Vancouver Art Book Fair

Free and open to the public, VABF is a three-day celebration of artists’ publishing featuring over one hundred local, national and international publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and artists’ projects. READ Books is pleased to be tabling as well as presenting a talk with Cathy Busby and Tatiana Mellema to launch Busby’s new book Neighbourhood Posters published by ECU Press.  

More information about the entire VABF program can be found at vancouverartbookfair.com .

Cathy Busby has been making conceptually-based and politically-minded installations, wall-text paintings, performances, and artist books for over four decades. She has long been intervening in the conventions of pain and care in personal, institutional, and medical settings. Her work amplifies subject matter and voices through recontextualization and scale, often creating collections such as public apologies, self-help books, and vehicle names.  

Tatiana Mellema has a longstanding practice working in public art, academic research and curating, and is the Curator of Outdoor Art at the Belkin and an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of British Columbia.