RESUME

SELECTED EXHIBITS:

  

2014—                       A.I.R. Haus Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, "New Bookworks, Paintings & Sculptures," Su Lund and R. A. Lees
2015                           Women’s Museum of CA, San Diego, "Cherchez La Femme," San Diego Book Arts Exhibit
2014                           San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, CA, “So. Cal./Baja Norte Award Exhibition”
2020                           City of Encinitas Award: Encinitas Library, CA, Solo 3/D Exhibit, "Future Dreaming" January/February
2012—                       Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Birmingham, AL, Lund bookarts touring with "Artist Books on Wheels"
2012                           Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Mpls., MN, SHIN JIDAI, Contemporary Japanese Book and Paper Arts
2012                           San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, CA, Southern CA Regional Award Exhibition, March-May
2011                           San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, CA, San Diego Regional Exhibition: March-April      
2011                           Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Catalog August 2011: "War and Conflict," On-line Archive
2010                           Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Catalog December 2010: "Still Around (Books from 1960-1989)," On-line Archive
2010                           Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Main Gallery, La Jolla, CA, XIX Annual Juried Exhibition
2010                           Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, Edge to Edge: San Diego Book Arts
2010                           University of Kentucky, Little Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY, New Artist Book Acquisitions
2009, 10                     Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Birmingham, AL, Lund bookarts touring with “Artist Books on Wheels”
2009                          Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA, 7th Biennial Artists’ Books Exhibition
2009                          Torpedo Factory Art Center/Pyramid Atlantic, Alexandria, VA, BookEnds: the Book as Art
2008                          N.Y. Center for Book Arts, N.Y.C., Fun & Games (and Such…), Artist-Members Invitational
2008                          New Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Voices Against the War, Invitational
2009, 08                    Joshua Heller Rare Books, Wash. D.C., Catalogue #36, Summer 2008, New Artists’ Books online
2007                          NM State Capitol Rotunda Gallery, Santa Fe Book Arts Group Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM
2006, 05                    Robert Avon Lees and Su Lund: Art into Architecture, project on show, Santa Fe, NM
2005                          University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art & Architecture, WordArt, international exhibit
2004                          Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM, SElections 2001-2004, political exhibit
2004                          Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, NM, Book Arts Group Exhibit: Artist's Books
2004                          Gallery ZIPP, Santa Fe, NM, Book as Art IV, invitational
2001                          N.Y. Center for Book Arts, NY, NY, Artist Member Invitational Summer 2001, international
1998                          The Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride, CO, The Light Show, regional exhibit
1997                          Dancing Horse Studios, Denver, CO, The Open Book, national exhibit
1996                          Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Art Works, national design exhibit
1995-1988                 Tony Zwicker Books & Bookart, NY, NY, Artists’ Books on Show, private dealer
1994                          Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Benefit Art Auction by Sotheby's of New York
1994                          N.Y. Center for Book Arts, N.Y.C., The Anthropomorphic Book, Artist-Members Invitational
1994                          Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Art Trek, Artists Studios Tour
1993                          Oregon Historical Society Museum, Portland, OR, The Book as Art:  Literuption
1992                          Minneapolis College of Art & Design, A Benefit Art Auction by Christie's of New York
1992                          Venice Public Library, Venice, FL, Unique Books:  Su Lund
1992                          Print Club of Philadelphia, PA, New York Center for Book Arts Exhibit
1992                          Sanibel Island Art Center, Sanibel, FL, First Artists' Invitational
1991                          N.Y. Center for Book Arts, N.Y.C., War & Peace, Artist-Members Invitational
1991                          Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Winter Park, FL
1991                          Artforms Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Women Artists Invitational, national exhibit
1990, 89                    Park Shore Gallery, Naples, FL, S.W. Florida Artscape '90 and S.W. Florida Artscape '89
1990                          Strathmore Arts Center, Bethesda, MD, Books & Bookends:  A Sculptural Approach
1990, 89                    Joan Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1989                          Ringling School of Art and Design Library, Sarasota, FL, The Book as Art:  Su Lund
1989                          Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Orlando, FL, The Eloquent Object
1988                          Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1988                          Joshua Heller Rare Books, Wash. D.C., Contemporary British & American Fine Printing & Artists’ Books
1988++                     The Frankfurt Children's Book Festival, Frankfurt, Germany
1988++                     The Bologna International Children's Book Festival, Bologna, Italy


