Book Arts Gallery

Bindings by Peter Verheyen | Artwork by Thorsten Dennerline, Bird Press | Bookworks by Pamela Moore | Bookworks by Maria Pisano | Book_Arts-L Subscriber Gallery | Other Book Arts Exhibits

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The works depicted here were created by Peter. Verheyen between 1987 and the present and are what one could consider representative of his work. Most of them have been exhibited in one or more juried and non-juried exhibitions. To find out more about him continue on to his resume

Thorsten Dennerline, Bird Press to Top

Thorsten Dennerline, a printmaker-artist, creates works in various media including drawing, printmaking, editioned books, and ceramics. He has worked on numerous collaborative projects with writers and poets. His work is narrative and deals with the interaction of text and image. He has exhibited work in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as the U.S. He received his MFA in printmaking and drawing from Syracuse University and his BFA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Click here to get to Bird Press on the web.

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Pamela Moore, born in Sioux City, Iowa now lives in Barcelona, Spain. She earned her BFA in Photography at the University of Arizona in 1984 where she first discovered her interest in book arts. Drawn to the three-dimensional qualities of the book and the alchemical nature of brass, copper and other metals, her books became sculptural explorations of materials, text and form. In 1988 she went to Barcelona where she studied bookbinding and restoration at the Conservatory of the Arts of the Book. In 1993 she traveled to Texas and continued her studies at the J. Sobota Studio.

Throughout her career, Pamela has exhibited and sold her work to individuals and institutions. In 1994 she was awarded a regional NEA grant which led to her being selected as an artist for the IAPN cultural exchange program which has taken her exhibition "Imaginary Library" to Greece, France and Spain. The images shown on this web page are taken from this show. She continues to create book art and practice bookbinding and restoration in Barcelona, Spain. Her work can also be seen online in "Pamela Moore's Imaginary Library." Her sculptural design bindings in Imaginary Library explore the concept of book as object and as sculpture by incorporating the elements of light, texture, time and space.

Pamela Moore can be reached at liberinto@yahoo.com.

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Maria G. Pisano is the director of MGP Studio Arts and publishes artists books and prints under the Memory Press imprint. Her works are in numerous private and public collections, including the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, Stanford University, the University of Delaware and many more. Her book, Vita Defuncta, is part of the GBW 100th anniversary exhibit. She has published articles in the book arts publications Tabaellae Ansatae and Dog Eared Magazine. Her work is featured in Making Memory Books by Hand by Kristina Feliciano. Over the years she has been continually involved in curating exhibits, such as "The Elements: Creative Energy" at the Hunterdon Museum of Art, in Clinton, NJ. In 2006 she presented a paper at the Constructions of Death, Mourning, and Memory Conference. This will be followed in 2007 with an exhibit of the book works, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Click here for her complete curriculum vitae. Ms. Pisano can be reached at MGPstudio@AOL.COM.

