The Friends Blog

2011 KAY SEXTON HONOREE: CAROL CONNOLLY

January 9, 2011

Carol Connolly, a mentor, advisor, literary program coordinator, community activist, and Saint Paul’s first poet laureate was honored with the Kay Sexton Award on April 16, 2011 at the 23rd…

2010 BOOK ARTIST: WILBUR H. “CHIP” SCHILLING

May 5, 2010

“Experimentation is key to my work,” says Schilling, “and I’m always learning – embracing new technology while continuing to master the traditional book arts. Because of this, my work is…

2010 KAY SEXTON HONOREE: CAROLYN HOLBROOK

January 9, 2010

Carolyn Holbrook, a community leader, teacher, advocate, mentor and innovator, was honored with the Kay Sexton Award at the 22nd annual Minnesota Book Awards gala in 2010. Since the early…

2009 BOOK ARTIST: PAULETTE MYERS-RICH

May 10, 2009

Myers-Rich works extensively with black and white photography, with artists’ books being her favored format as they allow the combination of image and text in conventional and non-traditional book forms.…

2009 KAY SEXTON HONOREE: PAT COLEMAN

January 9, 2009

As Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), where he has worked for the last thirty years, Pat Coleman identifies, selects, and procures books for the Library. He is…

2008 BOOK ARTIST: JODY WILLIAMS

May 5, 2008

Jody Williams is a book artist, printmaker, teacher and writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She publishes artist books under the name Flying Paper Press, and exhibits her work nationwide. She teaches…

Archives

Categories