EXHIBITIONS:
2016
Artist Books: Look, A Book!, Guild of Book Workers, Geisel Library, University of San Diego, CA
Artist Books: 41st Annual American Printing History Association Book Fair, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Sculpture: Off the Table!: Plates for the Wall, Missouri Western State University, MO
2015
Artist Books: The Power and Politics of Anger, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Artist Books: Sustenance in Artists’ Books, Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts, University of Southern Maine, ME
Artist Books: 43 Works on Paper at the Brand Library, Glendale, CA
Artist Books: SOLO – Ballroom & Other Dances, Crowell Public Library, San Marino, CA
2014
Sculpture: Humor in Craft, Society of Contemporary Crafts, PA
2013
Sculpture: Humor in Craft, Society of Contemporary Crafts, PA
Artist Books: Good Enough to Eat; Food as the Subject for Craft, Craft in America Study Center, CA
2012
Sculpture: Humor in Craft – Portrait of the Artist as Marie Antoinette, Society of Contemporary Crafts, PA
Sculpture: Teapots!:6 Invitational Exhibition, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, PA
Sculpture: $250 Award – Portrait of the Artist as Marie Antoinette, ACCI National Juried Competition
Sculpture: Humor in Craft, Crafthaus.com
Sculpture: Fourth International Small Teapot Competition, American Museum of Ceramic Arts (AMOCA), CA
Artist Books: Poetic Pen: Celebrating Calligraphy and Poetry, 23 Sandy Gallery, OR
Artist Books: San Diego Book Arts Exhibition, Geisel Library, CA
Artist Book: Good Eats, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, MI
2011
SOLO: Alice Simpson; Me, Myself & Others, SoPas Gallery, CA
Sculpture: Identify Yourself, Craft Alliance of St. Louis MO
2010
Sculpture: Cirque de Bizarre, Zinnia Gallery, CA
Sculpture: LAGUNA CLAY AWARD – 2010 California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Sculpture: Body, Surface Library, Springs, NY
Sculpture: Her Mark 2010, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Artist Books: LinC, San Diego Books Arts, CA
Artist Books: Third National Juried Exhibition, San Diego Book Arts, Geisel Library, (UCSD), CA
Artist Books: Music Bo(o)x, 87Florida Gallery, Washington, DC
2009
Sculpture: Xiem Clay Center – Exhibition, CA
Artist Books: Scissors: Pop-up, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, FL
Artist Books: Deep Carnivale, A Celebration of Words, FL
2008
Sculpture: The Clay Studio, PA
Sculpture: All Fired Up, NY
Artist Books: Black, White & Read, traveling to NY, SF, LA, UK
Artist Books: Mapping Correspondence: Mail Art in the 21st Century, Center for Book Arts – NY
2007
Sculpture: Seattle Teapot Biennial, WA
Sculpture: SOFA: Chicago, 17 sculptures for Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts Dinner Gala
Sculpture: Solo exhibition, Abundant Beauty, Artworks Gallery, NY
Sculpture / Artist Book – Visions and Voices, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft
Sculpture: Tango, Casa del Arte Gallery, NY
Sculpture: 100 Teapots III, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
Artist Books: Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 28th Annual Exhibition, – Mesa, Arizona
Artist Books: Black, White & Read, traveling to NY, SF, LA, UK – 2007 – 2008
2006
Sculpture: World Women: On The Horizon, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
Artist Books: Juried Show San Diego Book Arts Exhibition, UCSD, CA
Artist Books: Lewis Gallery – Portland, ME
Artist Books: A Reader’s Art 6: Changing the Wind, Hensel Gallery, MN
2005
Sculpture: 92nd Annual Exhibition, Allied Arts of America, National Arts Club, NY
Sculpture: The Three Graces – Second Place, Concours, Art Student League, NY
Artist Books: Triennial 2005, Columbia College Center for the Books, IL
Artist Books: An Exhibition of Angels, Treasure Room Gallery, Interchurch Center, NY
2004
Sculpture Solo exhibition-Urban Motion: Sculpture & Books on Dance,Treasure Room Gallery, Interchurch Center, NY
Sculpture: Street Wise, Second Place – Concours, Art Student League, NY
Artist Books: Folded Features, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL)
Artist Books: Solo exhibition – Alice Simpson: One for the Books, Beverly Hills Library, CA
Artist Books: Journals of Discovery, Oregon Book Arts Guild, OR
Artist Books: Word & Image in the Artist’s Book – Colby College Museum of Art, ME
Artist Books: Matter and Spirit, Wells Book Arts Center, NY
Artist Books: The Third Biennial Women Book Artists Exhibition, Converse College, SC
2003
Artist Books Solo exhibition – Samuel Priest Rose Building JCC, NY
2002
Book as Art XIV: Temptations, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC
2001
Women & Books: Uncovered, Converse College, Gallery, SC –
Codex Eclectic: Bookarts 2001, The Donnell Library Center, NYPL, NY
Artist Members Juried Show, Center for Book Arts, NY
Solo exhibition – Tango Bar & Other Dances, Monthly Featured Artist-Center for Book Arts, NY
2000 –1994
Manyfold Books I & II, The Donnell Library Center, NYPL, NY
Exhibition & Demonstration – The Center for Book Arts, NY
Book as Art XI, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC – 1999
Solo exhibition, Summer Swing – Donnell Library Center, (NYPL) NY – 1999
Beyond the Fold, The Gallery of South Orange, NJ – 1999 – CATALOG
New York, New York, HarperCollins Gallery, NY 1999 – CATALOG
Solo exhibition Dance & Romance, Columbia Gallery, NY – 1998
