On View: July 11 – August 9, 2026
Opening reception: July 11, 2026, 3-5pm
Making a book is a process of transformation. Ideas are tested, revised, abandoned, and rediscovered as a project moves from conception to publication. The path is rarely direct, and the finished book often reveals only a fraction of the work that brought it into being.
Bound: The Making of a Photobook celebrates the many stages of the development of photobooks by presenting examples of bookmaking from book dummy to final publication. Whether created as a singular object or produced in a large edition, behind each book is a unique process of experimentation, decision-making, compromise, and craft.
This exhibition showcases student-made books from many of the classes and workshops that CPW has offered over the last year, taught by artists Adrianna Ault, Raymond Meeks, and Vladimir Nahitchevansky. Also included are books made by students from Bard College, who worked closely with faculty in the Photography Program to produce a photobook their senior year. These books made across CPW and Bard College photography communities highlight the interdisciplinary, experimental, and collaborative nature of photobookmaking.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Jana Astanov
Ela Bosworth Tetikoğlu
Adam Brooks
Danni Chen
Sharon Core
Olivia Cowley
Mimi Dineen
David Gorospe
Yujian Han
Sally Hansell
Madelyn Helford
Leeloo Hellie
Zibby Jahns
Robin Kaiküll
Ruth Lauer Manenti
Heidi Lind
N.B. MacNamara
Dana Matthews
Cameron McLeod
Nathan Miller
David Myers
Fiona Otway
Adam Putnam
Carla Rhodes
Carol Samuel
Chloe Scotson
Wren Spangler
Carin van der Donk
Iris Vanderloo
About the Community Gallery:
CPW’s Community Gallery is a new space dedicated to fostering connections between diverse local communities using photography. It will host a rotating schedule of short-run exhibitions featuring work by CPW members, local artist collectives, student groups, and projects by local nonprofit organizations. CPW is committed to being a welcoming hub for critical and creative explorations of photography from varied perspectives.
Banner image: Olivia Cowley.
Grid (left to right, top to bottom): Carin Van der Donk, Carla Rhodes, Sally Hansel, Adam Putnam, Fiona Otway, Dana Matthews.
