Events

Scripts, Scribes and Scribbles: Celebrating the Art of Hand Writing & Lettering
Group exhibition
Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
On view January 8 through May 14, 2023
Exhibition event dates TBA

My third book, On Island Time: A Traveler’s Atlas, is here!
Release date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
You can order from your favorite retailer now! Or you can order a signed copy from King’s Books in Tacoma (simply request a signed and/or personalized copy in the notes box when you order from their website), or from my own web shop.

On Island Time book signing & artist talk on Bainbridge Island
~~Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 6:30 pm~~
POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS (Date & time TBA)
Eagle Harbor Book Co.
157 Winslow Way NE, Bainbridge Island, WA

On Island Time book signing & artist talk, greater Seattle
~~Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 6:30 pm~~
POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS (Date & time TBA)
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA

On Island Time book signing & artist talk on Whidbey Island
~~Saturday, April 1, 2023, 5 pm~~
POSTPONED UNTIL SUMMER 2023 (Date & time TBA)
Kingfisher Bookstore
16 Front Street NW, Coupeville, WA

Sketcher Fest Edmonds
Travel sketchbook festival—I’ll be one of the featured guest artists!
Friday-Sunday, July 14-16, 2023
Individual event times and locations TBA
Edmonds Waterfront Center
220 Railroad Ave, Edmonds, WA

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My second book, The Best Coast: A Road Trip Atlas (Illustrated Adventures Along the West Coast’s Historic Highways) is also available, as is a new companion book of postcards!
Greetings from the Best Coast
32 postcards (2 each of 16 designs)

Travel With Rick Steves Interviews
In which we chat about my Best Coast book!
Original radio air dates June 13, 2020 and August 29, 2020
(various NPR stations nationwide)
LISTEN ONLINE!
First interview (about the coastal road trip) is HERE!
Second interview (about the inland coast) is HERE!

On Island Time book launch party, signing & artist talk in Tacoma
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 7 pm
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair—I’ll have signed On Island Time books for sale at my booth!
Saturday, March 18, 2023
10 am to 5 pm, entry fee $5
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
N. 11th St. between Alder and Union, Tacoma, WA

Arts at the Armory
Arts market for Tacoma-based creatives
Saturday, December 10, 2022
(note: event is both weekend days, but I will only be there on Saturday)
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Tacoma Armory
1001 S. Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA
More information (list of participating artists coming soon) here

Drawing Parallels: A Tacoma Neighborhood Sketchbook
Virtual exhibition and artist talk
Made possible by a Tacoma Artist Initiative Projects grant from the City of Tacoma Arts Commission
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 7 pm PST, free
You can view a recording of this Zoom webinar at this link

Studio Tour returns!
Free, in-person, and all ages welcome!
Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16, 2022
11 am to 5 pm both days
MASKS REQUIRED AT ALL PARTICIPATING STUDIOS.
Find me at Anagram Press, stop #13
(Jessica Spring is also open this year, at stop #15)
Tacoma, WA

Advanced Urban Sketching from Home
Two-day online virtual sketching workshop
This class is geared toward students with some sketching and/or watercolor experience—
perfect for folks who have already taken one of my sketching classes!
Two Saturdays, September 17 and 24, 2022, 9 am to 1 pm
Class held via Zoom
Hosted by School of Visual Concepts

And Then She Said: Voices of Feminists Past and Present
Retrospective two-person exhibition
September 22, 2021 through August 19, 2022
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Seattle, WA
Open for viewing Monday through Friday, 10 am to 12 pm
or by appointment
More information here

Broadsides — Dead Feminists
Retrospective two-person exhibition
On view June 26 through August 27, 2022
Chautauqua Institution
Various locations, Chautauqua, NY

All You Can Eat Letterpress Smorgasbord
Two-week intensive letterpress workshop!
Co-taught with Jessica Spring
June 19 through July 1, 2022
(Summer Session 3)
Penland School of Craft
Penland, NC

Urban Sketching from Home
Two-day online virtual sketching workshop
No experience necessary!
Two Saturdays, May 14 and 21, 2022, 9 am to 1 pm
Class held via Zoom
Hosted by School of Visual Concepts

Art at the Armory
Two-day art fair, held in lieu of this year’s Tacoma Studio Tours
Saturday & Sunday, October 16 & 17, 2021
11 am to 5 pm both days, free!
Tacoma Armory, 1001 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma, WA
Hosted by the City of Tacoma Arts Commission, sponsored by Tacoma Arts Live
MASKS REQUIRED, regardless of vaccination status.

