EXHIBITIONS (*solo)

2023


2022

  • The Ninth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Competition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. Award for Design.

  • A Book by Its Cover: Decorative Book Bindings from the Medieval Codex to Contemporary Artists' Books, a binding exhibition at the University of Chicago featuring Hanmer’s binding of Frankenstein and a number of her historical models.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, University of Bath, UK.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 50th Annual Members’ Exhibition, San Francisco Public Library.

  • Book Art Artifact, sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers California Chapter, San Francisco Center for the Book.


  • Wild/Life, traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Seven academic libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • 40th Anniversary Exhibition, traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Northeast chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. Boston Athenaeum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 49th Annual Members’ Exhibition, American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco, CA.

2021


2020

  • OPEN • SET, traveling juried exhibit of contemporary design binding sponsored by the America Academy of Bookbinding. Opening venue The Grolier Club, NYC. Additional venues cancelled due to Covid.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 48th Annual Members’ Exhibition, Arion Press, San Francisco.


2019

  • Freud on the Couch: Psyche in the Book, traveling invitational exhibition curated by Susan Padberg, book arts centers in NYC, Minneapolis and San Francisco. Catalog.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, University of Bath, UK.

  • The Artful Book, sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers California Chapter, Long Beach Museum of Art.

  • Once Upon a Book, Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers Delaware Valley Chapter, Free Library of Philadelphia.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 4th Annual Members’ Exhibition, San Francisco Public Library.

  • Focus on Book Arts Faculty Exhibit, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.


  • Formation, 2018-2019 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Five academic libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • Art of the Book ’18, 2018-2020 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Nine university and public galleries across Canada. Catalog.

  • The Eighth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Competition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.

  • Artists’ Book Cornucopia IX, Abecedarian Gallery at Art Students League of Denver Gallery

  • It’s Alive!: Frankenstein, 200 Years, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC

  • Feed Sack Quilts | On Display, Iowa Quilt Museum Winterset, Iowa

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 46th Annual Members’ Exhibition, American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • Seven Decades of Artists' Books in the UCLA Arts Library, Arts Library, University of California Los Angeles.

2018


  • OPEN • SET, traveling juried exhibit of contemporary design binding sponsored by the America Academy of Bookbinding. Seven public and university libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • Heroic Works: Designer Bookbinders International Competition, North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.

  • Encoded & Encrypted, Ringling College of Art + Design, Sarasota, FL, 2017

  • Utopia/Dystopia: Inspiration and the Artist Book, invitational, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, WY.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 45th Annual Members’ Exhibition, F. W. Olin Library, Mills College.

  • Bright Hill Book Arts 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Bright Hill Press, Treadwell, NY

2017


  • The River: Memory and Metaphor on the Mississippi, juried exhibition, Minnesota Center for Books.

  • Geographies: the Midwest Examined, travelling exhibition sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers Midwest Chapter. Michigan State University, University of Iowa.

  • In Remembrance: People, Times, & Places, curated by Lucy Childs, San Francisco Center for the Book.

  • Look, A Book!, sponsored by the California chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego.

  • On & Off the Page, invitational exhibit, City Gallery, Charleston, SC.

  • The Farm, sponsored by the Delaware Valley chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, Free Library of Philadelphia.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 44th Annual Members’ Exhibition, San Francisco Public Library.

  • words|matter, Evanston Print&Paper, Chicago, IL.

2016



2015

  • Inside/OUT Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books, invitational traveling exhibition 2014-15 Organized by Designer Bookbinders UK. Venues include St. Bride Foundation London, Harvard University, Bonhams New York, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, San Francisco Center for the Book.

  • Vessel, 2015-2016 traveling juried exhibit of contemporary book works by members of the Guild of Book Workers. Five academic libraries and book arts centersacross the US. Catalog.

  • The Contained Narrative: defining the contemporary artist's book, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in conjunction with the MCBA Biennial. Invitational.

