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, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
2023
Penland School of Craft, SummerPapermakingSession with Akemi Martin
2022
UICB study abroad, Artists & Artisans in a Traditional Japanese Papermaking Village, Echizen, Japan
2021
BA, Magna Cum Laude, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
2019
AS, High Honors, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE & WORKSHOPS
2023
Instructor of Record, Introduction to Book Arts: Papermaking, Summer Session, University of Iowa Center for the Book
Social Media liaison for the University of Iowa Center for the Book
Japanese Papermaking Festival, University of Iowa Center for the Book
2022
Graduate Assistant, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
Natural Dyes and Kozo, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
Japanese Papermaking demo, SGCI, UW Madison, WI
Graduate Assistant to Nicholas Cladis, UICB x RISD, Winter Workshop, UI Oakdale Campus, Coralville, IA
2019
Student Intern, Plunge Arts @ Girls Inc. Holyoke, MA
EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2024
Caution: Monsters Inside, Thesis Exhibit, K.K. Merker Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Artist talk, University of Iowa Center for the Book
2023
NAHP Paper Tides Conference 2023, Presenter (panel), Providence, RI
Investigations ..., Group Exhibit K. K. Merker Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2022
UICB & IAPMA Bountiful Harvest Exhibition, UI Center for the Book Papermaking Research Gallery
Artists and Artisans in a Traditional Papermaking Village, K.K. Marker Gallery, Iowa City, 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
Indigo: Abstraction of Function, K. K. Merker Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2021
Long Distance Relationship, Mount Holyoke College Museum, Virtual Exhibit, South Hadley, MA
Connections, Virtual Exhibit, South Hadley, MA
In These Times, Virtual Performance and Art Exhibit, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
Valley Creation Stations Project, Multi Town Exhibit, Western MA
2020
Boundaries, Mount Holyoke College, Virtual Exhibit, South Hadley, MA
2019
Arts Beyond Mount Holyoke, Blanchard Art Gallery, South Hadley, MA
Student Art Exhibition, Taber Art Gallery, Holyoke, MA
HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS
2024
Castagna-Campion Prize for artistic excellence, progress/development, and participation/contribution, University of Iowa Center for the Book
2023
OVPR Research Grants for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of Iowa Graduate College
UICB Travel Grant to Penland School of Craft
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
2019-2021
Frances Perkins Full Tuition Scholarship, Mount Holyoke College, MA
2019
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
Translation Translation, Collaborative Zine, Translate Iowa , IA
A Penland Experience, Hand Papermaking Newsletter, October
2023
A Penland Experience, Hand Papermaking Newsletter, October 2023
The Echizen Papermaking Region of Japan, Hand Papermaking Newsletter, October 2022
Interested in purchasing paper, collaborating on a project, or hosting a workshop? Send me a note and we can discuss!
jamieleecapps@gmail.com @jamie_california
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