February 6-9, 2025

Thank you for us in the Magic City for the second edition of Tropic Bound International Artists’ Book Fair!

Tropic Bound 2025 welcomed 96 exhibitors from 12 countries and 1900+ visitors. The 2025 edition expanded to include a new section: Addendum at Palm Court, highlighting the important work being created by independent book, magazine and art publishers who help widen and contextualize the conversations around books and art.

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2025 Exhibitors

Symposium Details

2025 Artist Talks

Schedule

Tropic Bound 2025 opened as a multi-day event and exhibition for artists’ book creators, dealers, publishers and collectors. Showcasing an international curated selection of exhibitors, Tropic Bound aims to present the highest quality and most diverse representation in the field of artists’ books.

Tropic Bound 2025 featured an opening symposium, panel discussion, artist talks, and other opportunities to learn about the unique world of artists’ books.

2025 FAIR HOURS / LOCATIONS:

Addendum:
Thurs, 3-8pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-1pm
Palm Court, 140 NE 39 Street, 3rd Floor

Main Fair:
Fri & Sat, 12-6pm; Sun 12-4pm
Main Fair: Paradise Plaza, 151 NE 41 Street, 3rd Floor

FULL SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY, Feb 6, 2025

10am-2pm: Shuttle Tours $
3pm: Addendum Opens (3pm-8pm) $
4-6pm: Symposium $
- Keynote, Beyond the Build: Integrating Art into Special Collections, by Stephanie Stillo
- Panel, Beyond the Binding: How Artists’ Books are Made Today
- The S Apostrophe S Artist Book Reading Series
6-8pm: Welcome Party $

FRIDAY, Feb 7, 2025

11am: Tropic Bound Main Fair First Look (Member Hour)
12pm: Tropic Bound Main Fair Opens (12-6pm)
6-9pm: After Party at Dalé Zine *schedule update

SATURDAY, Feb 8, 2025

10am: Addendum Opens (10am-1pm)
10:30am: Artist Talk, The Invisibility of Artists’ Books in Museums
11:15am: Artist Talk, Paper and Print as Puente: Cross-Border Collaborations between Mexico and the US
12pm: Tropic Bound Main Fair Opens (12-6pm)
6-9pm: After Party at Miami Paper & Printing *schedule update

SUNDAY, Feb 9, 2025

10am: Addendum Opens (10am-1pm)
10:30am: Artist Talk, Smoke & Mirrors: Using Stage Magic in Book Arts
11:15am: Artist Talk, Civic Publishing: This City is My Home
12pm: Tropic Bound Main Fair Opens (12-4pm)

Venue & Visitor Information

Fair Location:

151 NE 41 Street, Miami, FL 33137
Paradise Plaza, Miami Design District

and

140 NE 39 Street, Miami, FL 33137
Palm Court, Miami Design District

Addendum:‍ ‍
Thurs, 3-8pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-1pm
Palm Court, 140 NE 39 Street, 3rd Floor
Main Fair:
Fri & Sat, 12-6pm; Sun 12-4pm
Main Fair: Paradise Plaza, 151 NE 41 Street, 3rd Floor
The closest airport is Miami International Airport (MIA) which is about 15 minutes drive to Tropic Bound. THe next closest airport is Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport (FLL) which is about 45 minutes from the fair.
Tropic Bound takes place in the Miami Design District, accessible by highways I-95 and 195.

