The Beautiful Book
Exploring the Allure of Artist Books
June 5-27, 2009

23 Sandy Gallery is proud to honor the art and craft of the handmade book with our latest exhibition featuring artist books, The Beautiful Book, featured in the gallery June 5-27, 2009. Artist books are small edition or one of a kind book forms hand crafted by individual artists. This exquisite collection showcases the beauty in craftsmanship, materials, and imagery of the bookmaker’s art.

Online Exhibition Catalog

Click on any link to see the online catalog for this exhibition.

Tom Biby and Jonathan Fetter-Vorm,
San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Inge Bruggeman, Portland, OR
Valerie Carrigan, North Adams, MA
Jenny Craig, Seattle, WA
Susan Harlan, Portland, OR
Edwin Jager and John O. Smith,
Oshkosh, WI
Marilyn Joyce, Portland, OR
Dan Kirchhefer, Topeka, KS
Tom Lascell and Drew Luan Matott,
Canton, NY
Roberta Lavadour, Pendleton, OR
Susan Lowdermilk, Eugene, OR
Nathan Lucas, Portland, OR
Mary V. Marsh, Oakland, CA
Kitty Maryatt, Claremont, CA
Rob McDonald, Lexington, VA
Catherine Alice Michaelis, Shelton, WA
Amandine Nabarra-Piomelli, Irvine, CA
Bea Nettles, Urbana, IL
Kelly O'Brien, Alexandria, VA
Jan Owen, Belfast, ME
Regula Russelle, St. Paul, MN
Cathy Ryan, Minneapolis, MN
Doug Shafer, Portland, OR
Jana Sim, Chicago, IL
Moe Snyder, Portland, OR
Sandy Tilcock, Eugene, OR
Vicki Topaz, San Francisco, CA

This exhibition is accompanied
by a full-color print catalog.
Order your copy here.

Installation photos courtesy of Amandine Nabarra-Piomelli.