  • The Seventh Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Competition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK

  • Photo Book Works, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO. Invitational

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 43rd Annual Members’ Exhibition, American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • College Book Arts Members’ Exhibition, Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Curated exhibition In conjunction with the College Book Arts Association conference.

  • Life Along the Potomac, 2015-16 traveling exhibition sponsored by the Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. Bethesda Public Library, Bethesda, MD; Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

  • words|matter, Evanston Print&Paper, Chicago, IL.

  • Bookworks XVI, Sponsored by the Cincinnati Book Arts Society, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Focus on Book Arts Faculty Exhibit, 3 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR and Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.


2014

  • Plainly Spoken, traveling, juried exhibition 2013-2015 sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. Venues include Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas; University of Michigan. Ann Arbor; The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL; University of Iowa, Iowa City and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

  • Geographies: New England Book Work, traveling juried exhibition 2013-2015 sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. Venues include Rhode Island School of Design; University of Southern Maine; University of Vermont Burlington; Williams College Williamstown, MA; Dartmouth College; Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT.

  • Navigating Form: Book Artists of the Midwest, Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL.
    San Diego Book Arts Fifth National Juried Exhibition. Geisel Library at the University of California at San Diego.

  • Undercover Stories: The Secret Lives of Books, ArtEAST UP FRONT Gallery, Issaquah, Washington.

  • Patterns, sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the Guild of Book, Visual Arts Gallery, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

  • Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 42nd Annual Members’ Exhibition, traveling exhibition with two venues: San Francisco Center for the Book and The Doyle Library, Santa Rosa, CA.

  • Guild of Book Workers Northwest Chapter Members Showcase, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR.

  • Bookworks XV, Sponsored by the Cincinnati Book Arts Society, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Cullowhee Mountain Arts Faculty Invitational, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.


2013

  • Art of the Book ’13, 2013-2016 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Nine university and public galleries across Canada. Catalog.

  • Directed: The Intersection of Book, Film and Visual Narrative, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN, curated by Jeff Rathermel.

  • Seductive Alchemy: Books by Artists, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. Curated by Ruth Rogers, Special Collections, Wellesley College.

  • Under the Wings of Artemis: Scholars, Artists and the Places Between, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, curated by Lauren Dudley and Sandra Kroupa

  • La couleur du vent International Exhibition of Bookbinding, organized by ARA Canada, venues include Ecole Estienne, Paris; Chrystine-Brouillet Library, Quebec; and Myriam & J. Robert Ouimet Library, HEC, Montreal.

  • Pantone Postcard Project, 2013-2015 traveling invitational exhibition curated by Emily Martin, seven venues across three continents.

  • Dirck De Bray: Kort Onderweijs van het Boecken Binden / A Short Instruction in the Binding of Books, Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem, Netherlands.

  • Press & Release, North Gallery, Phoenix Brighton, UK, curated by Sarah Bodman.

  • Flip-Off!, flipbook exhibition in conjunction with the 2013 MCBA Biennial, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.

  • Extended Horizons, curated exhibition in conjunction with the Guild of Book Workers Horizon traveling juried exhibition, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 41st Annual Members’ Exhibition; Traveling exhibition with two venues: The San Francisco Public Library and The Doyle Library, Santa Rosa, CA.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

  • Bind-o-Rama 2013: Cut-away Binding Structure Models, online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

  • Southeast Guild of Book Workers Juried Exhibition,  Asheville BookWorks, Asheville, NC

  • Binding the Book Art Studio Handbook, online exhibition sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers.

  • Bookworks 14, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Focus on Book Arts Faculty Exhibit, Washington County Museum, Hillsboro, OR and Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.


2012

  • The Sixth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Competition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.

  • Horizon, 2012-2014 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Six public and university libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • Cryptograph: An Exhibition for Alan Turing, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

  • Sense of Place in Artist Books, University of Minnesota, Architecture library, in conjunction with the Mapping Spectral Traces conference.