Valet parking is available by the entrance to Paradise Plaza.
Garage parking is available with pricing starting at $3 for 4 hours at the Paradise Plaza Garage, entrance on NE 41 Street, and includes EV charging stations. The Palm Court Garage offers the same pricing and amenities with an entrance on 38th street which is a just few short blocks of walking through the heart of the design district to the venue. Limited metered street parking is available.
There is a huge variety of lodging options in Miami including luxury hotels, quirky boutique hotels, historic motels, corporate hotels and AirBnb-style options. Below is a list of accommodations we recommend:
Midtown Area - an urban area of shops and restaurants within walking distance to the Tropic Bound venue
- Hyde Midtown, 101 NE 34th St, Miami
- AC Hotel by Marriot Miami Wynwood, 3400 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
- Hampton Inn and Suites, 3450 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
Mimo Area - an historic strip filled with iconic mid-century hotels, unique restaurants and cafes
- Vagabond Hotel, 7301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
- Selina Gold Dust, 7700 Biscayne Blvd, Miami,
- The New Yorker, 6500 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
Miami’s weather in February is generally, amazing. It can vary from the brisk sweater weather, to a balmy beach day. No matter the weather, the sun here is powerful year round. We strongly recommend wearing sun protection in the form of sunscreen and/or a hat and sunglasses when outside. Winter is our dry season, rainstorms are not expected, and there will be no hurricanes - promise.
Tropic Bound and Miami Design District organizers take health and safety concerns seriously and will follow local regulations. We encourage all exhibitors to be up to date on their COVID and Flu shots and boosters, but will not be enforcing a mask mandate. Face masks will be offered to exhibitors and visitors free of charge. Sanitation stations will be available throughout the fair.

Free WIFI is available throughout the Design District. Simply hop on to the Miami Design District Wifi and login with your email.

Dining options in the neighborhood are ample. For a complete listing, visit miamidesigndistrict.net/dine.

More information about visiting the Design District is available at miamidesigndistrict.net/visitor-info.

2025 Exhibitors

For an alphabetized listing of 2025 exhibitors, click here.

USA, South

Antenna Press, New Orleans, Louisiana*
Ash LLan, Miami, Florida*
Ashley Castañeda, Miami, Florida
Bookleggers, Miami, Florida*
Books & Books, Miami, Florida*
Burnaway, Atlanta, Georgia*
Crooked Letter Press / Ellen Knudson, Gainesville, Florida
EXILE Projects, Miami, Florida*
Impact.Edition, Miami, Florida*
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Miami, Florida*
Jessica Greenfield, Boone, North Carolina*
LOZENGE.XYZ, Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Paper & Printing Museum, Miami, Florida
Myda Iamiceli, Gainesville, Florida*
[NAME] Publications, Miami, Florida*
O, Miami, Miami, Florida*
Pokeweed Collective, Northport, Alabama
Porch Possum Press, Tallahassee, Florida
Punto y Coma, Miami, Florida*
Rachel Simmons, Orlando, Florida
ReEscribir Servicios Editoriales, Doral, Florida*
Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee, Florida
The University of Alabama Parallel Editions, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tom Virgin, Extra Virgin Press, Miami, Florida
Tra Publishing, Miami, Florida*
WOPHA, Miami, Florida*

USA, Northeast

Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare LLC, Brooklyn, New York
Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective, New Haven, Connecticut
Booklyn, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
Carolyn Shattuck, Rutland, Vermont
CENTRAL BOOKING, Brooklyn, New York
Dobbin Books, Brooklyn, New York
Feixue Mei, Harrisonburg, Virginia*
FORGOTTEN LANDS, Brooklyn, New York*
Heide Hatry, New York, New York
I-87, Woodstock, New York
Janelle Rebel and The Everyday Press, Philadelphia, PA, USA and London, England, UK
Khelcom New York, New York, New York
Lux Mentis, Booksellers, Portland, Maine
Marianne R. Petit Books, Amenia, New York
North Bennet Street School, Boston, Massachusetts
Sarah Matthews, Columbia, Maryland
Sarah Nicholls, Bronx, New York
Seaweed Press | Meri Page, Syracuse, New York
Two Ponds Press, Rockport, Maine
The Prototype Press, Indian Head, Maryland

