Marianne Dages
Email: mdages at gmail dot com
Instagram: @huldrapress
// ARTIST’S BOOK EDITIONS //
2023-2024 Tales of Fort Denial, Huldra Press
2022 Rabbit. Rabbit. Regret, Sistrum
2021 Rain Words, Sistrum
2020 ALITSTOVEWITHSMOKE, Sistrum
2019 Cloud, Huldra Press
2018 Static, Sistrum
2017 Objects of Unknown Use, Huldra Press
2016 Ultrices, with Leah Mackin, Huldra Press
2016 Stations, Huldra Press
2015 Instruction, Huldra Press
2015 Poems for Passing Ships, Huldra Press
2014 White Lepiota, Huldra Press
2014 A Single Frequency, Huldra Press
2013 Oculus Song, Huldra Press
// EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE //
2013-2024 Publisher, Huldra Press & Sistrum, Philadelphia, PA
2019-2023 Treasurer, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Center for the Book, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - 2017 Editor, Napoleon Gallery Essay Series, Philadelphia, PA
2008-2010 Core Fellowship Program, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2000-2004 BFA in Photography, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
// SOLO EXHIBITIONS //
2020 Photo Falling, Virtual exhibition
2018 Into the Valley , Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Objects of Unknown Use, String Room Gallery, Wells College, Aurora, New York
2016 Wind Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Marianne Dages. Works. Mainly printed., print gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Distant Operator, Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Nature’s Alphabet, Pierre S. du Pont Arts Center, Wilmington, DE
// TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS //
2014 Emily Cucalon & Marianne Dages, Free Library of Philadelphia, PA
2008 Sentimental Animals: Marianne Dages and Henry Long, Paper Kite Gallery, Edwardsville, PA
// GROUP EXHIBITIONS //
2024 Language, Decipherment, and Translation – from Then to Now, Grolier Club, New York, NY, curated by Deirdre Lawrence
2023 WITNESS | holding time, John & Robyn Horn Gallery, Penland, NC
2021 Looking Out/Looking In, McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
2020
These Times, virtual exhibition, Philadelphia Center for the Book
The Velocity of a Page, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Arts, Reston, VA
Hyper Local: New Works in the Swarthmore College Libraries Collection, virtual exhibition, Swarthmore College Libraries
2019
Writers Making Books, Arcadia Exhibitions, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
Walt Whitman’s Words: Inspiring Artists today, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Variations on the Artist’s Book, Philadelphia Center for the Book, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Nightwalks, George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL, curated by Emily Elliot
New Prints 2018/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, NY
Fertile Ground: Artists Respond to a Collective Geography, Rosenwald -Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Graphic Mimicry, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
The One You Know, NoBa Art Space, Bala Cynwyd, PA
All That Remains Is Nowhere: A Sampling of 21st Century Book Arts, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Implement, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY (w/ILSSA)
Costumes, Reverence, and Forms, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA & Center for Contemporary Art & Culture Portland, Portland, OR
Polaris: Northern Explorations in Contemporary Art, Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
The Systems We Have Loved, Recitation Hall Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
The Fantastic Four: A Compendium of Fine Art Prints and Printmaking Techniques, Bell Library, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
2016
Celestial/Terrestrial, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Glyphs, CR Ettinger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Lost in Transit, SOIL Gallery, Seattle WA
Destination(s) without Location(s), Penn State Abington Art Gallery, Abington, PA
Far More Real, COOP Gallery, Nashville, TN
Common Press at 10: Printing, Writing, Teaching, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Kislak Center for Special Collections, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2015
The Reading Room, Fugitive Arts at Eastworks, Easthampton, MA
Press Play, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
Other Selections, The Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA
50/50: New Prints Winter 2015, International Print Center New York, New York, NY
Due North/Snow, C.R. Ettinger Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Redux: Selected Featured Artist's Projects Renewed, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Traction Company, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA (w/Napoleon Gallery)
The Woodmere Annual: 74th Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Ink & Print, Tyler Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2014
New Prints Summer 2014, International Print Center New York, New York, NY
Picture Books, Power Plant Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC
Light of the Moon, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
It’s About Time, Coburn Gallery at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (w/ILSSA)
The Printed Page, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary At MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
R/W: Reading and Writing Visual Experience, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Newtown, PA
Featured Artist Project: SP Weather Portfolios, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Due North, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Making IT, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
918 Show, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Facts and Fictions, Recession Art, New York, NC
Homegrown Alphabets, BookWorks, Asheville, NC
Neighbors, Project Space, Wilmington, DE
Chymia, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
CODEX International Book Fair, Richmond, CA
2012
Something to Say, St. Bride Foundation, London, United Kingdom
Handmade Books, Artifact Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2011 PPAC Book Fair, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2010 An Album of Observation: America in 2009, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
2009
Core Show, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Bridges, Em Space Book Arts Center, Portland, OR
2007
