Miriam Schaer

Miriam Schaer is a multimedia book artist. She uses garments, bustiers, gloves, aprons, children’s' clothes-as her means of containment. Since 1993, she has exhibited steadily and extensively in solo and group exhibitions, and her work has been mentioned in a long list of articles and reviews. She is a recipient of a NYFA Artists Fellowship and her work has been included in the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series at Douglass Library, the oldest and longest-running exhibition series dedicated to showcasing women artists in the United States. Recently her work was represented in the biennale, Imagining the Book at the Bibliotheca National in Alexandria, Egypt, and the 4th International Artist book Fair in Seoul Korea. She teaches Art of the Book at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and runs book arts workshops in art centers throughout the country. More of her work can be seen on-line at miriamschaer.com