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• 23 Sandy Gallery: 23 Sandy Gallery is a fine art gallery located just east of downtown, in Portland, Oregon’s central east side arts district. We present local and national artists working in contemporary book arts, painting, photography and printmaking. The gallery also serves as a community gathering space with lectures, workshops, salons, readings and more.
• Anima Designs: Artist's books.
• Arbeitskreis für die Erfassung und Erschließung Historischer Bucheinbände (AEB) / Association for the Recording and Reconstruction of Historical Bookbindings: Very nice "gallery" of historic bindings.
• The Art of the Book: Rare Printed Books from the University of Liverpool Library.
• The Art of the Fugue: Fourteen folded Etchings on the interpretation of
  J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue by Elizabeth Harrington. Part of the Colphon Page.
• The Art of Illustration: A celebration of contemporary Canadian children's book.
• Arte y diseno en el libro, Maestros encuadernadores 1920 - 1970:
  This MUST SEE exhibit was shown in Madrid in Fall of last year and includes the work of ROSE ADLER, PAUL BONET, EMILIO BRUGALLA, GERMAINE DE COSTER/HELENE DUMAS, PAUL CRETTE, HENRI CREUZEVAULT, MADELEINE GRAS, RENE KIEFFER, PIERRE-EMILE LEGRAIN, PIERRE-LUCIEN MARTIN, HENRI MERCHER & THERESE MONCEY. Simply Amazing.
• Bogbind: Danish design binding. In Danish.
• Books About Books: The 2006 exhibition of Chicago Hand Bookbinders.
• The Book Art of Michael McCurdy
• BOOK ARTS 1982-1997: A selection of artists books created by students in Art 309: Book Arts. During the past fifteen years the course has been offered during winter session by Professor Martha Carothers.
• Book Arts 2001: A student odyssey. Celebrating bookworks inspired by teachers + classes at the San Francisco Center for the Book.
• The Book Arts Gallery at Page Two: Features the work of Steven Daiber, Sharon Gilbert, Susan Hensel, Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, Mary Ellen Long, and Miriam Schaer
• The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding
• Book Works and Wearable Texts: artist books by Miriam Schaer.
• Bookish Girl: Images of book work by Colleen Mullins. Nice images but site is not intuitive. 
• Ellie Brown: The Self-Titled Book series plays with the idea of a book and how one looks at it and receives information. To view the books click on "projects" and then "books."
• Work of Inge Bruggeman: Images of her work from the gallery at the University of Idaho book arts site.
• CALLIG Book Swap: Begun in 1997, this book swap is now in its second year. It was proposed amongst members of the CALLIG list serve, a forum dedicated to the discussion of calligraphy. Seventeen people responded, and the results, which were overwhelming, are displayed on these web pages.
• Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artist's Guild
  • The Art of the Book '98: An exhibition of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.
  • The Art of the Book '03: An exhibition of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.
  • Millennium in a Box: Featuring the work of thirty-five artists from across Canada Each artist has produced a conceptual interpretation of where the next millennium may lead, whether technically, societally, in terms of personal development, where the book arts may go, or in any other way that challenges them.
• Canadian Women Artists' Books: An exhibit of the University of Alberta.
• David Caspar / The Secret Window: Altered books and collage by this German artist. Click on "gallery," then "altered books."
• Il Cantico delle Creature - Mostre Internationale Di Rilegatura D'Arte: 2002 International fine binding competition held Italy.
• Center for Book Arts: New Online Exhibits
  • Coptic and Collage: Ancient technique, modern application: 4/12-6/14 1997
  • The Progress of the Book: 1/17-3/29 1997
  • Russell Maret & Kuboaa: 12/18-1/11/ 1997
  • Paper, Art & the Book: 9/27-12/7 1996
  • Book Arts in the USA: In this exhibit you will see how 51 contemporary Americans are changing the form and materials of the book to suit their personal vision. We call this work Book Art. The exhibit was curated by Richard Minsky at CBA in 1990.
• Center for Fine Print Research - Exhibitions: UK based group committed to bringing contemporary print to a wide audience through arranging exhibitions, loaning artworks and the building up of print archives.
• Central New York Book Arts: Traditional to Innovative: 2001 exhibition of book works by Central New York based book artists. The Exhibition was held at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, NY.
• Chicago Hand Bookbinders: The summer 2002 exhibition of a very vibrant group.
• Claudia Cohen: Bookbindings and pastepapers. The exhibition features forty five items executed between 1983 and 2005. Cohen is a master bookbinder & artist who specializes in limited editions, fine bindings, and decorated papers. She has worked with artists such as Leonard Baskin and Barry Moser, and executed bindings for the Gehenna Press, Pennyroyal Press, Grenfell Press to name a few. The exhibit is hosted by Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers in Seattle, WA.
• Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century: An exhibition of the Department of Special Collections, The University of Delaware.
• The Colophon Page: an incredible online gallery which has book arts exhibits and sells works on commission. Book artists are welcome to apply.
• Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
