past exhibitions

Welcome to The Center for Book Arts Interactive Database of Exhibitions. This version of the archive is being maintained temporarily for public use while the data is being transferred to our new website. We suggest you do not create new links to this page, but link to the new site.

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Featured Artist Project:
Richard Minsky: Notes

organized by Jae Jennifer Rossman, Assistant Director for Special Collections, Yale University Arts Library

October 11, 2014 to
December 20, 2014
Featured Artist Project
Master Faculty Fellow: Richard Minsky
Material Meets Metaphor

organized by Jae Jennifer Rossman, Assistant Director for Special Collections, Yale University Arts Library

October 11, 2014 to
December 20, 2014
Behind the Personal Library: Collectors Creating the Canon
Organized by Alexander Campos, with Johanna Drucker (UCLA), Jae Jennifer Rossman (Yale), and Tony White (MICA)

October 11, 2014 to
December 20, 2014
Featured Artist Project: Scholarship for Advanced Studies in Book Arts
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

October 11, 2014 to
December 20, 2014
Zines+ and the World of ABC No Rio
Organized by Jason Lujan, Curator

July 23, 2014 to
September 27, 2014
Livre d'Artiste d'Aujourd'hui: Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director and Curator, and Maddy Rosenberg, Curator, CENTRAL BOOKING

July 23, 2014 to
September 27, 2014
2013 Workspace Artists-in-Residence
Cecile Chong, Dahlia Elsayed, Swati Khurana, Kameelah Rasheed, and Jeni Wightman. Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

April 18, 2014 to
June 28, 2014
Featured Artist Project: Diane Stemper-Sample Close at Hand
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

April 18, 2014 to
June 28, 2014
Once Upon A Time, There Was the End
Organized by Rachel Gugelberger, Independent Curator and Writer

April 18, 2014 to
June 28, 2014
Featured Artist Project: SP Weather Reports (2008-2013)
Published by SP Weather Station (Natalie Campbell and Heidi Neilson). Organized by Alex Campos, Executive Director.

January 17, 2014 to
March 29, 2014
Silence Unbound: The Artist's Lexicon in the Making
Organized by Heather Powell

January 17, 2014 to
March 29, 2014
Featured Artist Project: Aqui en la lucha-Steven Daiber
Organized by Alex Campos, Executive Director

January 17, 2014 to
March 29, 2014
Scholars for the Advanced Study in Book Arts 2013
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

October 4, 2013 to
December 14, 2013
Valerie Blackwell Hird: The Maiden Voyages Project
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

October 4, 2013 to
December 14, 2013
My Gallery is the World Now / Books and Ideas after Seth Siegelaub
Organized by Michalis Pichler, Independent Curator & Artist.

October 4, 2013 to
December 14, 2013
Pamela Spitzmueller: 2013 Master Faculty Fellow
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

October 4, 2013 to
December 14, 2013
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
Organized by Beau Beausoleil and Sarah Bodman

July 10, 2013 to
September 21, 2013
Featured Artist Project: Elena Costelian
Chernobyl on Tour
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

April 19, 2013 to
June 29, 2013
Featured Artist Project: 2012 Workspace Artists in Residence
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

April 19, 2013 to
June 29, 2013
From Bande Dessinée to Artist's Book:
Testing the Limits of Franco-Belgian Comics

image: Franquin, Gaston 16, plate 844, © Dupuis 1979, 1997.

April 19, 2013 to
June 29, 2013
Tomie Arai: Tales from Home
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 18, 2013 to
March 30, 2013
Brother, Can You Spare a Stack
Organized by Yulia Tikhonova

January 18, 2013 to
March 30, 2013
Candace Hicks: Fabrications
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 18, 2013 to
March 30, 2013
Required Reading: Printed Material as Agent of Intervention
Organized by Yaelle Amir, Independent Curator

October 3, 2012 to
December 15, 2012
2012 Scholars for Advanced Study in Book Arts
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

October 3, 2012 to
December 15, 2012
Interrogating Book Structure: 2012 Master Faculty Fellow: Kitty Maryatt
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

October 3, 2012 to
December 15, 2012
Kumi Korf: Red Paper from Tosa
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

October 3, 2012 to
December 15, 2012
Book as Witness: The Artist's Response
Organized by Maria G. Pisano, Educator and Founder, Memory Press

