{"id":278,"date":"2026-02-06T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/special-collections\/?p=278"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:01:50","slug":"spring-2026-artists-book-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/special-collections\/2026\/02\/06\/spring-2026-artists-book-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2026 Artist’s Book Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In conjunction with the Biennial Artist Book Competition, UNT Special Collections and Archives is proud to display in the Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room some of our artist book acquisitions through the years! In the spirit of \u201cRethinking the Codex\u201d<\/a>, this selection of books shows a small number of the myriad and unique artist books our vault contains using non-traditional materials or non-traditional shape language. These acquisitions come from students, community members, and professional artist book makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julie VonDerVellen\u2018s \u201c26.2 miles\u201d (a pair of paper shoes) pictured on display in the reading room.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Lovas\u2019 \u201cOne of Two\u201d, Candace Hicks\u2019 \u201cCommon Threads\u201d and Howard Spillman\u2019s \u201cMy Tooth Fairy Pillow\u201d represent textile-based books, trading in paper and ink for fabric mediums like cloth, yarn, and handkerchiefs with Xerox-transferred images; others focus on the structural, model-like approach to making artist books with examples such as Julie VonDerVellen\u2018s \u201c26.2 miles\u201d (a pair of paper shoes), Edward Hutchin\u2019s \u201cDo Sit Down!\u201d (a miniature model chair with a book inside), and Julie Chen\u2019s \u201cChrysalis\u201d (a sculptural book object in the shape of a faceted oloid that is held closed with magnets). Sophia Carswell\u2019s \u201cThe Hypochondriac\u201d and Edie Overturf\u2019s \u201cPeeling a never-ending onion\u201d focus more on the housing of the book and the way in which one should read it, with Carswell\u2019s being encased in a latched box and Overturf\u2019s contained in several different booklets tucked into the main sleeve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Work by Candice Hicks and Kathy Lovas on display in the reading room.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The \u201dRethinking the Codex\u201d Artist Book Symposium <\/a>will take place on Saturday, March 28th, 2026. Come by the Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room before then to see these amazing examples in person! The display is available during open hours, 9am \u2013 4pm, Monday \u2013 Friday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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