Scholarly and Creative Works
2025
- Announcing our first Research Fellows for 2025!. Flickr.org. January 6, 2025.
2024
- Sherman, M. A. (2024). Reproductive Reproductions: A Collective Archive.
- Teaching Contentious Topics in a Divided Nation: A Memoir and Primer for Pedagogical Transformation. 2024, Book Design.
- Crossing Borders with Susan Meiselas and Borderland Collective. 2024, Publication and Wall Text Design.
- “People, Places, Things: Paul Knauls, Portland”. Oregon Humanities Magazine. Public: Summer 2024. Regional. August 26, 2024.
2023
- 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2022.
AIGA.
2023.
- Otherwise, It Would Be Just Another River. AIGA Collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University’s Butler Library, New York, NY. 2023, Acquired: 2023.
- Otherwise, It Would Be Just Another River.
Book Fairs.
2022 - 2023
Schedule:
- Offprint London 2023. May 12, 2023 - May 14, 2023 Tate Modern, London, England.
- Leipzig Book Fair. April 27, 2023 - April 30, 2023 Leipzig, Germany.
- Frankfurt Book Fair. October 18, 2023 - October 22, 2023 Frankfurt, Germany.
- Rehearsal Art Book Fair. September 15, 2023 - September 16, 2023 New York, NY.
- Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair. August 10, 2023 - August 13, 2023 Los Angeles, CA.
- Bangkok Art Book Fair. November 25, 2023 - November 27, 2023 Bangkok, Thailand.
- Paris Photo. November 10, 2022 - November 13, 2022 Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France.
- Tokyo Art Book Fair. October 27, 2022 - October 30, 2022 Tokyo, Japan.
- Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair. October 13, 2022 - October 16, 2022 New York, NY.
- AIGA's 50 best covers of the year are a celebration of the physicality of books: Earlier this month, the American Institute of Graphic Arts revealed the winners of its 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition, and the results are an insight into how design choices celebrate the object quality of the book.. Creative Boom. July 18, 2023.
- “Simple, perfect": The 50 best book covers of 2022, according to AIGA. From popular releases by A24 and Standards Manual to paperback poetry, AIGA offers a snapshot of book design excellence across 27 countries.. It’s Nice That. July 6, 2023.
- People’s Homes: San Antonio. The Contemporary at Blue Star. March 3, 2023 - June 4, 2023 Artists: Solo (International)
- Sherman, M. A. (Ed.). (2023). People’s Homes: San Antonio.
2022
- Sherman, M. A., & Reed, J. (Eds.). (2022). Otherwise It Would Be Just Another River: Borderland Collective’s Practice in Dialogue and Collaboration. Leipzig, Germany: Spector Books.
- Pérez de Miles, A. (2022). Where is the Border? In M. A. Sherman & J. A. Reed (Eds.), Otherwise it would be just another river: Ten years of Borderland Collective’s practice in collaboration and dialogue (pp. 48–64). Leipzig, Germany: Spector Book.
- Catastrophic Heart. June 2022, Book Design.
- Sherman, M. A. (2022). People’s Homes: Stories of Resilience and Aging with Portland’s Longtime Residents.
2021
-
Publishing Against the Grain.
2021
(International)
Schedule:
- Publishing Against the Grain. Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art, Prishtina, Kosovo.
- Artist Studio Program Catalog. Private. January 2021 - 2021, Catalog Design.
- Mine the Gap. 2020 - 2021, Exhibition Catalog.
2020
- DLP Wall. Sala Diaz, San Antonio, Texas. Private. 2020, Book Design.
- Conceptual Art in Prison. 2020, Book Design.
- Care Is Like a Forest: An exhibition catalog for Between You and Me co-authored by the Harriet Tuman Middle School Center for Expanded Curatorial Practice. Museum. 2020, Catalog Design.
- Anti-Exhibition. 2020, Catalog Design.
- Amada Miller: Making Scents of Outer Space. Museum. 2020, Catalog Design.
- Mark Menjivar: Birding the DoSeum. 2020, Catalog Design.
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Publishing Against the Grain.
2020
(International)
Schedule:
- Publishing Against the Grain. The Contemporary at Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas.
- Moving Out: Museums, Artists and the Translocal. University of Minnesota Press. 2020.
