Bible Bound
International Juried Exhibition
May 1 – September 1, 2026
Reception + Award Ceremony
May 9, 2026, 2 – 4pm
The Bible has had a profound impact on humanity, literature, art, history, and culture for over 2,000 years. As one of the oldest and most influential texts, it has shaped civilizations, religious practices, and cultural expressions. From illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages to Johannes Gutenberg’s first printed Bible in 1455, the Bible has played a key role in the development of printing and bookmaking.
The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass. invited artists to create miniature artists books inspired by the Bible, reinterpreting its meaning through form, materials, scale, and various binding techniques. The exhibition highlights the Bible’s enduring impact and is displayed alongside the new “Rare Bible Room,” which features over 100 rare Bibles and 30 Bible leaves.
Curator: Ania Gilmore
Jurors: Ania Gilmore and Frank Romano
Congratulations to all artists invited for the Bible Bound International Juried Exhibition!
| 1. | B. Amore (USA / Italy) | Love Thy Neighbor |
| 2. | Jerie Artz (USA) | Love – I Corinthians 13 |
| 3. | Lynne Baggett (USA) | Insta Print |
| 4. | Françoise Buniazet (France) | Annonciations |
| 5. | Dennis Dahill (USA) | Beginning & End |
| 6. | David Faithfull (Scotland) | Paradise Lost |
| 7. | David Faithfull (Scotland) | Paradise Regained |
| 8. | Barbara Galińska (Poland) | In the beginning . . . |
| 9. | Ania Gilmore (USA / Poland) | Babel |
| 10. | Sandra Golbert (USA / Puerto Rico) | The Artists' Bible |
| 11. | Penelope Hall (USA) | Gethsemane Garden of Betrayal and Hope |
| 12. | Kathryn Hart (USA) | Seen/Unseen |
| 13. | Magdalena Jaskłowska-Englisz (Poland) | Beginning | 14. | Gunta Kaza (USA / Latvia) | Alpha Omega |
| 15. | Carole Kunstadt (USA) | Sacred Poem CII |
| 16. | Carole Kunstadt (USA) | Covenant |
| 17. | Anna Leliwa (USA / Poland) | Song of Songs |
| 18. | Katherine Lobo (USA) | 81 Bookmarks of the Bible |
| 19. | Pamela MacKay (Canada) | Prayers for the World |
| 20. | Christine Elizabeth Mistretta (USA) | An ABC of the Rare Bible Room at the MoP |
| 21. | Anna Mária Orbán (Romania) | CODEX ANNAE - novum masoráh / ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΑΝΝΑΣ - νέα μασόραχ |
| 22. | Roberta Vaigeltaitė-V. (Lithuania) | This road must lead somewhere . . . |
| 23. | Kęstutis Vasiliūnas (Lithuania) | Tea book No.12. Holy Bible, John 1:1 |
| 24. | Sampson Wilcox (USA) | Mather I |
| 25. | Sampson Wilcox (USA) | Mather II |
| 26. | Ebony Wright + Felicity Roberts (Australia) | torn wineskins, overflowing shekinah |
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