Rebecca goodale is a book artist, whose work can be found in numerous public. Several have been students of cba program coordinator rebecca goodale. A portland, maine artist, rebecca goodale is noted throughout new england as a creator of unique and limited edition artists books, many with sculptural components. Recently she has been revisiting her training as a textile designer by employing that aesthetic and various printmaking techniques to create large scale repeatable patterns. For the past twenty years rebecca goodale has been creating a series of artists books about maine s rare plants and animals.
The exhibition includes 62 works of art by 22 maine. People kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts. The maine crafts association mca, a statewide nonprofit organization promoting the work of maine s craft artists, has named book artist rebecca goodale of freeport, maine as a 2015 recipient of the mca master craft artist award. Many of the artists showing work are associated with the kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts at the university of southern maine. This rebecca goodale piece is part of the book artists current exhibition at coastal maine botanical gardens through july 31. Goodale has received many awards, grants, and fellowships, and has taught book arts at various institutions, including the haystack mountain school of crafts. Goodale teaches design and book arts for the usm art department. Rebecca goodale, book artist, arts administrator and educator. The ant girls are dorothy schwartz, rebecca goodale, vivien russe and colleen kinsella. With this body of work, now over 80 titles and counting, goodale aims to raise awareness and appreciation of maines. Rebecca goodale has been creating innovative and sublimelymade artists books for many years and frequently does collaborative work with other artists as well as public art installations. Join facebook to connect with rebecca goodale and others you may know. Summer book arts online university of southern maine.
In 2009, the maine crafts association began to honor individual maine craft artists each year by awarding master crafts artist recognition for a body of work that is exceptional. This exhibit planned to show an array of artists books from current students in rebecca goodale s spring 2020 class, art 399 the printed book. She is also the faculty director of usms book arts at stone house, and the program coordinator for usms kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts. An adjunct professor in the art department at the university of southern maine since 1981, she has also taught book arts courses at haystack mountain school of crafts in deer. I reengaged with book arts when i took the illuminated autobiography at usm in the mid1990s from rebecca goodale and dennis gilbert. Photo courtesy of rose marasco, usm art department distinguished professor emerita. The center for book arts celebrates the innovative and engaging nature of book arts through lectures and workshops by national and regional book artists, and through exhibits of artists books. Rebecca goodale is a book artist whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the united states including the local collections at bowdoin college library, the maine women writers collection, and the. Music is hubble by guardian mind mix, with alabama frogs and crickets. Community calendar southern midcoast maine chamber. Delve into the legacy of book arts with classes in letterpress, book structures, digital design, and publishing, covering both traditional techniques and new technologies. Coordinator, kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts.
Handmade artists books at maine fiberarts portland. Master craft artist award maine crafts association. Goodales primary body of work is a series of artists books and prints about the plants and animals currently listed as threatened or endangered by the state of maine. A story without text of a dogs jaunts on an unnamed maine island on a summer day, the book depicts womans best friend as she swims in the water, chases seagulls, then heads for. Rebecca is represented by the turtle gallery in deer isle and by vamp and tramp booksellers in birmingham, al. Various events throughout the summer are also planned for the local community, including a oneday workshop event on saturday, july 14th during which community members can sign up to take a class in book arts taught by rebecca goodale, ceramics taught by jemma gascoine, or handcranked kinetic sculptures taught by wade warman. Local artists in maine fiberarts handmade artist books. Mission statement to delight, engage and enlighten book artists and the wider public through outstanding exhibits.
Local artists in maine fiberarts handmade artist books show. A july 15, 2010 interview with book artist rebecca goodale during paper and book intensive in machias, maine. Maine fiberarts projectsincluding this websiteare made possible with the continuing support of our members and friends. Kate cheney chappell book arts kate cheney chappell art space. Rebecca is a book artist, whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the united states including the local collections at bowdoin college library, the maine women writers. Kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts at usm, portland, maine. University of southern maine a member of the university. Goodale spent twelve years working on her lullaby in maine project, which, like many of her works, is presented as a book. She was a recipient of the maine crafts association 2012 master craft award, and was an emerging artist at the 2004 nceca conference national council on education in the ceramic arts. C the maine women writers collection at the university of new england in.
Remember the wonder and excitement you experienced as characters or scenes literally sprang to life before your eyes. Her awards include a new forms regional initiative grant from the new england foundation for the arts, a mellon grant for the. Rebecca goodale has been an adjunct professor of art, teaching book arts and design, at the university of southern maine for over 30 years. Maine fiberarts is a statewide nonprofit organization formed in 2000. Portland public library shows sculpture centered around. Rebecca goodale kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts. One of a kind is an exhibition on view now through sept. Rebecca goodale is a book artist and art department faculty member at the university of southern maine. Her work is in many collections including the maine women writers collection at une, bowdoin college library, herron art library at iupui, boston athenaeum, yale university, harvard university, the library of congress, and the portland museum of art.