- Open Signal Hold the Phone, Portland, Oregon. October 2019 - March 2020.
- Blue Star Contemporary Hosts Exhibitions, Fair With a Bookish Bent. Rivard Report. February 7, 2020.
- Blue Star Goes to the Books. San Antonio Magazine. February 7, 2020.
2019
- Hold the Phone, Portland, Oregon. 2019.
- One to Another. Art Education. Vol. Volume 72, Issue 4. 2019.
- Learning the Land Walking Tour, Texas Women's University. 2018 - 2019.
- Migration Stories Book Series. 2017 - 2019, Book series cover and interior.
- Sherman, M. A. (Ed.). (2019). Shaped by the People: Conversations on Participatory Education.
- Migration Stories. Typography Annual 10. Vol. January/February 2020. Menlo Park, CA: Communication Arts. International. December 2019.
- Birding the DoSeum. The DoSeum, San Antonio, Texas. November 2019, Exhibition and Publication Design.
- Southwest School of Art Gallery Guides. San Antonio, Texas. October 2019, Print.
- Migration Stories. Design Observer. New York, NY: Design Observer. July 2019.
- Migration Stories. AIGA Design Archives. New York, NY: AIGA. July 2019.
- Sherman, M. A. (2019). Learning the Land.
2018
-
Faculty Exhibition.
2018
Artists: Group
(Regional)
Schedule:
- Faculty Exhibition. 2018 Texas State University Galleries, Texas State University.
- Capricho. Graphis Design Annual 2019. New York, NY: Graphis. International. 2018.
- KSMoCA: The First Four Years of the King School Museum of Contemporary Art. 2017 - 2018, Book cover and interior.
- It Can Change as We Go Along. 2017 - 2018, Book cover and interior.
-
One to Another: Borderland Collective.
September 6, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Artists: 3
(International)
Schedule:
- One to Another: Borderland Collective. September 6, 2018 - December 31, 2018 Artpace, San Antonio, Texas.
- Top Five: November 29, 2018 with Henry G. Sanchez. Glasstire. Glasstire. November 29, 2018.
- Top Five: October 4, 2018. Glasstire. Glasstire. October 4, 2018.
- Sherman, M. A., Reed, J. A., & Menjivar, M. J. (2018). One to Another: Borderland Collective. San Marcos, Texas: Borderland Collective.
- Humanizing Crisis: Borderland Collective’s ‘One to Another’ Takes a Compassionate Look at Immigration. San Antonio Current. Regional. September 19, 2018.
- A San Antonio Art Show Quietly Foregrounds Migrants’ Stories. Texas Observer. September 17, 2018.
- Artpace Unveiling New 'One to Another' Exhibition This Week. San Antonio Current. September 4, 2018.
- Sherman, M. A., & Menjivar, M. J. (2018). From Here to There: Exploring Fredericksburg Road.
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From Here to There: Exploring Fredericksburg Road.
June 2018
Artists: 2
(Regional)
Schedule:
- From Here to There: Exploring Fredericksburg Road. June 2018 UTSA Galleries, University of Texas, San Antonio.
2017
- A Kite for Collective Action.
LIFT: An Exhibition of Kites.
2017
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- LIFT: An Exhibition of Kites. September 2017 - December 2017 Artpace, San Antonio, TX.
- Capricho. 2017, Book cover and interior.
- Sherman, M. (2017). A Bibliography for Reimagining Borders. Austin, Texas, USA: Risograph Lab.
- Reference Points.
2017
Artists: Group
(International)
Schedule:
- Printed Matter’s Los Angeles Art Book Fair. Los Angeles, California.
- People's Homes.
Faculty Exhibition.
2017
Artists: Group
(Regional)
- Stations. 2017, Publication.
- Kite-Inspired Art Elevates Artpace to New Heights. Rivard Report. San Antonio, Texas. September 21, 2017.
2016
- People’s Homes.
2016
Artists: Solo
Schedule:
- Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
- Collective Museum.
2016
Artists: 3
Schedule:
- University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.
- People's Homes. Portland, Oregon. Public. 2016, Public Installation.
- Sherman, M. (2016). People’s Homes: Investigating Place with Portland’s Longtime Residents.