Every Day & Special Days
Group exhibition of pieces selected from the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection
July 2 through September 22, 2021
Sherry Grover Gallery, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA

Advanced Quarantine Sketching Virtual Workshop
Two-day online sketching intensive
Perfect for folks who have already taken one of my sketching classes!
Two Saturdays, June 19 and 26, 2021, 9 am to 1 pm
Class held via Zoom
Hosted by School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA

Intro to Quarantine Sketching Virtual Workshop
Two-day online sketching intensive
Two Saturdays, May 8 and 15, 2021, 9 am to 1 pm
Class held via Zoom
Hosted by School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA

Hindsight 20/20
Group exhibition
December 29, 2020 through April 23, 2021
Brooks Dental Studio
732 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

Inspiring Women Letterpress Prints: Voices Across Her/Story
Virtual exhibition, running during Women’s History Month (March 2021)
Voices Across Her/Story Panel
Virtual panel with artists behind the project: Kathryn Hunter (Blackbird Letterpress), Jennifer Farrell (Starshaped Press), Chandler O’Leary & Jessica Spring (Dead Feminists), Jamie & Allison Nadeau (Ink Meets Paper)
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 5:30 pm EST/2:30 pm PST, free!
Hosted by the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Registration required; seats limited

Rising Together: Artist Reception
Virtual reception and panel with the exhibit curators
Jessica Spring, Amos Paul Kennedy, and Chandler O’Leary
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 5:00 pm, free!
Hosted by San Francisco Center for the Book
Registration required; seats limited

Rising Together: Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience
Traveling group exhibition
Curated/juried by Chandler O’Leary, Jessica Spring and Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
On view from 2018 through 2021
Individual venue dates:
Spring 2021: San Francisco Center for the Book (in conjunction with Mills College), San Francisco, CA
~~Fall 2020:~~ ~~University of Puget Sound Collins Library, Tacoma, WA (see above)~~THIS LEG OF TOUR CANCELLED
Spring 2020: Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Fall 2019: University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Spring 2019: Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Fall/Winter 2018: University of Utah Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair
~~Saturday, March 21, 2020~~
~~10 am to 4 pm, entry fee $5~~
~~(8:30 am early-bird entry fee: $15)~~
LIVE EVENT CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
N. 11th St. between Alder and Union, Tacoma, WA
2021 SPECIAL EVENT INFO:
For 2021, there is a Fieldhouse Flea Online virtual auction event to benefit student scholarships. Local artists will not be represented here, but you can still find great vintage items and support the flea market.
Friday, March 19 at 6 pm to Sunday, March 28 at 6 pm.

Votes for Women: 100 Years and Counting
Centennial exhibition of women’s suffrage: designed, written, and curated by Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring
October 24, 2020 through January 17, 2021
Watch our exhibition preview and talk on the WSHM Facebook page!
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

The Power of the Press
Virtual artist talk about the Dead Feminists series
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 6:30 pm, free!
Hosted by the Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA
Registration required; seats limited

Votes for Women: 100 Years and Counting exhibition walk-through
Virtual panel with Chandler & Jessica and the WSHM staff
Hosted by the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, WA
As part of the Pacific Northwest History Conference
Thursday, October 22, 7-8:30 pm
Free evening event, but registration for the conference required

Tacoma Studio Tours
Our annual October celebration, part of Tacoma Arts Month, is cancelled for 2020, due to the pandemic. Instead, the City of Tacoma has launched Artists in Focus, where you can watch short videos featuring the work of many of the artists that would have participated in Studio Tour (including yours truly!).
Watch the Artists in Focus videos here

Pressing Matters
Virtual artist talk about the Dead Feminists series
Part of the IPC Adult Nurture Sunday Study series
Sunday, Aug 30, 2020, 9:15 am, free!
Hosted by Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA

In Conversation: Dead Feminists and the Creation of Votes for Women: 100 Years and Counting
Panel with Chandler & Jessica and the WSHM staff
Hosted by the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, WA
Wednesday, August 26, 7-8:30 pm
Talk broadcast through Facebook Live
You can access the video on the WSHM Facebook Videos Page