Book as Art, FACET Gallery, Taos, NM – 1998
Solo exhibition –Dance & Romance, St. Agnes Branch, NYPL, NY – 1998
Invitational, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Rotunda Gallery, Washington, DC – 1997
Group Show – New York State Museum, Albany, NY – 1997
Book as Art IX: 10th Anniversary, National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC – 1997 (Six works)
CATALOG:
Solo exhibition – Shaw/Cramer Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA – 1996
Book as Art VIII,- National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC – 1996 (Three works) – CATALOG
Diverse Fragments, Paramount Center for the Arts, NY – 1996
Summertime, Images & Objects of Summer, Tempe Arts Center, AZ – 1996
This Day in History…, The Center for Book Arts, NY – – 1995 CATALOG
Beyond Textiles – Book Arts, The Interchurch Center, NY – 1994 CATALOG
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2014
BALLROOM, a novel, Harper (HarperCollins)
2013
Ballroom, Fiction Award, SF Writer’s Conference, CA
Urban Mythos, Pacific Review, CA
2012
Humor in Craft – Portraits of the Artist As…, Brigitte Martin, Schiffer Publications
1000 Artist Books, Salamony & Thomas, Rockport Publications
2011
Neuroblasto Magazine, Mexico
Words and Images: Dreaming of Buenos Aires, University of Southern Maine Journal
South Pasadena Review, Alice Simpson: ME MYSELF & OTHERS, CA
2010
Ceramics: Crossing Over Into Fine Art, Pat Rogers, The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press, NY
The Art Scene: Body Interpretations, Surface Library – East Hampton Star, NY
2009
Pop-up Books at Florida Craftsmen Gallery, Lennie Bennett, The St. Petersburg Times
2008
500 Handmade Artist Books, Lark Publications – Juror, Steven Miller’s Introduction – 3 works
Abundant Beauty, CeramicsToday.com – Feature Article –
2007
Experience dancing’s 3-minute love affair, K.W. Murray, Poughkeepsie Journal
Teapots, Teapots, Teapots, Featured Artist, blog
Teapots ‘talking’, Taya Floresi, Baltimore Messenger.com
2006
The Next Dance, Alice Simpson, Tangodanza Magazine, Germany
2005
Valentine, Rebecka Fair, Bound and Lettered Magazine
Craft Business Magazine – Interview and sculptural image- Mary Jane Pahls
2004
Discovery: Fifty Years of Craft Experience at Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, Artist’s Essay
Bound and Lettered, Featured Artist Article – November
Sculptural Works of Alice Simpson, Feature article about sculpture – Elke Koepping, Tangodanza Magazine, Germany
Words Sing & Dance in Alice’s Art Books, J. Hull, Palisadian Post- Feature Article, CA
Books as Art, Ann Hicks, The Greenville News, SC
2003
ABR: Artist’s Books Reviews – Featured Artist
Craft Report Magazine – Featured Artist – James Weaver – February
Alice Simpson: Her Handmade Books are Collector’s Items, article critical dance.com, UK
Queen Elizabeth & Sir Christopher Hatton: The Dancing Chancellor, Pegler UK 1990 – 2001
Alice Simpson: dance (and dancing) book artist-a profile- Interview, A. D. Russell, Curator
Victoria & Albert Museum National Art Library Newsletter
Bangor Maine News – Interview – September
The Art and Craft of Handmade Books, – Shareen LaPlantz
Time Out/New York Magazine
Dancing Past Windows, Writer’s Voice Magazine
Women in the Arts Magazine – Volume XV No. 2 – Spring -1997
Women in the Arts Magazine – Volume XIV No. 3 – Spring -1996
Handmade Books – Jean Kropper, Davis Publications, Inc., MA
Introduction to Package Design – Laszlo Roth, Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY
CURATOR:
HUNGER-II, crafthaus – 2014
HUNGER-I, crafthaus – 2013
Artist Books, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL), NY – 2005
Folded Feature – International artists created Pressman’s caps, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL), 2004
Martha Hall: Self Examination – Cancer & the Creative Spirit, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL),
Manyfold Books I, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL), NY – 2000
Manyfold Books II, The Donnell Library Center (NYPL), NY – 200
RESIDENCIES & GRANTS:
Artist in Residence – Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, ME – 2007
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME ~ From 2003 to 2006
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME ~ From 1992 to 2003
Artist in Residence, Otis College of Art & Design, CA – 2005
BOCES Grant – Artist in Education- Creative Writing/Book Arts/Dance, NY 2005, 2000, 1997 to 1999
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME ~ From 2015 to 2017
TEACHING:
Teaching – Coloring The Surface, Xiem Clay Center, CA- 2011
Teaching – Artist Book Workshop for Teachers – NYC Board of Education, NY – 2004
Teaching – Defining Moments, Journey Beyond Business- Workshop for CEOs, LA – 2004
Teaching – Tunnel Books: The Long & Short Sounds of Music, Volunteers for Literacy, JCC, NY – 2003
Teaching – Visiting Artist in Education – Book Arts, Public School 75, NY – 2000 – 2002
Teaching – InterView, The Creative Center – Creative Writing/Book Arts, NY – 2001
Teaching – Without Literal Likeness: The Self Portrait – (Advanced Intermediate Clay), Xiem Clay Center, CA – 2017, 2018
Teaching – InterView, The New School, NY – 2000
Teaching – School of Visual Arts, NY – Package Design – 1991 to 1994
Teaching – Fashion Institute of Technology, NY – Package Design, Introduction to Color, Graphic Design – 1987 to 1991
Teaching – Otis-Parsons, CA – Weekly six-hour drawing classes – 1984 to 1985