Thursday 14th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August 2025
10am - 4.30pm
Maximum 10 participants
$1,190 inclusive of GST
Workshop fee includes all materials
This 4 day workshop is a masterclass focussing on the artists’ book.
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different happiness.”
― Anni Albers
Through discussion and demonstration, we will examine the relationship between the artists concepts and the artists’ book.
We will examine ideas and form, text and image, technique and materiality and look at the history and development via technologies in the ever-expansive field of artists’ books.
Dianne will show you examples of her own book works, and that of other professional artists, using both conventional and experimental or altered structures, printing techniques, binding, scale, design and typography.
Book patterns will be provided to each participant that encompass various structures, folding and binding techniques but please note this is not a bookbinding workshop.
This masterclass is not for beginners, and not just for printmakers, but for artists who want to shift their work and explore new boundaries by venturing into the world of the artists’ book.
You will leave the masterclass with a full mockup of your individual ideas for your artists’ book having seen, held and explored the contemporary artists’ books of a selection of leading artists.
You will know more about the history, design features, principle techniques and the structures of artist books, as well as establishing an acute understanding of the materials involved.
“Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.”
― Stéphane Mallarmé
This class will take a maximum of 10 people and will be delivered mainly by demonstration with participation by attendees. Participants are encouraged to bring their own artwork for discussion.
Images above are from Dianne’s ‘Why An Artist Book’ Masterclass Workshop in 2024
All images feature Dianne Fogwell’s artist book works
Dianne Fogwell is a national award-winning artist and one of the most respected printmakers and artists book practitioners in Australia.
Born in Lismore, Australia in 1958, Dianne is an acclaimed master printer, and founding director of print studios such as Studio One, Criterion Fine Art Press and Gallery, ANU – Edition + Artist Book Studio and Lewis Editions.
Dianne has been exhibiting since 1981 and has a long list of national and international solo, invited and group exhibitions. Recent awards include the, CityNews, ACT Arts Award for 2021 Artist of the Year, 2021 Geelong Print Prize, the inaugural WAMA Art Prize Award of Excellence, 2020 Libris Award, the inaugural 2019 Megalo International Print Prize, Visual Arts Award the Canberra Critics Circle, special prize winner 2019 Ulsan International Woodcut Print Biennale, the national 2017 Geelong Print Prize and 2017 Banyule Award for Works on Paper. She was recently the Grand Prix Winner, Ukraine for her artist book “Emu”. Dianne was the invited Judge for the 2021 Burnie Print Prize, the 2018 New Zealand Print and Painting Award and the International Juror for the 7th Bahart Bhavan International Biennial of Print, Bhopal, India.
Dianne has been an invited artist to international biennials for print and the artists’ book in Poland, Belgium, Belgrade, London and most recently China, India, Wales, Portugal and France. She has been a selected finalist in major national print, artists book and painting awards such as the National Works on Paper, Libris Awards, Burnie Print Prize, Swan Hill Print and Painting Prize and the Portia Geach Portrait Prize.
In 2018 Dianne was both author and publisher of A Printmaker’s Cookbook – Images in Relief, a comprehensive 192-page publication originating from her 40-year career in print and the artists’ book, as artist and maker, master printer and in this instance as educator.
Dianne was a lecturer at the ANU School of Art for from 1981 to 2006 and from 1996 to 2006 Lecturer in charge of the ANU - Edition + Artist Book Studio. Dianne has been curator, co/curator for international and national touring exhibitions for artist books and fine art prints and has given workshops and lecturers in Greece, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Morocco.
Dianne is represented in many national and international collections including; National Gallery Australia, Australian War Memorial, Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, USA, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China and most Regional Galleries, Public Libraries, Universities, corporate and private collections.
Workshop Cancellations & Refunds
We understand that circumstances can change. A refund will be offered in the following situations:
· if a workshop, in which you are enrolled, is cancelled or deferred to a date unsuitable for your attendance. This may happen in event of a Catastrophic Fire Danger day, or in the event a tutor is unwell.
· upon receipt of an email indicating your intention to withdraw your enrolment when notice is provided to us at least three weeks in advance of the workshop start date.
From the 1st of January 2025, due to merchant processing fees, all refunds will be incur a $35 administration fee.
Workshop Credit - Transfers
In the event you cannot attend a booked workshop, and with at least three weeks notice being given to us, we are happy to transfer your enrolment to a future workshop, dependant on studio availability and within 12 months of the booked workshops date.