MAJOR COLLECTIONS:

                                  University of Alberta, Canada, Bruce Peel Special Collections, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
                                  The Jack Ginsberg Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa
                                  Ruth And Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Miami, Florida
                                  Denver University Collection, Denver, Colorado
                                  Lafayette College, Skillman Library, Special Collections, Easton, PA
                                  Purdue University, Herron Art Library, Artist Books Collection, Indianapolis, IN     
                                  University of Kentucky, Fine Arts Library, Lexington, KY
                                 Avant Writing Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
                                  Arthur & Mata Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
                                  Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego, CA
                                  Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California; numerous private libraries and collections                                           

GRANTS / AWARDS: 

2019                          City Of Encinitas Award: Encinitas Library, CA, Solo 3/D Exhibit, “Future Dreaming”

2005                          University of Cincinnati, WordArt, Juror's Excellence Cash Award, international exhibit

1992                          Sarasota County Arts Council, Artist-in-the-Schools, FL grant

1991                          Women Artists Invitational, Artforms Gallery, Artist Award, Sarasota, FL

1990                          Florida State Arts Board:  Individual Artist Fellowship, Honorable Mention

                                  Minnesota State Arts Board/N.E.A. grant, Artist-in-Residence



EDUCATION:
                                  M.F.A. equivalent in Book Arts (through Apprenticeships), 1988
                                  B.F.A. Degree (Fine Arts/Design), Minneapolis College of Art & Design
                                  State of Florida Teaching Certification, 1989;  State of Minnesota Teaching Certification
                                  Central Florida University, Winter Park, FL
                                  Independent Study:  Traditional Printmaking, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Holland,
                                           France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, England
                                  Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL;   Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL 

 PROFESSIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCE:

     Visiting Artist, Art Instructor, Visiting Lecturer:            

                                  University of Cincinnati, ‘WordArt ‘ Int’l. Exhibit, Juror Awards (05)
                                  Santa Fe Book Arts Group Lecture, Santa Fe, NM (04)
                                  Marylhurst College, Portland, OR (93-94)
                                  Oregon College of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR (93-94)
                                  Oregon Book Arts Guild Lecture, Portland, OR (93)
                                  Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA (93)
                                  Venice Public Library, Venice, FL (92)
                                  Sarasota Artist-in-the-Schools, Sarasota, FL (92)
                                  Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL (91-92)
                                  University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL:  (Suncoast Young   
                                            Author’s Conference) (90)
                                  Visual & Performing Arts Center School, Sarasota, FL (89)
                                  Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Penland, NC (88)
                                  Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN
                                  Austin Community College, Austin, MN
                                  MN Artist-in-Residence, Brainerd, MN:  (MN State Arts Board/NEA
                                            Grant)

       Museum Design Consultant, Exhibit Design/Installation            

                                  The Children’s Theatre Co. & School, Minneapolis, MN
                                  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
                                  The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
                  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:               
                       
                                  Swedish American Chamber of Commerce-San Deigo (2014 -- )          Cincinnati Book Arts Society
                                  Artist/Member:  N.Y. Center for Books Arts (1988 –- )                          National Museum Women in the Arts
                                  Minnesota Center for Book Arts (Charter Member)                                San Diego Book Arts (2009--)
                                  Pacific Center for Book Arts (--1988)                                                     Santa Fe Book Arts Group (2001 --- )
                                  Hand Bookbinders of California (--1988)                                               Oregon Book Arts Guild (1992 – 97)

PUBLISHING CLIENTS:     

                                  With Carnival Enterprises, Intervisual Communications, Inc., and Beyond Words Publishing,
                                  Su Lund Studio designed, art directed and co-produced seventy-four illustrated children's
                                  book titles for the trade, school and library, retail and educational markets for:   (--1993) 

                                  Little, Brown and Company                                        Price Stern Sloan
                                  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus              Raintree Publishers Inc.

 BOOK AWARDS:

                                  Angel Child, Dragon Child, "Reading Rainbow," PBS Television Review Book
                                  Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, The Children's Book Council
                                 Children's Choice Award, The Children's Book Council
                                 Choice List, citations from the International Youth Library of U.S. / Great Britain

 

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