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Current and up-coming exhibitions:

• Visit my studio during the Tucson Fall Open Studio Tour in November. More info posted late summer 2010.

• Vamp and Tramp Booksellers: Bill and Vicky Stewart represent a great selection of my artist's books. They exhibit nationally and present a wonderful array of artists' books to institutions and private collectors. Please check my section of their web site and their show scheduale at www.VampAndTramp.com.

• Artist Book News, Spring 2010 features my Calle Sin Sombras online at www.ArtistBookNews, also available as a print publication and PDF download.

• 5th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius 2009 , In Leipzig: 12 - 15 March 2009 - Leipzig Book Fair, Leipzig, Germany; in Vilnius: 30 April - 16 May 2009 - Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Lithuania; Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark from September 12- December 13, 2009; Gallery "Hubner Bokform, Halmstad, Sweden in Spring 2010; Seoul International Book Arts Fair in South Korea, May 2010 and Venice, Italy in 2010. Works of 130 artists from 56 countries were accepted for the exhibition. Artist book: odds para passing through the frontera on a dos dice day (borderlands broadsides y books series)

• MOCA-Tucson Inaugural Exhibition: Made in Tucson, Born in Tucson, Live in Tucson Part 1, opening March 2010 in their permanent home, the William Wilde designed Neo-Brutalist former fire station, 265 S. Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, more info at www.moca-tucson.org. Five piece fiber sculpture: Aeries Cycle

• Sculptural Books: Memory and Desire, March 12 - June 13, 2010, University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Rd., Tucson, AZ, exhibition of artist's books and related works opens during the Festival of Books, pick up two free admissions to the museum at their booth at the Festival. Artist panel and formal opening April 27 at 4 PM. Artist's books: Two Twos and Calle Sin Sombras 08.05.24

• Visual Interpretations: a collaboration between Paperworks and the writing students at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, March 1 - April 15, 2010, University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Rd., Tucson, AZ, exhibition of artist's books and related works during the Festival of Books on campus. Artist's books: Warhol et al by Carolyn Leigh, a mixed media artist book based on poetry from Ars Warholica by Drew Krewer.

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CAROLYN LEIGH - ARTIST'S BOOKS in public collections:

Barrio y Calle titles:

• Barrio y Campo: Sombras de la Noche (06.09.25): Davidson Library, University of California Santa Barbara
• Barrio Libre (05.09.06): Davidson Library, University of California Santa Barbara
• Barrio Sur (05.05.08): Young Research Library, University of California Los Angeles
• Calle Sin Sombras (07.10.31): University of Southern California
• Calle Sin Sombras (07.12.31): University of Denver, Penrose Library, Special Collections
• House of Cards (07.04.16): Lafayette College, Skillman Library Special Collections
• House of Cards (07.05.22): Texas Tech
• House of Cards (07.08.20): University of California San Diego
• House of Cards (07.08.24): University of Michigan Arts Library
• House of Cards (07.12.28): Cal Poly, Kennedy Library Special Collections

Fig. 1: Barrio Sur (05.05.08), a dos-à-dos book of intersecting city streets. University of California Los Angeles

borderlands broadsides y books titles:

• odds para passing through the frontera on a dos dice day: 1 set in the Permanent Collection of "Bokartas", Vilnius, Lithuania; 1 set in the Independent Press Archive at the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY.

Out of the Ark titles:

• Raven's Flight (05.03): University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Raven's Flight (05.05.07): Young Research Library, University of California Los Angeles

Painted Faces titles:

• Nightfall Faces (05.09.24): Ringling School of Art & Design
• Nightfall Faces (05.09.28): Rhode Island School of Design
• Nightfall Faces (05.11.12): Dartmouth College
• Primary Faces (05.08.30): University of North Carolina
• Primary Faces (05.08.31): University of San Diego
• Primary Faces (05.09.05): UC, Santa Barbara Arts Library
• Harlequin Faces (05.09.24): Phoenix Public Library

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Publications:

• A Simple Origami Booklet..., Ampersand, the Quarterly journal of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts, Fall 2008, variations on origami booklets. On this site at A Simple Origami Booklet... Variations
• A Studio to Go, Ampersand, the Quarterly journal of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts, Summer 2008, article about my travel studios for book arts; reprinted in PaperWorks, the Journal of the Sonoran Collective for Paper and Book Artists, Spring 2009, Vol. 9.3. On this site at A Studio To Go, artist's book travel supplies for a portable studio
• Shock Art featured artist, The Shocker, the Wichita State University Alumni Magazine, Summer 2008.
• 4 Contemporary Calaveras: Koshare, Mirror Mirror, Punk Two Tattoo and River View, Sand Script, Art and Literary Magazine, 2006, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ

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