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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PGH City Paper

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, Aryn Beitz, Brette Richmond, Blaine Siegel, Delaney Oakes, and Jordan Bohannon.

THANK YOU to Miller ICA, especially Margaret Cox, Elizabeth Chodos, and Lydia Rosenberg.
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 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, she has supported many other artist publications through research, fabrication, and documentation.
THANK YOU to our friends, family,
and volunteers.

Andy Daub
Annah Darling
Bre Stanton
Brick Brickman
Caleb Gamble
Carlin Christy
Christina Hansen
Christine Lorenz
Daniel Nelson
Emily Tant
Felipe García-Huidobro
Fiona Avocado
Isabel Oyuela-Bonzani
Joe Schultz
Kalika Aloni
Karen Lue
Kat Breedlove
Laura Ricketts
Maria Lotsmanova
Max Forsyth
Max Wheeler
Meghsha Barner
Nina Ruffini
Noel Reed
Olivia Tant
Rosemary Thellman
Sara Crawford
Sean Morrissey
Taylor Proie
Tricia Burmeister
Victoria Sterling
Zachary Luettgen
Zoe Gianfrancesco