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Pittsburgh Art Book Fair (PABF) and Carnegie Museum of Art invite you to join a community of makers, readers, and appreciators of artist books. The annual PABF is a free annual event dedicated to printed matter featuring local, national, and international exhibitors. Meet artists, publishers, and other art book enthusiasts while browsing participating vendors and shopping an incredible range of artist books, zines, and publications.

The deadline to apply to be an exhibitor is May 1st, 2025.

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PABF is co-directed by Emma Honcharski, Mary Tremonte, and Jacquelyn Johnson.

SEPTEMBER
20th-21st, 2025

Co-presented by Carnegie Museum of Art

2025 EXHIBITORS
︎︎︎2025 Exhibitor Profiles
2025 PROGRAMS

CONTACT US
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@pghartbookfair

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PRESS
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PGH City Paper

PABF 2024 ARCHIVE

PABF 2023 ARCHIVE
 

2025
Sept. 20–21


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Carnegie Museum of Art 
Hall of Sculpture

Co-presented by Carnegie Museum of Art, the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair (PABF) is a free, annual celebration of printed matter featuring local, national, and international exhibitors.

pghartbookfair@gmail.com
@pghartbookfair

︎ Support PABF on Kofi
PABF Co-Directors: Emma Honcharski, Mary Tremonte, Jacquelyn Johnson

pghartbookfair@gmail.com
@pghartbookfair

THANK YOU to Caroline Kern and Chas Wagner, 2 of PABF’s founding co-directors.

THANK YOU to Carnegie Museum of Art, especially Dana Bishop Root, Brette Richmond, Blaine Siegel, Delaney Oakes, and Jordan Bohannon.

THANK YOU to the studio schools at Carnegie Mellon University: 
CMU School of Architecture
CMU School of Art
CMU School of Design
Special thanks to Charlie White.

THANK YOU to MaskUp Pittsburgh. We deeply value protecting our community, and strongly encourage masks at this event.

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Emma Honcharski is a writer and co-founder of Dinner Bell Magazine, a print publication of food writing and art. She works in media strategy and production, and enjoys bringing people together offline.

Mary Tremonte is an artist, printmaker and DJ who has worked in the creation and presentation of printed matter for over 25 years. She is a founding member of Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative and co-organizer of Queer Ecology Hanky Project.

Jacquelyn Johnson is an artist, photographer, and garment sewist. In addition to self publishing (Cool Dry Place), she has supported many other artist publications through research, fabrication, and documentation
THANK YOU to our friends,
families, and volunteers.

Aida Mirebrahimi
Alastair Thompson
Arpita Choudhury
Bowen Sjolander
Christina Hansen
Daxton DiPiazza
Eden Munday
Elizabeth Dileonardi
Elizabeth Liang
Emma Minnows
Harrison Apple
Jacob Paul
Jenn Gooch
Johanna Colaizzi
Kara Selberis
Karen Lue
Laura Ricketts
Laurel Stevens
Lloyd Wallace
Marcus Rahauser
Max Forsyth
Michaela Blanc
Middy Vella
Nicole Paterson
Olive Dileonardi
Paula Kupfer
Rebecca Lynch
Rocco Dileonardi
Rosabel Kurth
Sarah Chen
Sean Dileonardi
Sean Morrissey
Sonny Nicholson
Stephanie Garrison
Victoria Sterling
Zachary Luettgen