Goodale is the faculty director for book arts at stone house at the university of southern maine. Rebecca goodale usm art department university of southern. Rebecca goodale, program coordinator, kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts, university of southern maine. Her teaching career started much later, when she took a position in georgia state university as a way to fund her. Sometimes its fun to limit yourself and see what happens. Goodales current body of work consists of a series of artists books about the.
The maine crafts association mca, a statewide nonprofit organization promoting the work of maines craft artists, has named book artist rebecca goodale of freeport, maine and jeweler sam shaw of northeast harbor, maine and as the 2015 recipients of. Rebecca goodale s morning glories through the ica window. A portland, maine artist, rebecca goodale is noted throughout new england as. Freeport artist draws attention to maines endangered. In addition to lisberger, who has a few pieces in the show, other maine artists include cynthia ahlstrin and frank turek. She is the faculty director of the university of southern maines book arts at stone house. Rebecca goodale in exhibition, darkness and light, at.
This set of three books traveled between the artists studios at bowdoin college, freeport, and portland, maine for printing, hand coloring and. Rebecca has taught book arts and design at the university of southern maine for 4 decades. Book arts podcasts page 5 slis the university of alabama. She teaches drawing at maine college of art and various other schools including the usm summer book arts program. Headed by rebecca goodale, the cba offers outstanding lectures, workshops, and exhibits by regional and national book artists for usm students and the general public. This exhibition includes many artists associated with the kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts at the university of southern maine. Rebecca goodale is a noted book artist, whose books are soughtafter treasures that can be found in public collections throughout the united states.
We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and mediarelated professions. Usm book arts, the university of southern maine presents an array of artists books from current students in rebecca goodales spring 2020 class, art 399 the printed book, along with an eclectic display of topics and book formats from artists in the critique group at the usm kcc83cba. Freeport artist draws attention to maines endangered species. A show of prints and artists books by rebecca goodale opens on. Rebecca goodale is the program coordinator for usms kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts, is the faculty director for the book arts program. Several of the artists have been students of cba program coordinator rebecca goodale. Kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts university. The maine crafts association mca, a statewide nonprofit organization promoting the work of maines craft artists, has named book artist rebecca goodale of freeport, maine as a 2015 recipient of the mca master craft artist award.
Rebecca goodale kate cheney chappell 83 center for book. Maine poet laureate highlights students by usms goodale on. Artists books, printmaking and design by maine artist rebecca goodale. Rebecca goodale is a noted book artist, whose books are soughtafter treasures that can be found in public collections throughout the united states including locally at bowdoin college library, the university of new england, the maine women writers collection, and the portland museum of art. Center for book arts, glickman family library, portland campus. Book arts travel classes taught by rebecca goodale and lin lisberger. Her passion for making books started when she was quite youngshe sold her first book, my chicken, to her mother for a quarter. Since 2000, maine artist rebecca goodale has been creating artists books about plants and animals currently listed as threatened or endangered by the state of maine. All of that said, there are book artists in this show, including rebecca goodale, coordinator of the center for book arts at the university of southern maine. Flip through the pages of rebecca goodales island dog and youll be struck by the brilliance of its saturated colors and the charming simplicity of the imagery. Remember what it was like as a kid when you opened a popup book.
She is also a versatile and accomplished artist in. Box, 2, 4 maine turtles, 2000, accordion book with four prints, from unnumbered edition of four. Rebecca goodale is a book artist, whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the united states including the local collections at bowdoin college library, the maine women writers collection, and the portland museum of art. In 2006, i gave the university of southern maine a gift that enabled the university to create and endow a center for book arts in portland. Goodale studied printmaking and textile design at the portland me school of art, the memphis college of art, and cranbrook academy of art in bloomfield hills, michigan. The maine crafts association announces the mca 2015 master craft artist award recipients. University of southern maine a member of the university of maine system po box 9300, portland, me 04104 18008004usm. Rebecca goodale is a book artist whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the united states including the local collections at bowdoin college library, the maine women writers collection, and the portland museum of art. Her awards include a new forms regional initiative grant from the new england foundation for the arts, a mellon grant for the humanities at bates. Rebecca also just collaborated on a beautiful book with ghana artist, atta kwami,the book has now been purchased by the smithsonians african museum. Sam shaw, jeweler and sculptor, craft community advocate and leader. Her work is featured in collections around the nation, including those of the library of congress and the smithsonian african museum of art, both in washington, d.
Darkness and the light is organized by the institute of contemporary art at maine college of art, interim director of exhibitions nikki rayburn, and guest curator lissa hunter. Lynn is a founding trustee of watershed center for the ceramic arts. Kate cheney chappell 83 center for book arts at usm. Then i cut more and more away and then, like a visual book, i look for a certain rhythm and pace. Maine fiberarts centergallery in topsham houses revolving exhibitions, digital photo libraries, and offers networking to connect the public to maine fiber art, craft and farms.
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