Julie Shaw Lutts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Bio: Julie Shaw Lutts is a book artist living and working in Salem MA. The artist has shown widely in group and solo exhibitions in the United States and United Kingdom. Shaw Lutts published The CuRiOuS Alphabet, the first-ever artists’ book app in the Apple app store. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections, including The Tate Britain, The Bodleian Libraries at Oxford, UCLA, and Bowdoin College. Her work is also featured in the publications 500 Artist Books Volume II and 1000 Artist Books.
Statement: I am a book artist who creates one-of-a-kind artists’ books and small editions. I thrive on challenging the idea of what an artists’ book is by using unconventional elements in my books. My work explores themes of history, women, geography, time, mathematics, memory, and the sciences. I am inspired by vintage items, both strange and simple, including maps, diaries, tintypes, photographs, handwritten letters, odd medical devices, keepsakes, and relics from flea markets around the world. Each found object I use has its own story, which informs the narratives I create. My artists’ books are often housed in vintage boxes that prompt the reader to wonder, “What’s inside?” Each work includes the reader in the journey of lifting the lid, arranging the pages, and discovering the narrative.
Statement: I am a book artist who creates one-of-a-kind artists’ books and small editions. I thrive on challenging the idea of what an artists’ book is by using unconventional elements in my books. My work explores themes of history, women, geography, time, mathematics, memory, and the sciences. I am inspired by vintage items, both strange and simple, including maps, diaries, tintypes, photographs, handwritten letters, odd medical devices, keepsakes, and relics from flea markets around the world. Each found object I use has its own story, which informs the narratives I create. My artists’ books are often housed in vintage boxes that prompt the reader to wonder, “What’s inside?” Each work includes the reader in the journey of lifting the lid, arranging the pages, and discovering the narrative.