| Elsi Vassdal Ellis | Exhibitions [T] denotes traveling exhibition |
| |
|
| 2007 | Effects of War: Altered Lives, Altered Books, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA | Sacred Text/Contemporary Form, Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design | Books & Broadsides, The Art Gallery, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA |
| 2006 - 2007 | On Book | Many Interpretations, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL | The Book As Art: Twenty Years of Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. | 2006 | BHP 5th North American Juried Book Arts Competition Exhibit, Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY | Book Arts: A Survey of Approaches from the US & Abroad, Knight Gallery/The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC |
Faculty Show, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
Rabbit & House: Triennial Artists Book Exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania |
The Artist and the Book, Pelham Art Center, New York, NY |
Sculptural Bookworks, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO |
PCBA Member Show, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | 6x6x6, Multnomah Public Library, Portland, OR |
BHP 4th North American Juried Book Arts Competition Exhibit, Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY |
Memento Mori: Artists Grapple with Issues of War and Peace, Cleveland State University Gallery, Cleveland, OH |
Pushing the Margins: an Exhibition of Northwest Book Artists, White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR |
Ideas in Motion: The History of Pop-Up and Movable Books, Sojourner Truth Library, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY |
Celebrating Excellence, Everett Public Library, Everett, WA [solo exhibit] |
| 2004 | BHP 3rd North American Juried Book Arts Competition Exhibit, Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Center, Treadwell, NY |
West of 105 Degrees Longitude, Transition Gallery, Idaho State University & Spori Gallery, BYU-Idaho |
PANDORA'S BOX, Photo Arts Gallery, PABA Gallery, LLC, New Haven, CT |
The September Project: Dear Mohamed Atta, Wilson Library, WWU, Bellingham, WA |
Seventeenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition, MBS Enclave, Bath, England [T] |
SIGGRAPH 2004, Los Angeles, CA |
Mark My Word: text, code and literary allusion, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA |
Artist's Books 2004, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA |
Stand & Deliver, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT [T] |
EVE Press, Suzzalo and Allen Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
Open Book, Gallery West, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH |
PCBA Member Show, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
Faculty Exhibit, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
Girl Printers II, Nielsen Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA |
| 2003 | The Hanged Word: Language of Print Enteractive Language Festival 2003, Cafe La Palabra, Portland, OR |
In-Flight, Guild of Bookworkers, Denver, Colorado [T] |
Girl Printers: Talented Women Strut Their Stuff! Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY |
Sixteenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition, MBS Enclave, Toronto, Canada |
23 Sins: Triennial Artists Book Exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania [T] |
Toys & Games, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN |
Built By Hand: The Book as Art, Pyramid Atlantic/1111 Sculpture Place, Washington, D.C. |
Artists' Books, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA |
Dear Mohamed Atta, Village Books, Bellingham, WA |
| 2002 |
The Artist's Book II, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA |
International Book Arts Exhibit, Jordan River Art Center, East Jordan/Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI |
Northwest Bookfest, Sandpoint Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA/Multnomah Public Library, Portland, OR |
Fifteenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition, MBS Enclave, Cincinnati, OH [T] |
By Chance: Serendipity and Random Chance in Contemporary Artists' Books, Yale Sterling Library, New Haven, CT |
9/11 Performance of Dear Mohammed Atta, directed by Bill Beeson; Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA |
Wayzgoose Invitational Letterpress Exhibition, School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA |
Third National Book & Paper Arts Biennial, Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago, IL |
The Beautiful, the Banal, the Bizarre, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C. |
Artist Members' Juried Show, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY |
Artist's Book 2002, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA |
The Quest for Meaning, Book Explorations 2002, New Art Forum, Kingston, MA | |
| 2001 |
Northwest Bookfest, Stadium Exhibition Center, Seattle, WA/Multnomah Public Library, Portland, OR
|
The Fourteenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition, MBS Conclave, Indianapolis, IN [T] |
The Art of the Book, Emily Carr School of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
Artist Members' Juried Show, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY |
PCBA Member Show, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
Art of the Written Word, Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA |
Print Symposium, Cortona, Italy |
Word, Wise, World: Creation of Minds, Book Explorations, New Art Forum, Kingston, MA |
Altered Books, MatrixArts, Sacramento, CA |
| 2000 |
The Artist's Book, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA |
Northwest Bookfest, Stadium Exhibition Center, Seattle, WA/Multnomah Public Library, Portland, OR |
The Thirteenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibit, MBS Conclave, Rutland, Vermont [T] |
What is Reading? San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA |
Book as Art XII, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. |
Stack the Deck, Hermitage Bookstore, Denver, CO |
...and the apple was eaten..., Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA [solo exhibit] |
The Story: Telling it My Way, Book Explorations, New Art Forum, Kingston, MA |
Form Follows Fantasy: Artist's Books of Unusual Design and Construction - Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA
|
| 1999-2001 | The View from Here: 100 Artists Mark the Centennial of Mount Rainier National Park - Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA [T] |
| 1999 |