USA, West

American Academy of Bookbinding, Telluride, Colorado
Anne Covell, La Mesa, California
Courier Press at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Coyote Bones Press, San Antonio, Texas
Errant Press, Los Angeles, California
Herringbone Bindery, Austin, Texas
Jesse Hinson, Tuscon, Arizona*
Mob of Two, Sebastopol, California
Rocinante Press, Oakland, California
servane briand, San Francisco, California
Springtide Press, Tacoma, Washington
Suzanne Moore, Tuscon, Arizona
The CODEX Foundation, Berkeley, California
The Printmakers Left, Garberville, California
Tyler Rico, Austin, Texas*
Veritas Editions, Grapeview, Washington

USA, Midwest

Benjamin D. Rinehart, Appeton, Wisconsin
CB Sherlock, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Emily Martin, Iowa City, Iowa
Flying Fish Press, Madison, Wisconsin
Hot Tomato Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Midnight Paper Sales, Stocklholm, Wisconsin
Mnemonic Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio
NewLights Press, Louiseville, Kentucky
Rulon-Miller Books, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Stephen Pittelkow, Saint Paul, Minnesota
UICB Student Collective, Iowa City, Iowa*

Mexico & South America

Anémona Editores, Ciudad de México, México
Antonio Guerra (Tinta Talller), Ciudad de México, México
Aquí y Allá, Bogotá, Colombia*
Ediciones Concordia Mx, Queretaro, México.
Herramientas Grosso, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ioulia Akhmadeeva, Morelia, Mexico
Isabel Fernández Echavarría, Santiago, Chile
Ivan Acebo Choy, Saltillo, México*
Silvia Brewda, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sol Rébora, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Europe, Asia & Africa

Animales de Lorca, Valencia, Spain
elies plana, Barcelona, Spain
Galerie DRUCK & BUCH, Vienna, Austria
Islam Aly Artists’ Books, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Istanbul Bookbinding Institute, Turkey
Publishing Section of Museum Archive of Nasser Bakhshi, Tabriz,Iran*
REDFOXPRESS & ANTIC-HAM, Achill Island, Ireland
Sandra March - Perdita METABUK, Barcelona, Spain
The Salvage Press, Dublin, Ireland
t☒ふ豆부, Singapore / New York, New York*
Veronika Schäpers, Karlsruhe, Germany

*Addendum Exhibitors

2025 Shuttle Tours

Thursday, Feb 6
10am-4pm

Two shuttle tours departed from Paradise Plaza in the Miami Design District on Thursday, Feb 6, at 10am-2pm, returning to the plaza at 2pm.

Bindery Tour

Extra Virgin Press, letterpress and book arts studio, with artist and printmaker Tom Virgin
EXILE Projects, an artist book publisher, community organizer, and experimental art space
Miami Paper & Printing Museum, a public access printmaking and book arts studio, exclusive tour and talk from founder Ingrid Schindall
D&B Book Binders, a family team specializing in printing and binding hardcover books, dissertations, and more, serving South Florida for over 60 years

Limited seats available.

UM / Books & Books Tour

Special Collections at University of Miami, exclusive tour with Director Cristina Favretto
Cuban Heritage Collection at University of Miami
Books & Books, Miami’s award-winning independent bookstore in Coral Gables, with tour by Mitch Kaplan, owner of Books & Books, former president of the American Booksellers Association and co-founder of the Miami Book Fair International, the largest book fair in the United States

Limited seats available.

2025 Symposium

Thursday, Feb 6
4-6pm

The Tropic Bound 2025 Symposium takes place at Palm Court Plaza, 140 NE 39 Street, 3rd Floor, in the Miami Design District on Thursday, Feb 6, from 4-6pm.

The Tropic Bound 2025 Symposium is generously sponsored by Vamp and Tramp Booksellers.

Keynote Speaker, Stephanie Stillo

Chief of Rare Books and Special Collections Division, US Library of Congress

Stillo delivered the Tropic Bound 2025 keynote speech, Beyond the Build: Integrating Art into Special Collections, discussing the significance of book arts to special collection libraries.

