Merit Award.
Happen.stance, Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland, curated by Karen Indek, Director, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, funded in part by the Chicago Artists International Program (CAIP).
Urban Conditions: Recent Work by Young Chicago Artists, Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN. Invitational.
20th Biennial Art Exhibition, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN.
Small Packages II, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago. Invitational.
Photography Exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum. Juror, Nancy Fewkes, curator, Museum of Contemporary Photography. Honorable Mention.
Women Artists and the Evolution of Memory, three woman exhibition, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL. Invitational. Gallery talk.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 1999, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
More is More, Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg, Germany. Gallery talk.
Crossings: Travel Beyond Boundaries, Faeroernes Kunstmuseum, Torshavn, Faroe Islands.
Columbia Biennial Exhibition of Book and Paper Art, Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago.
1998 Stateline Vicinity, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror, Lynne Warren, Curator, Special Projects, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Catalog.
Current Works 1998, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO. Juror, Jeffrey Hoone, Director, Light Work. Excellence Award. Catalog.
Shrines, Totems, and Fetishes, The Main Street Museum, Hartford Village, VT. Invitational.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders 1998, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL.
Progeny, four person exhibition, North Park University, Chicago. Invitational.
E/Merging, Mentorship Program Exhibit, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Catalog.
The Artist Book, and Days of the Dead, Fine Art Center en Taos, Taos, NM.
Narratives and Taboo, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago.
HEAT, nationally juried exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Juror, Susan Sensemann.
Masks and Magic and Pun Intended, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago.
Around the Coyote art festival, Chicago, IL, 1993, 1994, 1996.
Open Spectrum, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL, 1994, 1992.
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, invitational.
Open Spectrum, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL.
Artists and the American Yard, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI. Catalog.
National Exposure, nationally juried exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago. Catherine Edelman, juror.
Improbable Monuments: A Salute to the Earth, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Best of Show.
Four person exhibition, Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery, Evanston, IL.
Four person exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
Curator for Marking Time, Guild of Book Workers traveling exhibition 2009-10.
Juror for Photoworks, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO, 2008.
Curated The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding traveling exhibition 2007-8. Venues include Syracuse University, Michigan State University, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, University of Alaska Anchorage, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Catalog.
Juror for 6th Annual Bright Hill Center North American Juried Book Arts Exhibit, Treadwell, NY, 2007.
Curated High and Low, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Traveling Exhibition. Venues include University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Oak Park Library; and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Juror for Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition, 2006.
Curated Books About Books, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Traveling Exhibition, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Golda Meir Library, Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL. 2006
Curated A Salute to Audubon's Birds of America, Chicago Hand Bookbinders Exhibition, Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL. 2005
Juror for Wilmette Public Library Art Exhibition, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Edition of 10 artists books for Turning Pages: A Collection of Artists’ Books to be shown in The Living Room, the family installation space at the Wichita Art Museum. Work will be on exhibit June 2004-April 2006, and added to the museum’s permanent collection.
Purchase Award and Honorable Mention for Crossing the Divide, 2006 Rockford Midwestern, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. 2006
Best of Show award for Bluestem, Fifth Anniversary Bright Hill Press North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Treadwell, NY. Jurors, Richard Minsky & Bertha Rogers. Catalog. 2006.
Purchase Award for Secrets of Flight, The Elements: Creative Energy, The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ, 2005.
Award of Excellence for Faster Higher Further First, 2005 Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show, an organization of Midwestern trade publishers.
Special Acknowledgment recognition for It Is a Living Thing, Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
Best of Show award for All Shook Up, Elvis Week Art Contest, Graceland, Memphis, TN, 2004.
Award of Excellence for Secrets of Flight, 2004 Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show, an organization of Midwestern trade publishers.
Grant from The Hillside Group, an organization promoting good computer programming practices, to produce exhibition catalog for BEAUT.E (CODE): Decoding the art of computer programming, 2002.
Merit Award, Purchase Award. 21st Biennial, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, 2001.
Excellence Award, Current Works 1998, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO, 1998.
Scholarship Award, 1997, Mentorship Program, 1996, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Artistic Merit Award for What I know/What I wonder, Women’s Works 2000, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, 2000.
Third Place Award for All Shook Up, Art Books, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI, 2000.
Honorable Mention, Photography Exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum, 1999.
Best of Show, Improbable Monuments, A Salute to the Earth, Evanston Art Center, 1990.