  • Fantasy and Nonsense, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. In conjunction with the Guild of Book Workers Standards of Excellence Seminar.

  • Hand Bookbinders of California 40th Annual Members’ Exhibition; Traveling exhibition with three venues: Stanford University, Mills College, University of San Francisco

  • Time Travelers / Historical Book Structures, Asheville Bookworks, West Asheville, NC. Juried by Jana Pullman.

  • San Diego Book Arts Juried Exhibition, Geisel Library, University of California San Diego, juror, Carolee Campbell.

  • The Bone Folder by Ernst Collin, Bind-O-Rama online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

  • Telling Stories: Exploring Book Arts, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS

  • Reader’s Art 12: Longing for Home, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Artist Books, Ripple River Gallery & Woodturning Studio, Aitkin, MN invitational

  • Bookworks 13, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Guild of Book Workers Midwest Chapter Members' Exhibition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.


2011

  • One Book, Many Interpretations, Chicago Public Library. Runner-up for "Best Binding" award. Catalog.

  • Xth F.I.R.A International Forum of Fine Bookbinding, Bruges, Belgium, sponsored by ARA Belgica. Catalog.

  • *Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

  • The Decorated Book: Continuing a Tradition, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Structure Explored: Architectural Themes in the Book Arts, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

  • Pacing the Page, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis. Curated by Jeff Rathermel

  • No Jacket Required: Structuring Art as Book, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI. Curated by Max Yela, Special Collections Librarian, UW Milwaukee.

  • The Thread That Binds, sponsored by the Lone Star Chapter of The Guild of Book Workers Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library, Dallas, TX; The Museum of Printing history, Houston, TX. Catalog.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, Warwick University, UK.

  • Sustainable Book and Paper Arts, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield, IL. Curated by Melissa Jay Craig and Shawn Sheehy.

  • Artistically Reversible: Where Conservation and Art Meet, Bonefolder Bind-O-Rama online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen and Kathy Abbott.

  • Music Bo(o)x, Adecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO. Curated by Lynn Sures and John Risseeuw.


2010

  • 2010 Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Best 3D award for Mirage.

  • Building by the Book: Book Artists Respond to Architecture & Design, sponsored Philadelphia Athenaeum and Philadelphia Center for the Book. The Model Architect: The Panic Of ’09 is one of six winners of this competition.

  • *Deja Vu: History, Memory, Place, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

  • Astronomy: The Celestial, Central Booking Gallery II, Brooklyn, NY. Small curated exhibition.

  • Open Book, Eastern Michigan University Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI. Small curated exhibition. Catalog.

  • Inventive Structures: Books Beyond the Codex, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT. Juror, Hedi Kyle. Catalog.

  • Scripta manent IV: The Word Was Sung/Lauldud sõna, Estonian Museum of Applied Art And Design, Tallinn, Republic of Estonia. Sponsored by The Estonian Association of Designer Bookbinders, the Estonian Academy of Arts and the Estonian Leatherwork Artists’ Union.

  • No Translation Required: Artists’ Books in Germany and Georgia, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta and the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany. This exhibit features 60 selections of the best contemporary book art from the collections of the Klingspor and ACA Library of SCAD. Catalog.

  • Speaking Volumes: The Language of Artists' Books, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI

  • Quantified Aesthetics, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis. Curated by MCBA artistic director Jeff Rathermel.

  • Artists’ Book Cornucopia, Adecedarian Gallery, Denver. Juror, Michael Levine-Clark, Special Collections Librarian, University of Denver, CO. Catalog.


2009

  • The Fifth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Competition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Award for Excellence in Fine Binding.

  • Marking Time, 2009-2011 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Nine public and university libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • Freedom of the Press: Artists Publish on the American Presidency, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Curated by Jenny Tobias.