  • 1st National Book and Paper Arts Biennial Exhibition - 1998
  • 2nd National Book and Paper Arts (Millennial) Biennial Exhibition - 2000
  • 3rd National Book and Paper Arts Biennial Exhibition - 2002
  • Other exhibits at the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
• Jane Conneen: Minature books and etchings. Nice depictions of her work.
• Contemporary Book Artists/Publishers the Colophon Gallery Includes Sara Garden Armstrong, New York; Charlene Matthews, Los Angeles; Richard Minsky, New York; Lise Poirier, New York; Shirley Sharoff, Paris; Michael Woolworth Publications, Paris; Editions Ruth Zilkha, Paris.
• Beatrice Coron's Papercutting & Books: Beatrice makes the most delightful artists books employing paper cutting. From the Colophon Page.
• John Depol: creator of wood-engraved images of great beauty and serenity, principally for limited edition, hand-printed books.
• Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition and Award for American Bookbinding presented by the Bridwell Library of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The only fine binding competition in the United States.
  • Sixth DeGolyer Triennial, 2012
  • Fifth DeGolyer Triennial, 2009
  • Fourth DeGolyer Triennial, 2006
  • Third DeGolyer Triennial, 2003
  • Second DeGolyer Triennial, 2000
  • First DeGolyer Triennial, 1997
• Dhalgren Gallery: Gallery of contemporary art with exhibition of artist's books.
• Donna Seager Gallery: The Art of the Book, Sixth Annual Exhibition of Handmade Books, Altered Books and Book Related Works.
• Odette Drapeau: A past president of ARA Canada and a founding member of AirNeuf and directs her studio/gallery La Tranchefile. Her unique use of fish skin as a binding material is both beautiful and compelling.
• Espaces Livres - Tendances de la reliure d'art actuelle: An exhibition of fine binding by members of l'Association des relieurs du Québec (ARQ). With nice images. In French.
• The Fine Art of British Bookbinding: An exhibition of the Lilly Library, Indiana University, featuring the work of William Matthews, Gemma O'Connor, John Plummer, Angela James, Arthur Johnson, Edgar Mansfield, and Roger Powell.
• Finnish Designer Bookbinders / JACOB GRANSTROEM-SOCIETY and Tyrvaeae School of Art and Design: Beautiful exhibition of contemporary design binding by fine binders from throughout Scandinavia and Europe.
• Fit To Be Bound: An exhibition of book works made in New York State. This juried exhibition is being held at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY. [PDF version of catalog]
• Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection: At the School of the Art Institute, Chicago.
• Jaffe Atrium Book Arts Gallery at Florida Atlantic University: Exhibitions include Stand and Deliver: Engineering Sculpture into a Book Format and Letterpress 101: Elemental Printing.
• Franklin Furnace Archive: Avant garde book arts.
• Denis Gouey's Bookbindings: From his portfolio.
• Graphic Artist's Gallery: Features printmaking work of  Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, students.
• Granary Books's Online Gallery.
• Gabriel, the information service for the National Libraries of Europe. Features online exhibit Treasures from Europe's National Libraries.
• Hand Bookbinders of California - 29th Annual Members Exhibition: Held November 6 - December 24, 2001, at Tom Goldwasser Rare Books in San Francisco, CA.
• Hand Bookbinders of California, 31st Members' Exhibition: Held Nov. 4th through Dec. 27th, 2003, at Tom Goldwasser Rare Books in San Francisco, CA.
• Hand Bookbindings – Plain and Simple to Grand and Glorious: An exhibition at Princeton University’s Firestone Library.
• Karen Hanmer: Installation and Artists' Books
• Harmatan Leather Supporting Creative Excellence in Leather page. Nice examples of work by English binders.
• Paul Heimbach - Bilder, Bücher, magische Quadrate: Book artist working in Cologne, Germany.
• Charles Hobson, Lighthouse Legends and Shipwreck Stories: paintings in a book format.
• Judith Hoffman: Metalwork and artist's books.
• Shireen Holman: Printmaker and book artist.
• A Humument Hope Page: A Tom Phillips Site.
• The Illustrated Book: A Survey of Genres: By Richard Minsky.
• IN AEDIBVS ALDI: The Legacy of Aldus Manutius and his Press. Record of an exhibit held at Brigham Young University.
• The Journal as Artist's Book: An Exhibition from a Winter session Workshop at Wellesley College
• "Lady Freedom Among Us", a poem by Rita Dove, bound by Claire Van Vliet.
• Kate Kern: Visual artist working in books.
• Monique Lallier Design Bookbindings: Design / Fine-binder practicing in Greensboro, NC. Monique creates unique works of the highest level of craftsmanship and design. She is traditionally trained in Canada, Switzerland, and France, and her work is a part of collections worldwide. Site as beautiful examples of her work.
• Mia Leijonstedt: Finnish born design binder now working in the UK. Includes examples of her design bindings, artist's books, and courses taught.
• Librairie Auguste BLAIZOT Paris: French antiquarian book dealer with many bindings on display.
• Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web: Meta site with links to numerous book arts, library and archival exhibitions online.
• Janet Maher Selected Bookworks and Collaborative Projects: An Online Exhibition.
• Charlene Matthews: Virus 1996, an artists book exhibited with l'ARA in France, 1996.
• MCBA Prize 2011: The first competition in the US to recognize book art from across the field and around the world, celebrating the incredible diversity of this vital artform.
