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Environmental Design Library Exhibit by Alisa Banks

My latest book, Inheritance, will be on display in Adaptation: Artist’s Books for a Changing Environment, an exhibit at the Environmental Design Library at UC Berkeley until May 15. The opening reception, April 9 from 3 - 6pm, coincides with the CODEX International Art Fair. Event details here.

Enid Mark Lecture Series @ Smith College by Alisa Banks

Enid Mark Lecture Series

I am pleased to be featured as the Enid Mark Lecturer at Smith College (Northampton, MA). In Mixed Messages: Fusing Literary and Oral Traditions, I will discuss my latest book, Inheritance, the essay that inspired it, and other works that use unconventional materials. The event will be held in person at the Neilson Library and virtually via Zoom. Attendance is free, but registration is required. For details and registration, please click here.

Water Is... by Alisa Banks

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Water, my book from the Elemental series is featured in Water Is… an exhibition at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art through June 27, 2021.

Water can move from solid to liquid to gas and exists on, in, and over the earth in these three states. In religion and mythology, water symbolism relate to creation, passages, wisdom, and purification. It not only has the potential to heal and to quench, but also to cause devastation. Water features stories about passages, purification, knowledge, and wisdom.

in Water, each accordion page features a story and together they unfold to give a waterfall effect. The first story is an account of a swimming lesson. The second story features a story of the transformative power of touch in the form of hair washing. The final story is an abstract account of passages.

Water is an edition of 4.

Read more about the exhibition here.

Artist Book Conversation at Tulane University by Alisa Banks

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I am thrilled to participate in a virtual panel discussion with Kadin Henningsen and Sara White at Tulane, Thursday, April 8 at 2:00pm CT. We will introduce and discuss our artist books that are housed in the permanent collections at the Howard Tilton Memorial Library.

The event is free and open to the public, however registration is required.