We’re excited to be helping with the upcoming Canadian Artists’ Book Symposium, held at Ontario College of Art and Design University. Join us for this day of discussion of artists’ books and the Canadian Artists making them.
Schedule
9:00 – 9:15 Introductions
9:15 – 10:15 Lise Melhorn
10:15 – 11:15 George Walker
11:15 – 12:00 early lunch
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Tour of Library Collection with Marsha Taichman, 113 McCaul, Library Main
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eric Francisco
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Marlene Mccullum
3:00 – 3:30 Break with coffee
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Susan Mills
George A. Walker is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art, Printmaking and Publications program at the Ontario College of Art & Design University. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA) and is best known for his wood engravings and wordless novels. His book work can be found in prestigious collections around the world including the Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), New York City, Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey and Oxford University, Oxford, England to name a few. www.george-walker.com
Lise Melhorn-Boe has been making and exhibiting books and sculptural book works for forty-five years. She studied at the University of Guelph and received her M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit. Melhorn-Boe has exhibited widely across Canada and the United States as well as Europe and South America. Her work is in many public and university collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canada Council Art Bank, Library and Archives Canada, the National Gallery in Ottawa, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. https://lisemelhornboe.ca/
Marlene MacCallum lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario. She is an Honorary Research Professor of the Visual Arts Program, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Her book works emphasize visual phenomena, building on her practice as a print-artist, but also include writing and interactive digital formats. Consistent is the attention to the poetic potential of strangely familiar occurrences within daily life. Her current research focuses on honing a relation-based vs extractive approach to artmaking. Marlene gratefully acknowledges the support her activities have received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts. https://www.marlenemaccallum.com/
Susan Mills is a visual artist and poet who works in book form. Her books are one-of-a-kind or small editions of 2-100. Her work is rooted in Conceptual Art, The New York School (poetry) and in recycled materials. Her books are produced without the use of a printing press and are handbound using innovative structures, bindings and materials. In 2024 she tabled at the Codex International Art Book Fair in Oakland, the Halifax Art Book Fair, had a solo show of artist books at Hermes Gallery in Halifax, was a featured artist at Nuit Blanche in Saskatoon. She has work included in ‘ A Radical Alteration: Women’s Studio Workshop as a Sustainable Model for Art Making’ touring in the US for 3 years including The Washington Museum of Women in the Arts (Fall 25) and ‘Night Book’ is forthcoming from JackPine Press (Fall 25). She lives in Nova Scotia, Mi’kma’ki and works in Saskatchewan, Treaty 6 Territory. http://www.susanmillsartistbooks.com/
Eric Francisco is an artist-publisher and graphic designer whose practice synthesizes artists’ books, photography, printmaking, and writing to transform everyday situations and immediate landscapes into personal poetics. He co-runs Reflex Editions, a DIY publishing collective dedicated to exploring the collaborative and experimental possibilities of making handmade, small-edition publications and ephemera. https://efrancisco.cargo.site/