Debra Disman

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The San Francisco Center for the Book

Book/Art/Artifact on VIEW!

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GBW CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS 3RD MEMBER EXHIBITION: The Info!



Book / Art / Artifact will be open to the public starting Saturday, June 11 and runs thru Sunday, August 28th, 2022.  Please check their website for operating days and times.

The opening reception will take place at San Francisco Center for the Book on Friday, June 17th from 6-8 pm. This event is free to attend. Light refreshments will be served on the back patio; remarks will be at 7 pm. Masks are required while viewing the exhibition indoors; we are encouraging people to register for the opening reception at the following link: SFCB.org

WORKSHOP – Exhibition related

SFCB and CA Chapter of GBW are offering a one day workshop Leather Surface Decoration in-person workshop with Coleen Curry to accompany the exhibition on July 2, 2022

https://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=4332

This link is live now and is offered to CA chapter members first until June 15 and then will be open to public.

EXHIBITION CATALOGS 

The catalog is available to order online through Lulu:

https://www.lulu.com/shop/rebecca-chamlee/gbw-ca-chapter-catalog-2022/paperback/product-m97542.html?q=GBW&page=1&pageSize=4

$9.68 plus shipping. (At cost)

Those exhibiting will receive a complementary copy in the mail.

All exhibition information can be found on https://sfcb.org/bookartartifact and on our chapter website  https://gbwcaliforniachapter.wordpress.com

EXHIBITIONISTA: “Book / Art / Artifact”

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I am thrilled to participate in the third exhibition featuring works created by the talented members of the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers at the San Francisco Center for the Book,

 

Book / Art / Artifact: Work from the CA Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers

EXHIBITION DATES: Saturday, June 11 – Sunday, August 28, 2022

The exhibition Book/Art/Artifact showcases work from the California Chapter of the national organization the Guild of Book Workers. Book/Art/Artifact is the third major members’ exhibition; previous exhibitions have been presented at the Geisel Special Collections Library at the University of California San Diego (2016) and the Long Beach Museum of Art (2019). As with previous exhibitions, Book/Art/Artifact highlights a range of member expertise and imagination. Exhibited mediums include bookbinding, letterpress, artists’ books, and calligraphy. The exhibition introduces viewers to the idea that books are not only a collection of bound pages but also an expression of human creativity.

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The exhibition Book/Art/Artifact showcases work from the California Chapter of the national organization the Guild of Bookworkers. Book/Art/Artifact is the third major members’ exhibition; previous exhibitions have been presented at the Geisel Special Collections Library at the University of California San Diego (2016) and the Long Beach Museum of Art (2019). As with previous exhibitions, Book/Art/Artifact highlights a range of members expertise and imagination. Exhibited mediums include bookbinding, letterpress, artists’ books, and calligraphy. The exhibition introduces viewers to the idea that books are not only a collection of bound pages but also an expression of human creativity.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Cathy Adelman, Yukimi Annand, Marlyn Bonaventure , Robin Brandes , Servane Briand, Carolee Campbell / Ninja Press , Rebecca Chamlee / Pie in the Sky Press, Coleen Curry, Insiya Dhatt, Debra Disman, Anna Embree, Jean Gillingwators, Karen Hanmer, Paula Jull, Marie Kelzer / Marie Kelzer Designs , Mark Kirchner, Brian Lieske, Elaine Nishizu, Patricia Owen, Todd Pattison, Jennifer Pellacchia, Beth Redmond, Sue Ann Robinson, Pamela Wood


Exhibition CATALOG designed by Rebecca Chamlee