Amherst College, Amherst MA
Atlanta College of Art
Carol Barton, Glen Echo, MD
Bibliograph, Montreal
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Brooklyn Museum of Art
California State University, East Bay
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Cerritos Library, Cerritos, CA
Julie Chen, Berkeley, CA
Connecticut College
Dartmouth College
Denver Public Library
Bill Drendel, Chicago
Jeanne Drewes, East Lansing, MI
Duke University, Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Durham, NC
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University
Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Graceland, Memphis, TN
Harvard University
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
Ed Hutchins, Mount Vernon, NY
Idaho State University, Pocatello
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
King St. Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Long Island University
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Emily Martin, Iowa City, IA
Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Museum of Modern Art, Library, New York City
Graham Nash, Encino, CA
New York Public Library
The Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
The Newberry Library, Chicago
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
Aron Packer, Chicago, IL
Rob Parker and Orren Jordan, Sante Fe, NM
Pinhole Journal, San Lorenzo, NM
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH
Queensland State Library, Australia
Reed College, Portland, OR
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Buzz Spector, Ithaca, NY
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Southern Connecticut State University
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Sara Tanguy, Washington, D.C.
Tate, London
Texas Tech University
Texas Woman’s University
The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
Tom Trusky, Boisie, ID
University of Arizona, Center for Creative Photography
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Denver
University of Iowa, Iowa City
University of Louisville, KY
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of New Mexico
University of San Diego
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
University of Vermont
University of Washington, Seattle
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Virginia Commonwealth University
Peter Verheyen, Dewitt, NY
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Washington Pavillion of Arts and Sciences, Sioux Falls, SD
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita KS
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Winchester School of Art, Winchester, UK
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Philip Zimmermann, Rhinebeck, NY
Abecedarian, Denver, CO
Another Room Book Arts Bookstore, Alameda, CA
Printed Matter, New York City
Studio Shop, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis
Vamp & Tramp/Califia Books, Birmingham, AL
All Shook Up: Interplay of image and text in the flag book structure, The Bonefolder, Volume 2, No. 1, Fall 2005
Interview in Guild of Book Workers Newsletter, August 2007.
500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books, 2008
Artful Paper Dolls, p. 112, Terry Taylor, Lark Books, 2006
What’s Hot recommended show, Cincinnati Enquirer, May 19, 2006
To Do List recommended show, CityBeat, Cincinnati entertainment weekly, May 17, 2006
Artists' Books Reviews, summer 2006, p5, 6, 7
This Group Creates its Art By the Book, Pioneer Press (Chicago) April 27, 2006
New Exhibit Explores the Definition of Women, Statesman Journal (Oregon), January 22, 2006
Recommended show, Chicago Reader, January 20, 2006
Books About Books, Bound and Lettered, Volume 5, Number 3
Fine Presses: Karen Hanmer, Fine Books & Collections, May/June, 2005
Making a Connection, Dayton Daily News, August 14, 2005
Works in Dublin Exhibit Beg To Be Handled, Columbus Dispatch, June 22, 2005
Whimsical pieces combine elements with dash of humor, Columbus Dispatch, June 19, 2005
It’s Time to Make a Book, Read a Book, Columbus Dispatch, June 8, 2005
Gallery Offers its Version of Summer Reading, Dublin (Ohio) News, June 1, 2005
All Shook Up: Playful Books, The Other Paper (Columbus, OH), May 26, 2005
Artists’ Books Reviews, spring, 2005, p. 2, 3
Ancient Forms, New Meanings, South Bend Tribune, February 27, 2005
Bound and Lettered, Volume 4, Number 4
Bound and Lettered, Volume 4, Number 2
Work shown in key note lecture at Beauty of Books – 2004 Beijing Book Designers Forum, an international book design conference held in Beijing, China, 2004
Tabellae Ansatae, Volume 3, Number 3
Work shown in presentation to Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2003
Hey, Good-Lookin' , Software Development, August, 2002
Work included in Bookbinding Today seminar by Patricia Figueroa, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
Work included in Natural Impressions, lecture by Carolyn A. Dahl at the Houston International Quilt Festival, 2002
Work presented to Visual Communications faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2002
Double Take, South Bend Tribune, August 5, 2001
Judge These Books by Their Covers, Grand Rapids Press, February 20, 2000
Chicagokonst i flera former, Abo Underrattelser (Finland) November 20, 1999
Chicagolaistaiteilijoiden vastavierailu tuo, Tucun Sanomat (Finland) November 12, 1999
A Collaborative Art, Chicago Tribune Magazine, p. 22, February 28, 1999
Work included in lecture at The Photographic Resource Center, Boston, 1999
Work included in lecture at FotoFusion ‘99, Delray Beach, FL
Work included in lecture by Ken Warneke at Illinois State University, 1998
Special Report: Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, New Art Examiner, p. 20. November, 1998
Recommended show, New City, July 24, 1997
Work featured in Pinhole Journal, April, 1996
Work presented to Advanced Photography Program, Design/Architecture/Art/Planning School, University of Cincinnati, 1996
ARLIS annual conference (Art Libraries Society of North America), 2006, 2007, 2008
Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD, 2004, 2006, 2008
Manchester Artists’ Book Fair, Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2006
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1998, 1999
BookFest, organized by Ed Hutchins, New York City, 2005
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, gallery talk for Northern Illinois University students in conjunction with solo exhibition, 2002.
