Biography

Exhibitions:

• 2019 The Alchemy of Paper, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN.

• 2018 McLean Count Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.

• 2017 Pulp as Portal: Socially Engaged Papermaking, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY.

• 2015 Layers, Figure One, Champaign, IL.

• 2013 Social Paper, Center for Book and Paper arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL.

• 2013 Faculty Exhibition, Krannert Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL.

• 2013 AIGA (Re)Design Awards, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN.

• 2013 Printing Green: American Print Alliance, Illges Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA.

• 2011 Pulp, Figure One, Champaign, IL.

Online Press:  

• Kurtweil, Jenna. “Past, Present, and Future: ‘CornCrete’ Reimagines Sustainable Architecture.” iSEE. February 14, 2019.

• Vaca, Chantal. “Fresh Press Studio transforms harvest waste into fine art paper.” Smile Politely, February 7, 2019.

• Wang, Zihan. “Studio creates sustainable paper.” Daily Illini, November 8, 2018.

• Kurtzweil, Jenna. “Field to Library: U of I Collaboration for Sustainable Book Conservation.” iSEE, October 17, 2018.

• Jain, Dhwani, "Congratulations to Fresh Press." Student Sustainable Committee, December 1, 2017.

• Dimtirova, Donna, "Fresh Press, an Agri-Fiber Paper Research Lab on Campus, Uses Creativity to Promote Sustainability," Green Observer, November 27, 2017.

• "Illinois Shines in Sustainable Index," ISEE, November 7, 2017.

• Babcock, May, “Stop the Presses! It’s Community Supported Paper at Fresh Press!,” PaperSlurry, December 8, 2016.

• Heckel, Jodi, “Agri-fiber paperlab making sustainable paper.” Central Illinois Business. June 1, 2014.

• Aghajanian, Liana, “Paper from farm waste? Art Professors show us how.” Takepart. March 30, 2014.

• Babcock, May, “The Microbrewery of Hand papermaking (Fresh Press).” Paper Slurry. May 5, 2014.

• Alexander, Christine, “Agri-fiber paper making from Fresh Press.” Dreaming in CMYK. May 26, 2014 .

• Gunther, Shea, “There’s got to be a better way to turn ag waste into paper.” Mother Nature Network. June 2, 2014.

• Everett, Claire, “The Fresh Press Project creates a zero waste alternative to paper-making.” The Daily Illini. October 17th, 2013.

• Shipman, Kay, “Designer plant seed to develop homegrown ‘agri paper’. ” Farmweeknow.com. November 19, 2010.

• Mitchell, Gage, “Finding a more sustainable paper pulp.” Modern Species Blog. September 7, 2012.

Awards:

• 2017 SSC Excellence in Innovation Award for A Campus Circular Economy

• 2013 International Design Award, Self-Promotion Category (Silver)

• 2013 AIGA Re-Design Award

Commissions:

• 2021 Siebel Center for Design Holiday Card (Prairie Grass Paper)

• 2018 lefield notes (Speckletone Recycled Cotton)

• 2018 UIUC Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Speckletone Recycled Cotton)

• 2015 Art+Design Foundations Drawing Program (Ubergrass)

• 2014 UIUC MLK, JR Symposium (Prairie Fest)

• 2014 Grinnell College (Ubergrass)

• 2014 College of Fine and Applied Arts Holiday Card (Winter Rye)

• 2013 UIUC MLK, JR Symposium (Prairie Fest)

• 2013 Student Sustainability Committee

Publications:

•  “Fresh Press Agri-Fiber Lab,” Eric Benson, Ground Works (2022)

• "A Case for a New Case Paper: From Farm to Table to Desk to Bench," Eric Benson, Quinn Ferris, Jennifer Hain Teper, Anneka Vetter, Book and Paper Group Annual (2019).

• Mahan, Margaret, “Paper in Action.” Hand Papermaking. March 20, 2014.

Videos:

• WCIA3

• WILL NPR

• WICD15

• Pecha Kucha (2015)

• News at Illinois

• WCIA3 (2017)

Past workshops and community-based events:

• 2021 Unit 4 Champaign Public School Teacher’s Workshop

• 2019 CU Jazz Festival

• 2018 Delray Beach Historical Society

• 2018 Southside Elementary Workshop

• 2017 Xenia Papermaking Workshop

• 2017 4H Club Workshop

• 2017 Sonifield Sustainability Festival

• 2017 UIUC Sustainability Day Workshop

• 2017 Iowa State University

• 2017 AIGA Workshop

• 2016 Unit 4 Champaign Public School Art Teacher’s Workshop

• 2015-2016 FAAx Workshops

• 2015 Urbana Free Library

• 2015 UIUC Field Day

• 2015 FarmAid workshop

• 2014 Sinai Temple Summer Camp

• 2014 Fresh Press & CUDO Studio Tour

• 2013 Mother’s weekend open house

• 2013 Prosperity Gardens

• 2013 Urbana Sweetcorn Festival

• 2012-2013 Book Arts Co-Op Papermaking Workshop

• 2012-2013 Urbana Art at the Market