Rocinante Press

Scapegoat Services and other Exhibition Updates

2009-09-15T00:07:00.005-04:00

This weekend, September 19, my performative installation MODERN DAY SCAPEGOAT SERVICES will take place at the X Initiative. It will take place from 3-6 PM. The X Initiative is located at 548 West 22nd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York. MODERN DAY SCAPEGOAT SERVICES and the X Initiative are both free and open to the public.

In other news, BOOK BOMBS, the project I am collaborating on with Mary Tasillo, has been selected for the Welcome House Project. We will be inhabiting the space on October 9, where will be inviting passers-by to make paper and turn the inside of the House into a daylong community installation about Love Park.

I also will be participating in two upcoming exhibitions - Paperworks, in Art in City Hall, on display from October 1 - January 1, 2010, with an opening reception on October 8th from 5-7 PM, and Bodies in Motion, A Running Commentary, an exhibition of works and a fundraiser for the Girls Gotta Run Foundation at the Holy Family University Gallery, from October 1-30, with an opening reception on October 7 from 6-8 PM.

Wheatpasting in Chelsea

2009-09-08T11:54:00.007-04:00

Click on images to see them large (and read their text).

Modern Day Scapegoat Services

2009-09-02T14:38:00.000-04:00

August News: Book Bombs and Upcoming Exhibitions

2009-08-06T12:35:00.003-04:00

As part of the upcoming Philagrafika 2010 Festival, I will be collaborating with Mary Tasillo on a project called BOOK BOMBS. Our project is just in its infancy, please keep your eyes peeled as it develops.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

This fall the Migratory Books Project will be part of an exhibition at Visual Studies Workshop called The Democratic Multiple, curated by my Book Bombs collaborator, Mary Tasillo. I will also be exhibiting with the Philadelphia Women's Caucus for Art at the Holy Family University Gallery in a show called A Running Commentary: Bodies in Motion, a benefit exhibition for the Girls Gotta Run Foundation.

Finally, my solo exhibition, Las Montañas Secas, will be on display in the Kunst Vault Space at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in November. More details to come....

The Hybrid Book Fair

2009-05-18T17:12:00.002-04:00

On Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, from 1-6 PM, I will be offering handmade paper and my artists books for sale at the Hybrid Book Fair.

The Hybrid Book Fair will take place at the Gershman Y, located at 401 South Broad Street, on the corner of Spruce and South Broad, in Center City, Philadelphia. Visitors get in free!

I am just one of 100 vendors who are coming from all over the world to participate. Hope some of you can make it out.

Also on display during the fair is Art To Be Read, UArts MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Alumni Exhibition, which is open June 1-30, and will be open to the public during the Hybrid Book Fair. Please feel welcome to check it out.

Vueles in Artist Book News

2009-05-09T09:56:00.002-04:00

This past year, I received the Artist Book News Grant, which provided some partial funding for my book Vueles (Flights) to be featured in Artist Book News, both online and in print. To check out my page on their site, please visit here.

Reverse Archaeology

2009-04-10T14:54:00.001-04:00

The Brain Constructing the World

2009-04-08T10:29:00.002-04:00

The Bryn Mawr College Collective Serendip is collaborating with the Painted Bride Art Center in an online exhibit, The Brain Constructing the World, associated with the Synesthesia exhibition. To check out my profile, visit here. To see the rest of the online exhibition, please visit here.

Upcoming April Exhibitions

2009-03-18T14:54:00.003-04:00

In April, I will be having two exhibitions. The first is a solo installation titled Reverse Archaeology at The Moore Art Shop. The Moore Art Shop is located at Moore College of Art and Design, at 20th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Stay tuned for future posts with details for opening reception.

I will also be part of the group exhibition Synesthesia, curated by Anabelle Rodriguez. This exhibition will be at the Painted Bride Art Center, and will run from April 3-May 16, with opening receptions on First Friday, April 3, and First Friday, May 1, both from 5-7 PM. The Painted Bride Art Center is located at 230 Vine Street in Old City Philadelphia. This show will feature my Shroud series, a group of photopolymer images printed on thermochromatic fabric. Viewers are invited to touch these pieces, in order to see how their hands transform their appearance.

Upcoming March Exhibitions and Events

2009-02-23T15:20:00.003-05:00

This March, I will have work in two exhibitions.

Locally, my work is part of PLASTIC AT THE PLASTIC, an exhibition of work by members of the Philadelphia Women's Caucus for Art taking place at the historic Plastic Club of Philadelphia. The Plastic Club is located at 247 South Camac Street in Philadelphia, and the show will run from March 1-29. The exhibition is open to the public on Tuesdays from 12-3, Wednesdays from 9:30-12:30 and 1-4, Thursdays from 10-3 and 6:30-9:30, Fridays from 6:30-9:30, and Sundays from 2-5. A opening reception will take place Sunday, March 1, from 2-5. There will also be a performance event, at which I will be reading from some of my artist books, on Sunday, March 15, from 2-4.