Barat College, Lake Forest, IL, Visiting Artist, 1999, 2001.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders, English Style Springback Binding demonstration, 2004.
Chicago Hand Bookbinders, Flush Cut Paperback Rebind with Colored Edges demonstration, 2003
Cincinnati Book Arts Society, Cincinnati Ohio, Flag Books, 2006
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, two day workshop, Flag Books, 2006.
Columbia College, Chicago, Guest Lecturer, Digital Printing, 2000, 2001, 2004.
Concordia University, River Forest, IL, workshop for K-8 Teachers, Simple Book Structures, 2001.
Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC, Guest lecture, 2004.
DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Guest Lecturer, Artists’ Books/Digital Printing, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007.
Dublin Arts Center, Dublin, OH, gallery talk in conjunction with solo exhibition, 2005
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, Guest Lecturer, 1991, 1994, 2003. Workshop: Pinhole Photography, 1996.
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 2008
Groton Academy, Groton, MA, Three gallery talks for high school students in conjunction with solo exhibition, 2000.
Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Coordinated seminar: A Celebration of Chicago Women Artists, 1996.
Hadley Middle School, Homer Glen, IL, Meet The Artists Day, a day of 20 minute hands on demonstrations, 2006.
Idaho State University and the Pocatello Book Arts Group, Pocatello, ID, Flag Books, 2006.
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, galley talk and workshop in conjunction with solo exhibition, 2005.
Indiana University, South Bend, gallery talk in conjunction with solo exhibition, 2005.
Linfield College, McMinnville, OR, Guest lecture, 2005.
Michigan State University, gallery talks in conjunction with opening of the Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Exhibition, and The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding, 2007.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI, Guest Lecture, Artists’ Books, 2000, 2004.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts 2007 Symposium, Flag Book workshop, Book Arts survey lecture, panelist: Artists' Books as a Bridge Between the Conceptual and Physical in Contemporary Art, critique of student work.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Flush Cut Paperback Rebind with Decorated Edges, 2008
Mississippi State University, workshop, Flag Books, 2005. Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers, Northeast Chapter.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Workshop, Artists’ Books, 2001, 2003.
Northwestern University College, Evanston, IL, Guest Lecturer, Artists’ Books, 2000.
Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL, Guest Lecturer, Pinhole Photography, 1999.
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, Guest lecture, 2005.
Paperworks: the Sonoran Collective for Book and Paper Artists, Tucson, AZ, Flag Books, 2007
Pattern Languages of Programs computer conference, Monticello, IL, Presentation, readings from BEAUT.E (CODE): Decoding the art of computer programming, 2002. Panel discussion leader, 2001.
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH. Gallery talk in conjunction with solo exhibition, two children's workshops. 2006.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD, two day workshop, Flag Books, 2005.
St Xavier University, Chicago, gallery talk in conjunction with Visions of Labor exhibition, gallery talk in conjunction with Bequest solo exhibition, 2003.
San Diego Book Arts, San Diego, CA, Flag Books, 2008
San Francisco Center for the Book, Flag Books workshop, Expressive Paperback Rebind workshop, 2006.
Seattle Book Arts Guild, University of Washington, Seattle, Guest lecturer, 2005.
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Simple Book Structures workshop in conjunction with Chicago Artists’ Month, 2004.
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Class presentation, departmental lecture, one day workshop, 2006
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Guest lecture, 2004.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, Keynote lecture and gallery talk in conjunction with opening of the Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Exhibition, 2007.
Waukegan Public Library, Waukegan, IL, Family workshop, Simple Folded Book Structures, 2000.
Winona State University, Winona, MN. Celebration of the Book: public lecture and workshops for high school and college students, 2008.
WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL, Gallery talk for Columbia College photography students in conjunction with Crossing the Divide solo exhibition, 2006.
WomanMade Gallery, Gallery Talk for Chicago Gallery Tour, 1999.
Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
DePaul University, Chicago
Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, John M. Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Idaho State University
Northern Illinois University
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Guild of Book Workers, National Exhibitions Chair; Regional chapter memberships Lone Star, Midwest (Treasurer), New England, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southeast
The Bonefolder, a peer-reviewed “open-access” e-journal for bookbinding and the book arts, editorial board.
Artemisia Gallery, 1997-2003. Mentorship Program Director, Grant Writer, Vice President
Chicago Hand Bookbinders. Exhibitions Chair. 1999-2001, 2004-2006.
Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Exhibitions Committee, 2001-2002
Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artist Guild
Center for Book Arts, New York City
Classes in artists’ books, bookbinding, letterpress, digital printing:
Ongoing study with bookbinder Scott Kellar, Chicago, IL
Ongoing study with Monique Lallier through the American Academy of Bookbinding
Fine Binding, Leather Decoration, and Edition Binding Intensives with Priscilla Spitler, Smithville, TX
Studied with photographers Richard Olderman, Evanston, IL and Helene Smith-Romer, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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