Interactive

June 19 - July 23, 2009

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"Long before interactive meant sitting in front of a computer, artists were making books, toys, games, installations and other work that invited participation from the viewer." For this exhibition, curated by Karen Hanmer, Woman Made Gallery sought work that the viewer will handle, play with, modify, or physically interact with in some way.

Artists Represented:

Alex Appella, Alli Berman, Zawi Borsa, Lucy Childs, Margaret Coleman, Jenny Craig, Paula Curran, Jennifer Drinkwater, Wendy Fernstrum, Susan Finsen and Jane Bortnick Griffith, Dianna Huxhold, Peggy Johnston, Laurie LeBreton, Jacqueline May, Amanda Meeks, Rachel Melis, Rachel Merrill, Cathryn Miller, Elena Neidig, Catherine Blackwell Pena, Alyson Provax, I. Carmen Quintana, Gabriela Salazar, Barbara Schneider, Catherine Schwalbe-Bouzide, June Sekiguchi, Shawn Simmons, Leslie Haines and Britt Stadig, Jen Thomas, Nikki Thompson, Kathy Weaver, Ashlee Weitlauf, Jessica Witte

Juror(s): Karen Hanmer
Chicago book and installation artist Karen Hanmer’s intimate, playful works fragment and layer text and image to intertwine memory, cultural history, and the history of science. Her work weds the ancient act of book binding with the high-tech use of the computer to aid her process.

She exhibits widely, and her work is included in collections ranging from Stanford University and Tate Britain to National Museum of Women in the Arts and Graceland. Hanmer holds a degree in Economics from Northwestern University. She is Exhibitions Chair for the Guild of Book Workers, and serves on the editorial board of The Bonefolder, the peer reviewed online book arts journal. Visit: www.karenhanmer.com