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contact name: Jody Williams
email: jody_williams@mcad.edu

location address:
Flying Paper Press
3953 16th Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55407

open to public: yes
hours: by appointment (e-mail or snail mail)

Pseudonym: Flying Paper Press

Related Organizations:
MCAD, MCBA, MCC

MFA -Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York; printmaking
BA-Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, Cum Laude; studio arts major

1999-Minnesota Craft Council, Fiber Artist of Distinction, honored at Fiber/Metal Exhibition
1998-WARM Mentor Program, Mentor/Protege Scholarship, to work with protegee Julia Welles
1995-Minnesota Center for Book Arts/Jerome Foundation Book Arts Fellowship V
1993-Artist-in-Residence, Frans Masereel Printmaking Center, Kasterlee, Belgium
1989-Women's Studio Workshop, Book Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
1984-Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, ArtPark, Lewiston, New York

ONE- AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
1998-New and Old Work, Jody Williams; Faculty Spotlight, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota
1997-Books, Boxes, and Prints, Jody Williams; Sommers Gallery, Minneapolis
1996-Beyond Words: Yi Kai and Jody Williams; Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
1990-Flying Paper, Jody Williams; Paper Press, Chicago, Illinois
1989 -Recent Work; The College of Saint Benedict's, Saint Joseph, Minnesota
1989-Featured Artist; Gallery 500, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
1988-Gallery Showcase Installation; University of Wisconsin, River Falls
1988-New Work; M.C. Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1987-Jody Williams and Gerd Kreij; WARM Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1987-Dani Roach and Jody Williams; University of Minnesota, Morris
1986-New Work; Andover Antiquarian Books, Andover, Massachusetts
1985-Color: Jody Williams and Judy Stone Nunneley; WARM Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

SELECTED JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2000-Third International Artists' Book Exhibition, King Saint Steven Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
2000-Sixth Wexford Artists' Book Exhibition, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland
2000-Chapter Four: Fifteen Years Faculty and Friends; Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis
2000-WARM Mentor Program Exhibition; The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2000-Word Pictures/Picture Words; Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Ohio
2000-The Philadelphia Craft Show; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (also '96, '91, and '88)
2000-WARM's 21st Annual Juried Exhibition; College of Saint Catherine's, Saint Paul, Mn (also 20th,18th,15th,,13th,12th)
2000-BadWater Book Invitational; University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2000-Minnesota Printmakers; Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, Minnesota
2000-Paper, Metal, Quilts: Jody Williams, Jack Route, Karen Brandt; Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis
1999-National Crafts Invitational; Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
1999-Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition; Saint Paul, Minnesota, merit award (also '98 and '97)
1999-Pyramid Atlantic Book Art Fair; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1999-Magic Paper, Magic Book; Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Center, Chicago
1999-Visual Text: Art and the Written Word; Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington
1999-Crossing the Fine Line: Minnesota Craft Artists; Bloomington Art Center, Minnesota
1999-Printmakers' Artists' Books; Hayden Library, Arizona State University
1999-Meditations on the Art of the Book; Mears Gallery, University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1998-The Art of the Book '98; Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, numerous locations through 2000
1998-Story:Telling; Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1998-Containers; Raymond Avenue Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota
1998-Aspects of Drawing; Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1998-Re:thinking:Books; University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
1998-Collage; Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1998-Papermaking: Twin Cities Resources; Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota
1997 -Smithsonian Craft Show; Washington, DC (also 2001, '94, and '90)
1997-Books: Form and Function; Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
1997-Pyramid Atlantic Book Art Fair; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.(also '95)
1997-The Possibilities of Paper; Gallery 702, Saint Cloud, Minnesota
1997-Proof Positive: Teaching and Printmaking; College of Visual Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota
1997-Drawings; Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1996-Turning the Page; Academy Art Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996-Jerome Book Arts Fellowship Exhibition; Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1996-From Cover to Cover: Transformation of the Book; Gallery 181, Iowa State University, Ames
1996-Cuts Bites and Scratches; Printmaking Faculty, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
1996-Boxed In; Toronto Reference Library Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1995-Dressing the Text: The Fine Press Artists' Book; Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, California
1994-Second International Artists' Book Exhibition; King Saint Steven Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
1994-Faculty Exhibition; Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1994-WSW: XX Years; College Art Gallery, SUNY New Paltz, New York
1994-Beyond Covers - Art of the Book; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1994-Bookmakers; Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Ohio
1994-Beyond Craft; Alice Rogers Gallery, Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
1993-The Art of the Book '93; Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, numerous locations through 1995
1993-Mid America Print Council Exhibition; Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
1993-The Well Crafted Book; Oregon State University, Salem, Oregon
1993-Crafts National 27; Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1993-Artists' Books: A Selection from the Women's Studio Workshop; Harper Collins, New York
1991-Paper by Five; Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisconsin
1991-Progressions in Paper; The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
1990-After 300 Years: Papermaking Today; Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990-Chapter Two: Five Years Faculty and Friends; Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis
1989-Heartland Crafts Invitational; Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, New Hampshire
1989-Coda; WARM Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1988-Handmade in Minnesota; LePoudre gallery, Minnetonka, Minnesota (also 1987)
1987-Thirty Below; University of Minnesota Art Museum, Minneapolis
1987-Paper in Particular; 7th Annual, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri
1986-First International Biennial of Paper Art; Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Duren, Germany
1984-10th International Print Biennial; Cracow, Poland

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS: (selected)
King St. Steven Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Library, San Francisco, California
Walker Art Center Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Sheldon Memorial Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
Carleton College Library, Northfield, Minnesota
Indiana University Library, Bloomington, Indiana
The College of Saint Benedict's, Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts
Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Library, Minnesota
Long Island University Library, Brooklyn, New York
Frans Masereel Print Center, Kasterlee, Belgium
United States Post Office

(see exhibitions list)
Artists' Books carried by:
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis,
Aiko's Art Materials, 3347 North Clark Street, Chicago, Il

PUBLICATIONS:
1995-Rose Gonnella, NANTUCKET BEACON, "Wonder Fills her Artbooks", November 11 issue
1995-AMERICAN CRAFT magazine, portfolio page, April/May issue
1993-Jody Williams, MID-AMERICA PRINT COUNCIL journal, "Minnesota Print Collections", vol 1, #2
1992-Sophie Dawson, THE ART AND CRAFT OF PAPERMAKING, Simon and Schuster, Australia
1992-MINNESOTA CRAFT CONNECTION, "New Work" feature artist, fall issue
1990-Jody Williams, HAND PAPERMAKING magazine, "Women's Studio Workshop," Volume 5, #2
1989-MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL magazine, "Jody Williams: The Possibilities of Paper", March issue
1989-Jody Williams, HAND PAPERMAKING, "Experiments in Paper Casting", Volume 4, Number 1

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, PA

Birth Date:
January 26, 1956

Gender:
Female

Active Place:
Minneapolis

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

Book Artist

http://flyingpaperpress.com 

2003 Fine Arts Exhibition (Prints, Fiber)
Screen and Stencil