A couple of years ago, the Manly Library quietly began
building a small collection of artist books. Works are added to the
collection through a biennial acquisitive Artists Book Award, donations and
occasional purchases outside the award program. A changing selection of works
from the collection is on display at the library and the entire
collection can be viewed online.
Despite its short life, the Award has acquired a certain
prestige and attracts entries from established Australian and international
book artists as well as from young and aspiring practitioners. The 2013 Award
was judged by Noreen Grahame (Director of the Centre for the Artist Book) and
Monica Oppen (writer, printmaker, photographer and bookbinder) and I was thrilled to have one of my recent works, DEATHMASK (above), included in the Award exhibition.
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