Broads & Broadsides: The Dead Feminists Celebrate the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
Series of artist talks (book signing & pop-up shop to follow each event)
All events free and open to the public!
Hosted by the North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles, WA
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 2 pm
Sequim Branch Library
630 N. Sequim Ave, Sequim, WA
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 6 pm
Port Angeles Main Library
2210 S. Peabody St, Port Angeles, WA
Friday, August 21, 2020, 2 pm
Clallam Bay Branch Library
16990 Highway 112, Clallam Bay, WA
Friday, August 21, 2020, 6 pm
Forks Branch Library
171 Forks Ave S, Forks, WA
Live events cancelled: virtual Zoom talk to be held instead
Thursday, August 20, 2020
6 pm, free! Registration required

NEW! Quarantine Sketching Virtual Workshop
One-day online sketching intensive
Saturday, July 25, 2020, 10 am to 4 pm
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave., Suite B, Seattle, WA

Letterpress as a Medium for Activism
Part of the Hamilton Hang series
Virtual artist panel featuring Chandler O’Leary & Jessica Spring (Dead Feminists, Tacoma, WA), Ben Blount (Blount Objects, Evanston, IL), and Lee Marchalonis (Signal Return, Detroit, MI). Moderated by Dori Boone and Stephanie Carpenter.
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 1 pm EST/10 am PST
Hosted by the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers, WI

16th annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
~~Saturday & Sunday, April 25 and 26, 2020~~
CANCELLED
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Craftsmanship at its Finest: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Modern Day Tacoma
Group exhibition featuring historic artists (including William Morris and the Kelmscott Press) and contemporary Tacoma women artists
~~February 5 through May 17, 2020~~
CLOSED EARLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY CLOSURE
Collins Memorial Library (located near N 18th and Warner)
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Frozen Warnings
Group exhibition on the climate crisis
February 1 through May 3, 2020
Opening reception: Saturday, February 1, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Bushel Collective
106 Main Street, Delhi, NY

Dead Feminists: Speaking Volumes
Artist talk with Jessica Spring
part of the Talks on the Rock series
Sunday, March 1, 2020, 7 pm
Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Vashon Center for the Arts
19600 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon Island, WA

Open Book Tour: From Artist Books to Publishing
Artist talk, part of BIMA’s Open Book Tour series
Saturday, February 15, 2020
11 am, free!
Sherry Grover Gallery (second floor)
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E
Bainbridge Island, WA

Word Play: Daredevils and Dead Feminists
Dual exhibition with Jessica Spring
January 13 through February 14, 2020
Opening reception: Friday, January 24, 5 to 8 pm
Willis Smith Gallery (Thompson Academic Center)
Ringling College of Art and Design
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

Tacoma is for Lovers
Holiday craft fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24, 2019
11 am to 4 pm both days
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Studio Tour
Our 11th year of opening our studio!
Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13, 2019
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Find me at Anagram Press, stop #40
(Jessica Spring is also open this year, at stop #33)
Tacoma, WA

The Book as Art: The Page and Beyond
Group exhibition
On display September 25 – November 10, 2019
Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave S., Seattle, WA
Opening reception:
Saturday, September 28, 7 pm

BuyOlympia 20th Anniversary Show
Group exhibition of handmade postcards
July 1 through September 3, 2019
Land PDX Gallery
3925 N Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR
100% of sales proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood!
My postcards available here

Power in my Hand: Women Poets, Women Artists, and Social Change
Group exhibition
(Featuring Dead Feminists broadsides!)
April 1 through August 30, 2019
Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Open Sesame: The Magic of Artist’s Books Revealed
Group exhibition, featuring my artist book Local Conditions!
On display March 1 – June 9, 2019
Rachel Feferman and Sherry Grover Galleries,
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA

Best Coast book signing
Saturday, May 4, 2016
10 am to 1 pm, free!
Pacific Northwest Shop
(next door to the Proctor Farmers Market!)
2702 N. Proctor St., Tacoma, WA

The Best Coast: Behind the Wheel, Behind the Book
Artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop
Wednesday, May 1, 2016
7 pm, free!
University Place Pierce County Library
3609 Market Place W, Suite 100
University Place, WA

15th annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Saturday & Sunday, April 27 and 28, 2019
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Vashon Literary Conference
I’ll be giving a Best Coast talk/signing/pop-up shop and (with Jessica Spring) a Dead Feminists talk/signing/pop-up shop here!
Saturday, April 13, 2019
All events free for LitCon pass holders
Best Coast talk: 10 am; Dead Feminists talk: 2 pm
Vashon Center for the Arts
19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon Island, WA

