Artists by Medium · Part 13 of 20
An artist's book uses the structure or function of a book as an expressive medium, so the artwork may live in binding, sequence, paper engineering, typography, handling, or sculptural form rather than in illustration alone. Smithsonian Libraries frames the form as art in book form, while the National Museum of Women in the Arts shows how bookworks can transform into objects and interactive constructions.
This group of 30 favors practitioners whose books reward close looking: hand-bound editions, letterpress experiments, altered volumes, concertina structures, and small sculptural worlds. The linked records anchor the list in collection objects and artist-controlled portfolios; image publication remains a separate rights decision even when a page offers a preview.
Rights note: each featured work or portfolio sample is presented as a link only. No contemporary artwork or documentary photograph is reproduced.
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Artists in this article
- Stephen Sidelinger
- Telfer Stokes
- Frances Butler
- Hedi Kyle
- Barbara Tetenbaum
- Susan Joy Share
- Susan Allix
- Clarissa Sligh
- Alisa Banks
- Priya Pereira
- Jan Sobota
- Elena del Rivero
- Helen Douglas
- Christine Kermaire
- Timothy Ely
- Anne Gilman
- Béatrice Coron
- Eva Mannerheim-Sparre
- Elena Salvini Pierallini
- Bill Burns
- Modhir Ahmed
- Julie Chen
- Chantal Zakari
- Douglas Cockerell
- Natalie d'Arbeloff
- Ann Kresge
- Sue Ann Robinson
- Mark Pawson
- Sarah Bodman
- Miriam Schaer
30 artists working in Book Art
1. Stephen Sidelinger link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Stephen Sidelinger as item Q7610523 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
My first artist's book (2012) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Indiana University Indianapolis identifies Sidelinger as creator, calls the object an artists' book, and supplies item images and materials.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
2. Telfer Stokes link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Telfer Stokes as “English painter.”
Passage (1972) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The University of North Dakota record identifies Stokes, labels the medium Artist Book, and provides a preview.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
3. Frances Butler link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Frances Butler as “American book artist, designer, printer, and educator (1940–2024).”
Occult Psychogenic Misfeasance (1980) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The San Francisco Center for the Book exhibition page names Butler and documents this photo, collage, Xerox, and laminated artist's-book edition with an image.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
4. Hedi Kyle link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Hedi Kyle as “German-born American book artist and educator.”
Space: The Planets, Stars, Moon (1985) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The National Gallery of Art identifies Kyle as a book artist and lists this bound concertina-style work.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
5. Barbara Tetenbaum link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Barbara Tetenbaum as “American book artist, printer, and educator.”
Glimpse (2011) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The publisher's work page credits Barbara Tetenbaum and Julie Chen and documents the edition's book structure and letterpress construction.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
7. Susan Allix link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Susan Allix as “British bookbinder and book artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Annex Galleries profile identifies Allix and explains that she creates each entire book herself, from letterpress and illustration through binding, alongside visible work examples. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
8. Clarissa Sligh link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Clarissa Sligh as “American artist whose practice includes artists' books.”
Transforming Hate: An Artist's Book (2016) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Walker Art Center record identifies Sligh as artist and the object explicitly as an artist's book.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
9. Alisa Banks link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Alisa Banks as “American book and textile artist (born 1961).”
History of a People (2023) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Banks's work page explicitly calls History of a People a unique artist's book, documents its materials and dimensions, and presents multiple views.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
10. Priya Pereira link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Priya Pereira as “Indian artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Book Art connection: The National Museum of Women in the Arts feature is explicitly devoted to Pereira's book art and illustrates and discusses her bound and sculptural books. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
11. Jan Sobota link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Jan Sobota as “Czech-Swiss bookbinder (1939–2012).”
The Hound of the Baskervilles conclusion and retrospection (Jan and Jarmila Sobota, 2006) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Commons file page visibly presents The Hound of the Baskervilles book object and identifies Jan and Jarmila Sobota and the 2006 date in its title and source metadata.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
12. Elena del Rivero link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Elena del Rivero as “Spanish artist.”
The Book of Dust (2006) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art credits del Rivero and classifies The Book of Dust as an artist's book, with four views and object metadata.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
13. Helen Douglas link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Helen Douglas as “Scottish book artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Book Art connection: Tate's Transforming Artist Books project credits Douglas and visibly presents Postscript: The Pond at Deuchar as a digital artist-book work. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
14. Christine Kermaire link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Christine Kermaire as “Belgian artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Book Art connection: MassArt's Artists' Books collection page is dedicated to Kermaire and visibly presents her named bookwork Expurgated. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
15. Timothy Ely link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Timothy Ely as item Q7807181 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Approach to the Site (1986) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Morgan Library catalog identifies Ely as creator and documents a signed, uniquely artist-bound illustrated edition.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
16. Anne Gilman link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Anne Gilman as “Artist.”
this place / this hour (2019) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Gilman's page explicitly documents this limited-edition accordion-fold artist book, including its date, materials, dimensions, context, and images.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
17. Béatrice Coron link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Béatrice Coron as “French born American artist.”
