Showcase 16: Northwest Chapter Guild of Bookworkers

GBW NW Showcase 16
Guild of Bookworkers NW Chapter Members Exhibition
October 2 - November 1, 2014 • 23 Sandy Gallery • Portland, Oregon
Artist Reception: Saturday, October 4, 2014, 4-6:00 p.m.

23 Sandy Gallery is pleased to present Showcase 16, an exhibition of members of the Northwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. The Guild was founded in 1906 to “establish and maintain a feeling of kinship and mutual interest among workers in the several hand book crafts.” This exhibition showcases the diversity in the art and craft of the book: historical, traditional, experimental and fine bindings, conservation work, sculptural artists’ books and book objects, miniatures, pop-ups, blank books, letterpress and digital editions.

Participating artists include:
Alicia Bailey, Susan Collard, Jodee Fenton, Mari Eckstein Gower, Patricia Grass, Ealasaid Haas, Karen Hanmer, Barbara Hebard, Paula Jull, Joanne Kluba, Bonnie Thompson Norman, Randi Parkhurst, Todd Pattison, Laura Russell, Carole Sauter, Elsi Vassdal Ellis.