July 11, 2012 to
September 22, 2012
Tell Me How You REALLY Feel: Diaristic Tendencies
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director and Rory Golden, Former Executive Director and Artist

July 11, 2012 to
September 22, 2012
Anne Gilman: The Jolly Balance
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

April 18, 2012 to
June 30, 2012
Canceled: Alternative Manifestations and Productive Failures
Organized by Lauren van Haaften-Schick, Independent Curator

April 18, 2012 to
June 30, 2012
2011 Workspace Artists-in-Residence
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

April 18, 2012 to
June 30, 2012
Fine & Dirty
Organized by Betty Bright and Jeff Rathermel, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

January 18, 2012 to
March 31, 2012
Ethan Shoshan: Strange Birds
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 18, 2012 to
March 31, 2012
Patricia S. Ward: Re/Vision
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 18, 2012 to
March 31, 2012
Peace, Love and Rockets
Organized by Felipe Mujica, Independent Curator

September 21, 2011 to
December 3, 2011
Su Blackwell: 2011 Bishop Faculty Fellow
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

September 21, 2011 to
December 3, 2011
2010-2011 Van Lier/ Stein Family Scholars
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

September 21, 2011 to
December 3, 2011
Emily Martin: Theme & Variation
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 21, 2011 to
December 3, 2011
The Un(framed) Photograph: Artist Members Annual Exhibition
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director, and Doug Beube, Mixed-Media Artist and Photographer, Curator of the Allan Chasanoff Book Works Collection, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Photography at Parsons New School of Design

July 6, 2011 to
September 10, 2011
Multiple, Limited, Unique: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Center for Book Arts
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director, Jen Larson, Collections Specialist, and the Collections Committee.

July 6, 2011 to
September 10, 2011
2010 Artists-in-Residence Workspace Program
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

April 15, 2011 to
June 25, 2011
Barbara Page: Book Marks
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

April 15, 2011 to
June 25, 2011
With Food in Mind
Organized by Nicole Caruth, Independent Curator and Critic

April 15, 2011 to
June 25, 2011
Mara Adamitz Scrupe: I Own This Land
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 19, 2011 to
April 2, 2011
Guy Laramee: Asian Landscapes
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 19, 2011 to
April 2, 2011
Everything in Time
Organized by Tate Shaw, Director, Visual Studies Workshop

January 19, 2011 to
April 2, 2011
Bishop Faculty Fellow: Barbara Tetenbaum and the Triangular Press: Recent Works
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

September 22, 2010 to
December 4, 2010
Catya Plate: Clothespin Tarot
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 22, 2010 to
December 4, 2010
Ear to the Page
Organized by Alan Licht & James Hoff

September 22, 2010 to
December 4, 2010
I will cut thrU: Pochoirs, Carvings, and Other Cuttings
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director and Amber McMillan, Artist and Instructor

July 7, 2010 to
September 11, 2010
Poems & Pictures: A Renaissance in the Art of the Book (1946 - 1981)
Organized by Kyle Schlesinger

July 7, 2010 to
September 11, 2010
Garo Manga: The First Decade, 1964-1973
Organized by Ryan Holmberg,Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Contemporary Art, University of Southern California

April 14, 2010 to
June 26, 2010
Notebook Project: Harvey Tulcensky
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

April 14, 2010 to
June 26, 2010
2009 Artists-in-Residence Spotlight
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

April 14, 2010 to
June 26, 2010
Star Black: The Collaged Accordion
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 20, 2010 to
April 3, 2010
Leah Oates: Transitory Spaces
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 20, 2010 to
April 3, 2010
Narrative Sequences
Organized by Maddy Rosenberg, Artist

January 20, 2010 to
April 3, 2010
Writing and/the Wor(l)d: Johanna Drucker The 2009 Bishop Faculty Fellow
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 23, 2009 to
December 5, 2009
There Goes My Hero
Organized by Erin Riley-Lopez, Associate Curator, The Bronx Museum of the Arts

September 23, 2009 to
December 5, 2009
A Chronicle of Lovers: Ellie Brown
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 23, 2009 to
December 5, 2009
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.

July 8, 2009 to
September 12, 2009
Racism: An American Family Value
Organized by: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Artist, Teacher, and Independent Curator; and Alexander Campos, Executive Director of The Center for Book Arts.

