Bookscapes: Lands Observed and Imagined

September 1 – November 30, 2012

This exhibit showcases the theme of landscape in artists’ books, from depictions of place in Native American legend to an inverted atlas of the earth.  A symbol of discovery, landscape is revealed through naturalistic observations and imaginary inventions of mountains, prairie, fields, and shore.  Artists represented include Carol Chase Bjerke, Julie Chen, Tim Ely, Diane Fine, Karen Kunc, Jim Lee, Gaylord Schanilec, C.B. Sherlock, Claire Van Vliet, and others.  The books use diverse medium, such as relief printing, pochoir (stencil technique), paste paper, collage, photography, and pulp paper painting.  Structures, such as accordion fold, tunnel book, and hinged panel, along with materials such as acetate, colored cut paper, and sweet grass, make these books fertile terrain for artistic exploration.

This exhibit was curated by Lyn Korenic and Rob Nurre.

Image from;  Claire Van Vliet and Sabine Thorne.  Of Gravity and Grace.  Newark, Vt.: Janus Press, 1982.