Barb Tetenbaum

Barb Tetenbaum is Professor and Department Head of Book Art at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon. She is an accomplished book artist with a distinguished career spanning academic, institutional, and independent artistic contexts.

Her educational and professional background includes:

• Founder of Triangular Press (1979)
• Two years as Printer-in-Residence at Twinrocker Handmade Paper
• Seven years as Printer/Curator of the Silver Buckle Press at University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Recipient of two Fulbright awards for teaching in Germany and Czech Republic
• Visiting instructor at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, Germany
• Koopman Distinguished Chair at Hartford Art School

Professor Tetenbaum's research focuses on documenting the reading experience through innovative book art techniques. Her current project explores Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Circles' essay using specialized embossed printing methods she developed. She examines how readers interact with texts physically and mentally, revealing the dynamic relationship between reader and printed word. Her work builds on previous projects with Willa Cather's 'My Ántonia,' pushing further to expose the tangential thoughts and experiences that occur during reading.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Fulbright award for teaching in Leipzig, Germany
• Fulbright award for teaching near Prague, Czech Republic

Professor Tetenbaum maintains an active practice through Triangular Press while leading the Book Art department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her work bridges academic instruction, artistic creation, and scholarly exploration of reading as a physical and cognitive experience. She continues to develop her 'pressure prints' technique, using the Vandercook press as a rubbing tool to create unique documentation of the reading process.