• Melville Press and its publication Cetus the Whale.
• Mission Creek Press: Roberta Lavadour's artist's books.
• Möjligt och Omöjligt Svenska bokband 1998: En utställning på Kungl. biblioteket i samarbete med  Bokbindarmästareföreningen och Galleri Astley. Den 16 januari-1 mars 1998. Swedish book arts exhibit from the Royal Library.
• New Jersey Bookarts: Education and the Book Arts in New Jersey, Or, Preaching What We Practice. An exhibition of the John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University. Contains examples of work by Maria Pisano, Kathleen McShane, Philip Grushkin, Debra Weier, Barbara Henry, John DePol, Barbara Mauriello, Denise Carbone, Benita Wolffe, Suellen Glaushausser, and Iris Nevins.
• One Book Many Interpretations (OBMI) a triennial juried exhibition of the Chicago Public Library. (PDFs of full online catalogs)
  • One Book Many Interpretations - 2006
  • One Book Many Interpretations: Second Edition - 2011
• Pierre Ouvrard Virtual Exhibit and Collection: This website is based on the Pierre Ouvrard Collection held at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta. The website showcases the work of the master bookbinder, Pierre Ouvrard. Pierre Ouvrard has designed bindings for the artistic works of many Canadian artists and writers. The collection itself has over two hundred items. This site, through the inclusion of the bindings M. Ouvrard designed for the Governor General's Awards, contains over three hundred examples of M. Ouvrard's work.
• Paper, Leather, Clay, Stone: The written word materialized, and exhibit of the Cornell University Library Department of Special Collections and Ithaca High School.
• Personal Visions: Artists' Books at the Millennium. An exhibition of the Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library.
• The POP-UP World of Ann Montanaro: An Exhibit at Rutgers University.
• Print Alliance: Recent exhibitions
• Resonance and Response: An exhibition held in conjunction with the (Artist's Book Conference) at Wellesley College in 2005.
• San Francisco Center for the Book Arts Exhibitions
• Norman Sasowsky: Includes link to his book, "He didn't know who he was."
• Science Defined by the Hands of a Book Artist: An exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
• Science Defined by the Hands of a Book Artist: By Sally Scott Maran and published in Smithsonian Magazine.
• Script Manent III: Script Manent III (writing remains) an exhibition with the concurrent conference organized by the Estonian Association of Designer Bookbinders continues the tradition of international exhibitions of artistic bookbinding in Estonia.
• Philip Smith and the Evolution of the Bookbinding.
• Jan & Jarmila Sobotas' Book Arts Studio: Examples of the wonderful art of bookbinding by these Czech master.
• South African Artists' Books: Recent research done on the South African Artist’s Book and includes sections from David Paton's dissertation titled South African Artists’ Books and Book-Objects Since 1960 and more recent essays; a catalogue and navigable layout of the 1st South African exhibition of Artists’ Books – Artists’ Books From the Ginsberg Collection – held at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 1996.
• Syracuse University Book Arts: An Exhibition of Student Work: These exhibitions features work by students in three different Syracuse University classes: First year foundation students and advanced printmaking / book arts students from the School of Art and Design at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and students in the Humanistic Studies Program's "basic bookbinding" class. Also featured are the works of several graduates, often in collaborative efforts.
  • Central New York Book Arts: 2007
  • The Art of the Book: 2007
  • Book Arts 2003.
  • SU Book Arts: 2000.
  • The Book As Art: Building a foundation. 1996.
• Jacob Granström Seura - Suuri kansainvälinen kirjansidontanäyttely: International design binding exhibition held in Finland.
• Tempations of the Frijolera Pot/Tentaciones de la Frijolera: Written and hand-bound by Alex Appella illustrated by Silvana de Gonzalez Writings from having traveled overland from Juneau, Alaska to San Jose, Costa Rica. 240 numbered editions hand-bound by the author.
• Veronika Anita Teuber: A painter who also makes sculptures of books, all of which she has read. SheI seals the books in beeswax then paintsand draws on the wax, adding more layers of both imagery and wax. Currently, she has a library of about two hundred wax books, with the goal to continually expand that library.
• Tiny Tomes: The Charlotte M. Smith Collection of Miniature Books: an exhibition of minature books from the University of Iowa Library
• Treyf: Online Projects and Bookworks.
• University of Idaho Bookarts Gallery
• University of North Texas
  • Award Exhibition of Artist's Books, 2002
  • Award Exhibition of Artist's Books, 1999
  • The Great Menagerie: The Wonderful World of Pop-Up and Movable Books, 1811-1996: An exhibit of the University of North Texas Library.
• Unseen Hands - Women Printers, Binders, and Book Designers: An exhibition of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University.
• Beata Wehr: Mixed media books.
• Women in the Book Arts: A Selection: Wellesley College Library - Special Collections.
• Women of the Book: Jewish Artists, Jewish Themes: An exhibition of 89 women artists who have created bookworks of unusual beauty and significance. Curated by Judith Hoffberg.
• Zakuski: A taste of Russian books. An exhibition of the Hemingway Western Studies Center Gallery.