CrowPress

founded in 2017 by Vibeke Luther O'Rourke

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Crow Press is a small independent press printing and binding

Artist´s Books by hand in a small run of editions. The workshop is located at Bekkestua outside Oslo, and we have a Soldan Proofmaster (large format letterpress printing), smaller presses for relief and intaglio printmaking and bookbinding equipment.

The Artist´s Books are collaborative projects between poets and artists, as well as individual projects and prints.

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Publications and Artists' Books has been exhibited and presented at the following Artists' Book Fairs:

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FRUIT Bologna Artist Book Fair 2019

(hosted by Codex Polaris)

R21 Gallery "2019 Beautiful Books of the Year Award" selection of award winners presented in a travelling exhibition/Grafill Norway

Bastard Lillehammer Artists Book Festival 2019

(hosted by Codex Polaris)

Bergen Art Book Fair 2019 

(hosted by Codex Polaris)

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Artist Talks:

Oslo Poetry Festival at Kunstnernes Hus/

Oslo Poesi Film 2018

Artist talk by Vibeke Luther O'Rourke & presentation of "A Poem Steinar Opstad" published by CrowPress in 2018. 

 

Coming up:

London Art Book Fair 2020/2021

Bastard Art Book Fair Lillehammer 2021 - May 27th - May 29th 

 

Vibeke Luther O'Rourke:

Artist working in Relief Print, Letterpress, Drawing and Artists Books. 

Exhibited at the Contemporary Arts Projects London, Darbyshire Gallery London, Hackney Wicked Art Festival London & Nordic Contemporary Print Triennale 2020 in Sweden and Denmark.

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Currently running the Publishing Workshop at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO) as well as CrowPress Printmaking workshop in Bekkestua, Norway.

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Awarded with The Art Councils Work Grant for Artists

(Kulturrådets Arbeids Stipend) in 2020

and in 2019 the Art Councils "Diverse Stipend"

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Memberships held:

Norske Grafikere (Norwegian Association of Printmakers)

& NBK (Norwegian Association for Fine Artists)

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Vibeke Luther O'Rourke is also presented by the Norwegian Book Artist Group Codex Polaris