Hi Five! Stories from the Five Boroughs (2019) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Coron's official page explicitly identifies Hi Five! as a handmade, numbered artist's book and provides multiple views and construction details.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
18. Eva Mannerheim-Sparre link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Eva Mannerheim-Sparre as “Finnish artist and writer (1870–1957).”
Sire Degrevaunt binding (1896) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Duke University Libraries identifies Eva Sparre as the bookbinder and artist, illustrates the signed modeled-calfskin binding, and describes its construction.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
19. Elena Salvini Pierallini link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Elena Salvini Pierallini as “Italian embroiderer and book artist.”
Libri in piedi — The source documents the Book Art connection: Salvini Pierallini's illustrated official page explicitly presents Libri in piedi as a series of libri d'artista (artist's books).
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
20. Bill Burns link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Bill Burns as “Canadian artist.”
Dogs and Boats and Airplanes (2008) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Art Metropole files the work under Artists' Books, credits Burns, and documents the signed edition of bound postcards with a preview image.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
21. Modhir Ahmed link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Modhir Ahmed as “Iraqi-Swedish artist (born 1956).”
Vecka nr.II (2007) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Commons file description identifies Vecka nr.II as an artist book by Ahmed and shows the artist with poet Tomas Tranströmer signing it.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
22. Julie Chen link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Julie Chen as “American book artist and founder of Flying Fish Press.”
Bon Bon Mots (1998) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The museum describes Chen's artists' books and presents Bon Bon Mots with materials and an image.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
23. Chantal Zakari link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Chantal Zakari as “Turkish-American artist.”
Artists’ books and publications — The source documents the Book Art connection: Zakari's official studio-projects page gives artists' books and publications a dedicated illustrated section and identifies her bookworks.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
24. Douglas Cockerell link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Douglas Cockerell as “British bookbinder (1870–1945).”
Special bindings for The Land of the New Adventure (1932) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Dalhousie Libraries documents Cockerell's handmade binding catalogue and illustrates his fine bindings.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
25. Natalie d'Arbeloff link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Natalie d'Arbeloff as “British American artist.”
Selected handmade bookworks — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Society of Designer Craftsmen classifies d'Arbeloff under Paper and Artist Books and visibly presents her handmade bookworks.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
26. Ann Kresge link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Ann Kresge as “American book artist, printmaker, papermaker, and educator.”
Shadow Play: An Artists’ Book (1998) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Women's Studio Workshop credits Kresge, explicitly identifies the object as an artist's book, and supplies images, a PDF, binding and structure metadata.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
27. Sue Ann Robinson link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Sue Ann Robinson as “American book artist and museum curator.”
Uru Pacha: World Beneath the Other (1995) — The source documents the Book Art connection: Smithsonian Libraries presents Robinson's illustrated book object in Science and the Artist's Book and gives its title, date, materials, and concept.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
28. Mark Pawson link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Mark Pawson as “British artist (1964–2025).”
Selected artists’ books — The source documents the Book Art connection: Pawson's official bibliography includes a dedicated Publications–Artists Books section listing his named book editions.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
29. Sarah Bodman link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Sarah Bodman as “British book artist and scholar.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Book Art connection: The University of the West of England Book Arts page identifies Bodman and visibly documents her artists' books, editions, and book-art projects. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
30. Miriam Schaer link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Miriam Schaer as “American book artist and interdisciplinary artist.”
Witness (2012) — The source documents the Book Art connection: The Walker Art Center's library collection record credits Schaer and gives the closed dimensions and medium of this bookwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
Method and source notes
- Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books
- NMWA, The Book as Art: Books in Disguise
- Medium-specific discovery category for Book Art
Selection excludes the previous 600-profile series and favors less familiar names where the evidence allows. The opening image is an original AI-assisted editorial visual made for this series, not a work by a featured artist. Featured works and documentary images are linked rather than reproduced because reuse rights were not cleared.
