Artist's Statement: "After years of creating many drawings, I decided to exhibit the work. Because the original drawings exist in bound sketchbooks, the decision to exhibit was contingent upon devising a meaningful way to display reproduced images. The works in this exhibition come from sketchbooks dating between 2017 and 2020."

This exhibition features inkjet prints of scanned hand-lettered drawings and drawn patterns that are then creased, sewn, and mounted to the wall. The pieces are shown in this way, so they have a unique presence and allude to the book format. 

Kathleen O’Connell (she/her) is an educator, printmaker, book artist, type and lettering enthusiast, mother, stepmother, amateur gardener, perpetual organizer, and former ferry boat deckhand—all of which inform her artworks and artistic practice. She works and exhibits nationally and internationally and teaches Book Arts, Letterpress and Print Media courses at Middle Tennessee State University. Portfolio: www.kathleenoconnell.net, Instagram: @kathleen.a.oconnell

On Display: March 5, 2025–June 21, 2025