The Best Coast is here!
Publication of my second book, The Best Coast: A Road Trip Atlas (Illustrated Adventures Along the West Coast’s Historic Highways)
Release date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Book launch party & signing:
Wednesday, April 10, 7 pm, free!
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma WA

A Thousand Words’ Worth: Washington Authors Tell Stories with Objects
Group exhibition of art, words and artifacts, featuring and guest-curated by Washington State authors!
March 9 through August 4, 2019
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

A Thousand Words’ Worth Book Fair
Saturday, April 6, 2019, 10 am to 5 pm
(My artist talk is at 3 pm in the exhibition space)
Free for museum members;
or event included with museum admission ticket price
I’ll be giving a talk about our Dead Feminists portion of the Thousand Words’ Worth exhibit, selling Dead Feminists books and artwork, and providing a sneak peak of The Best Coast before it comes out on April 9!
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

DogEar Festival & Sale
Jessica will have a vendor table featuring Dead Feminists goodies
Saturday & Sunday, March 2 & 3, 2019
10 am to 6 pm
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA

Letterpress: Making Impressions
Group exhibition
On view January 4 – 28, 2019
The Art Project (formerly Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery)
151 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA
Opening reception: Friday, January 4, 6 pm

The Art of Resistance
Exhibition featuring Dead Feminists broadsides paired with historic protest ephemera
December 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019
Suzzallo Library, UW Libraries Special Collections
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Words of Action: The Dead Feminists
Two-person retrospective exhibition
Featuring our entire series to date and the debut of a new mini-broadside!
October 23 through December 13, 2018
PCAF (Pierce County AIDS Foundation), Tacoma, WA
Art and Activism Panel: Thursday, November 15, 6 pm
Moderated by Sister Glo Euro N’wei and sweet pea Flaherty
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA
Closing reception: Thursday, December 13, 6 pm
PCAF, 3009 S. 40th St., Tacoma, WA

Seed the Vote
Group exhibition, with the title inspired by our Dead Feminists broadside, Seeding the Vote!
On display October 1 through December 31, 2018
Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Opening reception Thursday, October 25, 5 to 7 pm

Tacoma is for Lovers
Holiday craft fair
Celebrating 10 years!
Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18, 2018
11 am to 4 pm both days
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Studio Tour
Our 10th year of opening our studio!
Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14, 2018
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Find me at Anagram Press, stop #31
Tacoma, WA

DECADE: 10 years of Art & Community
Group exhibition featuring 15 Tacoma artists
January 18 through June 30, 2018
Opening reception: Thursday, January 18, 6 to 9 pm
Brooks Dental Studio
732 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

14th annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Saturday & Sunday, April 28 and 29, 2018
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

conTEXT: Broadsides & Artwork by Chandler O’Leary & Jessica Spring
Two-person exhibition featuring the Dead Feminists broadsides and our individual artist books and prints
March 3 through April 29, 2018
Antenna Gallery
3718 St Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA
Second Saturday reception March 10, 6 to 10 pm
Second Saturday closing reception April 14, 6 to 10 pm
Artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop (we’ll be there in person for this event!):
Saturday, March 24, 6 pm

Dead Feminists book signing and artist talk
Monday, March 26, 2018, 6 pm
Octavia Books
513 Octavia Street, New Orleans, LA

Urban Sketching Weekend in New Orleans!
Two-day sketch-intensive workshop
Saturday & Sunday, March 24 & 25, 2018
12 to 4 pm, both days
Antenna Gallery
3718 St Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA

Re-Sisters: Books & Broadsides by Chandler O’Leary & Jessica Spring
Two-person exhibition featuring the Dead Feminists broadsides, steamroller prints
and our individual artist books and prints
February 6 through March 23, 2018
Bryan Oliver Gallery, Whitworth University
300 W. Hawthorne Rd., Spokane, WA
Opening reception: February 6, 5 pm, Lied Center
Lecture to follow at 6 pm in Lied 102

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair—celebrating 50 years!
Saturday, March 17, 2018
9 am to 4 pm, entry fee $5
(8 am early-bird entry fee: $10)
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
N. 11th St. between Alder and Union, Tacoma, WA

PNW Book Award party for Dead Feminists and feminist Gal-entine night
Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 7 pm
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA
Make your own Valentine for your favorite historic heroine and contribute it to an exhibit—
Valentines will be on display at King’s through International Women’s Day on March 8!

