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Dieu Donné is a leading non-profit cultural institution dedicated to serving established and emerging artists through the collaborative creation of contemporary art using the process of hand papermaking.

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50th Anniversary

Dieu Donné Celebrates 50 Years of Collaboration and Innovation in Hand Papermaking

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This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Dieu Donné, a nonprofit whose field-defining work in hand papermaking has shaped generations of contemporary artists. Anniversary celebrations begin this year with exhibitions, programs, and a landmark publication. 

“Reaching fifty years is both a moment of reflection and a call forward. We are marking the anniversary through a sustained program that honors the artists, collaborations, and innovations that have defined the organization for five decades, and continues to shape the future of hand papermaking.”
— Serena Trizzino, Executive Director

About Dieu Donné

Founded in 1976 by Susan Gosin and Bruce Wineberg, Dieu Donné was established to explore the untapped potential of hand papermaking as a contemporary art form. Over five decades, the organization has collaborated with 1,000 artists, producing works that redefine paper as more than a surface for art. Today, Dieu Donné remains the field's preeminent institution, supporting emerging and established artists through studio collaborations, residencies, fellowships, and educational programs.

“Since founding Dieu Donné in 1976, collaboration and experimentation have been at the heart of everything we do. These values have carried us forward for five decades and continue to shape the art we make, the partnerships we build, and the programs through which we share the art of hand papermaking.”
— Susan Gosin and Joan Hall, Co-Chairs of the Board
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50th Anniversary Exhibitions

Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné

The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street, New York, NY

September 8 – November 28, 2026

Free and open to the public. Visit grolierclub.org for gallery hours.

Dieu Donné celebrates five decades of transforming paper into fine art with this landmark retrospective. Bringing together 80 works from the collections of Dieu Donné and Susan Gosin, founder, the exhibition traces a half-century of creative collaboration between artists and Dieu Donné's master papermakers — partnerships that redefined what paper can be and do.

Featuring two-dimensional works, sculpture, and artist books, each piece in the exhibition demonstrates the many possibilities that emerge when artistic vision meets fine craft. Throughout, visitors will encounter the hand papermaking techniques that shaped both the 20th and 21st century studio paper movement — offering a rare look at process as well as art.

Poster Artworks: © Glenn Ligon and © Firelei Baéz

The Art of Paper: Selections of Handmade Paper Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation installation at the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA. 2026. Photo by Mike Jensen.

The Art of Paper: Selections of Handmade Paper Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

A major traveling exhibition conceived and championed by Dieu Donné Co-Chair Susan Gosin, and co-curated by Gosin and Cynthia Nourse Thompson, with Brett Littman serving as lead curator. The exhibition traces the evolution of handmade paper as a primary artistic medium, placing Dieu Donné's collaborative model at the center of that history.

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Dieu Donné: Paper Making Art by Susan Gosin

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Dieu Donné: Paper MAKING Art

By Susan Gosin, author and co-founder, Dieu Donné

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we're thrilled to share Paper Making Art, a new book by Dieu Donné co-founder Susan Gosin, now available for pre-order ahead of its August 25 launch.

This 300+ page publication traces the history and process of hand papermaking at Dieu Donné in richly illustrated detail. More than 450 vibrant images include:

  • Photos of the studio and artists at work

  • Depictions of collaborations and techniques

  • Beautiful reproductions of such work as watermarks by William Kentridge, stencils by Greg Lignon, blowouts by Michele Oka Doner, wet pulp printing by Nari Ward, and many more

Gosin brings together original research, her own first-hand accounts, and interviews with pioneering artists involved in the reinvention of printmaking and hand papermaking. The book also includes guest essays from contemporary fine artists and practitioners, including Ken Tyler, master printmaker and publisher, and Jennifer Farrell, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Along with this visual and historical treasure trove, readers can explore sculptural techniques, innovations, and extensive resources.

50th Anniversary Programs

All programs will take place at The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, NY, in conjunction with Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné, on view September 8 – November 28, 2026.

Tricia Wright, We Have No Prairies, 2024. Handmade cotton and abaca paper, crushed peat turf, moss, fungi, lichen, tree bark, and steel.

SEPTEMBER

  • Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné Opening Reception
    Thursday, September 10 @ 6:00 - 8:00 PM
    By invitation only.

  • Curators' Exhibition Tour
    Wednesday, September 16 @ 1:00 - 2:00 PM
    Free and open to the public. No reservation required.
    Susan Gosin and Cynthia Nourse Thompson lead a walk-through of the exhibition.

  • Book Talk & Launch: Dieu Donné: Paper & Art
    Wednesday, September 23 @ 6:00 PM
    REGISTER for in-person event
    REGISTER for virtual livestream
    In celebration of Dieu Donné’s 50 years of making innovative handmade paper art with contemporary artists, Susan Gosin, co-founder of Dieu Donné, will talk about her newly published book: Dieu Donné: Paper Making Art, and the artist book Dieu Donné: Paper & Art, created for the 50th Anniversary.

    Artist Tricia Wright will discuss her artmaking process with Susan Gosin and present the work of art, Singing Hand, made for the edition of Dieu Donné: Paper & Art. She will also explain her artmaking process at Dieu Donné, including casting handmade paper and applying gold leafing.

  • Artist Book Collaboration Conversation
    Wednesday, September 30 @ 6:00 PM ET
    REGISTER for virtual livestream
    At this virtual event, Curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson will speak with artist Lesley Dill, poet Tom Sleigh, and printer Peter Kruty, who collaborated, along with master papermaker Paul Wong, at Dieu Donné to create the book, I Had a Blueprint of History, 2012. The conversation will highlight the themes of working together as an ensemble to translate the written word into image, and handmade paper’s relationship to print and book that is echoed throughout the entire exhibition.

Lynda Benglis, Lunar Hornet, 2023. Handmade pigmented abaca paper, embedded aluminum wire, stenciled linen pulp paint, carbon black with acrylic medium.

October

  • Curators' Exhibition Tour
    Wednesday, October 21 @ 1:00 - 2:00 PM
    Free and open to the public. No reservation required.

  • 50th Anniversary Symposium
    Thursday, October 15, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    By invitation only.
    A full-day convening bringing together artists, curators, collectors, and critical writers to explore five decades of collaboration and innovation in hand papermaking. A livestream will be available day of the event.

  • Community Party Celebrating Dieu Donné’s 50th
    Thursday, October 29 @ 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET
    RSVP details coming soon.

Howardena Pindell, Untitled #113, 2023. Handmade cotton and abaca paper with embedded intaglio printed paper dots.


NOVEMBER