- Public Doors and Windows. (2016). Collective Museum Collection. Santa Cruz, California, USA: Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
- People’s Homes: Investigating Place with Portland’s Longtime Residents. Cerimon House. 2016 Artists: 2 (Regional)
- And Introducing…. Texas State University Galleries. 2016 Artists: 4 (Regional)
- Some Time Between Us. 2016, TriMet bus shelter poster series design.
- Collective Museum. 2016, Exhibition and signage design.
- Collective Museum Collection. 2016, Book cover and interior.
- Collective Museum. Collective Museum. University of California, Santa Cruz. Museum. 2016, Social Practice, Public Art.
- Collective Museum.
Santa Cruz: Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
2016.
- Reviewed by: Rachel Nelson.
- Reviewed by: John Weber.
- 2016/2017 Exhibitions. San Marcos, Texas: Texas State University Galleries. 2016.
- Collective Museum, UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA. 2014 - 2016.
- Precipice Fund Project Update: People’s Homes. Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (Blog). Portland, Oregon. November 21, 2016.
- Lacking a building, UCSC’s Institute for the Arts & Sciences turns the campus into an enormous exhibit of history and culture. Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 10, 2016.
- Social Practice Degrees Take Art to a Communal Level. New York Times. New York: New York Times. February 5, 2016.
- An Unconventional Museum Experience. City on a Hill Press. Santa Cruz, California. February 5, 2016.
2015
- Flex It Expands.
2015
Artists: 3
Schedule:
- Jacobs Center, San Diego, CA.
- Sherman, M. (2015). Flex It! My Body. My Temple. Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Parthenon Museum.
- When There Are No Borders Between Art and Teaching. 2015, Book cover and interior.
- Nancy Spero Codex Artaud. 2015, Publication cover and interior.
- BOMB Specific—Julie Ault. 2015, Editorial design.
- A Soft Spot in a Hard Place. 2015, Book cover and interior.
- Flex It!.
Nashville: Parthenon.
2015.
- Reviewed by: Adrienne Outlaw.
- When Matisse Smiled.
Paris: Centre Pompidou: Les Cahiers du Musée national d’art moderne.
2015.
- Reviewed by: Paul Frederic.
- Come Together: The Rise of Cooperative Art and Design.
New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
2015.
- Reviewed by: Francesco Spampinato.
2014
- To A Lifetime of Meaningful Encounters.
2014
Artists: 3
Schedule:
- Matisse Museum, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France.
- Flex It! My Body My Temple.
2014
Artists: 3
Schedule:
- The Parthenon, Nashville, TN.
- Public Doors and Windows. (2014). Highlander Spring.
- Ben Kinmont & Mark Menjivar. 2014, Book cover and interior.
- To A Lifetime of Meaningful Encounters. 2014, Exhibition, poster, and invitation design.
- Race, Relationships, and Respect: Five Days of Student Led Interventions Addressing Topics Related to Sexual Assault. 2014, Publication and poster series design.
- Art & Education. 2014, Book cover and interior.
- Talk to the Gun. 2014, Book cover and interior.
- Wendy Ewald. 2014, Book cover and interior.
- To A Lifetime of Meaningful Encounters, Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. 2012 - 2014.
- Look Into The Future.
Nashville Scene.
November 20, 2014.
- Reviewed by: Laura Huston.
- To A Lifetime of Meaningful Encounters. Art & Education. July 3, 2014.
2013
- The Old Apple Tree Project.
2013
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR.
- Book Machine (Paris).
2013
Artists: 3
Schedule:
- Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- Calisch, N., Fletcher, H., & Sherman, M. (2013). A Children’s Book of Farming in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. Paris, France: One Star Press.
- Sherman, M., & Delos Reyes, J. (Eds.). (2013). Reference Points: The Center for Urban Pedagogy. Portland, OR: Publication Studio.
- Sherman, M. (2013). Old Apple Tree.
- Sex and Education: 13 Freshman Address and Debate Topics Related to Sexual Assault on the Amherst Campus. 2013, Publication and poster design.
- The Luck Archive. 2013, Exhibition and template design.
- To A Lifetime of Meaningful Encounters. Museum. 2013, Social Practice.
- Grocery Stories.
2011 - 2013
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- New Seasons Market, Portland, OR.