  • *Retro Tech, NIU Art Museum, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

  • The Celestial World: the work of Martha Glowacki, Karen Hanmer and William Laver, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, curated by Caren Heft.

  • Ce n'est pas un spectacle de caractères. (This is not a print show), exhibition in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Conference. Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago.

  • War as Art / Art as War, The Morgan Conservatory Cleveland, OH. Curated by William Drendel.

  • NONE OF THE ABOVE: Assembling, Collaborating and Publishing in the Eternal Network, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis. Curated by Jeff Rathermel.

  • How to Judge a Book by Its Cover: The History of Binding, Michigan State University. Curated by Eric Alstrom.

  • Society of Binders International Competition, Warwick University, UK.

  • New Wave, in conjunction with the Impact Printmaking Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Curated by Sarah Bodman.

  • Molten II: Erotic Bookworks, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver.


2008

  • The Art of the Book ’08, 2008-2011 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Seven university and public galleries across Canada. Catalog.

  • *Retro Tech: artists' books and bindings by Karen Hanmer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. Gallery talk, workshop.

  • *Celestial Navigation, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Quebec Forever Bound: Selected works of 400 years of history, sponsored by ARA Canada, Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy, Quebec City; and and Myriam and J. Robert Ouimet Library, HEC Montreal.

  • Seriously, Funny: Without Borders Contemporary Art Festival, University of Maine, Orono. Invitational.

  • 5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Catalog.

  • Skipping the Page, Center for Book Arts, New York City. Curated by Graham Parker. Invitational.

  • Freestyle Books: artists' books from the collection, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Catalog.

  • Maternal Legends, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR. Catalog. Purchase Award

  • Bookmarks VI: Infiltrating the Library System, sponsored by The Centre for Fine Print Research, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Fifty artists each make an edition of 100 bookmarks for distribution in artists’ books collections, centers, and galleries. Curated by Sarah Bodman. Invitational.

  • Secrets and Lies: A National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Books, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR

  • Fun & Games (and such…), The Center for Book Arts, New York City. Catalog.

  • All Things Electoral, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN


2007

  • DISSENT!, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, curated by Susan Dackerman, Curator of Prints, Fogg Museum of Art.

  • *Another Room Book Arts Bookstore, Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA.

  • One Book, Many Interpretations, Chicago Public Library. 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.

  • Beyond Words: Artists’ Books, University of the South, Sewanee, TN. Juror, Ruth Rogers, Director of Special Collections, Wellesley College. Catalog.

  • 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.

  • Sense and Sensuality, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR


2006

  • *Playful Books, The Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol School of Art, Media and Design, The University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

  • 100th Anniversary Exhibition, 2006-2007 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Six university libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • 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.

  • *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.

  • 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 Fourth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

  • Books 06: 10+ Beyond, Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia.

  • Under Cover: an Exhibition of Artists’ Books, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

  • Ignited, set binding competition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.

  • 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

  • Dia de los Muertos Postcard Exhibition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.


2005

  • 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.

  • *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.

  • 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.

  • PaperWhite, The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology, a Smithsonian Institute Affiliate Museum, Newark, OH.

  • Submerged Qualities, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM, four person exhibition.

  • Artists in Time of War, small curated exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

  • To Have and To Hold: Art You Can Touch, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis.


2004

  • Artists’ Books, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark. Curated by Thorsten Dennerline. Invitational. Catalog.

  • *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.

  • 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.

  • Matter&SpiritThe Genesis and Evolution of the Book, Wells College Book Arts Center, Aurora, NY.

  • 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.

  • FMOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE Project 2004, traveling exhibition of artists books with numerous venues across Canada and the U.S.

  • All Things Electoral: Artists Consider the Past, Present, and Future of Politics; Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Invitational.

  • Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago.


2003

  • *Bequest, St Xavier University, Chicago, IL. Gallery talk.

  • Contemplating Identity, three person exhibition, Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

  • The Art of the Book ’03, 2003-2005 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Numerous venues across Canada. Catalog.

