Joan Iversen Goswell

Known best for her political commentary, Joan Iverson Goswell recognizes the power of art to move or influence the viewer. Her intricately worked pieces of art are often inspired by a quote or a report on the daily news. The finished work is unique and ranges from classic leather-bound books to pieces that blend found materials with cut or shaped pages of wood or paper. Each book usually has its own container or cover, creatively fashioned to reinforce the message of the art it houses.

Iverson Goswell studied calligraphy with Elizabeth Houston at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and fine hand bookbinding with Jean Gunner at the Hunt Library at Carnegie Mellon University. Her art has been exhibited nationally and internationally in Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, and Switzerland and is held in significant private and institutional collections worldwide.