BORN April 15, 1955

EDUCATION • AWARDS • POSITIONS
BA Visual Arts, University of North Dakota, 1977
COMPAS/CETA Artist, 1979
American Institute of Graphic Arts Award of Excellence, 1983
Chicago Book Clinic Award, 1983
Book Designer, New Rivers Press, 1985-1990
Print Magazine Award, 1986
American Institute of Graphic Arts Award of Excellence, 1987
Jerome Book Arts Fellowship, 1988
American Institute of Graphic Arts Award of Excellence, 1989
Minnesota Center for Book Arts Artist-in-Residence, 1989-1992
Jerome Books Arts Fellowship, 1990
Artist-in-Residence, Gregynog Press, Wales, UK, 1993
Faculty Member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1990-1998
Flanegan Award, Minnesota Book Awards, 1999
Judges Choice Award, Oxford Fine Press Bookfair, 2005
Carl Hertzog Award, 2006
The Gregynog Prize, 2007
Honorary Member, The Double Crown Club, UK, 2009

COLLECTIONS
IBM Corporation, IDS Corporation, 3M Corporation, American National Bank, John Paul Getty Museum, Walker Art Center, The Grolier Club, The Lily Library, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, British National Art Library, London, and the Special Collections Libraries of the following institutions: New York Public Library, Yale University, Harvard University, Mills College, University of Arizona, University of Delaware, University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin, Swarthmore College, Smith College, and the Bodelian Library at Oxford. The University of Minnesota holds a complete collection of my work, as well as all working materials and correspondence.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Volumes, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1988
Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books, University of Delaware Library, 1994
The Contemporary Fine Press, (traveling show), 1995
Contemporary North American Wood Engravers, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, 1996
Recent Acquisitions, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1997
Books: Form and Function, University of Wisconsin, 1997
State of the Book, Artists Books of Wisconsin, 1998
150 Years of Wisconsin Printmaking, Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1998
New York & New York Revisited, Rudolph Ruzicka and Gaylord Schanilec, The Grolier Club, New York, 2002
The Art and Work of Gaylord Schanilec, The University of Minnesota Libraries, 2007

Books Illustrated, or with cover or title page images by Gaylord Schanilec

2009
95. Plunging, Edwidge Danticat, Midnight Paper Sales
-two color wood engravings

2008
94. Twenty-Four Old Regulars, Maurice Manning, Press on Scroll Road
-two wood engravings

2007
93. Sylvæ, Benjamin Verhoeven and Gaylord Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales
-fifty-one color specimen images printed from the wood, one wood engraved portrait, one wood engraved map

2006
92. Rooted, Seven Midwest Writers of Place, University of Iowa Press
-a part of an image from Farmers (MPS, 1989) was reprinted on the cover
91. Old Swayback, Jim Heynen, Midnight Paper Sales
-3-color frontice fold-out engraved in wood and the cover was printed from an engraved maple block

2005
90. Fine Printing in the Twentieth Century, Selections from the Collection of Kenneth Auchincloss, The Grolier Club
-2-color frontice piece engraved in resingrave
89. Mayflies of the Driftless Region, Clarke Garry, Midnight Paper Sales
-Thirteen color wood engravings, plus a 2-color title page engraving
88. On Book Collecting, Arne Kjelsberg, The Ampersand Club
-2-color frontice portrait of the author engraved in wood
87. Turkish Pears in August, Robert Bly, Midnight Paper Sales
-Three 2-color engravings (in resengrave) plus a cover vignette (in wood)

2004
86. A Walk by the River, Dale Jacobson, Red Dragonfly Press.
-Cover vignette and 2-color frontice piece engraved in wood
85. The Intruder, Clayton Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales
-Color panorama engraved in Resingrave, 2-color title page vignette

2003
84. Ink on the Elbow, Gaylord Schanilec & David Esslemont, Midnight Paper Sales & Solmentes Press
-Color panorama engraved in Resingrave

2002
83. The Coriolus Effect, Edwidge Danticat, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Twelve multicolor, illuminated numberals engraved in wood
82. The Mystery of the Jeweled Cross, Larry Millett, Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
-2-color wood engraving
81. New York Revisited, Kenneth Auchincloss, The Grolier Club.
-Nine color wood engravings and two color wood engraved vignettes

2001
80. Ernest Morgan: Printer of Principle, Midnight Paper Sales
-Four color wood engravings
79. The Boys House, Minnesota Historical Society Press.
-2-color cover wood engraving