I am also part of the exhibition WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT, taking place in the Florisant Valley Contemporary Art Gallery at Saint Louis Community College from March 2-31, in St Louis, MO. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10-4, and Saturdays from 10-3. In April, the exhibition travels to the Riverside Gallery of Woody Groves, MO, for the month. Also featured in this exhibiion is Women Helping Women, Stitch by Stitch, the WCA and Rubia Collaborative Quilt.

I am also officially starting my residency at Vineland High School South through Appel Farm Arts and Music Center. In order to help document and promote the project and the discussions around it, I have launched The Paper Soldier Project, my newest blog.

It's a busy month for me, but I hope some of you can come out and see the shows and check out The Paper Soldier Project as it progresses!

Artist Book News Grant

2009-02-21T16:00:00.005-05:00

I am very excited to say that I was one of two artists selected by Artist Book News to receive their Artist Book News Grant for 2009.

The grant covers part of the cost of advertising my book Vueles in their Spring 2009 Newsletter. The story of Vueles is a pair intersecting narratives, the first focused on the migration of the endangered Red Knot, whose travels take it between where I live in the Delaware Bay Area and where my family lives in Argentina. The second story focuses on Argentina's Guerra Sucia and the genocides that were organized by the military regime at that time. At the crossroads of these two stories is where I stand. The book was printed with screen prints, lithographs, and letterpress, on handmade paper made from the clothing of my family members.

Recent Work by Alumni of the MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Program

2009-02-10T14:50:00.006-05:00

The first print of my newest series, Body Maps, has been selected for the exhibition Recent Work by Alumni of the MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Program, part of The Hybrid Book series of events taking place in June 2009. The first print, Body Maps (Triptych), a detail of which can be seen here, is also my first venture into fine digital printing, and will be printed by Silicon Gallery.

This series of prints are based on projections of maps from specific locations that were projected onto my own body. They are an exploration of how travel and place affect who we are, both physically and spiritually.

Stay tuned for more information about this exhibition and my participation in the Hybrid Book Fair in June 2009!

Michelle Wilson and Rocinante Press on NEXUS Radio

2009-01-18T16:36:00.003-05:00

On February 1, from 2-4 PM, I will be participating in a Zine Reading on Nexus Radio, the current project at Nexus Foundation for Today's Art. Organized by Katie Haegele of The Lala Theory, I will be reading from both the Spanish and English versions of the Migratory Books.

Other readers will be in attendance, including Bonnie MacAllister. Nexus Foundation for Today's Art is located at 1400 North American Street, on the first floor of the Crane Arts Building, in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Hope to see some of you there!

Aquifer - New Book for 2009

2009-01-13T12:29:00.003-05:00

As an exercise in bringing more spontaneity into my studio, my first book of the new year, Aquifer, is now complete. This unique accordion book is made from lithographs hand-painted with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and carborundum. Text tip-ins are ink jet printed on handmade Japanese Gampi made by the artist in the nagashizuki method. More handmade paper, an abaca blend with subtle metallic pigment, has been used for the cover.

Upcoming Residency through Appel Farm

2009-01-12T14:21:00.002-05:00

This spring I have been invited to be the Artist-In-Residence at Vineland High School in Vineland, NJ, through the Appel Farm Artist-In-Residence Program. The students and I will be collaborating on an installation that will premier at the Vineland Public Library, and then tour to various other sites in New Jersey.

This residency will focus on students reactions to war both past and present. It will involve interviews with veterans from WWII and our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Check back here for updates as this project progresses!

INFINITE THREAD - New Artist Book

2008-12-16T11:09:00.006-05:00

Over the past few years, I have frequently collaborated with the artist Marie Elcin. Our most recent collaboration is an artist book titled Infinite Thread (see images above, click on image for larger version). It consists of screen prints and letterpress on shaped-deckle handmade paper, made from a combination of cotton and silk.

This collaboration was an exploration of processes, unified by a shared interest in water as a source of inspiration. By allowing process to take over, the authorship of the work becomes a third entity besides Marie and myself in the work itself.

To purchase this book, or any other work from Rocinante Press, or to find out any other information, please email me at rocinantepress (at) gmail (dot) com. More of my work can be seen here on Inliquid.com.

Rocinante Press at Pyramid Atlantic Book Fair

2008-11-06T11:42:00.007-05:00

This weekend I will be participating in the Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair, in Silver Spring, MD. The fair is open from 10 AM - 5 PM, both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. In addition, The Migratory Books Project will be featured in "Context Is King," a talk by Mary Tasillo.

At the fair, I will be offering both older and more recent editions for sale. New editions that will be released at the fair include Unearthed, pictured here, and Infinite Thread, a collaboration between myself and Marie Elcin.

To order these books, or find out any other information about Rocinante Press, please email me at rocinantepress (at) gmail (dot) com.

Women Helping Women off to Portland, OR

2008-10-14T16:34:00.003-04:00

The Women Helping Women, Stitch by Stitch collaborative project is off to Portland, Oregon and will be on display in Portland's City Hall during the month of November.

Upcoming 2009 venues include exhibitions in St. Louis and Washington DC. Stay tuned for more information.

