Bio/CV

Jaime Lynn Shafer is a 2014 Corcoran College of Art + Design MA Art & the Book graduate. A native of
Pennsylvania, Shafer graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1999 with a B.F.A. in Fine
Arts/Ceramics and a certification in art education. She spent thirteen years teaching art in the Pennsylvania
public school system and traveled internationally with her students, offering them an opportunity to
experience the global community.

Shafer’s work has been exhibited in the US and abroad and is a part of the permanent collections of Yale’s
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, and UCLA
Biomedical Library among others. Shafer was the 2014-2016 recipient of the Nell J. Redfield Fellowship
in Book Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno. She currently resides in Fallon, Nevada.

E D U C A T I O N
Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington D.C.
MA Art and the Book, 2014

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro PA
Certification: K-12 Art Teacher Certification, 1999

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro PA
B.F.A. Ceramics, Cum Laude, 1998

E X H I B I T I O N S
2018
Art of the Book, Gallerie Renee Marie, Benicia, CA
Rising Together | an Exhibition of Zines, Artists' Books and Prints with a Social Conscience, various locations through 2021

2017
Wild Women Artists: By the Book, The Summit, Reno, NV
Safe Space, Holland Project Serva Pool, Reno, NV
Visiting Exhibit of Artists' Books, The Barber Library, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
10x10x10x Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, WA
Power of the Page: Artists' Books as Agents for Change, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
Book by Book: Building a Collection, McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY: Recent Printed Activist Ephemera, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Of Color: Race & Ethnicity in Artists' Books, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Relics and Ruins, A6 Gallery, Bend, OR—Best of Show Award
All In, The Holland Project, Reno, NV
Conspire: Collaboration, Cooperation, Collection, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

2016
WoCA's 4th Annual Juried Artists' Book Exhibition, Fort Worth Community Center, Forth Worth, TX
Wild Women Artists Many Moons, The Summit, Reno, NV
Fine Wine Fine Books, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
words/matter, Arts on Elsworth, Chicago, IL
Grants to Artists Showcase, Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, NV
6th Annual Juried International Exhibit: Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
In, On, Of Paper, Paper Circle, Nelsonville, OH
The Book As Art v4.0: Boundless, Decater Library, Decater, GA
10x10x10 Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, WA
Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All, St. Mary's College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
20/20 Vision, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
Wanderlust, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland OR
Reno Book Arts, Atelier, Truckee, CA
Jaime Lynn Shafer—Black Rock Press Redfield Fellow in Book Arts, Black Rock Press, Reno, NV
Backstory: Exploring the Boundaries of the Book, College Book Art Association Members' Exhibition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2015
WoCA's 3rd Annual Artists' Book Exhibit, Fort Worth, TX
Exploring Boundaries: The Book as Art, Incline Village Library, Incline Village, NV
Pressing Concerns: Contemporary Social Issues Explored in Print and Book Form, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Washington, D.C.
The Artist's Book: Divergent Perspectives, Ron and Maureen Ashley Community Gallery, Incline Village, NV
words/matter, Arts on Elsworth, Chicago, IL
Rochester Public Library's 2015 International Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY, Honorable Mention Award
Text & Image: Print Exchanges + Collaborations, Black Rock Press, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Artists' Books 2015, Harold J Miossi Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
The National Juried Competition: Works On Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Hello Hedi!, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
5th Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize, Sheffield, UK
History of the Book, Minden Library, Minden, NV
Woven Words: Poetry, Art and the Book, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Contemporary Woman Show, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
Reader's Art: Concealed, Confined and Collected, Minnesota Center for Book Art, Minneapolis, MN
FIZZOG, The Holland Project, Reno, NV
Losing Love, CORE New Art Space, Denver, CO
Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2014
Outside the Margin Book Arts Exhibition, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Artbound 2014, George A. Smathers Libraries, Gainesville, FL-Third Place Purchase Award
The Book as Art: Expanding the Limits, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, Decatur, GA
The Last Picture Show, The Studio Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Founder's Hall, Youngwood, PA
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Latrobe, PA
Book Power Redux, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR & University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA-Best of Show Award
Tiny Vision, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
28th Annual Corcoran Printmaking Portfolio, Washington, D.C.
Printmaking Exhibition, White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
NEXT 2014, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Illustrated Accordion, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Fresh!, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2013
Present(ation) Public(ation) Install(ation), College Book Arts Association, Special Collections Gallery, J. Willard, Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
A Seat at the Table: An Exploration of Artists’ Books, WoCA, Fort Worth, TX
Territory: Separation and Unification in Jerusalem and Washington, D.C., Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
Bezalel Corcoran Exhibit, Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, Israel
All Study Away Show, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
918 Letterpress Ephemera, Samford University Art Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Charting Courses: Recent Work from the Art and the Book Graduate Offering, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, D.C.
Tangibles: Beauty and Purpose in the Art of the Book, Northern Arizona University, College of Art & Letters Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Founder's Hall, Youngwood, PA
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Latrobe, PA
Superstition, Collaborative Artists’ Book (8 artists & 8 poets), Open Studio DC, Washington, D.C.
Illustrated Accordion, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Hearts & Hands 2013, UNL Love Library, Lincoln, NE
Hearts & Hands 2013, UNO Criss Library, Omaha, NE
Sculptural Paper, White Walls Gallery, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, D.C.
Women’s Works, Northwest Area Arts Council, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2012
Visions and Viewpoints, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Familiar Relics: Handmade and Bound Vol. 2, Watkins College of Art, Design and Film, Nashville, TN
Mr. Fred Rogers 2012 Juried Show, Mr. Fred Rogers’s Award for Innovation, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe, PA,
10x10x10 Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse Gallery, Tieton, WA
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Greensburg, PA
In, On, Of Paper, Paper Circle, Nelsonville, OH

