Annual Meeting - Puget Sound Book Artists
January 29, 2023
VIA ZOOM
2:00 - 3:30
Featured Speaker: Malini Gupta
Registration is required
Meeting Format:
2:00 -2:45 Introductions and Speaker:
2:45-2:50 Short break for 5 minutes
2:50 to 3:30: Annual Update on the organization, featuring information on upcoming programs, the 2023 members' exhibition and oversight of the organization.
A few of us were fortunate to meet Malini when she visited Collins Library in October. We were so inspired by her honest, reflective and inspirational work that we are pleased to host her as our annual meeting speaker. Her book, The Fortune Teller, was included in the exhibit Changing the Conversation. When describing this work, Malini states, “through this work I seek to investigate the deeply entrenched gender biases that plague the Indian society. It is comprised of two parts: part one is the game of Fortune Teller; part two is my personal childhood story. The Fortune Teller - an unassuming childhood game that predicts your future based on choices you make. As the viewer interacts with this seemingly benign and innocuous game they are confronted by the cold, hard statistics of gender inequality in India. For the second part of the piece, I narrate my first hand experiences of growing up in India.“
Originally from India, Ms. Gupta moved to the US to study Communication Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon. What started as a thesis project for her design degree, making artists' books has now become her passion and profession. Her interest in artist books also led her to pursue a Post Baccalaureate degree in Book Arts at Oregon College of Art & Craft. Ms. Gupta's work is collected by numerous private collectors and public institutions in the US and Europe. She is a recipient of a number of awards and honors for her books and graphic design work. Recently, her work was published in 500 Handmade Books, and reviewed in The Times of India.
Did you know that PSBA now has 179 members? We hope to see many of you at our virtual annual meeting!
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The Zoom link will be sent to registrants 1-2 days prior to the event.
Questions? Contact Jane Carlin: jcarlin@pugetsound.edu