July 8, 2009 to
September 12, 2009
Zitouna at 20: Roni Gross
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

April 15, 2009 to
June 27, 2009
2008 Artist-in-Residence Spotlight
Organized by Sarah Nicholls, Program Manager

April 15, 2009 to
June 27, 2009
\'flō\: art, text, new media
Organized by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Curator, The Jersey City Museum

April 15, 2009 to
June 27, 2009
A Poet Speaks: Zahra Partovi
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 15, 2009 to
March 28, 2009
Jacqueline Rush Lee: INTROspective
Organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

January 15, 2009 to
March 28, 2009
Artists' Books as (Sub)Culture
Organized by Natalie Campbell, Independent Curator

January 15, 2009 to
March 28, 2009
Illustrated Fine Printing: Whittington & Matrix in America
Organized by Barbara Henry, Artist

September 26, 2008 to
December 6, 2008
The Bookworks of Julie Chen: 2008 Bishop Faculty Fellow
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 26, 2008 to
December 6, 2008
Rocco Scary: The Last Place on Earth
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director

September 26, 2008 to
December 6, 2008
Fun & Games (and Such…)
Organized by Alexander Campos, CBA’s Executive Director and Julie Chen, Artist

July 9, 2008 to
September 13, 2008
Artist as Publisher
Organized by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator

July 9, 2008 to
September 13, 2008
2007 Artists in Residence Workspace
Featured Artist Project organized by Sarah Nicholls, Programs Manager

April 11, 2008 to
June 28, 2008
Mapping Correspondence: Mail Art in the 21st Century
Organized by Champe Smith, Independent Curator and Artist

April 11, 2008 to
June 28, 2008
Karen Baldner: Witnesses
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos

April 11, 2008 to
June 28, 2008
Skipping the Page
Organized by Graham Parker, Independent Curator and Artist

January 18, 2008 to
March 29, 2008
Barbara Barnes Allen
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos

January 18, 2008 to
March 28, 2008
Production, Not Reproduction:Offset Printed Artist Books
Organized by Tony White, Head, Fine Arts Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

September 28, 2007 to
December 8, 2007
Lynne Avadenka
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos

September 28, 2007 to
December 8, 2007
(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

July 12, 2007 to
September 15, 2007
Cynthia Thompson
Featured Artist Project organized by Alexander Campos

July 12, 2007 to
September 15, 2007
Black/White [and Read]
Organized by Gloria Helfgott, Artist and Independent Curator

April 13, 2007 to
June 30, 2007
Dafatir: Contemporary Iraqi Book Art
Organized by Dr. Nada Shabout, Assistant Professor of Art History and Guest Curator, University of North Texas Art Gallery

January 19, 2007 to
March 31, 2007
Red Herring
Featured Artist Project organized by Sandra Murchison, Associate Professor of Art, Millsaps College, and Artist

January 19, 2007 to
March 31, 2007
Found in Translation
Organized by Marshall Weber, Booklyn Artist Alliance.

September 29, 2006 to
December 9, 2006
My Mouth is Tired Now: Peter Stillman's Dialogue
Featured Artist Project by Glenn Thomas

September 29, 2006 to
December 9, 2006
Mutilated/Cultivated Environments
Artist Members Annual Exhibition, organized by Carol Barton, Artist and Alexander Campos, CBA Executive Director.

June 29, 2006 to
September 16, 2006
No More Drama: The Saga Continues
Organized by Edwin Ramoran, Longwood Arts Project

April 21, 2006 to
June 24, 2006
The Only Book


January 20, 2006 to
April 1, 2006
NYC/Paris DIALOGUE Paris/New York Printmaking Project
Organized by Maddy Rosenberg, Independent Curator, New York City, and Devorah Boxer, Vice President, Le Trait, Paris.

October 14, 2005 to
December 3, 2005
Celebrating Artist Members: 30th Anniversary Members Exhibition
Organized by Roni Gross, Artist.

July 8, 2005 to
September 10, 2005
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.

April 15, 2005 to
July 1, 2005
Music Stills


January 21, 2005 to
February 19, 2005
Views from Venice
Organized by John Ross, Artist.

