PABF 

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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.

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PABF is co-directed by Caroline Kern, Chas Wagner, Emma Honcharski, Mary Tremonte, Jacquelyn Johnson.

SEPTEMBER
28th-29th, 2024

Co-presented by Carnegie Museum of Art

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PABF 2023 ARCHIVE



PABF Co-Directors: Caroline Kern, Chas Wagner, Emma Honcharski, Mary Tremonte, Jacquelyn Johnson

pghartbookfair@gmail.com
@pghartbookfair

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 Melon University: 
CMU School of Architecture
CMU School of Art
CMU School of Design
Special thanks to Charlie White.

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Caroline Kern is an artist and founder of Pegacorn Press. She has been self-publishing since 1996 and is an active participant in the international art book fair community.

Chas Wagner is the co-owner of Paper + Dirt, a book shop in the Point Breeze neighborhood in Pittsburgh, and a curator and founder of The Print Party, specializing in independent magazines. His work focuses on social activations of the print periodical; via retail pop-ups, bookshop lecture series’ and the launching of a sport book festival (Bleed & Score) in Brooklyn.

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