Daimon, pigmented paper pulp cast, 2024, 12.5” x 7.5”.
A native Californian working in Saint Paul, Minnesota Jamie Capps earned her BA in Studio Art from Mount Holyoke College as a Francis Perkins Scholar and an MFA from the University of Iowa Center for the Book as a recipient of the Iowa Arts Fellowship. As a multimedia artist focusing on hand papermaking and artist books, she often draws from cultural influences, combining contemporary ideas with traditional papermaking techniques, inviting the viewer to explore the interplay between texture and structure.
"I enjoy letting processes guide my work, allowing materials, tools, environment, and workspace to collaborate in the outcome of a piece. Doing so empowers me to be completely present in my practice. Sometimes, allowing myself to stray from well-laid plans creates a thought-provoking outcome.
Currently, my work explores the connections between past and present, tradition and modernity, and the timeless relevance and evolution of folkloric narratives. Inspired by stories of the Japanese yōkai, kaiju, and American monster culture, my work responds to how myths and fables reflect the fears of a society at a given time. Using handmade paper and paper pulp allows me to preserve and reimagine these stories in a contemporary context. Through intricate technique and vivid imagery, I invite viewers to embrace an exploration of monsters woven into my unique and ghastly universe."
EDUCATION
2024 MFA w/distinction, Book Arts, University of Iowa Center for the Book, IA
2023 Penland School of Craft, Summer Papermaking Session with Akemi Martin, NC
2022 Study abroad, Artists & Artisans in a Traditional Japanese Papermaking Village,
Echizen, Japan
2021 BA, Magna Cum Laude, Studio Art & Art History, Mount Holyoke College, MA
2019 AS, High Honors, Studio Art, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Caution: Monsters Inside, Thesis Exhibit, K.K. Merker Gallery, IA
Cautionary Tales, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Iowa, IA
2023 Investigations ..., Group Exhibit K.K. Merker Gallery, IA
Translation, Translation, Collaborative Zine with Translate Iowa, K.K. Merker Gallery, IA
2022 IAPMA Bountiful Harvest Exhibition, UI Papermaking Research Gallery, IA
Artists and Artisans in a Traditional Papermaking Village, K.K. Marker Gallery, IA
UICB x Imadate Art Field, Nishino Heritage House, Echizen, Fukui, Japan
MAPC Power of Print Portfolio Exchange, Kent State University, OH
Pulp Fiction, Public Space One Pop-Up Exhibition, Iowa City, IA
NAHP 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial, Cedar Crest College, Evanston Art Center, Morgan Conservatory & Lyndon House
Indigo: Abstraction of Function, K. K. Merker Gallery, IA
2021 Long Distance Relationship, Mount Holyoke College Museum, MA
Connections, Virtual Exhibit, South Hadley, MA
In These Times, Virtual Performance and Art Exhibit, Holyoke Community College, MA
Valley Creation Stations Project, Multi Town Exhibit, Western MA
2020 Boundaries, Mount Holyoke College, Virtual Exhibit, MA
2019 Arts Beyond Mount Holyoke, Blanchard Art Gallery, MA
Student Art Exhibition, Taber Art Gallery, Holyoke, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SERVICE
2024 Mid America Print Council Board Member, Social Media Chair
Artist talk, Caution:Monsters Inside, University of Iowa, IA
University of Iowa Center for the Book, Social Media Liaison
University of Iowa Center for the Book, Type Kitchen Graduate Assistant
2023 University of Iowa Center for the Book Instructor of Record, Introduction to Book Arts:
Papermaking, Summer Session
NAHP Paper Tides Conference 2023, Panel Presentation, Providence, RI
University of Iowa Center for the Book, Type Kitchen Graduate Assistant
University of Iowa Center for the Book, Social Media Liaison
Japanese Papermaking Festival, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Volunteer
2022 Graduate Assistant, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
UICB x Imadate Art Field Panel Q&A, Nishino Heritage House, Echizen, Fukui, Japan
Natural Dyes & Kozo Artist Talk and Demo, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
Nagashizuki, Japanese Papermaking demo, SGCI, UW Madison, WI
UICB x RISD, Winter Workshop Assistant to Nicholas Cladis, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
2019 Student Intern, Plunge Arts at Girls Inc., Holyoke, MA
HONORS, AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 Castagna-Campion Prize for artistic excellence, UIowa Center for the Book
2023 OVPR Research Grants for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of
Iowa Graduate College
GSS/Graduate College Presentation Travel/Virtual Conference Funds Award
UIOWA Center for the Book Travel Grant
Penland School of Craft Full Tuition Scholarship
NAHP Conference Scholarship
2022 CAPS Scholarship, University of Iowa Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, Iowa City, IA
Ladies Typographic Union Grant, UICB, Iowa City, IA
Joseph A. Skinner Fellowship Fund, Mount Holyoke College, MA
2021 University of Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Phyllis Walsh Crocker Memorial Scholarship, Mount Holyoke College, MA
2019 Frances Perkins Full Tuition Scholarship, Mount Holyoke College, MA
Phi Theta Kappa, Holyoke Community College, MA
Visual Art Faculty Prize, Holyoke Community College, MA
Visual Art Award, Holyoke Community College, MA
James F. Connors Scholarship
PUBLISHED WORK & COLLABORATIONS
2023 Translation, Translation, Collaborative Zine, Translate Iowa, IA
A Penland Experience, Hand Papermaking Newsletter, October
Michigan II, a poem by Dana King, for Prompt Press
Hyozaki On Deep Blue, a poem by Koike Masayo
2022 The Echizen Papermaking Region of Japan, Hand Papermaking Newsletter, October
Interested in purchasing paper, collaborating on a project, or hosting a workshop? Send me a note, and we can discuss it!
jamieleecapps@gmail.com @jamie_california
Monthly paper news, information about workshops, and paper availability.
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