2000
78. Emerson G. Wulling: Printer for Pleasure, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Seven color wood engravings
77. Rufus at the Door and Other Stories, Jon Hassler, Afton Historical Society Press.
-Cover color wood engraving and seven 2-color interior vignettes
76. Daffodils in February, Sharon Rose Stumpf, self-published.
-Title page color wood engraving

1999
75. In The Rocks, J. J. Talaga, The Ampersand Club
-Title page wood engraving
74. YTWOK, Midnight Paper Sales
-Four color wood engravings
73. I Will Eat a Piece of the Roof & You Can Eat the Window, John Dufresne, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Four color wood engravings
72. Keepsakes and Other Stories, Jon Hassler, Afton Historical Society Press.
-Cover color wood engraving and seven interior 2-color vignettes

1998
71. Bad Beat, Pete Hautman, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Six color wood engravings
70. The Return of a Private, Hamlin Garland, Yellow Barn Press.
-Three color wood engravings
69. Short Essays, Et al., The Hill Press.
-Nine wood engravings
68. Waterfalls of the Mississippi, Richard Arey, Minnesota Outdoors Press.
-Eight color wood engravings

1997
67. On the Rocks, MFK Fisher, The Ampersand Club.
-Title page wood engraving
66. Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death, Bill Holm, Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
-2-color wood engraved vignette
65. Letter to an Imaginary Friend, Thomas McGrath, Copper Canyon Press.
-Cover color wood engraving
64. Excerpts from a Wisconsin Childhood, Suzanne McNear, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Four color wood engravings

1995
63. A .38 Special and a Broken Heart, Jonis Agee, Coffee House Press.
-Cover wood engraving
62. A House in the Country, Mary Logue, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Title Page wood engraving and five color wood engravings
61. My Town, David Lee, Copper Canyon Press.
-Cover wood engraving

1994
60. Five Short Stories, Marcel Ayme, Bird & Bull Press.
-Ten 2-color wood engravings

1993
59. White Pine Sucker River, Robert Alexander, New Rivers Press.
-Cover Painting

1992
58. A Printer’s Dozen, Phillip Gallo, Beiler Press.
-4-color engraving in Plexiglass
57. The Bread of this World, Thomas McGrath, Midnight Paper Sales
-Color wood engraving

1991
56. First & Last Old Timers’ Baseball Game, W. P. Kinsella, Coffee House Press.
-Five color wood engravings
55. Wrenching Times, Walt Whitman, Gwasg Gregynog.
-Ten color wood engravings

1990
54. Why We Live With Animals, Alvin Greenburg, Coffee House Press.
-Cover wood engraving with two interior wood engravings
53. The Other Miller, Tobias Wolff, Babcock and Koontz.
-Title page wood engraving
52. Dismal River, Ron Block, New Rivers Press.
-Cover painting and five wood engravings

1989
51. No Relation to the Hotel, David Hilton, Coffee House Press.
-Cover wood engraving
50. Chanticleer of the Wilderness, Meridel Le Seur, Holy Cow Press.
-Color cover wood engraving, ten interior wood engravings
49. Love, John Williams, Babcock and Koontz.
-Title page wood engraving
48. Eight Decades, Elmer Anderson, published by friends of the author.
-Title page wood engraving
47. Farmers, Midnight Paper Sales.
-2-color title page wood engraving, four color wood engravings
46. My Own Alphabet, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Coffee House Press.
-Cover wood engraving

1988
45. Communist, Richard Ford, Babcock and Koontz.
-Title page wood engraving
44. American Earthquakes, Constance Urdang, Coffee House Press.
-Cover drawing
43. The Play and Other Stories, Stephen Dixon, Coffee House Press.
-Cover painting
42. Cover Me, Lon Otto, Coffee House Press.
-Cover drawing

1987
41. Common Body, Royal Bones, Evelyn Schefner, Coffee House Press.
-Cover drawing
40. More Stately Mansions, John Updike, Nouveau Press.
-Title page wood engraving
39. Keeping the Star, Thomas Smith, New Rivers Press.
-Cover painting with four wood engravings
38. High Bridge, Midnight Paper Sales
-Ten color wood engravings
37. The First Thing Coming, Keith Abbot, Coffee House Press.
-Cover painting

