Stephanie Wolff works with text, textile, and the book form creating both two- and three-dimensional art on themes of weather, science, history, and rural life. Her process begins with research: in archives and databases, by reading, in conversations with experts, and via active exploration. The examination and interpretation of the research help her form questions, make connections, gain knowledge, and expand her point of view.
Stephanie has been awarded residencies and research fellowships, including at Maine Media Workshops + College, the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University, and at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS). Her research at the AAS focused on a set of early 19th century diaries, the subject of an ongoing body of work, Along the Banks of My River.
That project was shown in February 2024 at Washington College in the exhibition, The Weather Within & Without, alongside the work of Caryn Martin, with an accompanying week-long residency. The work was also shown that September at the Kent Museum’s annual Art at the Kent in Calais, Vermont.
Her artist books have been exhibited at the 2024 Codex Foundation's International Book Fair and in exhibitions across the United States and in Germany. They are held in many public and private collections and have been included in Buchwelten/Book Worlds (Kerber Verlag) and 500 Handmade Books, Volumes 1 & 2 (Lark Books).
Stephanie’s years as a book conservator at the Dartmouth College Library provided her with knowledge in the history, construction, repair, and care of a wide range of library materials, from books and manuscripts to maps, scrapbooks, and other objects.
As a longtime teacher of book arts to college students and others, she enjoys sharing her knowledge from bookbinding, book conservation, and fine arts to help people transform their ideas into something tangible.
Selected Collections
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
Baylor University, Moody Memorial Library, Waco, TX
Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, ME
Columbia University Library, New York, NY
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH
Emory University Library, Atlanta, GA
Florida Atlantic University, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Boca Raton, FL
Herron Art Library, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Indiana University Library, Bloomington, IN
Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport, ME
McGill Libraries, Rare Books/Special Collections, Montreal, Quebec CANADA
Northeastern University, Snell Library, Boston, MA
Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH
Reed College Library, Portland, OR
Rhode Island School of Design, Fleet Library, Providence, RI
Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL
Rollins College, Olin Library, Special Collections, Winter Park, FL
Smith College, Neilson Library, Northampton, MA
Stanford University, Ute & Bill Bowes Art & Architecture Library, Stanford, CA
St. Olaf College, Rølvaag Library, Northfield, MN
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto, Ontario CANADA
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
Tulane University Library, New Orleans, LA
University of California, San Diego, Library, San Diego, CA
University of Florida, Smathers Library, Gainsville, FL
University of Georgia, Hargrett Library, Athens, GA
University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library, Philadelphia, PA
University of Rochester Library, Rochester, NY
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
University of Utah, Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library, Burlington, VT
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Cofrin Library, Green Bay, WI
Victoria University, E.J. Pratt Library, Toronto, Ontario CANADA
Virginia Commonwealth University Library, Richmond, VA