In 2023 Stephanie Stillo assumed the country’s head librarian position - Chief of Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the US Library of Congress, where she leads the development, stewardship, interpretation, promotion and service of the collection to meet the needs of government officials, scholars and the public. Prior to her appointment in 2023, she held the position of curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection and Aramont Library. Stillo holds a Ph.D. in modern European history and specializes in the history of printmaking and historical book illustration. She has a particular interest in the visual intersection of art, literature and poetry in modern and contemporary artist books.

The Rare Book and Special Collections Division is the largest collection of rare books in North America. Spanning eras and subjects, its holdings include nearly 1 million books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, title pages, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the center of the collection is President Thomas Jefferson's library, which was sold to Congress in 1815. In addition to the Collection, Stillo also oversees the division’s popular video series “From the Vaults” and co-manages the division’s blog, Bibliomania.

Panel Discussion: Beyond the Binding: How Artists’ Books are Made Today

with Emily Martin, Stephen Pittelkow, Sol Rébora, and Mark Sarigianis

Tropic Bound is an international fair with the mission to champion artists’ books. What makes an artists’ book different from a regular book? One of the main differences between an artists’ book and any other book is the intention that goes into every aspect of its creation. When embarking on the project of making a book, artists have a dizzying array of techniques, materials, and communication strategies to employ. In this panel we will hear from book artists and makers with diverse approaches to their practices. Attendees will gain insight into what really goes into planning and making an object that bridges the worlds of books and art.

Live Readings: The S Apostrophe S Artist Book Reading Series

Organized by AB Gorham and Aaron Cohick.

Live poetry readings, but for artists’ books. Readers include Islam Aly, Tia Blassingame, Irene Chan, and Skye Tafoya.

Live Readings are generously supported by The Tonkinson Foundation.

2025 Artist Talks

Artist talks take place at Palm Court, 140 NE 39th St, 3rd Floor, Miami, FL, and are free and open to the public. Fair tickets are required to manage capacity.

Saturday, Feb 8

Rachel Simmons is an American artist and educator based in Orlando, Florida who makes artist’s books, zines and prints. In her creative practice, she explores environmental and social activism, science, philosophy and memory. Since 2000, she has been teaching book arts and printmaking at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and is an active member of CBAA The Association for Book Art Education.
Unlike most genres of contemporary art, artists’ books are more often collected by libraries than fine art museums. In many ways, this makes sense for these interdisciplinary, book-like objects. Libraries use them as educational tools and allow visitors to handle the books, providing an intimate experience prohibited in most museums. On the other hand, artists' books are not as well-known to mainstream museum-goers, as it's less common to find museum exhibitions featuring or including book art. Would building more book arts collections within museums result in more exhibitions featuring artists’ books, and elevate the status of artists' books to the level of more established genres such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking? Could this enhance the value of artists' books, leading to more equitable compensation for book artists whose practices require an incredible range of skills, intensive labor, and lengthy production times?
This talk is generously sponsored by Bromer Booksellers / Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books.
These artists first encountered each other at various Codex Book Fairs. These encounters led to friendship, and eventually, collaboration. For the past few years, these artists have collaborated together on portfolios, artist books, and exhibitions in both the United States and Mexico.
Much of their collaborations are centered around a map of Tenochtitlan printed in Nuremberg in 1524, which is the basis for the Rhinoceros Project's current monumental embroidery. In 2024, the 500 year anniversary of the publication of the map, the Rhinoceros Project traveled to Mexico to offer sewing circles and continue these collaborations. This panel will discuss their international exchanges, with a focus on their most recent exhibitions and exchanges in 2024 in Oakland, US, and Morelia and Mexico City, Mexico.
Artists Michelle Wilson, Anne Beck (the Rhinoceros Project collective, USA), Ioulia Akhmadeeva (Mexico), and Antonio Guerra Gonzalez (Mexico) have been collaborating for the past few years on portfolios, artist books, and exhibitions in both the United States and Mexico. This talk will discuss their international exchanges, with a focus on their most recent exhibitions and exchanges in 2024 in Oakland, US, and Morelia and Mexico City, Mexico.
This talk is generously sponsored by Abecedarian Artist’s Books.