Here and Now, Copy Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Close to Home>10, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Tomorrow’s Printmakers, The Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
// WRITING & OUTSIDE PUBLICATIONS //
2023 Contributor, The Holon Project Volume 03
2022 Contributor, A physical book which compiles conceptual books by various artists, Edited by Carley Gomez and Levi Sherman, Partial Press
2019
Project Contributor, open→access→document, Internet Art Book Fair, a web-based exhibition and publishing experiment by Leah Mackin
Author, Eidolons of Place, an essay on Bonnie Levinthal’s exhibition Another World; By a Route Obscure… at NAPOLEON Gallery
2018
Contributor, The Book, Amaranth Borsuk, MIT Press
Author, We’re All Water, Book Art Theory, College Book Art Association
Author, The Artist's Book as Third Mind, The Journal of Artist's Books, JAB43, Spring 2018, originally presented at the 2018 College Book Art Association Conference
2017 Reflect/Collect: An essay on the one's we know (w/Napoleon Gallery)
2016
Three Poems, Bowietry, The Found Poetry Review, Spring
On Language and Scale, an essay for the exhibition catalog of Sarah Hulsey's Iterations, Walter Feldman Gallery, Boston, Ma
2015 Marianne Dages: The Form Review, The St. Claire, w/ Daniel Oliva
// TEACHING & SPEAKING //
2023 Instructor, Thinking in the Language of Books, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2022
Poetry Reading, w/ Gordon Faylor, Alex Hampshire, Rachelle Rahme, Launderette, Philadelphia, PA
Poetry Reading, Marianne Dages & Erica Mena, Monday Poets, Free Library of Philadelphia, PA
2020 Artist’s Talk & Reading, Printmaker’s Pop-up Fair, Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Presenter, Roundtable Discussion on Walt Whitman & Photography, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
2018
Instructor, Experimental Editions, Spring Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Artist's Lecture, Philadelphia Art Book Fair 2018, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Chance Operation and Zine Making Workshop, Scholar In Residence, Wells College, Aurora, NY
2016
Text as Image, Type as Thought, Two Week Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Visiting Artist, Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
2014-2016 Adjunct Professor of 2D Design, Foundations Program, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2015 Instructor, Pre College Program, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Visiting Artist Educator, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Springs, MD
2011- 2013 Letterpress Studio Technician and Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Visiting Artist Educator, Westtown Friends, West Chester, PA
Guest Speaker, University of The Arts MFA Book Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Workshop Instructor, CraftLAB, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
// RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS //
2019 Purchase Prize for Objects of Unknown use, Book Paper Scissors, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Membership Award and Purchase Prize for Objects of Unknown Use in Fertile Ground: Artists Respond to a Collective Geography, Rosenwald -Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Scholar in Residence, Wells Book Arts Center and String Room Gallery, Wells College, NY
2016 Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency, Women's Studio Workshop, Rhoden, Germany
2014
Core Retreat Residency, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Paper Book Intensive Fellowship, Oxbow School of Art and Artists’ Residency
2013 Herhúsið Residency, Siglufjörður, Iceland
2007 Individual Artist Opportunity Grant, Delaware Division of the Arts
// REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS //
2020 Isolations, Artists’ Book Reviews, Levi Sherman
2019
Walt Whitman’s Words: Inspiring Artists Today, Artist's Book Yearbook 2020/2021
Walt Whitman’s Words: Inspiring Artists Today, Book Arts Newsletter No. 127, Impact Press at the Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE Bristol, UK
2018
In/Conversation: On-Language Series, Interview with H. R. Buechler of Oxblood Press
Perceived Value Podcast w/ Sarah Rachel Brown
2017
Art and Books abound at Philly-based fair, Star News, Logan Krum
First Thursday Picks April 2017, Portland Art, Jeff Jahn
Five Philadelphia Art Book Fair Recommendations, Billy Penn, Cassie Owens
‘Costumes, reverence and forms’: And the greatest of these is reverence, Oregon Artswatch, Laurel Reed Pavic
2016
Alumni Spotlight Interview, Kathryn Scudier, Women's Studio Workshop website
2015
Patterns of Interference, Susan Tallman, Art in Print Volume 5 Number 2, Chicago, IL
Marianne Dages Explores Myth, Translation in Distant Operator at Napoleon Gallery, Geist Magazine, Evan Paul Laudenslager
Indirect Translation : An Essay on New Work by Marianne Dages by Sarah Hulsey
Ladies of Letterpress Kseniya Thomas and Jessica C. White, Ivy Press
This New Book Raises the Question: Can Letterpress Transcend the Twee? AIGA Eye on Design Blog . Ellen Himelfarb
2014
A Studio Preview with Marianne Dages, Paperclips215, Aimee Gilmore
Philagrafika Projects Due North Exhibition, Geekadelphia
2013
<100, Art in Print Volume 3 Number 4, Chicago, IL
Remote, Invisible City,Magazine, Australia,
Studio Visit: Marianne Dages, Printeresting
Chymia, Duncan Robinson, FPO: For Print Only, Under Consideration
2011 Featured Artist Interview, Trachodon, Volume 3, John Carr Walker and Katey Schultz
// COLLECTIONS //
Princeton University Library Special Collections, Princeton, NJ
Swarthmore College Book Arts + Private Press Collection, Swarthmore, PA
The Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo , Buffalo, NY
Temple University Library, Special Collections, Philadelphia, PA
Private Collection of Deidre E. Lawrence
University of the Arts, Book Arts Collection, Philadelphia, PA
The Waskomium, Barre, VT
Alfred R. Goldstein Library, Ringling College of Art + Design, Sarasota, FL
Haas Arts Special Collections, Yale University Library, New Haven, CT
Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, SAIC, Chicago, IL
Free Library of Philadelphia, Print and Picture Collection, Philadelphia, PA
St. Bride Foundation, London, United Kingdom
MOMA Library Artist’s Book Collection, New York, NY
University of Pennsylvania Artists' Book Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Samford University, Birmingham AL
Baylor Book Arts Collection, Baylor University, Waco, TX
W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA