The Maier Museum of Art
at Randolph College

Lisa Hasegawa – the shape of absence

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College’s 112th Annual Exhibition
Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women

Lisa Hasegawa, the shape of absence, ilfant press: 2019, pamphlet stitched with three fold-outs and soft printed cover; letterpress printed, handset type and pressure printing; housed in a small red envelope with a prospectus, a business card and a handwritten note from the artist, 3 ⅝ x 4 ⅛ x ⅛ in. Courtesy of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Cynthia Sears Collection

Lisa Hasegawa, the shape of absence, ilfant press: 2019, pamphlet stitched with three fold-outs and soft printed cover; letterpress printed, handset type and pressure printing; housed in a small red envelope with a prospectus, a business card and a handwritten note from the artist, 3 ⅝ x 4 ⅛ x ⅛ in. Courtesy of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Cynthia Sears Collection

the shape of absence began with a phrase and a boy. Weeks of emotional trauma and rumination culminated in an artist’s book describing the painful process of the end of a relationship.

BIOGRAPHY

Artist Lisa Hasegawa

Lisa Hasegawa is primarily a letterpress printer creating artist’s books and prints under the imprint ilfant press. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Washington. Lisa teaches letterpress and bookmaking classes in Seattle. Her work has been exhibited nationally and has received several awards; including a Grant for Artist Projects (GAP) from Artist Trust and Printmaking Instructor of the Year from Pratt Fine Arts Center. Her artist’s books and prints are collected nationally in both public and private collections.