  • In Flight, 2003-2005 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Ten public and academic libraries and book arts centers across the US. Catalog.

  • Sky, Blue, Heavens, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN.

  • Technology in Art, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Under Cover: Book Arts, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO. Catalog.

  • Chicago Art Open, sponsored by the Chicago Artists’ Coalition.


2002

  • BEAUT.E (CODE): Decoding the art of computer programming, three person collaborative exhibit, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Catalog.

  • *Karen Hanmer: Artists’ Books, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC.

  • *Section 19, Township 104, Range 28, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago.

  • 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.

  • Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Juror, Sandy Skoglund. Catalog.

  • Oregon Book Biennial: Flag Books, Oregon Book Arts Guild. Catalog.

  • 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.


2001

  • 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.

  • *Migration, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago.


2000

  • *Treasures, Anchor Graphics, Chicago. Gallery talk.

  • *Mementos: Bookworks, Conant Gallery, Groton, MA. Three gallery talks.

  • Current Works 2000, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO. Juror, John Jacob, Senior Curator, Photographic Resource Center, Boston University. Catalog.

  • The Best of the Best, 2000-2002 traveling juried exhibit sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers. Nine public and academic libraries and book arts centers across the US. 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.

  • Women’s Works 2000, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL. Artistic Merit Award.


1999

  • *Mementos, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Gallery Talk for WomanMade Gallery’s Chicago gallery tour.

  • 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.

  • Photography Exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum. Juror, Nancy Fewkes, curator, Museum of Contemporary Photography. Honorable Mention.

  • Women Artists and the Evolution of Memory, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL. Invitational three-woman exhibition. Gallery talk.


1998

  • 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.


1997

  • Progeny, four person exhibition, North Park University, Chicago. Invitational.

  • E/Merging, Mentorship Program Exhibit, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Catalog.


1996

  • HEAT, nationally juried exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago. Juror, Susan Sensemann.

  • Masks and Magic and Pun Intended, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago.


1994

  • *Fragments, Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, IL, 1994.

  • Open Spectrum, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL, 1994, 1992.


1993

  • Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, invitational.


1992

  • Open Spectrum, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL.


1991

  • 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.


1990

  • *Revisions, Gallery 1633, Chicago.

  • Improbable Monuments: A Salute to the Earth, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Best of Show.


1988

  • Four person exhibition, Northwestern University Dittmar Gallery, Evanston, IL.

  • Four person exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.


Book Fairs

  • Art Libraries Society of North America annual conference, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016.

  • BookFest, organized by Ed Hutchins, New York City, 2005.

  • CODEX Book Fair, Richmond, CA, 2017, 2019.

  • Manchester Artists’ Book Fair, Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2006.

  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1998, 1999.

  • Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD, 2004, 2006, 2008.


Curatorial

  • Juror for The Art of the Book ‘13, 2013-2016 traveling exhibition sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Printed catalog.

  • Co-curator with Vera Scekic of Night Sky, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, 2012.

  • Juror for deFINEd BINDINGS: 26 Bindings of the Pictorial Webster’s Dictionary, sponsored by the Northeast Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, 2011, catalog.

  • Juror for the 2011 Distinguished Book Competition and Exhibition sponsored by the Minitaure Book Society, This exhibition traveled internationally, venues include Dublin, Berlin, North Texas University. Catalog.

  • Curator for Marking Time, Guild of Book Workers traveling exhibition 2009-11.

  • 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.

  • Curated Interactive, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, 2009.

  • Juror for Photoworks, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO, 2008.

  • Juror for Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition, 2006.

  • Curated Chicago Hand Bookbinders annual traveling exhibitions, 2005, 2006, 2007. Venues include University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Northern Illinois University, Oak Park Library, Northwestern University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

  • Juror for Wilmette Public Library Art Exhibition, Wilmette, IL, 2000, 2001, 2002.

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