January 21, 2005 to
April 2, 2005
2004 Artist Member Juried Exhibition
juried by Mindell Dubansky & Milan Hughston

June 17, 2004 to
August 20, 2004
Monthly Featured Artist: Karen Hanmer


May 1, 2004 to
May 31, 2004
Keith Smith -- Books Since 2000


April 8, 2004 to
June 12, 2004
The First One Who . . . !
An exhibition of sculptural books celebrating individuals of African ancestry who did it first

January 29, 2004 to
April 5, 2004
Open for Action: Political Book Art


September 25, 2003 to
December 5, 2003
2003 Instructors' Exhibition


September 2, 2003 to
September 23, 2003
2003 Artist Members Show
Juried by May Castleberry & Roberta Waddell

June 19, 2003 to
August 6, 2003
Letterpress Showcase


April 4, 2003 to
June 14, 2003
Washi in American Artist's Books


January 30, 2003 to
March 29, 2003
Writing to be Seen
Organized by Kathy Ernst and Scott Helmes

September 20, 2002 to
November 15, 2002
2002 Artist Members' Juried Exhibition


June 14, 2002 to
August 17, 2002
Sock & Kill
A Letterpress Portfolio

April 5, 2002 to
June 7, 2002
Rare Books of the Future
books by Booklyn Artists Alliance

January 25, 2002 to
April 2, 2002
Outwest II: SO CALled Books
An Exhibition of Artist's books from Southern California

November 2, 2001 to
December 22, 2001
A Tale of Two Cities
2 books each by 10 artists from New York and 10 artists from Bristol, England

September 14, 2001 to
October 28, 2001
Juried Artist Member Show
2001

July 1, 2001 to
July 23, 2001
A Show of Whimsy


April 16, 2001 to
May 15, 2001
Engrain Designs and Repetitions
The Pattern Papers of John DePol

March 30, 2001 to
May 31, 2001
Making Memory Boxes
an accompanying exhibition to Barbara Mauriello's published book of the same name

November 11, 2000 to
December 9, 2000
Student Work and Cultural Autobiography
work by students at the Center and by the teenageers in our Summer Program Cultural Autobiography

September 1, 2000 to
October 31, 2000
Bent
an exhibition of work by the 1999 featured artist Benjamin D. Rinehart

May 15, 1999 to
July 2, 1999
Out West
The Artist's Book in California: Part 1, Northern California

November 21, 1998 to
May 1, 1999
Textiles/Fibers/Threads: The Book Show


September 12, 1998 to
November 14, 1998
Annual Artist Member Exhibition 1998
juried by Virginia Bartow, Steve Clay, and Deirdre Lawrence

June 27, 1998 to
September 5, 1998
The Deconstruction of Biblio Borders
works from the Special collections of the Newark Public Library

April 3, 1998 to
June 20, 1998
Worthy Pioneers
Carol Barton, Hedi Kyle, Richard Minsky

January 23, 1998 to
March 28, 1998
Gary Frost: Explorer of Book Structure & Action


October 23, 1997 to
December 6, 1997
Fall Forward
an exhibition featuring current faculty

September 20, 1997 to
October 17, 1997
Beautiful Beasts
the 1997 annual Artist Members Exhibition

June 28, 1997 to
September 6, 1997
Coptic and Collage: Ancient Technique, Modern Application
a survey of contemporary implementations of one of the first binding structures

April 12, 1997 to
June 14, 1997
The Progress of the Book
an exhibition of student and staff bookbindings from the London College of Printing & Distributive Trades

January 18, 1997 to
March 29, 1997
Russell Maret & Kuboaa
bookworks created at The Center before and during the artist's 1996 Artist-in-Residency

December 18, 1996 to
January 11, 1997
Paper, Art & the Book
an exhibition of the innovative ways artists utilize paper to express ideas conveyed in books and broadsides

September 28, 1996 to
December 7, 1996
Mysterious Worlds
the 1996 annual Artist Members Exhibition

June 29, 1996 to
September 14, 1996
Grimm & Grimmer
an exhibition of historical children's books and contemporary artists' books about the darker side of childhood

April 12, 1996 to
June 15, 1996
Geometry & New Math
books about sex

January 20, 1996 to
March 30, 1996
The Menu
by Toby Lee Greenberg

December 13, 1995 to
January 8, 1996
Cultural Autobiography 1995
bookworks by young people

September 22, 1995 to
December 6, 1995
The Illustrated Book
an exhibition of artits' books that emphasize the power of image to convey ideas.

