Artist’s Books and Environment: How Humans Shape the Natural World

Anne Covell
September 29, 2025
11:00am

Covell will discuss the ecological impact of human interventions in nature and how artist’s books can play a pivotal role in bearing witness and calling for change. She will discuss the research and production of her artwork as it relates to topics of deforestation, invasive species, and sea level rise.

Anne Covell is a book artist, edition bookbinder, and hand papermaker. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book where she was the recipient of an Iowa Arts Fellowship, and an MA in Library and Information Science & Graduate Certificate in Book Studies from the University of Iowa where she was a Robert A. Olsen Fellow in Special Collections. She studied Asian and Western papermaking techniques with Timothy Barrett, and has taught for numerous educational institutions including the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Penland School of Craft, and the University of Georgia study abroad program in Cortona, Italy, among others. Her work has been exhibited internationally and can be seen in over 85 collections worldwide including Yale University, Library of Congress, and The British Library. Covell lives and works out of her home studio in La Mesa, California.

The Frederic W. Goudy Lecture series is free and open to the public. For further information, For additional information, contact Professor Tia Blassingame at [email protected].

Please note that Frederic W. Goudy Lectures are free and open to the public.