EXHIBITORS
BY REGION



PENNSYLVANIA
(___) blankspace / Joey Behrens *

Alchemic Print *

Almost Perfect Press *

Amelia Kieras *

Basil Al-Araj Revolutionary Mobile Library *

Becky Sungja Kim & Hwasun "Sunni" Park *

Carnegie Museum of Art *

Christine Lorenz *

Clarine Lee *

CMU School of Architecture *

CMU School of Art *

CMU School of Design *

Conflict Kitchen *

Container *

Erin Moore

Ezra Blank + Zeja Z. Copes *

Gather Around Projects

Haec City / Also Books *

HAMBRE HAMBRE HAMBRE

Hannah Moog

higu rose *

inner loop press

Irma Freeman Center *

John Fleenor *

Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative *

Karen’s Book Row *

Maake Magazine

Pajewski Studios *

Pegacorn Press//Caroline Kern

Shelly Zhang and Jessie Chen *

Silver Eye Center for Photography *

Spaces Corners *

Studio PDP *

The Commentary by Wick Monet *

Tree News

Vernal Pool / Corinne Teed

Who Press’d Press

Written In Air *

Zsuzsi Matolcscy *

* - local









CALIFORNIA

Current Editions

Thick Press

Written Names Fanzine


COLORADO

Femme Salée


ILLINOIS

Alex Belardo Kostiw

bench press

BOVINE press

Natia Ser

Other Forms

Temporary Services / Half Letter Press

THUNGRY

TOMATO TOMATO TOMATO


INDIANA
Two Steps Press


LOUISIANA
Antenna Press


MAINE
Greenhorns


MARYLAND

LORRAINE

Paper Cuts


MASSACHUSETTS
GAUCHE

Missy Hall Nicholson


MICHIGAN
B_KS@

BULK Space

Each and Every

Flower Press

Issue Press

pitymilk press/bathmatics

Taxonomy Press


MINNESOTA

Late Night Copies Press


MISSOURI
Risotrip Print Shop Co.


NEW JERSEY
Kurt Boone Books












NEW YORK
Combos Press

Forest Magic Press

HOMOCATS

Koyubi Studio

MishMash

Publication Studio

Random Man Editions

Rathaus Press

Sequence giftshop

Sojourners for Justice Press

Spark Journal


OHIO

Empress Editions

Michael Gill Books And Prints

Outlandish Press

SIDE Editions

Specific Ideas


OREGON

Broccoli


RHODE ISLAND
Amalgam

Headmaster


VIRGINIA
Becky Sungja Kim & Hwasun "Sunni" Park

Boundless Bound Publishing

Clown Kisses Press

Girls, on Film

Kate Fitzpatrick

Late Comeback Press


WASHINGTON DC
Thick Press


WISCONSIN
BearBear

Moody

pitymilk press/bathmatics


CHINA
51 Personae


THE NETHERLANDS
Knust/Extrapool


SOUTH KOREA
MAKERMAKER


PROGRAMMING



Readings + Releases

Bruce Galleries 

Exhibitors will share their publications in an informal setting, seated around a table in the Bruce Galleries. Slow down and connect with artists, designers, and publishers as they highlight selected new releases and favorite publications.

Saturday,
September 20th


12:00pm
Mary Tremonte, presenting "Exuberant Resilience," 2019


12:30pm
Boundless Bound Publishing, presenting "As She Thrives, I Reflect."


1:00pm
TOMATO TOMATO TOMATO, presenting "Puppy Love" by Izze Norman, 2025


1:30pm
Each and Every Press, presenting "Moonroof"


2:00pm
Sequence Giftshop, presenting "Shower Thoughts: On Water, Intimacy, and Digitally"


2:30pm
Written In Air, presenting “Issue 1” listening session





Sunday,
September 21st


Readings + Releases (cont.)

Bruce Galleries

12:00pm
Jacquelyn Johnson / cool dry place, presenting "Seeing Deer"


12:30pm
Sequence giftshop, presenting "I’M ROOTED BUT I FLOW" by Renee Yu Jin


1:00pm
Antenna Press, presenting "The Pink Slipper: Protecting Each Other Through Hurricanes & Other Calamities"


1:30pm
Hannah Moog, presenting “thank you trees, thank you streams”


2:00pm
Combos Press & Emma Honcharski, presenting "Queer Earth Food 3"





after school book swap

Mezzanine

Saturday, September 20th


10:00am-5:00pm
Dreams of Hope, meTamorphosis, ARYSE, and Black Unicorn Library have collaborated to offer a curated selection of books by and about Queer & Trans, Black,  Indigenous, and People of Color authors. We invite you to bring a book to swap that has helped you come to a greater understanding of yourself, your body, and the way you move in the world. If you do not have a book to offer, we invite you to contribute a book title to our Community-Curated List of books.

FOOD TRUCKS


Food trucks will be located at the curb of the Sculpture Courtyard (near the Portal Entrance) from 11:00am-5:00pm.

Saturday, September 20th


El Rincon
@elrinconoaxaquenopgh


Sunday, September 21st


El Chucho
@el_chucho_pgh


(___) blankspace / Joey Behrens





(___) blankspace / Joey Behrens

Pennsylvania

Small run artist books and publications connected to (___); a home undergoing renovation and an experimental site for co-creation and creative inquiry.

  • Artist
  • Publisher
  • Collective


51 Personae





51 Personae

China

51 Personae is a self-sustaining independent art publishing project, believing that publishing is both an urgent and valid artistic practice. It places special emphasis on life experiences in Asia and the Third World, as well as marginalized voices under suppression, exploring the contemporary forms, possibilities and potential of "realism" in art as expressive actions.

  • Publisher