Tacoma is for Lovers
Valentine’s Day craft fair
Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11, 2018
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Dead Feminists book signing and artist talk
Sunday, February 4, 2018, 4 pm
Auntie’s Bookstore
402 W Main St., Spokane, WA

Seattle Gift Show
Wholesale trade event: open to registered retailers only
Saturday – Tuesday, January 20 – 23, 2018
Find me in the Urban Craft Uprising section, next to Artisan Alley
Booth #3747
Washington State Convention Center
705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA

Wonder Women
Group exhibition
(Featuring several Dead Feminists broadsides!)
July 17 through November 17, 2017
Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Tacoma is for Lovers
Holiday craft fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 18 and 19, 2017
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Guild of Bookworkers
Standards of Excellence Seminar
(Jessica Spring and I will have a table in the Vendor Room)
Thursday through Saturday, October 26 – 28, 2017
Vendor Room is open to the public
Open 10 to 6 Thursday, 8 to 6 Friday, 8 to 3:45 Saturday
Hotel Murano (Bicentennial Pavilion building)
1320 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

GTCF Foundation of Art Award
Group exhibition
September 4 through October 19, 2017
Public reception Thursday, September 21, 5 to 9 pm
Spaceworks Gallery
905 Pacific Ave. #205, Tacoma, WA
Regular hours: Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 pm

Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, 2017
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Find me at Anagram Press, stop #16
Tacoma, WA

Pressing Matters: Aloha Club
Artist talk and book signing
Monday, October 2, 2017
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA

Northwest Musings
Group exhibition
(My Mt. Rainier artist book, Local Conditions, was on display in this show.)
June 1 through July 28, 2017
Opening reception Thursday, June 8, 5 to 7 pm
Collins Memorial Library
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Urban Sketching Workshop
One-day sketching intensive
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 10 am to 4 pm
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave., Suite B, Seattle, WA

The Illustrated Accordion
Group exhibition
May 5 – 26, 2017
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI

Farm to Table
Solo exhibition & installation
on display concurrently with the Burke Museum’s traveling exhibition
Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound
Dates extended by popular demand!
October 20, 2016 through May 14, 2017
Opening reception Thursday, October 20, 5 to 6:30 pm
Collins Memorial Library
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Dead Feminists book signing and artist talk
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, 2017, 3 pm
Eagle Harbor Book Company
157 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA

Local Heroes: Book Artists of Washington State
Group exhibition
October 15, 2016 through May 2, 2017
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA

13th annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Saturday & Sunday, April 29 and 30, 2017
11 am to 5 pm, free!
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Lost at She: A Feminist Compass
Two-person exhibition featuring nautical artwork
and the debut of the 25th Dead Feminists broadside
March 4 through 31, 2017
First Saturday Art Walk: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 5:30 to 8 pm
Reception, Artist Talk and She Tells Sea Tales event: Saturday, March 11, 2017, 7 to 10 pm
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair
Saturday, March 18, 2017
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
N. 11th St. between Alder and Union, Tacoma, WA

Bold Broadsides and Bitsy Books
Exhibition featuring Dead Feminists broadsides
paired with miniature artist books by other artists
November 21, 2016 through March 17, 2017
Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Broad Words: Books & Prints by Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring
Two-person exhibition featuring Dead Feminists broadsides
and individual artist books and prints
February 1 through March 1, 2017
Artist talk Thursday, February 2, 4 pm, Bedford Rm. 111
Opening reception & book signing to follow in gallery
Bedford Gallery, Longwood University
201 High St., Farmville, VA

The 50 States
Solo traveling exhibition!
First leg: November 7 – December 2, 2016
Opening reception & pop-up shop
Thursday, November 10, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Ted Sanford Gallery
Charles Wright Academy, University Place, WA
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Second leg: December 6, 2016 – February 28, 2017
Opening reception & pop-up shop
Tuesday, December 6, 6 to 9 pm
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave, Suite B, Seattle, WA

Tacoma is for Lovers
Valentine’s Day craft fair
Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12, 2017
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Letterpress Hullaballoo
Group invitational exhibition
January 17 through February 10, 2017
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Indianapolis
1400 E. Hanna Ave., Indianapolis, IN

Pressing Matters: Regroup and Resist (Seattle)
Dead Feminists artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop
Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 7 pm
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum
314 Marion Street, Seattle, WA

Pressing Matters: Regroup and Resist (Lacey)
Dead Feminists artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop
Thursday, December 15, 2016, 7 pm
Timberland Library
500 College Street SE, Lacey, WA

Pressing Matters: Regroup and Resist (Chambers Bay)
Dead Feminists artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop
Wednesday, December 14, 2016, 7 pm
University Place Library
3609 Market Place W, Suite 100
University Place, WA

Dead Feminists: Broads and Broadsides
Two-person exhibition featuring the chronology
of our broadsides and steamroller prints
October 29 through December 6, 2016
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave, Suite B, Seattle, WA
Opening reception, book signing & costume party:
Saturday, October 29, 4 to 7 pm
Come dressed as your favorite historical feminist!

