The Work of Paper
Juried Show 2026

Curator: Danny Volk, SVAC

Paper is one of the most familiar and flexible artistic materials. It can be drawn on, folded, cut,
layered, printed, woven, or cast, among many other things. It carries the weight of both idea and
labor, holding marks, textures, and traces of process. This exhibition looks at paper not just as a
surface, but as something that does work: it holds, supports, conceals, absorbs, resists, and transforms.

Artists were invited to submit work that explores what paper can do and what paper can mean. Thirty artworks were selected out of over 200 entries nation-wide and includes handmade paper, collage, drawing, printmaking, artists’ books, sculpture, pulp work, and mixed-media experiments where paper plays a vital role.

This exhibition is in collaboration with the Curator for Southern Vermont Art Center (SVAC), Danny Volk, who is the acting Curator and Juror for The Work of Paper. Volk has coordinated two exhibitions highlighting the use of paper in fine art at the SVAC, with our group show as a complementary feature. On Paper and Paper Transformed, at the SVAC, take place in Manchester simultaneously this season. We invite you to experience divergent interpretations on the medium through these three paper-themed shows. See their website for more information about On Paper and Paper Transformed.

Please join us for the Juried Award Reception on Saturday, March 7th, 3:00 – 5:00pm as we celebrate these new perspectives at the Gallery at the Falls – 1 Mill Street, Middlebury.

Artists presented in this exhibition:

Alyssa Oxley
Diane Sophrin
Marcie Scudder
Patricia LeBon Herb
Tamara Sullivan
Imi Hwangbo
Ania Gilmore
Irene Cole
Marcia Vogler
Susan White
Hasso Ewing
Dona Mara
Judy Bush
Ruby Silvious
Chip Haggerty
Carole McNamee
Peter Anderson
Wendy Davis
Dianne Shullenberger
Chris Perry
Julie Dunigan
Cristina Hajosy
Cathy Osman
Kathy Schwartz
Lian Brehm
Sally Chapman
Tabbatha Henry
Dorsey Hogg