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