Elsi Vassdal Ellis Awards


2006 One Book | Many Interpretations, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL: Best Binding of Category for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
2004 Bright Hill Press 3rd North American Juried Arts Competition, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY: Best of Show
Purchase Award (in honor of Alastair Johnson for the Grabhorn Collection),San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA

2003 Olscamp Research Award, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA: Finalist

2002 Book Explorations, The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA: First Place in Artistic Creativity

2001 Northwest Bookfest, Stadium Exhibition Center, Seattle, WA: Special Judges' Award
Book Explorations, The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA: Honorable Mention in the Printed Book

2000 Northwest Bookfest, Seattle, WA: Second Place in Fine Press; People's Choice Award
Book Explorations, The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA: First Place - Excellence in the Printed Book

1999 Northwest Bookfest - Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA - First Choice in Artists' Books
Book Explorations '99 - The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA - Honorable mention in Excellence in the Printed Book

1994-1995 Off the Shelf: Books by Artists - Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ - One of six Cash Awards

1991 Arts & Sciences Teaching Excellence Award - Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

1991-1983 Typographic Excellence Awards - National Composition and Pre-Press Association, Arlington, VA
    1991 Best of Category, Award of Merit
    1989 Best of Category, Award of Merit
    1988 Three honorable mentions
    1987 Honorable mention
    1986 Honorable mention
    1985 Honorable mention
    1984 Judges' Choice award, Second place, Honorable mention
    1983 Three Honorable mentions
1990 Best Offset Book Design | Limited Edition - Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA

1986 In-Plant Reproduction & Electronic Publishing, Philadelphia, PA; Best Typography
National Printing Contest, AB Dick Company, Chicago, IL; Honorable mention

1985-1987 Washington Commission for the Humanities, Olympia, WA; selected as Inquiring Minds speaker

1983 Young Scholars Award competition Association for Educational Communications & Technology; Runner-up
Women in Design International, San Francisco, CA; Certificate of Outstanding Achievement

1991-1981 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; Merit Awards: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991

1979-1980 3M Graduate Fellow

1976-1977 3M Graduate Fellow



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