About the Artist
Rhiannon Alpers, is a papermaker, letterpress printer, and book artist. She has an MFA in Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in Book Arts from UC Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies.
She has exhibited internationally, and her edition and one-of-a-kind artist books are produced under the Gazelle and Goat Press imprint. Gazelle and Goat is a letterpress and bookbinding studio located in Portland.
Over the last 25 years, she has worked as both an academic/workshop educator and a commercial printer & bookbinder. Previously, Rhiannon worked as the Director and Program Coordinator at InterOcean Studio in Englewood, Colorado. Previously, she has also worked as the Head of Studio Operations and was the Production Coordinator for the Imprint Publications for San Francisco Center for the Book. She was also the Studio Technician at Columbia College's Center for Book and Paper program before moving to San Francisco. She has apprenticed/interned at Turkey Press in Santa Barbara, Larksparrow Press in Evanston, and worked as a production bookbinder for the Paper Source Bindery in Chicago.
Rhiannon has taught academic courses at San Francisco Art Institute, California College of the Arts (San Francisco), University of San Francisco, and Columbia College Chicago, Dominican University. She has taught workshops for Stanford University, Weavers Guilds around Colorado and Guild of Bookworkers. She has also taught at adult art and craft centers such as San Francisco Center for the Book, Penland School of Crafts , Book Arts LA, Focus on Book Arts, San Diego Book Arts, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Kala Printmaking Institute, Center for Book and Paper in Chicago, and at her own studio in the San Francisco and Denver.
In 2015 and 2017 she received the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts Jurors' Recognition of Merit for her editioned artist books. She received the recognition of MCBA Prize Semi-Finalist in 2024.
These collections collect Gazelle and Goat Press Book Editions to name a few: (more can be found on the library database worldcat.org)
Library of Congress, Stanford Special Collections/Green Library, Trulane University Special Collections, University of Re Bancroft Library and Environmental Design Archives of UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz Special Collections & Archives, Denver University Special Collections and Archives, CU Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections, BIMA’s Artist’s Book Collection, and many more. This listing is being updated continually.
Gallery Representation
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Kelmscott Bookshop
The Kelmscott Bookshop is currently owned by Fran Durako, a bibliophile and a former chief information officer at a large DC law firm. She purchased the shop in 2003.With the change in ownership came a few notable additions to the shop including Madeline, the lovable cat - and later Sinclair and Pierre. Under Fran's ownership the shop has slowly transitioned from being a general used book store into focusing on the book arts and rare books in all areas.
We now specialize in rare books and the book arts and have a very limited selection of general used books. All of our inventory can now be browsed and purchased through our website. While we are still in the shop most weekdays, we no longer keep regular hours - so, please make an appointment before visiting. -
Donna Seager Fine Arts & Artists’ Books
Welcome to Donna Seager Fine Arts & Artists’ Books. Continuing from the rich history of Seager Gray Gallery, I specialize in contemporary fine art with a focus on works that combine content with a mastery of materials.