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Professional Experience
Research & Membership of Professional Bodies:
Guild of Bookworkers, member.
"Motion Study" vellum binding, "Marking Time" juried exhibition : Guild of Bookworkers, 2009-2011.
Presented paper: "Bookbinding and Conservation in the Twentieth Century" : Institute for Paper Conservation / ICON [UK], July 2006 International conference.
Published article: "An Interview with Mark Cockram" : Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Journal, winter 2009.
Contributing artist, Paste Paper Makers of the Pioneer Valley, Kat Ran Press, 2011.
"Aerial Theosophy" artist's book and modified Encyclopedia Britannica pages, Participant, Book=Object group show, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, MA, 2011.
Board of Directors, Gallery of Readers.
Managing Editor and book designer, Anthology [2010], Lessons out of School [2011], Ladder to the Roof [2012].
Easthampton Cultural Council. Chair, Sept. 2006 to Dec. 2009.
Conservator in Private Practice
One Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
July 2005 to present
Bookbinder
Sarah Creighton Bookbinding, One Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
July 2006 to present
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Higher Education
Master of Arts, Conservation Studies
Conservation of Books and Library Materials
West Dean College, Chichester, West Sussex, England
Thesis: conservation of early twentieth century artist's books.
Supporting research in historic bookbinding, conservation methods, chemistry, preservation, bibliography, and ethics.
West Dean College is affiliated with the University of Sussex, Brighton, England.
Bachelor of Arts
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas |
Further Study and Experience
Private tuition in design and artistic bookbinding with Mark Cockram, Fellow, Designer Bookbinders, London.
Short courses in book history and bookbinding at the Tate Museum (London), University of London (London), and North Bennet Street School (Boston, MA).
Internship, Paper Conservation and the Dean Library and Archive
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, July – August 2004
Survey of early twentieth century artist's books: construction materials and methods, art historical background, current state, and conservation recommendations.
Internship, Conservation Division
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, January 2004
Internship, National Council for Preservation Education
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA
June through September 2002
Internship, Quercus Press / Johnny Carrera
Waltham, MA, August 2000 through May 2001
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Please email stephanie.gibbs@gmail.com or telephone (413) 570-0077 for an appointment.
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Stephanie Gibbs
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