Exhibition History

2026

• Anything Helps will be featured in American Stories: Artists' Books from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, opening October 8, 2026 at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition showcases more than 50 artist books from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collection, exploring American identity through personal, collective, and national histories, with works by artists including Sol LeWitt, Adrian Piper, and Ed Ruscha. Click here to learn more about Anything Helps. Be sure to watch the “Artists’ Books Unshelved” video critique of the book, plus download a free PDF Zine version that you can cut, fold and keep!

• Fifteen - Puget Sound Book Artists (PSBA) Annual Members’ Exhibition. Univeristy of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

• Laura was Nominated as one of four Book Artists in Arizona for Women to Watch 2027: A Book Arts Revolution, by the Arizona Committee of NMWA, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC.

• Beneath the Surface - Paperworks 25th Anniversary Members Exhibit at the Steinfeld Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2025

• Ritual - an International Juried Exhibition of Book Art Presented by 23 Sandy at Baylor University, Waco, TX

• Book Arts: Beyond Expectations, juried exhibition, The Gallery at Liggett Studio, Tulsa, OK

2024

• The Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library

• Perception, members exhibition curated by Jo Anderson. PaperWorks: the Sonoran Collective of Paper & Book Artists. Pima College Visual Arts Gallery, through September 6, 2024. Tucson, AZ

2023

• C O N T E N T 2023; Artist Book Exhibit, The Artery Gallery, Davis, CA

• FREEDOM Project, invitational exhibition, Fundacja Correspondance Des Arts, Łódź, Poland

• Dreams - Presented by 23 Sandy and the Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

• Westward Bound, American Academy of Bookbinding, Curated by Alicia Bailey, Telluride, CO

• Moments of Transformation, The Morgan Conservatory Art of Papermaking 11th Annual Juried Show, Cleveland, OH

• Shadow and Light, Photography Exhibition, Organized by Beau Beausoleil, Part of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Fisher Fine Arts Library at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, PA

2022

• Shapes of Things to Come, Sherry Grover Gallery at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA

• Changing the Conversation: Artists’ Books, Zines and Broadsides from the Collins Memorial Library Collection, Tacoma, WA

• The Book as Art v10: Transformation, DeKalb Library, Decatur, GA

• Pulp, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA

• Flourish, Curated by Alicia Bailey, Crested Butte Center for the Arts Kinder Padon Gallery, CO

• [ ih-maj-in ], University of Arizona Poetry Center, PaperWorks, Tucson Arizona

• Wild/LIFE: the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition, Six Exhibition Venues, through 2022

2021

• Movable Medley, Abecedarian Artist Books at the Art Students League, Denver, CO

• Redux, Puget Sound Book Artists, Collins Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

• Unseen, 23 Sandy, form + concept gallery, Santa Fe, NM

• The Book as Art v9.0: Muse, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA

• Every Day and Special Days, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Sherry Grover Gallery

• Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library

• Wild/LIFE: the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition, Six Exhibition Venues, 2021-2022

• The Morgan Conservatory Annual Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio

• CONTENT, Juried Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, California **Playful Content Award**

• Reclamation: Artists Books on the Environment, Juried Exhibition, San Francisco Center for the Book, California

• Shadow and Light, Photography Exhibition, Curated by Beau Beausoleil, Part of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, University of Santa Barbara Library, California

2020

• Between the Fold, Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington **Best Traditional Book Award**

• Rising Together | an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience, College Book Arts Association, University of Puget Sound

• The Book as Art: The Page and Beyond, Light Art Space, Silver City, New Mexico

• HeArt of the Book, Artworks, Loveland, Colorado

2019

• The Book as Art: The Page & Beyond, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA

• Rising Together | an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience, College Book Arts Association, University of Iowa and Center for Book Arts in New York

• Shadow and Light, a photography project honoring assassinated Iraqi academics. An Al-Mutanbbi Street Starts Here project curated by Beau Beausoleil.

• The Artful Book, Long Beach Museum of Art, Guild of Bookworkers, California Chapter, Long Beach, CA

• The Book as Art v7.0: Wonders, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA

• An Abecedarian of Artist’s Books, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA

• The Art of the Fold, Abecedarian Gallery at Denver Public LIbrary, Denver, CO

• Reflections on Accomplishments, Puget Sound Book Artists Members Exhibition, Collins Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA  **People’s Choice Award for Technical Skills and Structure**

2018

• Click! Photography Festival Photobook Exhibition, Horse and Buggy Press, Durham, NC, **Purchase Prize Award from UNC Sloan Library**

• Rising Together | an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience, College Book Arts Association, University of Utah

• Women’s Work, Samek Museum at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA

• Unrestricted: An Exploration of Artist Books, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA

2017

• Focus on the Book Arts, Faculty and staff exhibition, Forest Grove, OR

• Reader’s Art: Control/Alt/Shift, Curated by Susan Hensel and Jeff Rathermel, Cowles Literary Commons, Minnesota Center for Book Art, Minneapolis

• Northwest Musings, Puget Sound Book Artists, Collins Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