SIX WOMEN, SIX PERSPECTIVES Exhibition at Holy Family University Gallery

2008-10-05T14:17:00.003-04:00

From October 5-29, 2008, I am part of the mixed media exhibition, SIX WOMEN, SIX PERSPECTIVES at the Holy Family University Gallery. The gallery is located in the lower level of the John M. Perzel Education Center, at 9801 Frankford Avenue in northeast Philadelphia. The opening reception is scheduled for 6-8 PM on October 13. All are invited and welcome to attend.

Also included in the exhibition are Jane Craven, Kathy Dobash, Bonnie Macallister, Meredith McDonald, and Sonia Sherrod. Thanks to Pamela Flynn for organizing this exhibition.

A brief write-up was listed in the Hazelton Standard Speaker. To read the write-up, please visit here.

Update on The Information is Not Knowledge Project

2008-09-20T17:49:00.003-04:00

The Bookverks 2008 Information is Not Knowledge Project, of which I am a participant, will be on view at the Grassroots Arts Facility (GRAF) from October 2-24, 2008. The GRAF is located at 143 Christopher Columbus Street in Jersey City. All are welcome to the opening, taking place on Thursday October 2, from 7-10 PM.

The exhibition will be on view during the Jersey City Studio Tours, October 4-5, 2008, from 12-6 PM.

Bookverks 2008 The Information is Not Knowledge Project

2008-08-24T15:01:00.003-04:00

Upcoming in October I am one of the artists invited to be part of the Bookverks 2008 Information is Not Knowledge Project, curated by Amanda Thackray and James Prez. For this project, a number of artists were each given one volume from a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica, and asked to do whatever they pleased to it.

My contribution, Earth Volume, made from Volume E, Earth-Everglades, began its tranformation by composting the text block. Two oak tree seedlings are now growing out of the former pages.

This project will be on view in the New Jersey City Canco building during the 18th Annual New Jersey City Studio Tour on the weekend of October 4-5, 2008. Other venues to follow, check back here future postings and more information!

LUOGHI DELL 'UTOPIA

2008-08-14T10:31:00.002-04:00

A video of showing of the Luoghi dell 'Utopia (Places of Utopia) exhibition, in Viareggio, Italy, has been posted to Youtube. This video includes some shots of the Biblioteca Utopica (Utopian Library) of which the Migratory Books Project is a part. To see the video, visit here.

THE UTOPIAN LIBRARY / LA BIBLIOTECA UTOPICA

2008-08-13T13:13:00.008-04:00

VIAREGGIO -- VILLA BORBONE -- 26 luglio-24 agosto 2008

The Migratory Books Project is currently part of the exhibition THE UTOPIAN LIBRARY/LA BIBLIOTECA UTOPICA, in Viareggio, Italy, through the 24 of August 2008. Read below for statements and information by Vittore Baroni, the coordinator of this project.

Dear friends,

in a few days the festival LUOGHI DELL'UTOPIA ("Places of Utopia") will start here in Viareggio with two rooms of the historical Villa Borbone devoted to the collective project The Utopian Library. I received artist's books from over 100 international artists, and 50 more books were selected from my E.O.N. archive. I want to thank you all for generously taking part in this project, and for the variety and relevance to the "Utopian" theme of the books that will be freely handled by the audience. If you happen to pass through Viareggio, on the West Coast of Italy, the exhibition that includes works and installations from 45 artists opens on Saturday July 26th at 7.30 PM with a series of short performances. Villa Borbone is at the middle of Viale dei Tigli, a street connecting Viareggio to Torre del Lago, and the show will be open till August 24th (hr. 6,00-11,00 PM, closed on Monday and Tuesday).

Best regards,

Vittore Baroni - Associazione Culturale BAU

Women Helping Women Project Travels to Florida

2008-08-03T16:39:00.003-04:00

The Women Helping Women, Stitch By Stitch collaborative project, of which I am a participant, has traveled to Florida for the following two exhibitions:

August 1 - August 26, 2008
Part of the exhibition "Pursuit of Happiness," new mixed media works by Betsy Bohrer
Arts on the Park Members Gallery
Upstairs Gallery
Lakeland, Florida

September 1 - September 30, 2008
Pamplin Gallery, Bartow Public Library
2150 South Broadway Ave.
Bartow, Florida

If you are interested in supporting the Rubia Foundation or purchasing any sustainable craft products to support the women of Darrai Noor, Afghanistan, please visit here.

Michelle Wilson at Paul Green's School of Rock

2008-07-13T13:51:00.002-04:00

For the next few weeks I am teaching a t-shirt screen printing workshop at Paul Green's School of Rock, in Bucks County, PA. Pictured at left are School of Rock instructor Lauren Pollock and a student printing their shirt for the band AI (photo by Michelle Wilson) Visit here to see when the students will be performing and wearing their art.

In August I will be teaching a children's workshop called "Nature Books," at the Woodmere Art Museum. It will focus on using the book form as a means of learning about nature and environmental awareness. To register a child for this class, visit here, or call the Woodmere Museum Education department at 215-247-0948.