How to: Publish Artist Books and Zines

For this session of Creative Conversations, we'll be joined by Tom Marquet (@partnersandson), Nicole Rodrigues (@lost.mirage), and Madeleine Conover (@maddogdiggittydog) to talk about creating, publishing, and promoting artist books and zines.

Tom Marquet lives in Philadelphia, where he runs the comic bookstore and community event space, Partners And Son, with his partner Gina Dawson. Partners And Son is a central hub for the illustration scene in Philadelphia. The shop features an extensive collection of indie comics, zines, and rare books from various independent publishers.

Nicole Rodrigues was born in New Jersey and went to the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, where they got a BFA in Printmaking. Nicole lives and works in Philadelphia as a teaching artist with the Mural Arts Program, working with children and young adults. Their work includes making illustrations, comics, prints, screen-printed shirts, and ceramics that provide visual insights into how people inhabit our world differently in their physical and mental states, shedding light on the connections we have to nature and our interpersonal relationships.

Madeleine Conover is a Chinese American adoptee and artist based in Philadelphia. Her images and sculptures explore her ideas of the Asian American diaspora and her adoption due to China’s former one-child policy. Her recent work focuses on the subsequent discovery of her biological family and community building with adoptees. Conover was raised in Washington, DC, by a single mother. She received an MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art & Architecture and a BA in Studio Art and Sustainable Food & Farming from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions in Philadelphia, Western Massachusetts, New York City, and the Bay Area. She has participated in artist residency programs at Ceramics School, Directangle Press, Pyramid Atlantic Art Institute, Second State Press, Kala Art Institute, and Wassaic Project.
She also recently started her own small risograph publishing press,

$10 for entry!

Every quarter, DVAA hosts Creative Conversations to get into the nitty-gritty of professional development within our artistic practice. We gather to share skills and discuss topics like how to write a CV, best practices for photographing and uploading artwork, maintaining a studio practice without burnout, how to build a digital portfolio, and more!