Exhibitions & news

Selected exhibitions, residencies, fairs, and conversations around the work.

7 November–13 December 2026

Group exhibition

CENTRAL BOOKING: The Nature of Building

An exhibition of artists’ books responding to Sandstone Steps, with selections from the Kentler Flatfiles. Curated by Maddy Rosenberg.
Opening reception: 7 November, 4–6 pm. Curator and artists’ talk: 21 November, 4–6 pm.
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Kentler International Drawing Space
Brooklyn, New York

29 August–29 November 2026

Juried exhibition · Semifinalist

2026 MCBA Prize — Harf

Harf (2025) was selected as a semifinalist for the 2026 MCBA Prize, juried by Inge Bruggeman. The exhibition brings together 21 semifinalists and five finalists from an international field of 146 submissions across 18 countries.

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Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 2026

Residency

Boundless Residency

Studio research and workshops in historical Ethiopian and stiff-leaf binding.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota

3 July–20 September 2026

Group exhibition

Cloth, Paper, Stitches

Artists’ books exploring cloth, paper, and thread, from the Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection. Part of Handwork 2026.

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Bainbridge Island, Washington

February 2026

Lecture & workshop

Goudy Lecture in Book Arts

Structures of Practice: Building Meaning Through Material and Form.

Scripps College
Claremont, California

7–10 February 2026

Book fair

CODEX X

Selected new and earlier editions at Table W12.

Oakland Marriott City Center
Oakland, California

2025–2026

Group exhibition

Bookness

Kinship, in an exhibition presented with The CODEX Foundation. 22 November 2025–11 February 2026.

Kala Art Institute
Berkeley, California

29 October 2026

Portfolio exhibition

The Art of Translation — Portfolio Exhibition

A group exhibition featuring 25 contemporary prints and works on paper from the CODEX Foundation’s Assembly/Exchange Portfolio. Opening reception: Thursday, October 29, at 5:30 PM. Free and open to the public; no RSVP required. Exhibition details →

The CODEX Foundation, Logan Book Arts Center, Berkeley, California

2025–2026

Group exhibition

Shape of Thought: The Book as Art

Sacred Meanings. 3 October 2025–30 June 2026.

The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

October 2025

Fellowship

El Anatsui Visiting Artist Fellowship

A residency for Africa-based artists.

Brandywine Workshop and Archives
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2025

Group exhibition

10 × 10 for 10

The Square and Marginalia VI in Letterform Archive’s tenth-anniversary exhibition.

Letterform Archive
San Francisco, California

2025

Group exhibition

Crossing the Line: The Passport Re-Imagined

An exhibition curated by Catherine Alice Michaelis and Cynthia Sears.

San Francisco Center for the Book
San Francisco, California

4 October 2024–23 February 2025

Group exhibition

Crossing the Line: The Passport Re-Imagined

Mare Nostrum, in an exhibition exploring passports, travel documents, and belonging.

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Bainbridge Island, Washington

2024

Group exhibition

Language, Decipherment, and Translation

Marginalia 1, in an exhibition curated by Deirdre E. Lawrence.

The Grolier Club
New York, New York

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