EDUCATION
University of the Arts, 2010
MFA, Book Arts & Printmaking
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2005
BFA, Graphic Design & Letterform
Software Engineering Immersive, 2018
General Assembly, Providence RI
Fab Academy, 2015
AS220 Labs, Providence RI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Full Time Lecturer | UMass Dartmouth, Graphic Design Department, Dartmouth MA
January 2015 – May 2015, September 2018 – current
Courses: Web Typography, Motion Graphics, Advanced Publication Design, 2D Foundations, Introduction to Graphic Design, Dynamic Screen-based Typography, Typography as Information
Instructor | Brown University, Visual Arts Department, Providence RI
September 2014 – May 2017, September 2019 – December 2019
Course: Art of the Book – typography, design principles, letterpress printing, book arts
Fab Lab Resident | Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle ME
August 2020 (upcoming), June 2015
Provide one-on-one consultation, small group tutorials and demonstrations while modeling advanced workflows and processes related to my work. Tools include laser cutters, CNC router, 3D scanning and printing and digital embroidery.
Instructor | RISD, Graphic Design Department, Providence RI
Jan 2016 – May 2017
Course: Book Structures – eighteen book structures, including hardcover books
Founder & Instructor | Print and Book, AS220 Industries, Providence RI
March 2016 – September 2016
A book arts intensive made possible by a grant from the Kresge Foundation
Industries Director, AS220 Industries, Providence RI
March 2014 – January 2015
Managed three employees, oversaw a $100,000 and assisted a community of over 300 printmakers, digital fabricators and media artists
Printshop Manager, AS220 Community Printshop, Providence RI
August 2011– February 2014
Managed the AS220 Community Printshop as part of the AS220 Industries,
a maker space located in downtown Providence.
Instructor | hack401 RIVR, Rhode Island Virtual Reality
Instructed in a free all day hack-a-thon for Rhode Island youth focused on virtual reality, augmented reality and music technology. Helped students create 3D models of themselves.
Instructor & Curriculum Developer | GroundWork RI, Providence, RI
April 2019 – July 2019
Developed a six-part workshop environmentalism, graphic design & product design to raised awareness about the plastic bag ban. Students interviewed members of their community, gathered data and collaboratively designed a reusable grocery bag to be distributed for free at climate awareness events based on the needs of the community. Made possible by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency
Instructor & Curriculum Developer | GroundWork RI, Pawtucket & Central Falls, RI
February 2018 – May 2018
Taught a 4 part workshop on the foundations of graphic design as they designed an identity system for Green Team. Each designed a logo, which was presented to community members and voted upon.. The selected logo was screen printed by the students onto apparel and paper.
Data Navigation Assistant | GroundWork RI, Pawtucket & Central Falls, RI
June 2018 – October 2018
Assisted as students created and implement a bilingual survey on climate concerns. The survey was taken by 200 community members in Pawtucket & Central Falls. Data was collected, analyzed and visualized by students as they plan their next steps.
Instructor | AS220 Printshop, Providence, Rhode Island 2010–current
Book Arts, Letterpress, Offset Printing, Silkscreen, Graphic Design, Pre-Press, Adobe Creative Suite, lead many community workshops
Instructor & Curriculum Developer | DownCity Design, Providence RI, June – July 2016
Created a 80 hours of instruction for high school youth centered around community activism and design principles
Teaching Assistant | University of the Arts, January 2009–May 2010
Introduction to Printmaking, Graduate Intermediate Course in
Lithography and Letterpress, Book Arts
Studio Assistant and Letterpress Instructor | Burlington City Arts, Burlington VT, 2007–2008
CONSULTANT
2019
Curriculum Development Committee Member | Rhode Island State Council for the Arts
Newly funded program for artists & designers, ages 18-25 to further their art making as a sustainable business and gain workforce training in partnership with New Urban Arts, AS220 Youth, Providence Arts Culture and Tourism, and Roger Williams University.
