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Roni Gross is a Lecturer in Graphic Design at Purchase College, State University of New York, specializing in book arts and letterpress printing. She also teaches at The Center for Book Arts (NYC), Penland, The New School, Pratt, and Hot Bed Press, creating immersive language experiences through sculptural book structures.
Her educational background includes:
- BA from SUNY Binghamton
- MA from Columbia University, Teachers College
Gross's practice centers on the 'theater of the book,' exploring pacing, musicality of language, and color resonance. Collaborating with sculptor Peter Schell under Z'roah Press, she produces limited-edition works investigating elemental themes (water, red, blindness, sound reduction) where materials function as equal partners to text. Her creations emphasize physical interaction, transforming books into tactile environments that demand handling for full experiential engagement.
Her three-decade portfolio reveals consistent innovation in letterpress techniques and narrative structures, with recent works deepening explorations of emotional storytelling through book form. Trends show increasing integration of sculptural elements with poetic texts, particularly in commissioned works for poets like LaTasha Nevada Diggs and C.K. Williams.
Scientific recognition includes:
- AIGA award for 50 Book Covers competition (2020)
Gross co-founded 'Book Talk' (2019), an ongoing online series fostering critical dialogue about artist books, sponsored by The Center for Book Arts. Her work resides in major collections including The New York Public Library, Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, and the Bodleian Library. She has exhibited internationally at venues like Arnolfini Art Centre (UK) and New York Public Library.
Her Z'roah Press collaborations treat books as elemental investigations where physical materials drive conceptual meaning, exemplified by projects like 'Sweet Seventeen' (2016) exploring canine mortality through typographic spacing.
