Inge Bruggeman

Inge Bruggeman is Assistant Professor and Area Head of the Book & Publication Arts program in the Art Department at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her work revolves around the idea of the book — the book as object, artifact, and cultural icon. Her research and art projects seek to re-envision the book in a post-digital age. Recent exhibitions include a 4-person exhibition at the Xu Bangda Art Museum in Haining, China as part of the Juntao First National Book Art Exhibition, a solo exhibition at the New York Center for Book Art, a group exhibition titled Délires de Livres at La Galerie Écu de France in Viroflay and an exhibition at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery titled Works from the Jack Ginsberg Collection. Inge is the recipient of: the Lia Libros de Artistas International Artist’s Book Prize in Guadalajara, the Leslie Durst Individual Artist Fellowship, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission, and she was a finalist for the MCBA International Artist’s Book Prize. Her work was recently featured in For the Love of Letterpress published by Bloomsbury and reviewed by Janice Braun of Mills College for Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association.