September 22, 1995 to
December 6, 1995
This day in history . . .
the 1995 annual Artist Members Exhibition

June 30, 1995 to
September 13, 1995
The International Library
a book project by Helmut Löhr in which a network of artists communicate through the exchange of book objects

April 7, 1995 to
June 17, 1995
Pillars of the Clean Order
installation responding to books advancing the conservative agenda

March 28, 1995 to
April 4, 1995
Latin American Book Arts
a special exhibition of hand-made books by artists from Latin America

January 13, 1995 to
March 25, 1995
Soviet & Subversive
books from Russia

October 28, 1994 to
December 14, 1994
Cultural Autobiography 1994
bookworks by young people

September 16, 1994 to
October 15, 1994
The Works of Edition Balance
Contemporary Book Arts from the new Germany

September 16, 1994 to
October 15, 1994
The Anthropomorphic Book
the 1994 annual Artist Members Exhibition

July 2, 1994 to
September 10, 1994
Inky Fingers
works by small & fine presses

April 8, 1994 to
June 17, 1994
Masters of the Craft
works by instructors of book arts

January 14, 1994 to
March 25, 1994
Hedi Kyle & Her Influence: 1977-1993
a survey of works influenced by Kyle's work

October 1, 1993 to
November 27, 1993
Cultural Autobiography 1993
bookworks by young people

September 1, 1993 to
September 17, 1993
The Seven Deadly Sins
the 1993 annual Artist Members Exhibition

July 9, 1993 to
September 18, 1993
AGRIPPA: (a book of the dead)
a collaborative artist's book by William Gibson and Dennis Ashbaugh

April 24, 1993 to
June 19, 1993
Ten Small Books
The Summer of 1992 Artist Member Exhibition

January 14, 1993 to
March 27, 1993
Susan Joy Share: Books Props Collages
An exhibition Of Susan Share's work, including a variety of objects that transform from book-like structures into full-body costumes, masks, musical instruments or painted scenes.

October 24, 1992 to
December 5, 1992
Love and Romance
1992 Artist Members Exhibition (22 works by 22 artists)

August 1, 1992 to
August 1, 1992
Joni Mabe's Books
& her traveling tribute to legends of country music

April 3, 1992 to
May 30, 1992
Father Louie: Photographs of Thomas Merton
a portfolio of photographs by Ralph Eugene Meatyard

March 6, 1992 to
March 28, 1992
Guiding Hands
Center for Book Arts 1992 faculty show

January 17, 1992 to
February 28, 1992
Livres d'Artistes of Collectif Génération
an exhibition of more than 50 works by the French publisher Gervais Jassaud

October 25, 1991 to
November 30, 1991
Artists' Books from A to B
contemporary artists' books for display in the HarperCollins lobby

September 5, 1991 to
September 26, 1991
War & Peace
the 1991 annual Artist Members Exhibition

July 10, 1991 to
September 14, 1991
War and Peace


July 1, 1991 to
September 1, 1991
Letters/Lines/Images
an international traveling exhibition of contemporary calligraphy

May 15, 1991 to
June 29, 1991
Economy of Space
Book Arts under four inches

March 23, 1991 to
May 4, 1991
Western Bookbinding 1491-1929
curated by Mindell Dubansky

March 4, 1991 to
March 29, 1991
Dieu DonnéPapermill: 15 Years
an exhibition showcasing fifteen years of collaborations in handmade paper

February 1, 1991 to
March 9, 1991
1991 Spring/Summer Faculty Show


January 3, 1991 to
January 26, 1991
Human Rights and a Woman's Life
new work by T. Ellen Sollod celebrating an International Mail Art Event

November 19, 1990 to
December 7, 1990
Selections: Lower East Side Print Shop
Organized by Timothy Ely and Susan Rostow

September 21, 1990 to
November 17, 1990
Spin 1/2
books, paintings and memorabilia by John Eric Broaddus

June 7, 1990 to
August 31, 1990
Book Arts in the USA
an exhibition of work by 51 artists; a cultural presentation of the United States of America

