The Art of the Book - Casey Gardner

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With a degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and another in printmaking and graphic design from the California College of the Arts, Casey Gardner is well-prepared for bookmaking. Combining her skills as a writer with those of an artist, she is "interested in all forms and definitions of what a book is and what a book does". She has a letterpress Vendercook 4 and incorporates printmaking and letterpress into works that are engaging on all levels.
Résumé:
Education

California College of the Arts: Bachelor of Fine Arts Printmaking and Graphic Design
University of Colorado, Boulder: Bachelor of Science Journalism

exhibited work

"2 Here", Show with Nance O'Banion, Seager Gray Gallery; September 2012
San Diego Book Arts National Juried Exhibition, UCSD Geisel Library; May - July 2012
Seager Gray Gallery, Art of the Book, April-June 2012.
Artists’ Book Cornucopia, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado, April-June 2012
College Book Art Association Annual Conference: Juried Exhibition, January 2012
Seager Gray Gallery, Aqua 12, Art Basel, Miami Beach 2011
Pacific Center for Book Arts, BookWorks Members’ Exhibition, SF Public Library, 2011
College Book Art Association Annual Conference: Juried Exhibition, 2010
Donna Seager Gallery: The Art of the Book, April-June 2009
Solo Show at CCA Meyer Library: Book Learning, Entering Borderland, 2009
California College of the Arts: ArtRead, February, 2009 — Invited Student Artist
California College of the Arts, San Francisco: 2009 CCA Accreditation Exhibition

awards

2012 Emerging Artist Award, University of Washington
2012 Director's Choice Award, Artist Book Cornucopia
2011 Steven Corey Award, Pacific Center for the Book Arts
2009 First Place, California College of the Arts Student Book Art Award

work

Set In Motion Press
Owner and operator

casey+oona graphic design
Partner in Design Studio

collections

California College of the Arts
Charles Hobson, Private Collection
Dartmouth University
De Paul University, Richardson Library
Duke University, Perkins Library Medical Center
Indiana University, Lilly Library
Indiana U: Purdue Herron Art Library
Mary K. Austin, Private Collection
Mills College, F.W Olin Libary
Rhode Island School of Design
Ringling School of Art and Design
Saint Johns University, College of Benedict
Scripps College, Denison Library
UCLA, Darling Biomedical Library
UCSC, McHenry Library
UCSD, Maidenville Special Collections
University of Connecticut, Dodd Research Ctr.
University of Iowa
University of Miami
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin, Kohler Art Library
US Library of Congress
Wesleyan University
Yale University Art Library
Yale University Art Library (July 2012)
 
 

formatting
Casey Gardner Body of Inquiry is an artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California San Francisco Bay Area
Body of Inquiry

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Casey Gardner Colorado to Karakoram_ Avalanche Safety Book 2 a fine press artist book in the art of the book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley CA in the San Francisco Bay Area
Colorado to Karakoram: Avalanche Safety Book 2
Letterpress, printed hand-bound book, watercolor   2023
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Casey Gardner Here Say is an artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California San Francisco Bay Area
HereSay
  2012
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Casey Gardner Ignite is an artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California San Francisco Bay Area
Ignite
  2011
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Matter_ Antimatter _ So Forth
Matter, Antimatter & So Forth
  2013
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Casey Gardner Specimen is an artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California San Francisco Bay Area
Specimen
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Casey Gardner Threshold is an artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California San Francisco Bay Area
Threshold
  2012
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Casey Gardner Atlas of Echos a fine press artist book in the art of the book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley CA in the San Francisco Bay Area
Atlas of Echos
Letterpress and digitally printed hand-bound book   2024
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Casey Gardner Cartographical Incantations a handmade-letterpress artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Cartographical Incantations
  2013  Sold
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Casey Gardner Infinite Archives a letter press artist book at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley CA in the San Francisco Bay Area
Infinite Archives
Folio containing letterpressed collection   2017
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