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