Karen Hanmer

Calendar

(* denotes solo exhibition)

Exhibitions

Ongoing

July 2012-Winter 2014

Horizon
Triennial juried exhibition sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers
This exhibition will travel to multiple venues across the U.S.

July 2013-2016

Art of the Book ’13
Sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild
This exhibition will travel to multiple venues across Canada.

LA COULEUR DU VENT

International Exhibition of Bookbinding
Organized by ARA-Canada

May 22, 2013 to June 28, 2013
Paris
École Estienne

September 27, 2013-October 25, 2013
Chrystine-Brouillet Library
Quebec

November 2013- February 2014
Myriam & J. Robert Ouimet Library, HEC
Montreal

2013

27 April - 9 June

Press & Release
North Gallery
Phoenix Brighton, UK

May 17-July 28, 2013

FLIP-OFF!
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis, MN

May 17 - August 4, 2013

Directed: The Intersection of Book, Film and Visual Narrative
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis, MN

June-August

Hand Bookbinders of California 41st Annual Members’ Exhibition
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco, CA

June 11-August 18

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

September 7-October 6

Hand Bookbinders of California
41st Annual Members’ Exhibition
The Doyle Library
Santa Rosa, CA

Workshops

Visit the Teaching page for detailed workshop descriptions. Check the sponsoring organization for registration information.

June 27-28, 2013

Streamlined Style: Contemporary decorative techniques for leather bindings
Forest Grove, Oregon
Focus on Book Arts Conference

June 29-30, 2013

Biblio Tech: Reverse engineering historical and modern binding structures (Part II)
Forest Grove, Oregon
Focus on Book Arts Conference

August 17-18, 2013

Biblio Tech: Reverse engineering historical and modern binding structures (Part II)
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Center for Book Arts

October 10-12, 2013

Variations on the Sewn Boards and Drum Leaf Bindings
Washington, DC
The Guild of Book Workers Seminar on Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding
Note: This is a three-hour presentation only, not a hands-on workshop

November 2-3, 2013

Biblio Tech: Reverse engineering historical and modern binding structures (Part II)
Los Angeles area
Guild of Workers, California Chapter

July 7-11, 2014

Paper Cases and Wrappers
Cullowhee, NC
Cullowhee Mountain ARTS

Public Lectures

August 15, 2013

Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Center for Book Arts

Curatorial

2013-2015

Juror for The Art of the Book ‘13, a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild

Online Exhibitions

Designer Bookbinders of America
Founded in June 2011, DBOA preserves and maintains the highest standards in technique and design used in the creation of design bookbinding, through teaching, discussion, and displaying the work of those members living and working within North, Central, and South America.

Marking Time
Guild of Book Workers traveling exhibition 2009-2011

In Flight
Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2003–2005

Best of the Best
Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2000–2002

2012 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

2009 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

2006 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Exhibition
Traveling Exhibition 2006–2007

The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding
Traveling Exhibition 2007-2008
Curated by Karen Hanmer

Quebec Forever Bound: Selected works of 400 years of history
an exhibition of design bindings sponsored by ARA Canada

The Book of Origins – Le Livre des Origines
an exhibition of design bindings sponsored by ARA Canada

The Bone Folder by Ernst Collin, 2012 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Artistically Reversible: Where Conservation and Art Meet, 2011 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen and Kathy Abbott

The Thread That Binds: 2010 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

2009 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen and Karen Hanmer

GBW 100th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog: 20 07 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Flag Books: 2006 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Edelpappband/”Millimeter” Bindings: 2005 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Springback Bindings: 2004 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

The 34th Hand Bookbinders of California Annual Member's Exhibit

The 33rd Hand Bookbinders of California Annual Member's Exhibit

Freestyle books: artists' books from the collection, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2008