Pyramid Atlantic Sixth Book Arts Fair - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Northwest Bookfest - Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA |
Stack the Deck - Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, Seattle, WA |
Charged Particles - Main Street Gallery, Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council, Ketchikan, AK |
Open Sesame: The Magic of Word, Image and Form of the Book - Everett Arts Center, Everett, WA |
9 - The Edison Eye, Edison, WA |
Beyond the Fold: Artist's Books: Traditional to Cutting Edge - The Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ |
Book Explorations '99 - The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA |
PCBA Biennial Exhibition - San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
Northwest Book Artists - Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA |
Book Arts 2000 and Beyond - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL [as part of conference] |
The Twelfth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition- Miniature Book Society Conclave, Germany |
Southern Graphics Conference Exhibit - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| 1998 | Northwest Bookfest Book Arts Exhibit - Seattle, WA | UNBOUND: Second Edition - IUPUI University Library, Indianapolis, IN |
Artists, Books and Print, 1980-1995 - Allen Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
Preview/Review - Faculty Art Exhibition, Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA |
| 1997 | UNBOUND - Herron Gallery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN |
Art & Soul of the Handmade Book - Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, WA |
Extremely Small Books - The Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL |
Dream Art Exhibition - Holden Art Center, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC |
Coptic & Collage - Center for Book Arts, New York |
Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
PCBA Biennial Exhibition - San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
Deckler Gallery - Portland, OR |
| 1996 | Open Book - Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA |
Paint the Town Read! - Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA |
Northwest Bookfest Book Arts Exhibit - Seattle, WA |
Turning the Page - International Book Arts Exhibition, Honolulu, HI |
Shape-Shifting: Transformations in the Art of the Book - U. of Northern Colorado, Greely, CO [T] |
Bound and Unbound - Deckler Gallery, Portland, OR |
Miniature Book Collection of Raphael Grunzweig - Ra'ananna, Israel |
Capturing Color: 500 Years of Paper Decoration - Allen Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 1995 | Endangered - Oregon Book Arts Guild 4th Book Biennial, Portland, OR |
One Percent for Art Collection - Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, AZ |
The Eighth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition - MBS Conclave, Pasadena, CA [T] |
Bibliomania - Pier 48, Seattle, WA |
Northwest Book Artists - Fortner Books, Bainbridge Island, WA |
The Ladies Printing Bee - Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, Seattle, WA |
The 1995 Print Exchange - San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
| 1994-1995 | NorthWest Women's Conference Exhibition - Washington Convention Center, Seattle, WA |
3rd Annual Handmade Book Show - Seattle Book Center, Seattle, WA |
| 1994 | The Seventh Annual Miniature Book Exhibition - MBS Conclave, Montreal, Quebec |
Bumbershoot Bookfair - Seattle, WA |
Inky Fingers: Works by Small & Fine Presses - Center for Book Arts, New York, NY |
Books - Objects of Art - Rugg Road Papers Gallery, Somerville, MA |
Off The Shelf: Books by Artists - Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ |
Books and Bookishness - De Paul University, Chicago, IL |
PCBA Member's Exhibition - San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
Installation of President Faculty Art Show - Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA |
Northwest Book Artists - Fortner Books, Bainbridge Island, WA |
Book Arts Guild Member Exhibit - Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA |
Letterpress Fair - Phinney Ridge Center, Seattle, WA |
| 1993 | The Sixth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition - MBS Conclave, Chicago, IL |
Handmade Books and Papers - Souvenirs of the Soul, Stanwood, WA |
Single Impressions - Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ |
Type Directors Club 39 - ITC Gallery, New York, NY [T] |
2nd Annual Handmade Book Show - Seattle Book Center, Seattle, WA |
Faculty Art Show - Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA |
The Print Exchange - Institute for the Book Arts, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1992 | Bumbershoot Bookfair - Seattle, WA |
Type Directors Club 38 - ITC Gallery, New York, NY [T] |
Pyramid Atlantic Second Book Art Fair - Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
PCBA Member's Exhibition - San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
| 1991 | Mirror & Metaphor: Artists' Book Works - Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA |
The Art of the Contemporary Book - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
adept, Showcase Two - Chicago, IL |
Bumbershoot Bookfair - Seattle, WA |
Pratt Fine Arts Center - Seattle, WA |
Adobe Exhibition Center - Mountain View, CA |
Western's Print Studio - Omni Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA |
| 1990-1991 | Artists' Books Exhibition - Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK |
| 1990 | Gray Art Gallery - School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
Bumbershoot Art Bound Artists' Book Exhibit - Seattle, WA |
Bumbershoot Bookfair - Seattle, WA |
The Book Stripped Bare: Books as Art - Art in Form Bookstore, Seattle, WA |
Western Art Faculty Show - Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA |
| 1989 | adept, Showcase One - Chicago, IL |
Bumbershoot Bookfair - Seattle, WA |
Self Image - The Israel Museum, Palevsky Design Pavilion, Jerusalem |
Women Faculty Past and Present - Western Washington University, Chrysalis Gallery, Bellingham, WA |
| 1988 | XIIIth Biennale of Graphic Design - Brno, Czechoslovakia |
Type Directors Club 34 - ITC Center, New York, NY [T] |
Selected work from EVE Press - Western Washington University, Wilson Library, Bellingham, WA |
| 1986 | XIIth Biennale of Graphic Design - Brno, Czechoslovakia |
Contemporary Book Arts Exhibit - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA |
| 1984 | XIth Biennale of Graphic Design - Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| |
|
| RETURN to Resume Index RETURN to Main Index |
|