Karen Hanmer

Calendar

(* denotes solo exhibition)

Ongoing

September 2008-January 2011

The Art of the Book '08
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Traveling Exhibition
Seven university libraries and craft galleries across Canada

May 2009-March 2011

Marking Time
Traveling juried exhibit of contemporary book works by members
of the Guild of Book Workers. Eight public and university libraries and book arts centers across the U.S.

2010

June 8 - August 15

Hand Bookbinders of California 38th Annual Members’ Exhibition
The San Francisco Public Library

June 14 - September 6

Bookworks 11
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Cincinnati, OH

July 9 – October 31, 2010

Prints: Now In 3-D!
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis

July 29 - Aug. 26, 2010

Pendleton Round-Up at 100 Design Binding Competition
Pendleton Center for the Arts
Pendleton, OR

September 28, 2010 - January 9, 2011

Scripta manent IV: The Word Was Sung/Lauldud sõna
Estonian Museum of Applied Art And Design
Tallinn, Republic of Estonia

September & October

Hand Bookbinders of California 38th Annual Members’ Exhibition
The Doyle Library
Santa Rosa, CA

October 2010

No Translation Required
Klingspor Museum
Offenbach, Germany

October 1 – November 10

New Views: recent work from the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Illinois State University Milner Library
Normal, IL

October 9

The Haunted Library
Ragdale artists’ retreat
Lake Forest, IL

December 1 – 31

New Views: recent work from the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
University of Illinois
Urbana/Champaign, IL

2011

February 1-28

New Views: recent work from the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Michigan State University Library
East Lansing, MI

March 15 – April 15

New Views: recent work from the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Iowa State University Library
Ames, IA

Workshops

November 20-21

Flag Books
Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by the Southeast chapter of the Guild of Book Workers

Book Fairs

November 5-7, 2010

Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair
Silver Spring, MD
Vamp and Tramp will be representing my work

February 6 -9, 2011

2011 CODEX Foundation Book Fair & Symposium
Berkeley, California
Vamp and Tramp will be representing my work

Public Lectures

September 26, 2 pm

Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Gallery talk for the Guild of Book Workers Marking Time exhibition

October 5, 4 pm

Milner Library, Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Creating / Preserving: Marking Time with the Guild of Book Workers
In conjunction with the exhibition New Views: recent work from the Midwest Chapter of the GBW

November 2010

Atlanta, GA
Creating / Preserving: Marking Time with the Guild of Book Workers
Sponsored by the Southeast chapter of the Guild of Book Workers

Curatorial

Marking Time
Guild of Book Workers traveling exhibition 2009-2011

Online Exhibitions

Marking Time
Guild of Book Workers traveling exhibition 2009-2011

2009 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary Exhibition
Traveling Exhibition 2006–2007

The Book of Origins: A Survey of American Fine Binding
Traveling Exhibition 2007-2008

2006 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

In Flight
Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2003–2005

Best of the Best
Guild of Book Workers Traveling Exhibition 2000–2002

GBW 100th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog: 2007 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Flag Books: 2006 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Edelpappband/”Millimeter” Bindings: 2005 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

Springback Bindings: 2004 Bind-O-Rama
Online exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen

The 34th Hand Bookbinders of California Annual Member's Exhibit

The 33rd Hand Bookbinders of California Annual Member's Exhibit

Freestyle books: artists' books from the collection, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2008