C O L L E C T I O N S
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 17927, Code Red, Old Geiger Grade
Baylor University, Crouch Library, Special Collections, Waco TX, Mix and Match Families, Reliquiae, 1 in 3, Circle the Drain
Baylor University, Moody Library, Waco TX, Code Red
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA, Reliquiae
California State University East Bay, University Library, Special Collections, Hayward CA, Reliquiae
Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library, Pittsburgh PA, 17927, 1 in 3
Cleveland Institute of Art, Gund Library, Special Collections, Cleveland OH, 1 in 3
Colorado College, Colorado Spring CO, Mix and Match Families, Old Geiger Grade
Denver Public Library, Central Library, Denver CO, Old Geiger Grade
DePaul University, University Library, Chicago IL, Old Geiger Grade
Emory University, Robert Woodruff Library, Atlanta GA, Circle the Drain
Evergreen State College, Olympia WA, 17927
George Mason University, Fenwick Library, Fairfax VA, Mix and Match Families, Reliquiae, Old Geiger Grade
George Washington University, Gelman Library, Special Collections, Washington D.C., Superstition
Lafayette College, Skillman Library, Special Collections, Easton PA, 17927
Mills College, Olin Library Special Collections, Oakland CA, Reliquiae
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C., Old Geiger Grade
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno NV, Old Geiger Grade
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles CA, 1 in3
Reed College, Portland OR, Mix and Match Families
RISD, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Providence RI, 1 in 3
Samford University, Birmingham AL, Superstition & Nuclear Threats 3
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA, Reliquiae
Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Claremont CA, Mix and Match Families, 1 in 3
Skidmore College, Lucy Scribner Library, Saratoga Springs NY, I Speak
Stanford University, Stanford Libraries Special Collections, Stanford CA, Old Geiger Grade, Folium
Swarthmore College, Library, Special Collections, Swarthmore PA, 17927
Temple University, Paley Library, Special Collections, Philadelphia PA, 1 in 3
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Special Collections, Topeka KS, 1 in 3
University of Arizona, University Libraries, Tuscan AZ, Folium
University of California Los Angeles, Arts Library, Special Collections, Los Angeles CA, 1 in 3, Mix and Match Families, Circle the Drain
University of California Los Angeles, Biomedical Library, Los Angeles CA, Reliquiae
University of California San Diego, San Diego CA, Mix and Match Families
University of California Santa Cruz, McHenry Library, Special Collections, Santa Cruz CA, 1 in 3, Reliquiae
University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA, Mix and Match Families, Folium
University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Special Collections, Boulder CO, Reliquiae, Mix and Match Families
University of Denver, Denver CO, Mix and Match Families, Old Geiger Grade
University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries, Gainesville FL, Mix and Match Families, Folium
University of Nevada, Reno, Knowledge Center Special Collections, Reno NV, Old Geiger Grade
University of North Texas, Denton TX, 17927
University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, Tacoma WA, Mix and Match Families, 1 in 3
University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library, Rochester NY, 1 in 3, Code Red, Old Geiger Grade
University of Southern California, USC Libraries, Los Angeles CA, Old Geiger Grade
University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City UT, Folium
University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections, Burlington VT, 1 in 3, Old Geiger Grade
University of Washington, Tacoma WA, Code Red, Old Geiger Grade, Mix and Match Families, 1 in 3, Circle the Drain, In Your Hands
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, 17927, Circle the Drain, Old Geiger Grade, Code Red
The Claremont Colleges, Claremont CA, 17927
The Walker Library, Ridgefield CT, It All Starts Here
Wesleyan University, Olin Library Special Collections, Middletown CT, Reliquiae, 1 in 3
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven CT, Superstition
Yale University, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Haas Art Special Collections, New Haven CT, Mix and Match Families, 1 in 3, Code Red

P R I V A T E   C O L L E C T I O N S
With All My Love
Mix and Match Families
Old Geiger Grade
Rising Tides Lift All Boats

P R I N T E X C H A N G E S
2017   Folium, College Book Art Association
2014   Borders, Corcoran College of Art + Design