- Grocery Stories, New Seasons Market, Portland, OR. 2011 - 2013.
- Grocery Stories. Private. 2010 - 2013, Social Practice.
- Social Grafting with Farm School.
Portland, OR: Edible Portland.
November 5, 2013.
- Reviewed by: Chris Seigel.
- Rethink What Can Happen In A Museum: Portland Art Museum's Shine A Light.
Art Museum Teaching (blog).
October 22, 2013.
- Reviewed by: Mike Murawski.
- Three artists in the city bring together contemporary art and the agricultural world.
La Voix Du Nord.
August 25, 2013.
- Reviewed by: Carine di Matteo.
- Group Plants Old Apple Tree Descendants. The Columbian. February 20, 2013.
- The Old Apple Tree Project. Friends of Trees (blog). February 15, 2013.
2012
- Farm School: Site Specific Education.
2012
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- White Gallery, Portland, OR.
- Picnic Studies.
2012
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- Open Engagement, Portland, OR.
- Northwest 21st Avenue.
2012
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- Metropolitan Learning Center, Portland, OR.
- Only Birds Sing the Music of Heaven in this World.
2012
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA.
- Before and After 1565: A Participatory Exploration of St. Augustin’s Native American History. 2012, Publication design.
- Hammer Yearbook. 2012, Book cover and interior.
- Artistic License.
Portland State University magazine.
January 18, 2012.
- Reviewed by: Su Kim.
2011
- Farm School: What Came Before.
2011
Artists: 2
Schedule:
- Wealth Underground Farm, Portland, OR.
- Shine a Light.
2011
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
- Cross-Pollinator: A Gathering of Sustainability Organizations.
2011
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Field Work, Portland, OR.
- Miranda July Shorts Program.
2011
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR.
- Sherman, M. (2011). Shine a Light 2011. Portland, Oregon, USA: Portland Art Museum.
- Shine a Light 2011. 2011, Book cover and interior.
- Participate: Designing with User-Generated Content.
New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
2011.
- Reviewed by: Helen Armstrong.
- Reviewed by: Zvezdana Stojmirovic.
- Graphic Design: Now in Production.
Minneapolis: Walker Art Center.
2011.
- Reviewed by: Andrew Blauvelt.
- Reviewed by: Ellen Lupton.
- Shine a Light 2011.
Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum.
2011.
- Reviewed by: Tina Olsen.
- Farm School.
Portland State University.
December 13, 2011.
- Reviewed by: Jenny Duvander.
- Shine a Light 2011.
Good Participation (blog).
November 2011.
- Reviewed by: Kelsey Snook.
- Bomb Global: Portland.
BOMB Magazine.
November 10, 2011.
- Reviewed by: Jen Delos Reyes.
2010
- Fletcher, H., & Sherman, M. (2010). Teaching Thek. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art.
- Shine a Light 2010. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- Lisi Raskin: Mobile Observation. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- Rufino 002. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- Rufino 001. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- 2010 Whitney Biennial. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- Nachleben. 2010, Publication cover and interior.
- Take 100: The Future of Film. 2010, Book cover and interior.
- Art in General New Commissions Program Book Series. 2007 - 2010, Book series design.
2009
- Left Forum 2009: Turning Points. 2009, Graphic identity and print materials.
- Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement. 2009, Book cover and interior.
- Ricci Albenda: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog. 2009, Book cover and interior.
- Compass in Hand: The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection. 2009, Book cover and interior.
- Matrix/Berkeley: A Changing Exhibition of Contemporary Art. 2009, Book cover and interior.
2008
- Alternative Urban Perspectives.
2008
Artists: Solo
Schedule:
- Center for Urban Pedagogy, Brooklyn, NY.
- Productive Public Space.
2008
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Van Alen Institute, New York, NY.
- Posters of Discontent.
2008
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Eastern Michigan University Art Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI.
- Productive Posters. 2008, Participatory poster design.
- The Greenroom. 2008, Book cover and interior.
- Bik Van Der Pol: I’ve Got Something in My Eye. 2008, Publication and poster designer.
- Personal Protocols and Other Preferences: A Collective Exhibition. 2008, Publication and poster design.
2007
-
Senior Show.
2007
Artists: Group
Schedule:
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.