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exhibition archive
Robbin Ami Silverberg
Brooklyn, NY
Robbin
Ami
Silverberg is an Artist Member of The Center for Book Arts.
ROBBIN AMI SILVERBERG is director of Dobbin Mill/Dobbin Books in Brooklyn. Presently, her time is divided between solo artist books, large paper installations & artist book collaborations. She has both exhibited & taught extensively in the US, Canada, South Africa, and Europe.
Robbin Ami
Silverberg organized
Paper, Art & the Book
an exhibition of the innovative ways artists utilize paper to express ideas conveyed in books and broadsides
Robbin Ami
Silverberg's work was exhibited in
Threads: Interweaving Textu[r]al Meaning
Organized by: Lois Morrison, Artist and Independent Curator; and Alexander Campos, Executive Director of The Center for Book Arts.
Testament Textiles: Patriachal Patterns
(2009)
Archival inkjet on Dobbin Mill paper
Edition of 10
(un)Contained Vessels
Artist Members Annual Exhibition, Co-organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director, The Center for Book Arts, and Pamela Spitzmueller, Book Artist and James W. Needham Chief Conservator for Special Collections, The Harvard University Library and the College Library
Heteronyms
(2005)
Drilled holes in ostrich egg, aluminum Coffee filter, handmade kozo paper cut and spun into thread
Black/White [and Read]
Organized by Gloria Helfgott, Artist and Independent Curator
Gröfaz
(2003)
Calligraphy on handmade Abaca and flax papers
Proverbial Threads
(2006)
Archival inkjet print
Simulacrum (detail)
(2004)
3 of 9 panels Handmade paper, glass, lights
Thoughts in the Form of a Letter
(2003)
Pulp-painted and cut Abaca paper
30 Years of Innovation: A Survey of Exhibition History at The Center for Book Arts, 1974-2004
Organized by Jae Jennifer Rossman, Special Collections Librarian, Arts Library, Yale University.
Clutter of Love is a Dream Carved in the Head of a Pin
(2003)
Inkjet printed text, pastels, cutouts, Dobbin Mills papers, case binding
2003 Instructors' Exhibition
Swish
(2000)
Computer-generated text and imagery on Dobbin Mill handmade rag paper; balsam wood; waxed linen
Washi in American Artist's Books
Clew (Genisa)
(2003)
Moriki papers, eggshell, mica, binder's board
Love Brush
(1999)
Kozo, Dobbin Mills cotton papers, human hair, aluminun coffee filter, wood, ribbon
Spun Into Gold: First 100 Words
(2002)
Kozo, Japanese book linen, cotton rag
A Tale of Two Cities
2 books each by 10 artists from New York and 10 artists from Bristol, England
Dusters
(1999)
hanging dusters bookworks, cotton rag and abaca papers, wood, computer generated text and photography
From Dreams to Ashes
(2000)
1995-2000; Dobbin Books, two books in slipcase, mugwort and matches papers, with inkjet photos and text on matches
Textiles/Fibers/Threads: The Book Show
Knitting Poetry
Dobbin Mill hemp/cotton paper, cotton/flax weaving, hemp/cotton pulp painting with graphite
Fall Forward
an exhibition featuring current faculty
Brush
(1996)
Sewn text on Dobbin Mill cotton rag paper. Hair, copper wire, magnets, leather cord. Raised cord binding.
Grimm & Grimmer
an exhibition of historical children's books and contemporary artists' books about the darker side of childhood
R & R
Watercolor and ink drawings and collage, accordion fold binding.
This day in history . . .
the 1995 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Bread Head Fables
(1994)
Edition of 3 (+ 1 Artist's Proof)
Lipton: the gallows book
(1992)
The Anthropomorphic Book
the 1994 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Manhattan 05.12.91
Text by Petri Gyorgy and art by Louise McCagg. Cast head cover, letterpress printed text.
Masters of the Craft
works by instructors of book arts
Midnight Garden
(1993)
Dobbin Mill handmade papers of linen and cotton rag with pulp painting and computer generated text by Ted Kooser. Concertina structure in a case.
Guiding Hands
Center for Book Arts 1992 faculty show
Bustard
(1991)
Pulp painting using poured pulp technique.
Nemo
(1991)
Accordion-fold pulp paper book.
1991 Spring/Summer Faculty Show
Marilla
(1990)
Linen & cotton paper pulp painting
Room of Heather
(1990)
Linen & cotton paper pulp painting
Signatures: Bookworks by Women
co-sponsored by NY Women's Caucus for Art
Klapp Book
handmade paper, handcoloring, collage
Fun & Games
the 1988 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Headdress
handmade paper, photos, mixed media
Viecherein
(1988)
handmade paper
Travel Books
the 1987 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Dressmakers Journey to Vollschlanke
(1987)
Paper pattern, maps, fasteners, yarn, cloth.
New Work
the 1986 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Am I Here
(1985)
Handmade paper
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