Tacoma is for Lovers Craft Fair
Saturday and Sunday
November 19 and 20, 11 am to 4 pm
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Dead Feminists book signing and artist talk
Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 7 pm
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park)
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA

Pressing Matters: Election Day
Dead Feminists artist talk, book signing and pop-up shop
Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 4 to 5:30 pm
Collins Memorial Library Special Collections Room
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Beach Broads(ides)
Dead Feminists artist talk and book signing on the gorgeous Oregon coast!
Saturday, November 5, 2016, 6:30 pm
Beach Books
616 Broadway, Seaside, OR

Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival
Chandler and Jessica appearing on an author panel
with Danielle Dutton, author of Margaret the First,
and Laurie Notaro, author of Crossing the Horizon,
moderated by Elly Blue of Microcosm Press
Book signing to follow
Saturday, November 5, 2016, 1:30 pm
The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR

Type, Paper, Scissors: A Broadside Exhibit
Group exhibition juried by Jessica Spring
September 29 through November 4, 2016
Transition Gallery, Pond Student Union
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

Lit Crawl Portland
Dead Feminists artist talk and book signing,
as part of the city-wide event
Friday, November 4, 2016, 8 pm
The Big Legrowlski
812 NW Couch St., Portland, OR

Dead Feminists and Rad Women author event
Book signing and talk with Rad Women Worldwide authors
Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 7:30 pm
Powell’s Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR

Make-Ready: Dead Feminists from Print to Page
Two-person exhibition featuring an in-depth look
at the process behind our series and book
October 7 through 29, 2016
23Sandy Gallery
623 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR
Reception & book signing:
Saturday, October 22, 4 to 6 pm

Slinging Ink
Group invitational exhibition
October 7 through 28, 2016
Chartreuse Gallery
1301 NW Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ

Lit Crawl Seattle
Book signing and artist talk,
as part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood-wide event
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 8 pm
Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe
425 15th Ave. E, Seattle, WA

Pressing Matters
Dead Feminists artist talk and book signing
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 7 pm
Tacoma Public Library (main branch)
1102 S. Tacoma Ave., Tacoma, WA

Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16, 2016
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Find me at #9 on the tour, Tacoma, WA

Dead Feminists book release, signing & costume party!
Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 7 pm
King’s Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA
Come dressed as your favorite historical feminist!

Heavy Metal
Group exhibition
August 31 through October 1, 2016
Berkeley Art Works
Martinsburg, WV

Bridging the Waters
Group exhibition
July 1 through August 21, 2016
Center for Fine Print Research
University of West England, Bristol, United Kingdom

The Art of the Book
Group exhibition
June 17 through July 27, 2016
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

Urban Sketching Workshop
One-day sketching intensive
Saturday, July 16, 2016, 10 am to 4 pm
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave., Suite B, Seattle, WA

Just One Look
Group exhibition
March 28 through July 29, 2016
Special Collections Gallery
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA

Wayzgoose Show
Group exhibitions of the 2016 Wayzgoose steamroller prints
On display at Brooks Dental Studio May 2 through June 30, 2016
(732 Broadway, Tacoma, WA)
On display in the Woolworth Windows August 1 through October 31, 2016
(11th and Broadway, downtown Tacoma, WA)

6th Annual Puget Sound Book Artists
Group exhibition
June 2 through July 30, 2016
Opening reception Thursday, June 9, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Collins Memorial Library
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Jaunt + Jot
Solo exhibition
May 19 through June 12, 2016
Feast Arts Center & Gallery, Tacoma, WA
1402 S 11th St, Tacoma, WA
Opening reception and artist talk Thursday, May 19
Reception starts at 6 pm; talks start at 7 pm
(Also speaking: Anne de Marcken and Matthew Nienow)
Artist talks sponsored by Artist Trust on Tour
Ad-hoc sketch outing Sunday, June 5
Part of Feast’s Sunday Coffee session
Free, informal (this is not a workshop!) and open to the public
Meet at 10 am at Feast; bring your own sketch materials
Sketch outing sponsored by Urban Sketchers-Tacoma