A W A R D S & G R A N T S
2017
Nevada Arts Council, Jackpot Grants to Artists, Carson City, NV
Relics and Ruins, Bend, OR, Best of Show Award

2016
Sierra Arts Foundation Grants to Artists, Visual Art Recipient, Reno, NV

2015
WoCA 3rd Annual Artists' Book Exhibit, Purchase Award, WoCA, Fort Worth, TX
Rochester Public Library's 2015 International Art of the Book, Honorable Mention, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY

2014
CBAA Project Assistance Grant, Mix and Match Families, 2014
CBAA Travel Grant, 2014
Artbound 2014 Third Place Purchase Award, George A. Smathers Libraries, Gainesville, FL
Book Power Redux Best of Show Award, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
Nell J. Redfield Fellowship in Book Arts, Black Rock Press, Reno, NV
Art and the Book Faculty Award for Excellence in Program Service, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
BookMakers Inc. Award for Excellence in Bookbinding, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, NC
Corcoran College of Art+Design, Art and the Book Fellowship and Scholarship, Washington, D.C.

2013
Deane and Paul Shatz Scholarship, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Jerusalem, Israel & Washington, D.C.
Marginalia Student Award, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
Book Purchase Award, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
Art & the Book Departmental Award, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.
Corcoran College of Art+Design, Art and the Book Fellowship and Scholarship, Washington, D.C.

2012
Mr. Fred Rogers Award for Innovation, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe, PA
Corcoran College of Art+Design, Art and the Book Fellowship and Scholarship, Washington, D.C.

L E C T U R E S / D E M O N S T R A T I O N S/ E V E N T S
2016
Creating Opportunity, Telling the Story, College Book Art Association Annual Member Conference, Nashville, TN
Tunnel Books—A Platform for Reading and Writing, Read, Explore, Discover, 38th Annual Nevada Reading Week, Sparks, NV
Northern Nevada Literacy Council, Family Reading Program presenter, Reno, NV

2015
Book Arts Faire, Incline Village Library, Incline Village, NV
Stranger Show, Holland Project, Reno, NV
Art & Soul, Truckee, CA
Incline Village Library 10th Anniversary Celebration, Incline Village, NV
Nevada Museum of Art, Teen Night, Reno, NV
Nell J. Redfield Fellowship Artist Lecture, Black Rock Press, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

2014
Accepted Students Day: Thesis Presentations, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Student Lightning Round, Print Produce Publish, College Book Arts Association Annual Member Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

2013
Border Stories, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C.

A F F I L I A T I O N S
College Book Art Association Member, 2012- Present
College Book Art Association Board Member 2015-2018
Sierra Arts Foundation Member, 2016-Present
Marginalia Press Student Organization, President, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington D.C., 2013-2014
Honor Code Committee Member, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014

B I B L I O G R A P H Y: W R I T I N G
Shafer, Jaime L. “Member Experience: The Making of Old Geiger Grade” College Book Art Association, Fall 2014.
Shafer, Jaime L. “Thoughts From the CBAA Conference” College Book Art Association, Winter 2014, 6-7.
Shafer, Jaime L. “Crossing Boundaries: Collaborating in Jerusalem, Israel and Washington, D.C.” College Book Art Association, 2013, 7-8.
Shafer, Jaime L. “Large Scale Mosaics.” SchoolArts, March 2010, 32-33.
Shafer, Jaime L. “Gaining Cultural Insights Through Art.” In Powerful Teaching: Developmental Assets in Curriculum and Instruction, edited by J. Taccogna, ED.D, Ed., 223-29. Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute, 2003.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y: A R T I S T P A G E S
Vangool, Janine. “Book Arts: Imaginative Interpretations.” Uppercase, 2016, 51.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y: T E L E V I S I O N F E A T U R E S
“ARTEFFECTS: Episode 105.” In ArtEffects. PBS. March 4, 2016.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y: R E V I E W S O F W O R K
Pleasant, Amy. “Artists as Activists: Pursuing Social Justice.” The Huffington Post. September 06, 2016. Accessed November 06, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-pleasant/artists-as-activists-purs_b_11783614.html.

Sherman, Levi. “Old Geiger Grade.” Abecedarian Gallery Blog.

E X P E R I E N C E
Sierra Arts Foundation Teaching Artist, Reno, NV, February 2016-2017
Art Teacher, Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, February 2016-2017
Black Rock Press Redfield Fellow in Book Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 2014-2016
Teaching Assistant, Letterpress, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, D.C., 2013
Teaching Assistant, Art History Department, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, D.C., 2012
Printer: Handmade broadside by Lynn Sures with poem by Angela Jackson commissioned for the Reva Logan Poetry Series, University of Chicago in honor of the inaugural year of the Logan Center for the Arts, 2012
Art Teacher, Latrobe Elementary School, Latrobe, PA, 2006-2012
Art Teacher, Greater Latrobe Senior High School, Latrobe, PA, 2000-2006

I N T E R N A T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Global Education Ambassador, Education First (EF), Boston, MA, 2012-2013