Amy C. LeePard is a book artist and letterpress printer in Northport, Alabama. With a background in photography, Amy began working independently with book artists and printers to learn binding, case construction, papermaking, and letterpress printing. An Alabama native, Amy is the daughter of a graphic artist and a printer. Through her love of the book arts, she discovered her parents’ imprint of aesthetic and craftsmanship. Amy holds a degree in interdisciplinary studies of Community Arts from The University of Alabama and continues her exploration of the book arts through workshops, residencies, and conferences across the U.S. In 2009, Amy served as interim secretary for the southeastern chapter of the Guild of Book Workers and in 2010, became the elected secretary.
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Education
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bachelor of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies, May 2009
Depth Study: Community Arts
Professional Associations
Guild of Book Workers, National Exhibitions Chair; Southeastern Chapter, Secretary
Friends of Dard Hunter Member
ILSSA - Impractical Labor Union
Workshops Attended
Methods of Approach from Ninja Press Books, Carolee Campbell, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2009
Naturally Dying Handmade Paper, Tatiana Ginsberg, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2009
The Art and Science of Cloth Rebacking, Dominic Riley, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2009
Bookbinding Tool Repair, Tom Conroy, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2009
The Language of Pop-Ups, Shawn Sheehy, Saugatuck, MI, Summer 2009
Painting Books, Beck Whitehead, Saugatuck, MI, Summer 2009
The Puzzle Box, Barbara Mauriello, Saugatuck, MI, Summer 2009
Ideas, Actions and Transformations, Julie Chen, Atlanta, GA, Spring 2009
Paper Marbling, Tom Leech, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2008
Awards
Penland School of Crafts Merit Based Letterpress Printing Residency, Penland, North Carolina, Winter 2010.
Guild of Book Workers Merit Based Scholarship to The Standards of Excellence in Hand
Bookbinding Seminar, San Francisco, California, Fall 2009.
Nell Meldahl Merit Based Scholarship to the Paper and Book Intensive
at Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan, Summer 2009.
Juried / Group Exhibitions
2009 - 2011
LeePard, Amy C. (2009, May – 2011, March). Handmade in Alabama. Marking Time, Two-year Traveling National Juried Show. Guild of Book Workers. Minneapolis, Minnesota – San Francisco, California – Seattle, Washington – Salt Lake City, Utah – Denver, Colorado – Cincinnati, Ohio – Easton, Pennsylvania – Hanover, New Hampshire – Atlanta, Georgia.
LeePard, Amy C. (2010, May). PBI ABC. Abecedaries, Juried Show, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Collaboration with Arini Esarey, Benjamin Reynaert, and Kalmia Strong.
LeePard, Amy C. (2010, February). Handmade in Alabama. A Look at the Book as Art, Invitational Show curated by Allen Wayne McNeil, The Paper Wasp Gallery, Mobile, Alabama.
LeePard, Amy C. (2009, September). Handmade in Alabama. Biographic, Invitational Show curated by Katie Taft, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
LeePard, Amy C. (2009, July). Common Box. Collaborative Common Box Project, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Purchased for private collection.
2008
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, August). Linsey-Woolsey. Interweavings, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Purchased by the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Special Collections. Topeka, Kansas.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, July). Linsey-Woolsey. Forces Unseen, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, June). Unknown Ancestry. Artists' Books 2008, Cuesta College Fine Arts Department, San Luis Obispo, California.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April). Miller Pottery Since 1865. Beyond Reading, Books as Art, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, Virginia.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April). Unknown Ancestry. Beyond Reading, Books as Art, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, Virginia.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April). Handmade Paper Narrative and Photo Essay. Fiber/Book. One Night Only Artique, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April). Linsey-Woolsey. Fiber/Book. One Night Only Artique, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April). Miller Pottery Since 1865. Fiber/Book. One Night Only Artique, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, March). New Mexico. PhotoWorks National Juried Show, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Purchased by Tutt Special Collections Library, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, March). Unknown Ancestry. PhotoWorks National Juried Show, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Purchased by The University of Colorado Special Collections Library, Boulder, Colorado.
2007
LeePard, Amy C. (2008, April) Book Arts Techniques and Aesthetics. New Gallery. University of Alabama.