Education Director | Providence Art Book Festival
Assisting in the development of an annual Art Book Fair, to be debuted in Fall 2020 at the Waterfire Arts Center, Providence RI
Artist in residence and volunteer AS220 October 2010 – present
Active contributor to a creative community. Help organize events and demonstrations at the AS220 Industries, a community makerspace in the heart of downtown Providence.
Collaborate and consult with other maker spaces internationally.
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
2019
Presenter & Instructor | AIGA KnowHer Design Summit, Providence RI
March 23, 2019, Presentation of work and instructor of book arts for AIGA, the professional
association for design
2017
Presenter | Practice Practice, AS220, Providence RI
Gave a presentation of work to a four day residency program for community leaders and nonprofit managers from around the world
2015
Panelist | Southern Graphics Council, Well-Rounded: Interdisciplinary Practice of
Contemporary Crafts in Printmaking Knoxville TN
Rhode Island School of Design, Architecture Department | Traditional Case Binding
2014
Presenter | Building AS220: Past. Present. Future. Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence RI
2013
RISD Museum | History of Printing Presentation and Book Arts Workshop
Paul Cuffee High School
2012
186 Carpenter Street Gallery, Reamination Library, Providence, RI | Traditional Case Binding,
Rhode Island School of Design | Critic for Wintersession Book Arts Class
Rhode Island School of Design, Architecture Department | Traditional Case Binding
2011
Center for Non-Violence, Providence, RI | Woven Structures, Sewn Sketchbooks
Rhode Island School of Design, Architecture Department | Traditional Case Binding
2010
Davey Lopez Recreation Community Service Program, Providence , RI
Southern Graphic Council, Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, Philadelphia PA
NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, Queens, New York
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2019
Visiting Artist | NYU Integrated Digital Media, New York NY
Data Driven Art course, instructed by Camila Morales
Artist talk, demonstration of artist books and creative coding
Artist in Residence | Ocean House, Watch Hill, RI
Four part series, including talks and workshops, engaging with local residents and hotel guests
2018
Visiting Artist | RISD Printmaking, Providence RI
Letterpress course, instructed by Dan Wood
Artist talk & demonstration of printmaker-friendly artist books
Visiting Artist | Brown Visual Art, Providence RI
Art of the Book course, instructed by Erica Landry – Mena Fall 2018
Artist talk & demonstration of advanced box-making techniques
2016
Visiting Artist | Roger Williams University, Bristol RI
Presentation on how education can help foster independent thinking among visual arts students
2015
Visiting Artist | Monterrart College of Art, Beverly MA
Artist talk, demonstration of artist books, display of work
Visiting Artist | RISD Printmaking, Providence RI
Letterpress course, instructed by Dan Wood
2013
Artist in Residence | REpurpose/REstrike Print Symposium, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center,
Silver Springs ,MD
Presentation of work, letterpress and book arts workshop, demonstration at conference
Visiting Artist | Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater MA
Presentation of work and community maker spaces
2012, 2010
Visiting Artist | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth MA, 2010, 2012
Presentation of work, critique of student work, book binding demonstration
EXHIBITIONS
Curator | Full Moon Market, 2016 – current, Sutton Street, Providence RI
A yearly art market, a space for 35 underserved artists to showcase their work and develop their professional practice
2019
Wedding Cake House, Ruffles, Repair And Ritual: The Art Of Fixing, Providence RI
CODEX book festival, Richmond CA
2018
Short Run, Seattle WA
Movement Festival, Providence RI
Full Moon Market, Sutton Street, Providence RI
2017
Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Night Market, RISD Museum, Providence RI
PVD Field Day, Providence RI
Solo Exhibition, Project Space, Providence RI
2016
New Horizons, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
Unbound, RISD Art Book Fair, Providence RI
Print & Book Class Show & Lecture, Providence RI
Full Moon Market, Sutton Street, Providence RI
2015
AS220 Group Show, Providence RI
PHILALALIA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA
2014
Mote Gallery, Providence, RI | Red Equals Ink
