ARTBOUND 2012 exhibit

Exhibition of Artists’ Books from the Juried Student Book Arts Competition at the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida

September 10 – November 2, 2012
Smathers Library 2nd floor gallery
Opening reception: Monday, September 10, 10:00 a.m. – noon

This year’s juror, Sarah Bryant (Big Jump Press), offers her generous response to the submissions. “It was a privilege to jury this show, and I enjoyed seeing the wide range of the work. Books present a peculiar problem in these circumstances. Photographs are simply not enough, particularly for text driven projects, and I am certain that some beautiful work was not selected for the exhibition because I could not get a sense of the project from the images.

This said, the books I was most drawn to were those that managed to show me how much was missing from my view; books that gave me a craving to see more of the project so that I could unlock some of the artist’s intentions. I attempted to select books that were content driven. Where unusual structural decisions were present, I looked for them to be informed and directed by the content.  I attempted to select a group that was representative of the breadth of book arts.

It was a pleasure to spend time with all of this work. Congratulations to the prize winners and to everyone who was selected for the show. I hope to see many of these books (and artists) in person in the future.”

The ARTBOUND 2012 Exhibition features contemporary works by students making books in book arts and/or fine arts programs across the United States. The exhibited works have been selected by the talented book artist and letterpress printer, Sarah Bryant of Big Jump Press. The selected artists’ books will become part of the permanent collection at the George A. Smathers Libraries. Twenty-nine handmade artists’ books were selected for the exhibition from 70+ submissions. The books were created using a variety of media such as letterpress printing, lithography, inkjet, screen printing and handmade paper. They are all high quality, original works made by up-and-coming book artists.

The artists and works included in the ARTBOUND Competition Exhibition and Collection are as follows:

first place winner:

Stephanie Wolff
A World of Blue
Dartmouth College

second place winner:
Allison Milham
Uluhaimalama-Legacies of Lili’uokalani
University of Alabama

third place winner:
Amelia Bird
Letterpress Erasure
University of Iowa

honorable mentions:

Amelia Bird
Walden Marginalia
University of Iowa

Anne Covell
Raking Light
University of Iowa

other prize-winning books:

Joshua Orr
Deluge and DIScontentment
Memphis College of Art

Elizabeth Sheehan
Vestige and Mending
Memphis College of Art

Lee Marchalonis
Yes, but
University of Iowa

Sonja Greentree Rossow
Holding down the Fort
University of Alabama

Evan Hoffman
Communication Oxidation
Memphis College of Art

Jordan Jackson
Embrace
Memphis College of Art

Livia Ortiz
Ephemeral Constructions and Illusions
Memphis College of Art

Karl Conner Johnson
Tempe and Walkin’ on the Sidewalks
Arizona State University

Christopher Saclolo
The Transmutation of Mouse and Mahal Kita Mickey
Columbia College Chicago

Emily Chaplain
Request and Dispel
Memphis College of Art

Delaney Smith
The Unwritten Story
University of North Texas

Suzanne Sawyer
But Move Not, The High Road, and SPEAK
University of Alabama

Kimberly Maher
Tres Veses
University of Iowa

Elizabeth Boyne
Historic and Memorable Trees of Iowa
University of Iowa

Gabrielle Galbreth
Reframed
Memphis College of Art

Ariana Hubbard
Bloopy and Muju Discuss Philosophy
Arizona State University