1986
36. My Father’s Life, Raymond Carver, Babcock and Koontz.
_Title page wood engraving
35. Lucha, Constance Urdang, Coffee House Press.
-Cover painting
34. Dance Me Outside, W. P. Kinsella, David R. Godine Publisher.
-Cover drawing
33. Bop, Maxine Chernoff, Coffee House Press.
-Cover engraving in plexiglass
32. Twelve Below Zero, Anthony Bukowski, New Rivers Press.
-Cover painting and five drawings

1985
31. Offcuts, Campbell-Logan Bindery.
-Six wood engravings
30. The Alligator Report, W. P. Kinsella, Coffee House Press.
-Five drawings
1984
29. The Man in the Cardboard Mask, Alvin Greenberg, Coffee House Press.
-Cover drawing
28. Harum Scarum, Deith Abbot, Coffee House Press.
-Six drawings
27. You Are Mine, Patricia Shaheen, self-published.
-Three drawings
26. Erosion Surface, Steven LaVoie, Coffee House Press.
-Title page drawing

1983
25. Morning Windows, Michael Moos, New Rivers Press.
-Four drawings
24. Buffaloed, Gaylord Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Woodblock type, six woodcuts
23. Constellations, Roger Blakley, self-published.
-Cover drawing

1982
22. Deposition, Pete Green, New Rivers Press.
-Four drawings
21. Different Arrangements, Sharon Chmeilarz, New Rivers Press.
-Four drawings
20. Lessons from a Fourth Grade Class, Mary Molyneux, Toothpaste Press.
-Six drawings
19. Total Strangers, Terence Winch, Toothpaste Press.
-Five drawings
18. Resort, Patricia Hampl, Bookslinger Editions.
-Two drawings
17. Poems from Last Summer, Robert Scott, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Two relief collage prints
16. Somata, Philip Foss Jr., Beiler Press.
-Seven drawings

1981
15. On Returning, Gaylord Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Title page woodcut
14. One Angel Then, Deborah Keenan, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Three relief collage prints
13. How Micky Made It, Jayne Ann Phillips, Bookslinger Editions.
-Six drawings
12. Household Wounds, Deborah Keenan, New Rivers Press.
-Four drawings
11. Euphemisms of a Catholic Childhood, Gaylord Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Four linoleum cuts
10. Midnight Paper Sales, Gaylord Schanilec, Midnight Paper Sales.
-Visual book of expermintal printing techniques.
9. The Zelinski Poems, Thomas Reiter, Juniper Press.
-Cover drawing

1980
8. A Box of Night Mirrors, COMPAS/Writers in the Schools.
-Fifteen drawings
7. Weathers, Houses, Vistas, Dust, Joseph Hutchinson, Juniper Press.
-Title page linoleum cut
6. Unease, Tadeusz Rozewicz, New Rivers Press.
-Six woodcuts

1979
5. Schemuel, Rochelle Owens, New River Press.
-Six woodcuts
4. Where is Dancer’s Hill? Robert Schuler, Lame Johnny Press.
-Cover drawing
3. An Explosion of White Pedals, COMPAS/Writers in the Schools.
-Twelve 2-color woodcuts

1978
2. Strips and Shavings, David Martinson, Truck Press.
-Cover drawing
1. Lunch in Fur, Anselm Hollo, Truck Press.
-Cover drawing

LECTURES

2009
Sylvæ, The University of Iowa Library
Sylvæ, The Lilly Library, University of Indiana
Sylvæ, Carelton College, Minnesota

2008
From Poetry to Playful Science, From Dakota to the Mississippi River, The Typophiles, New York
Sylvæ, The Ampersand Club, Minnesota

2006
British Influences on One Bookish American, University of Iowa Library
British Influences on One Bookish American, Kansas State University
Mayflies of the Driftless Region, University of Texas El Paso

2005
British Influences on One Bookish American, Designer Bookbinders, London
British Influences on One Bookish American, The Double Crown Club, London

2004
Work, Pennsylvania College of Technology

1996
Work, Oak Knoll Fine Press Book Fest, Delaware

1995
Work, Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin

WORKSHOPS

2009
From the Tree to the Bed of the Press, University of Iowa Center for the Book
From the Tree to the Bed of the Press, University of Indiana

2008
From the Tree to the Bed of the Press, New York Center for the Book

2006
Wood Engraving, University of Iowa Center for the Book

2005
Wood Engraving, Studio on the Square, New York
Wood Engraving, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

2003
Wood Engraving, Penland School, North Carolina

1997
Wood Engraving, Penland School, North Carolina