Sunday, Feb 9

Magicians have been using illusionary techniques for centuries to intrigue or trick audiences. Many principles of stage illusions are relevant to book arts: sequencing and timing, hiding and revealing information, and curating an experience. Kerri has studied and recreated several of these magic tricks, experimenting with ways to conjure creative content rather than merely spectacle or entertainment.
In 2021, in collaboration with Julie Chen she created “Book of Hours,” a collaborative artists’ book. The work utilizes a historical blow book structure that dates back to the 16th century; it allows different sequences of pages to appear at different times while seemingly occupying the same space. Keri will explain the research and development of the project, as well as the challenges that arose. Along with showcasing “Book of Hours,” she will reveal the “tricks” behind other magic boxes and books and discuss their potential for meaningful storytelling.
This talk is generously sponsored by Carolyn Shattuck.
Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder is an artist and proprietor of Coyote Bones Press based in San Antonio, Texas. She creates limited-edition artists’ books, teaches workshops, and hosts Books in the Wild Podcast. Schroeder holds an MFA in Book Art & Creative Writing from Mills College, and currently serves on the board of the Austin Book Arts Center.
O, Miami celebrates South Florida through the empathy-building power of poetry. As an organization, O, Miami educates and engages communities using a process called Civic Publishing—providing resources for people to identify and express themselves through poetry, and publishing that poetry in both public spaces and books.
Year-round O, Miami operates as a publisher and education organization, creating spaces for people to come together through poetry and providing free resources for families and teachers. In April the fruits of that work is celebrated with the annual O, Miami Poetry Festival.
This talk will discuss and present key projects highlighting the dynamism of this Civic Publishing process, exhibiting how O, Miami’s collaborative narrative of place aims to create a shared narrative of a city.
This talk is generously sponsored by Tonkinson Foundation.
Caroline Cabrera is the author of the lyric essay collection, (lack begins as a tiny rumble) from Tinderbox Editions, as well as three poetry collections, Saint X (winner of the Hudson Prize from Black Lawrence Press), The Bicycle Year, and Flood Bloom, and two chapbooks, The Coma of the Comet (winner of the Burnside Review chapbook contest) and Dear Sensitive Beard (Dancing Girl Press). She serves as Artistic Director for O, Miami.

2025 Fair Program

The Tropic Bound 2025 Fair Program was printed locally in Miami, FL, and encapsulates the unique programming and exhibitors from the 2025 edition. Design by Topos Graphics.

Click here to download a copy of the 2025 Fair Program.

2025 Team

Tropic Bound Directors

Ingrid Schindall
Cristina Favretto
Sarah Michelle Rupert

2025 Tropic Bound Coordinators

Tayina Deravile
Amber Frank
Brooke Frank
Isabella Maria Garcia

2025 Photographer

Chantal Lawrie

2025 Volunteers

Andrew, Angelina, Ariel, Bianca, Cayla, Deborah, Fola, Karla, Luna, Niko, Noel, Ọmọlará, Rosie, Simone, Sofia, Stefania, Valery, and Yuko

Thank you!

Tropic Bound 2025 Sponsors and Partners

Special thanks to Tropic Bound 2025 sponsors, supporters and cultural partners: the Miami Design District, LogicArt Fine Art Services, University of Miami Libraries, Lisa B. Palley, The Kelmscott Bookshop, Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Lux Mentis Booksellers, Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution, AFAR Magazine, Bromer Booksellers, Abecedarian Artist’s Books, Carolyn Shattuck, The Tonkinson Foundation, Sweat Records, Center for Subtropical Affairs and private donors.

February 6-9, 2025