AS220 Group Show, Providence, RI
Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition Project, worldwide traveling exhibition
2013
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD | REvisit,
RISD Museum, Providence, RI | Locally Made: Demo and Discourse: Lara Henderson on Book Arts
Candita Clayton Gallery, Providence, RI | Saturnalia
2012
Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul, Korea
186 Carpenter Street Gallery, Providence, RI | Reanimation Library
Project Space Reading Room, Providence, RI | New Works by Lara Henderson
Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI | Hydra,
AS220 Main Gallery, Providence RI | Print Lottery: Prints and Works on Paper
2011
Struttura e Contenuto | Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia, Italy
Book Arts | Athenaeum, Philadelphia, PA
Libro Curio | The National Archives, Philadelphia, PA
Wooly Fair | The Steelyard, Providence, RI
2010
Free Library, Philadelphia, PA | Space and Sequence
Sandy Gallery, Portland Oregon | Pop-Up Now
College Book Art Association, Bloomington, IN
MFA Thesis Show, Philadelphia, PA | Small Universes
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA | Democratic Multiples
2009
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR | Please Read
The University of the Arts , Philadelphia, PA | Pages of Pandemonium
The University of the Arts , Philadelphia, PA | What She Said
2006
New Works by Lara Henderson | Parlor, Boston, MA
Spirit of the Book | Shelburne Art Center, Burlington, VT
2005
Fresh Produce | Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kerry Cardoza, “A Feminist Art Collective Gets a Historic Home” Hyperallergic, October 17, 2019, https://hyperallergic.com/522070/wedding-cake-house-providence-rhode-island/
Salvatore Maicki, “La Neve announces debut album The Vital Cord, shares “A Pretty Red” Providence Phoenix, September 10, 2019, https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/10/la-neve-debut-album-the-vital-cord-joey-defrancesco-downtown-boys
Greg Cook, “Accidentally On Purpose” Providence Phoenix, March 14, 2012, http://providence.thephoenix.com/arts/135316-buck-hastingss-%E2%80%98vibes-andamp-stuff-at-as220-%E2%80%98acq/
Philip Zimmermann, “The Space in Between” College Art Association Reviews, 2011
Marc Awodey, “Double Booking”, The Seven Days, August 16th, 2006 Spirit of the Book http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/double-booking/Content?oid=2130225’
TEXTS
“Traditional Printmaking Utlizing Contemporary Technology”, Central Booking Magazine, New York, NY, 2013.
RECOGNITION
Eugene Feldman Award, Excellence in Offset Printing and Book Production, 2010
Graduate Fellowship, University of the Arts, 2008-2011
Graphic Design Departmental Award, 2005
JUROR
Rhode Island School of Design, Painting Department, 2017
Rhode Island School of Design Book Arts Competition, 2015
Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Drawing and Printmaking Fellowship Panelists, 2014
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2020
Providence Design Catalyst program | a competitive grant program providing seed capital,
business mentorship, professional development training, and peer-to-peer networking to help design
businesses reach their growth goals
2019
Zero waste education, Environmental Protection Agency
2016
Change Capital Fund grant recipient, Kresge Foundation
2015
AS220 Fab Academy Fellowship, 6 month appointment
2013
Paul Chuffee High School, Visiting Artist Series
INTERNSHIPS
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia PA | Summer Conservation Assistant, 2009
Pointed Press, Swathmore, PA | Edition Printer and Digital Video Assistant, 2008
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
UMass Dartmouth Foundations Committee, 2019 – current
Groundworks RI, Design Instructor, 2017 – current
Member of RIVR, Rhode Island Virtual Reality, August 2017 – current
Wise Coders, Co-organizer August 2018 – present, a free and publicly accessible monthly creative coding meet up fostering a creative coding in Southern New England
Full Moon Market, 2015 – present
Southside Cultural Center, 2016 – 2018
Girls Rock RI, Silkscreen Instructor, Band Counselor, 2016 – 2018
M.E.T. High School, Mentor, 2015, 2015 – 2016
Rhode Island Training School, Mentor, 2015
AS220 Industries Keymember, 2010 – present
SELECTED COLLECTIONS OF BOOKWORKS
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Philadelphia Free Library
American Philosophical Society
Rhode Island School of Design
The Library Company
The Ruth Collection at Oberlin College