CLAIRE OWEN
6129 Greene St. Philadelphia Pa. 19144
215-849-7863
claireowen@verizon.net
www.claireowenturtleislandpress.com

Collections: Partial listing
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
National Gallery, Washington, DC
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
National Gallery, Washington, DC
The Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, Germany
The Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Yale University, Sterling Library, Art of the Book Collection, New Haven CT
Princeton University, Firestone Library, Princeton, NJ
Harvard University, The Fine Arts Library and The Houghton Library
The New York Public Library, Spencer Collection and Special Collections, NY, NY
Library of Congress, Washington DC
The Getty Research Center for the Arts and Humanities, Santa Monica, CA
Smith College Library Rare Book Room, Northampton, MA
Columbia University, Loew Library, NY, NY
Trinity College, Watkinson Library, Hartford, CT
Swarthmore College, McCabe Library, Swarthmore, PA
University of Delaware, Morris Library, Wilmington, DE
Temple University, Paley Library, Phil. PA
University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE

Exhibits: partial listing
2007 A. I. R., NY, NY National Members exhibition
2005 Honoring the Book, American Artists from the first International Biennale for Artist Books
2004 Art of the Book, invitational exhibition of fine press books, Canadian Book Arts Guild
2003 “between leaf and sky we live”, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Art on the Page: A Selection of Artists Books, Art in City Hall, Phil., PA
2002 Challenge Exhibition 3 , Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia PA
2001 “Altered Egos” Borowsky Gallery Philadelphia, Pa
2001 “Turtle Island Press” Chester County Art Association
2000 “The Art of the Book” Canadian Book Arts Guild traveling through provinces
1999 “Between shadowed walls, the forest tilts, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Phil. PA
1998 “The Uncanny” Philadelphia Art Alliance, Phil. PA invitational painting exhibit, four person
1997 “through a window in the forest wall”, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art
1997-98 “Story Telling” Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
1996 “Mysterious Worlds”, Center for the Book Arts, NY, NY
1995 “Turtle Island Press, Twenty Years”, Drexel University, Design Arts Gallery, Phil., PA

Professional Experience
1981-present, proprietor of Turtle Island Press, specializing in limited edition artist books
1996-2000 President of Board of Directors, Nexus Foundation for Todays’ Art, Phila. PA
1992-97 Chair of Delaware Valley Guild of Bookworkers, local chapter of national guild
1994 Co-Curator of “Unique Books”, one of a kind artist book show, Nexus Gallery, Phil., PA

Teaching
1989-present, professor, Drexel University, “Bookmaking”
1988- present, assist. Prof. Philadelphia University, foundation design

Awards
2002 Awarded Independence Foundation Grant for use of digital imaging in bookworks
2002 Curator’s Award in Cheltenham Art Center Painting Exhibition,
2001 Awarded Challenge Exhibition at Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Artists in Residence, Wales, UK. Travel grant awarded by the British American Arts Association
1987 Philadelphia-Tainjin Artist Travel Grant, City of Philadelphia Department of Art and Culture

Education
1966-71 Rochester Institute of Technology, BFA, 1975-76 Rochester Inst. of Tech, MFA, Printmaking