Maureen Cummins (born 1963)[ is an American citizen artist specializing in artists' books.][Copans, Ruth and Anzalone, John (2012). "Artists' Books: Esthetics, Media, Communication", in Eleanor Mitchell, Peggy Seiden, Suzy Taraba (eds.). Past Or Portal?: Enhancing Undergraduate Learning Through Special Collections and Archives. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, p. 50.][Nowakowski, Audrey and Fields, Gianofer (March 25, 2015). "The Perfect Union Of Art And Books", WUWM, Milwaukee Public Radio.] In 1991, she founded Inanna Press (pronounced "ee-na-na" and named after the Mesopotamian goddess of the same name).[Biographical statement provided by the artist to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC.] She remains the proprietor and continues to produce fine, limited-edition artists' books. Since 1993, when she created her own studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Cummins has produced over twenty-five limited-edition artists' books.[ She has been featured in shows with Kiki Smith, Fred Tomaselli, and Kara Walker.][Shengold, Nina (December 1, 2005). "Making Books: Thornwillow Press", Chronogram.] One of her books, Ghost Diary, held by the Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University, is made of glass.[Travis, Scott (January 26, 2015). "Arthur Jaffe, FAU donor and lover of books, dies at 93", SunSentinel.]
Early life and education
Born in New York City, Cummins studied printmaking and Book design at the Cooper Union School of Art, graduating in 1985 with a BFA.[ She lives in High Falls, New York.][
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Themes
Cummins works mainly with printed matter, such as newspapers, letters, and checks.
Awards
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Pollock-Krasner Award, 2009
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"Anatomy of Insanity": Pyramid Atlantic Book Fair Critic’s Award, 2008
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Puffin Foundation Individual Artist Grant, 2003
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New York State Council of the Arts, 2002
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New Art Forum Book Award for “creative excellence” in an artist’s book, 2000.
[ "Maureen Cummins Artist" (cv), booklyn.org.]
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