April 7, 1990 to
May 12, 1990
Gérard Charrière Unique Books and Reliures D'Art
a retrospective of the handmade works of the Swiss artist

January 12, 1990 to
March 17, 1990
Celebrating 15 Years
new works by Artist Members

November 11, 1989 to
December 6, 1989
Harry Duncan: 50 years of fine print
an exhibition of publications from The Cummington Press and Abattoir Editions

September 15, 1989 to
November 4, 1989
Coast to Coast: A Women of Color National Artist's
an exhibition devoted to artists' books that relate images, ideas and concerns of Hispanic, Native American, Middle and Far Eastern and African women

June 8, 1989 to
August 4, 1989
Signatures: Bookworks by Women
co-sponsored by NY Women's Caucus for Art

April 7, 1989 to
June 3, 1989
Photo Journals
an exhibit of photographs used as primary sources in the recordings of specific experiences and the books that hold them

January 27, 1989 to
March 26, 1989
Printers in Residence
the work of six presses and one bookbinder at The Center for Book Arts

October 22, 1988 to
December 3, 1988
1998 Member Exhibition


September 29, 1988 to
November 27, 1988
Fun & Games
the 1988 annual Artist Members Exhibition

July 14, 1988 to
September 30, 1988
Willem Sandberg: From the Netherlands:
Typographer, Designer: Books, Posters and Catalogues

May 1, 1988 to
June 1, 1988
The Altered Page
selections from The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry

February 6, 1988 to
March 26, 1988
National Collegiate Book Arts Exhibition
a survey of bookworks created by college art students throughout the United States

October 28, 1987 to
November 21, 1987
The Effects of Time
an exhibition of books before 1600 with artwork by insects and rodents, mangled by bookbinders and dealers, etc.

September 18, 1987 to
October 17, 1987
Travel Books
the 1987 annual Artist Members Exhibition

June 25, 1987 to
September 5, 1987
Bookbindings by Jean de Gonet
an exhibition of 45 bindings by the innovative French craftsman

May 16, 1987 to
June 16, 1987
Stamped Drawings
a reception, exhibition and dance at the Barefoot Ballroom by Ric Haynes

April 4, 1987 to
May 30, 1987
Book Works, London
an exhibition of contemporary British printers, binders and visual artists

April 2, 1987 to
May 9, 1987
Literate Letterpress
an exhibition of finely printed editions of works by contemporary authors

March 4, 1987 to
March 25, 1987
International Artist's Books Contest of Canada


January 21, 1987 to
February 5, 1987
Works by Timothy C. Ely & Hedi Kyle


September 11, 1986 to
October 17, 1986
New Work
the 1986 annual Artist Members Exhibition

August 13, 1986 to
September 7, 1986
Bookworks by Tom Phillips
A verse translation of Dante's Divine Comedy by Tom Phillips with images and commentary

April 3, 1986 to
May 16, 1986
A Survey of Bookworks by Photographers
books that reflect visions not observed through a lens of a camera, but rather through the eye of the artist

March 4, 1986 to
May 2, 1986
Book Artists in Residence
5 Programs

November 5, 1985 to
December 5, 1985
Book Rate
Artist Members Invitational

September 21, 1985 to
October 26, 1985
Well Read and in the Pink
Artists Color Saturated Books in Red + Pink

March 15, 1985 to
April 30, 1985
Book Artchitecture
an exhibition in which the structure of the book supports the metaphor of the content or is the content

March 5, 1985 to
March 29, 1985
Center for Book Arts: The First Decade
an exhibition at The New York Public Library

September 7, 1984 to
November 29, 1984
From Coast to Coast
an exhibition of artist-made bookworks by west coast artists

October 9, 1983 to
October 28, 1983
One Cubic Foot
a traveling exhibit of twelve three-dimensional bookworks

October 4, 1983 to
October 28, 1983
For Members Only
small scale book art exhibitions

June 1, 1983 to
June 30, 1983
Britain Salutes New York 1983
part of the city-wide program, showcasing artist-made books from Britain

April 13, 1983 to
May 27, 1983
The Thread of an Idea
small scale book art exhibits: books with continuing or connecting lines

March 1, 1983 to
March 31, 1983
Building Images: George Lukacs
small scale book art exhibits: progressive/regressive bookworks

