Eileen Wallace

Eileen Wallace serves as Lecturer in Printmaking and Book Arts at the University of Georgia, teaching comprehensive courses in letterpress printing, papermaking, and bookbinding. Her professional practice bridges artistic creation, historical preservation, and educational leadership within the book arts community.

Her educational background includes:

• MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama
• MLS (Master of Library Science) from the University of Alabama

Wallace's artistic research investigates the profound relationship between geographic place and creative output. Through systematic documentation of found objects and environmental materials, she develops works that connect artistic practice to historical and ecological contexts. Her technical innovations in letterpress—using non-traditional matrices, alternative type-high blocks, and handmade papers—expand the medium's expressive possibilities while maintaining rigorous craft standards. This manifests in diverse outputs from monumental paper installations like 'Alluvium' (2013) to experimental prints using steel wire and unconventional inks.

Professional leadership defines her career trajectory:

• Curator of 'Masters: Book Arts' featuring 40+ leading artists
• 14-year co-direction of Paper & Book Intensive
• Board service for Hand Papermaking Magazine
• Archival preservation of Mountain House Press (Dard Hunter's private press)
• Workshop instruction at Haystack and Penland craft schools

Her teaching philosophy emphasizes material experimentation and conceptual development, encouraging students to view book arts as a dynamic intersection of historical craft and contemporary artistic practice. Current projects continue her exploration of place-based documentation through innovative material applications in paper and print.