12th Annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, 2016
(I’m printing with Jessica Spring from 2:30 to 4 pm on Saturday)
11 am to 4 pm both days, free!
King’s Books, Tacoma, WA

Flow
Group exhibition
March 31 through April 30, 2016
23Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR

The Story Depends on the Teller: Book Arts in the Pacific Northwest
Group exhibition
March 9 through April 6, 2016
Opening reception Wednesday, March 9, 5 to 7 pm
SOAC Gallery
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair
Saturday, March 19, 2016
9 am to 4 pm, entry fee $5
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
Tacoma, WA

Ladies of Letterpress Book Show
Group exhibition
December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016
Opening reception Saturday, December 5, 2015
Bookworks Gallery, Asheville, NC

Multiple Voices, Multiple Histories: Reimagining the Civil War
Group exhibition
December 14, 2015 through February 14, 2016
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS

Tacoma is for Lovers
Valentine’s Day craft fair
Saturday, February 6, 2016
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books, Tacoma, WA

Maker’s Day
Holiday craft fair
Saturday, December 5, 2015
10 am to 4 pm, free!
Compass Rose, Tacoma, WA

Tacoma is for Lovers
Holiday craft fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22, 2015
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books, Tacoma, WA

Birds
Group exhibition
October 2 through November 15, 2015
Opening reception: Friday, October 2, 2015 during Art Walk, 5 to 10 pm
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA

Bazaar Day
Holiday craft fair
Friday, November 13, 2015
10 am to 4 pm
Lillian Pratt Building, Franke Tobey Jones, Tacoma, WA

Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2015
11 am to 5 pm, free!
Find me at #12 on the tour, Tacoma, WA

Beyond Brand
Group exhibition
July 30 through September 5, 2015
Opening reception: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 7 to 9 pm
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Bakken Boom: Artists Respond to the North Dakota Oil Rush
Group exhibition
January 29 through August 15, 2015
Opening reception: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 7 to 9 pm
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

5th Annual Puget Sound Book Artists Member Exhibition
Group exhibition
June 4 through July 30, 2015
Opening reception: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Collins Memorial Library, U. of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

The Contained Narrative: Defining the Contemporary Artist Book
Group exhibition
April 8 through July 26, 2015
Opening reception: Friday, May 8, 2015, 6 to 9 pm
Closing reception: Friday, July 24, 2015, 6 to 9 pm
Star Tribune Foundation Gallery
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Artifacts of Loss: Memorial in Artist’s Books
Group exhibition
April 1 through July 15, 2015
Special Collections Gallery
Allen Library, University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Urban Sketching Workshop
One-day sketching intensive
Saturday, June 27, 2015
School of Visual Concepts
2300 7th Ave., Suite B, Seattle, WA
More info and registration here

Tacoma is for Lovers
Artist craft fair
Saturday, May 2, 2015
11 am to 4 pm
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

11th Annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 2015
11 am to 4 pm both days, free!
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Carpe Librum 2015
Group Exhibition
April 3-26, 2015
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA

CODEX Finds
Group Exhibition
March 24 – April 25, 2015
23Sandy Gallery
Portland, OR

UPS Flea Market
Artisan craft fair
Saturday, March 21, 2015
9 am to 4 pm, entry fee $5
University of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse
Tacoma, WA

Curated Collection: Broadsides
Group Exhibition
February 13 – March 14, 2015
23Sandy Gallery
Portland, OR

Fifth CODEX International Bookfair
February 8-11, 2015
Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, CA

Wayzgoose Retrospective
Group Exhibition
October 1 through December 30, 2014
Brooks Dental Studio
732 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

Sacred/Profane
Group Exhibition
November 7 through December 20, 2014
23Sandy Gallery
623 NE 23rd Ave., Portland, OR

Museum of Glass Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, December 13, 2014
10 am to 5 pm
Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St., Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Playing Cards
Group Exhibition
October 1 through December 15, 2014
Metro Parks STAR Center
3873 S 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Tacoma is for Lovers Holiday Craft Fair
Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2014
11 am to 4 pm, free!
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, 2014
11 am to 5 pm, free!
At the Anagram Press studio (#18 on the tour), Tacoma, WA