February 1, 1983 to
February 25, 1983
Echos of the Sea
small scale book art exhibits: shell-inspired books by Hedi Kyle

January 4, 1983 to
January 28, 1983
Less is More
limited edition and unique bookworks

December 18, 1982 to
January 15, 1983
New In '82
recent edition artist's books

December 2, 1982 to
December 30, 1982
Back and Forth
small scale book art exhibits: folded book forms by Axel Heibel

November 1, 1982 to
November 30, 1982
Rolled Into One
small scale book art exhibits: scrolled bookworks by Basia Irland

October 4, 1982 to
October 29, 1982
All Books None Paper
an exhibition of non-paper books from artists residing in New York, Illinois, California, Oregon and Germany

September 21, 1982 to
October 29, 1982
The Big Picture
small scale book art exhibits: very small books by Susan Bresler (mixed media of ink, pencil, water & enamel paint resist, on paper)

September 1, 1982 to
September 30, 1982
Painted: Over Pages
small scale book art exhibits: works by Jacqueline Freedman (all acrylic; on paper except where noted)

June 1, 1982 to
June 30, 1982
Collaborations


June 1, 1982 to
June 30, 1982
The Photographic Narrative
small scale book art exhibits: books by Phyllis Bilick

May 3, 1982 to
May 28, 1982
Britain Salutes New York
contemporary artists' books from Great Britain

April 14, 1982 to
May 31, 1982
The Open Book
small scale book art exhibits: works of Bruce Bacon -- cast plaster, acrylic paint and some with wood or mixed media

April 1, 1982 to
April 30, 1982
Stories Your Mother Never Told You
artists' books which feature a narrative line within a visual work

March 21, 1982 to
May 9, 1982
It's Academic
small scale book art exhibits: works from Barbara's Nessim's class at Pratt Institute and Bruce Bacon's class at the School of Visual Arts

March 1, 1982 to
March 30, 1982
A DOZEN DAYS: Larger Than Life
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions: oversized books

November 23, 1981 to
December 4, 1981
A DOZEN DAYS: Illustration & Text
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions: the work of Claire Van Vliet

November 9, 1981 to
November 20, 1981
A DOZEN DAYS: Three Small Presses
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions: Red Ozier Press, Oliphant Press and NADJA

October 26, 1981 to
November 6, 1981
A DOZEN DAYS: Fresh Squeezed
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions: hand made paper books from Floriday by Claire Jeanine Satin

October 12, 1981 to
October 23, 1981
A DOZEN DAYS: Expanded Stacks Compressed
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions

September 28, 1981 to
October 9, 1981
A DOZEN DAYS: Folded and Folded and Folded and Folded
a series of small-scale book art exhibitions

June 22, 1981 to
July 3, 1981
Entrapped
the book as container

April 4, 1981 to
April 30, 1981
To be continued
the sequential image in photographic books

January 16, 1981 to
February 13, 1981
The Book
seven artists/different visions

September 15, 1980 to
October 18, 1980
The Naked Book
an exhibition curated by Susan Share to "expose" the book

March 21, 1980 to
April 5, 1980
Book Makers
Center for Book Arts first five years

October 24, 1979 to
November 9, 1979
Handmade Books from the Center for Book Arts
Collaborations between CBA apprentices and established artists based in the Hamptons

August 4, 1979 to
August 14, 1979
Bruce Schnabel: Design Bindings


June 19, 1977 to
September 16, 1977
Exhibition of works by Apprentices and Students


February 16, 1977 to
March 1, 1977
Pleasure Beach
a book of photographs and text by Syl Labrot

September 8, 1976 to
October 2, 1976
North American Hand Papermaking
a unique record of the progenitors of contemporary hand papermaking as a craft, as a sculptural medium, as an imaging system with colored pulp, and as a carrier for inclusions

March 15, 1976 to
April 30, 1976
exhibition: center for book arts
the 1976 annual Artist Members Exhibition

February 29, 1976 to
March 21, 1976
Handmade Paper by Douglass Howell


March 17, 1975 to
April 18, 1975
Opening Exhibition


December 16, 1974 to
January 11, 1975
Early Bindings from Richard Minsky's Collection


May 29, 1985
The art of books and bookbinding
20 examples

August 31, 1976


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