• Relics & Ruins, 3rd Biennial International Artist Books Exhibition, A6 Gallery, Bend, OR

• In Remembrance: People, Times, & Places, Curated by Lucy Childs, San Francisco Center for the Book, CA

2016

• In, On, Of Paper, Paper Circle Center for Paper and Book Arts, Columbus, OH

• Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY

• Just One Look, invitational exhibition in conjunction with the Women’s Classical Caucus Conference, curated by Lauren Dudley and Sandra Kroupa, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Spring

• Paper Chase, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR

• Puget Sound Book Artists Members Exhibition, Tacoma, WA

• Bridging the Water: Puget Sound Book Artists on display at the Bower Ashton Library. Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

2015

• Unhinged: Book Art on the Cutting Edge, Invitational Book Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum of Art, Bellingham, Washington

• About Books, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima County Community College, Tucson, Arizona

• College Book Arts Association 2015 Members Exhibition, Scripps College, Claremont, CA

• Artists Books from the Baylor Book Arts Collection, Crouch Fine Arts Library, Baylor University, Waco, TX

2014

• Stories That Women Tell, Pacific University Cawein Gallery, Forest Grove, OR

• Design Book Art 2, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Design Library

• RiTUAL, 110 CHURCH Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

• College Book Arts Association Members’ Exhibition, Present(ation) Public(ation) Install(ation), J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

• Puget Sound Book Artists Members Exhibition, Tacoma, WA **Collins Library Award**

2013

• Under the Wings of Artemis: Scholars, Artists and the Places Between, University of Washington Special Collections Library. Curated by Lauren Dudley, Seattle, WA

• An Inventory of al-Mutanabbi Street, The John Rylands Library, Manchester, UK (Project travels through 2016)

• Photo Book Works, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO

• The Art of the Book, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

2012

• DIY: Photographers & Books, Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

• Puget Sound Book Artists Members Exhibition, Tacoma, WA

• Interplay: Photographers Focus on the Book, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR

• College Book Arts Association Members Exhibition, San Francisco Public Library

2011

• The Un[framed] Photograph, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

• Urban/Urbane, Readers Art 11, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

• Puget Sound Book Artists Members Exhibition, Tacoma, WA

• Design Book Art, Environmental Design Library, University of California, Berkeley

2010

• Book Arts Invitational, Bright Hill Literary Arts Center, Treadwell, NY

• Photo Book Works, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO

• The Book as Art: Hand2Hand, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA

2009

• Beyond Words, The Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ

• Turning the Page, VisArts/Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD

2008

• Off the Page, The Greenhouse at Guernsey, Channel Island, England

• Tango, Onda Gallery, Portland, Oregon

• Keep Portland Weird, Juried Exhibition. Portland City Hall

• Peripheral Vision, Inner Light Photographic Society, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland

• Photography in Book Arts and the Book in Photography. New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

• Photoworks, Solo Show, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO

2007

• Urban Decay, Solo Show, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan

• The Book Ever After, College of the Mainland Fine Art Gallery, Texas

• The Art of the Book, Bainbridge Arts Center, Seattle

• Road Trip, Minneapolis Center for Book Arts

2006

• Mutilated/Cultivated Environments, The Center for Book Arts, New York

2005

• Book + Art = ?, Core New Art Space, Denver, Colorado

• Miniature Book Society, Miniature Book Exhibition, New Orleans

• Photographic Artist Books, Art Books Press, Seattle, Washington

• The Intensive Spirit, Steamboat Springs Art Council, Colorado

• Reader’s Art 5, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis

2004

• Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair and Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland

• Art Books Press, Annual Juried Artist Book Show, Seattle

• Guild of Bookworkers NWxSW Exhibit, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Emory University, Atlanta

• BookFest, New York City

• The Second Annual Book Arts Lounge, Curator & Exhibitor, Denver

• The Veil: What Remains Hidden, Women’s Caucus for Art, Colorado State University Curfman Gallery

2003

• Creativity Unbound: Artists’ Books from the Special Collections Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

• Book Forms: Form in Reform, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

• National Book and Language Juried Show, CORE New Art Space, Denver

• Miniature Book Society, Miniature Book Exhibition, Toronto

• Guild of Book Workers Midwest Chapter, Stone Eye, Traveling Exhibit

• Round Up 2003, Guild of Bookworkers Rocky Mountain Chapter Show

• Miniature Book Society, Miniature Book Exhibition, Toronto

2002

• Craft USA 2002, National Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT

• Seconda Mostra Internazionale di Legatura d’Arte in Italia. Art Bookbinding Exhibition in Macerata, Italy. Set book exhibition of Il Canticle Delle Creature.

• Spark Gallery, The Painted Book, Curator, Denver

• Bright Hill Press National Book Arts Exhibition, Treadwell, NY

• University of Indianapolis, Art of the Book, National Juried Exhibition

• Oregon Book Arts Guild Biennial Juried Book Show, Portland

2001

• Nine Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Denver, Colorado

• Women’s Caucus for Art, Group Show, Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado

• Book Buffs, Artist’s Books Exhibition, Denver, Colorado