Drawn the Road Again
Solo exhibition of roadside attraction sketches
September 11 through October 25, 2014
Reception: Thursday, October 16
4 to 5:30 pm, free!
Handforth Gallery, Tacoma Public Library
1102 Tacoma Ave. South, Tacoma, WA

Ink This! Contemporary Print Arts in the Northwest
Group Exhibition
June 7 through ~~November 9, 2014~~ October 19, 2014
(closing date has changed due to new museum wing construction)
Tacoma Art Museum
1101 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

Paper Trails
Craft fair for all things related to the paper arts
Saturday, October 25, 2014
11 am to 5 pm, free!
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

Book Power Redux
Traveling Group Exhibition
August 15 through October 15, 2014
Collins Memorial Library, U. of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Reception: Thursday September 4, from 5 to 7 pm

Free Third Thursday
Demo and artist talk about my Local Conditions artist book
In conjunction with the Ink This! exhibition
Thursday, August 21, 2014
5 to 8 pm, free!
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

Book Power Redux
Traveling Group Exhibition
May 30 through July 26 at 23Sandy Gallery, 623 N. 23rd Ave., Portland, OR
Reception at 23Sandy Gallery on May 31 from 4 to 6 pm
August 15 through October 15 at Collins Memorial Library, U. of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Reception at Collins Memorial Library on September 4, from 5 to 7 pm

Wayzgoose!
Part of Seattle’s South Lake Union Block Party
Find me at the Anagram Press booth!
Friday, August 8, 2014, Noon to 6 pm, free
Denny Way & Westlake Avenue, Seattle, WA

Capitolized: TypeCon 2014
Exhibition of the Dead Feminists series at TypeGallery 2014
July 30 through August 3, 2014
Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC

Puget Sound Book Artists
Group Exhibition
June 5 through July 31
Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

You’ll Like Tacoma
Solo Exhibition
January 13 through June 30, 2014
Brooks Dental Studio, 732 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

Word Play: the Materiality of Text in the Modern Book Arts
Group Exhibition
March 10 through June 6, 2014
Allen & Suzzallo Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Pressing Matters
Artist talk with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
May 29, 2014
Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

10th Annual Tacoma Wayzgoose
Letterpress printing festival with steamroller printing
Sunday, April 27, 2014
King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA

The Art of Wayzgoose
Group Exhibition
March 12 through April 9, 2014
Pacific Lutheran University Gallery, Parkland, WA

The Printed Page
Group Exhibition
February 21 through April 5, 2014
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO

Undercover Stories: the Secret Lives of Books
Group Exhibition
February 8 through March 22, 2014
artEAST Art Center, Issaquah, WA

47th Annual UPS Flea Market
Anagram Press Booth #7
March 22, 2014
University of Puget Sound Field House, Tacoma, WA

Art of the Book Symposium
Speaker with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
March 15, 2014
Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA

Pressing Matters
Artist talk with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
November 2013
Pierce County Library, University Place, WA

Establishing Your Practice, Building Demand
Panelist at the Tacoma Arts Conference
November 2013
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Droplets
Artist talk about my Old Town Dock public artwork
October 2013
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

Fourth CODEX International Bookfair
February 10-13, 2013
Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, CA

Crafty Wonderland
December 8-9, 2012
Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR

Old Dog, New Tricks
Co-instructor of letterpress intensive course with Jessica Spring
August 26 through September 1, 2012
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

The Art of Social Media
Panelist at the Tacoma Arts Symposium
November 2011
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Arts & Industry
Featured presenter with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
1st Annual Ladies of Letterpress Conference
August 2011
Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC

Third CODEX International Bookfair
February 6-9, 2011
University of California, Berkeley, CA

Local Conditions
Artist talk about my Mt. Rainier artist book
November 2010
Sponsored by the Book Arts Guild and Tacoma Arts Commission
Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Pressing Matters
Artist talk with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
June 2010
Pierce County Library, Gig Harbor, WA

The Art of Small Press Publishing
Panelist, October 2010
Olympia Timberland Library, Olympia, WA

Pressing Matters
Artist talk with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
May 2010
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

Pressing Matters
Artist talk with Jessica Spring on the Dead Feminists series
February 2010
Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA

To the Letter
Artist talk about my solo lettering exhibition
April 5, 2009
Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington
Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

The Influence of Book Arts on Graphic Design
Panel Moderator, 2007 Symposium
July 2007
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

The Faery Gardener
Artist talk about my artist book and residency
March 2007
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

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