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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 15, 2026.

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

OCTOBER
31st-NOVEMBER 1st, 2026

Co-presented by Carnegie Museum of Art

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PABF 2024 ARCHIVE

PABF 2023 ARCHIVE

 
photos courtesy of Jaye Frances Imagery

2026
Oct. 31–Nov. 1




Carnegie Museum of Art 


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

photo courtesy of Jaye Frances Imagery

THANK YOU to our friends,
families, and volunteers.

Allie De Rubeis
Ariana Nedelman
Burdock Irwin
Casey Hausner
Cassy Lincoln
Catherine Shen
Charles Fatur
Eriko Hattori
Eva Phillips
Gil Skupin
Harrison Apple
Helen Jones
Jen Cooney
Jenn Gooch
Johanna Colaizzi
Josie Martin
June Fagan
Kabir Bakshi
Laurel Stevens
Laurence Gao
Lily Tolchin
Max Forsyth
Nick Troutman
Ruby Velasco
Sam Hindman
Sara jordan Fine
Sarah La Ponte
Sarah Louise
Sean Masuda
Tov Elia



EXHIBITORS


(___) / Joey Behrens

6th Floor

A. T. Pratt

Afternoon Studio

Aileen Bassis

Almost Perfect Press

Artists Image Resource

astr (astringent) press

Auto(nomous) Body Shop

AWE Society Press

Basil Al Araj Revolutionary Mobile Library

BB Press

bench press

BOVINE press

BULK Space

CARA Bookstore

Carnegie Museum of Art

CI59 Artist Publications

CMU School of Architecture

CMU School of Art

CMU School of Design

Combos Press

Container

DARK AGE Online

DoubleD's (Dyke Distribution)

E.L.Hymns

Each and Every

Empress Editions

Fe Avila (CI59 Exhibiting Artist)

Forest Magic Press

Gabriela Pinilla (CI59 Exhibiting Artist)

Gallery Closed








Have a Nice Day Press

Hazel Meyer

headmaster / Unit B

higu rose

History of Touches

homebody

HOMOCATS

Ian Michael Izard

Jacob Pesci / Studio Racine

Janelle Rebel

Jennifer Scheuer

Joanna Epstein / Dandelion Editions

Justseeds Justseeds Artists' Cooperative

Karen's Book Row

Kurt Boone Books

Late Night Copies Press

LORRAINE

Malena Grigoli

Marieke Van Der Maelen

Mary T Faria

Mathili Bavkar  (CI59 Exhibiting Artist)

Megan Major

MUNBIM

nathan cēphas

NewLights Press

Njaimeh Njie/Carlow University Press

One Dimensional Bear

OOO Press

Orbis Editions






Pamela Acosta Hernández

PEAR & MULBERRY

Pegacorn Press//Caroline Kern

Pine Island Press

Pittsburgh Jewish Zine Collective

Priyesh Gothwal (CI59 Exhibiting Artist)

Rathaus Press

Raw Special Effects/Open Pop Editions

Red Howler Press/David Moyer

Robert Baxter + Friends

Romello Goodman

SAORI HATA

Set Margins’ publications

Silver Eye Center for Photography

Sophie Wang

Spaces Corners

sub50

Synonym Magazine

THE SHEET

THUNGRY

TOMATO TOMATO TOMATO

Two Steps Press

ungovernable study (CI59 Exhibiting Artist)

Who Press'd Press

Women's Studio Workshop

Written Names Fanzine





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