News:
Current Exhibitions:
After Wyoming
Solo Exhibition
Pictures+Words: The Artist Series
Bay Area Free Books Exchange,
10520 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA
Standards and Practices, An ILSSA Exhibition
Hamnes Gallery, St. Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Left to Chance
San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro Street, San Francisco, CA
February 13-May 12, 2012
Opening Reception, February 17, 6 PM
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Book As Witness: The Artist's Response
Center for Book Arts
28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
July-September 2012
Press:
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Giamerese, Carina, "Paper Fortress, Paper as Fiber at Pterodactyl," Philly Side Arts, March 30, 2012, featured artist
Rogovoy, Seth, "Gallery 51 Exhibition Features Artists Working in Paper," The Rogovoy Report, February 22, 2012, featured artist
"Water is My Partner, On Making Paper," featured artist in Felt and Wire, October 10, 2011
SF Art Enthusiast, "SOMArts: Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance," January 12, 2012
Ober, Cara, "Booking Agents, An Extensive Exhibition at Towson University explores the growing genre of Artist Books," Baltimore Urbanite, October 25, 2011, featured artist
Certain Circuits Magazine, Issue 1.1, June 2011, Featured Artist
Dobryznski, Judith, “In the Battle of the Sexes, Results Show We’re Often Wrong,” Real Clear Arts, May 19, 2011
Dobryznski, Judith, “Delaware Art Museum Offers ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ And . . . We’ll See.” Real Clear Arts, February 23, 2011
Contemporary Impressions, American Print Alliance, Winter 2010, featured artist
Bridget Elmer, "Relational Continuum: The Book as “Lasting Encounter," 2011 College Book Art Association Conference, Bloomington, IN
Tasillo, Mary, “Guerilla Weeding, “ Handpapermaking Magazine, Summer 2010, featured artist
Currier, Emily, “Scavenger Hunt,” Philadelphia City Paper, featured Artist, March 5, 2010
Celis, Néstor Martinez, "Philagrafika 2010: La volaración del grabado contemporáneo," Arte Actual, featured artist, February 1, 2010
Hayden, Mitman, “Philagrafika aims to showcase printmaking as art,” North Star, featured artist, January 28, 2010
Amorosi, A.D., “First Friday Icepack,” Philadelphia City Paper, featured artist, January 5, 2010
Tasillo, Mary, “Democratic Organization,” Bound and Lettered, featured artist, Volume 8, Number 1, December 2009
Ricardo Rivera, Greetings from the Welcome House, video, featured artist, 2009
Perachio, Cristina, “Welcome House 101: Mary Tasillo and Michelle Wilson’s Cute Cube Overload,” Critical Mass, Philadelphia City Paper, October 12, 2009
Crimmins, Peter, “Book Bombs,” Philadelphia Weekly, October 7-13
Tasillo, Mary, “Slow Papermaking,” featured artist, Sustainable Art Practices panel, 2009 Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 15, 2009
Haber, John, “A Natural History of Brooklyn,” New.York Art.Crit, October 4, 2009
Viguers, Susan, “Point of View in the Artist Book,” Featured Artist, Conference Presentation, Art, Fact, Artifact, the Book in Time and Place, College Book Arts Association Biennial Conference, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA, January, 9, 2009
Nexus Radio, “Philly Zinesters,” Reading, 1650 AM, February 1, 2009
Tasillo, Mary, “Context Is King, Art in the Age of the Democratic Multiple,” featured artist, Conference Presentation, Society and the Sensoria, Books at the Speed of the Senses, Pyramid Atlantic Biennial Book Arts Conference and Fair, Silver Spring, MD, November 8, 2008
Schmitt, Alexandria, “2008 Fiber Biennial,” National Public Radio/WHYY-91 FM, March 7, 2008
D’Amico, Amanda, “Ms Viguers and Mr Powel,” The Philly Book Artist, November 5, 2007
Andrea Kirsh, “A Book By Any Other Name...” Arblog, April 24, 2007
WHYY Arts and Culture, “The Lincoln Legacy Project,” TV airings May-November 2005
Macalister, Bonnie, “Philadelphia WCA Chapter Exhibits Collaborative Handmade Book ‘Who We Are,’” Philadelphia Arts Writers Magazine, April 2004
Hill, Lori, “Picture This,” Philadelphia Citypaper, March 20, 2003
“Prints of the City,” Philadelphia Inquirer, September 23, 2003
Featured Artist, HiNgE Online, May/June 2002