Anastasia S. Weigle

10 Longwood Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME  04064

Education

Garage Annex Street School of Book Arts, Easthampton, MA. Continuing education classes, 2003-2008

North Bennett Street School, Boston, MA. Bookbinding - Continuing education classes, 2001, 2002, 2005

Hay Stack School of Arts •  Deer Isle, Maine.  Paper & Book Intensive, Summer 2002

M.S.L.I.S. • Simmons College, Boston, MA. Archives Management • 1998.

B.A. • Empire State College, Rochester. Natural Science Illustration (Minor: Museum & Gallery Studies) • 1995.

Publications

 "Maine Home + Design, “The Art of Assemblage: Ten Maine artists explore the bricolage of found objects”,  Jan.-Feb., 2009

Studio Visit: a Juried Selection of Visual Artists, Volume I, The Open Studio Press, 2008

The Bollard, Art Review, “Hidden Doors and Secrets: Handmade books and creations by Anastasia Weigle,” August 4, 2006.

 The Blue Room, “Reassembling a Life: Anastasia Weigle Creates Art out of Found Objects,” April 2006.

Arts Administration & Teaching Experience

In A Bind Studio, 10 Longwood Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064. Independent Archivist and Bookbinder.  January 2001 to Present

•   Work primarily with library and museum archives processing collections, preservation and

collections assessments, grant writing.

•    Book repair and conservation services.

•     Book arts workshops (some of the classes I’ve taught are Drum Leaf bindings, German Bradel

Bindings, Case bindings, Pop up books, Altered books (introduction and advanced), Coptic and

Ethiopian Bindings, scrapbook albums, journals, portfolios and Archival/Preservation techniques in

book arts)

In A Bind Gallery, located at WiggleWeigle’s Books, 25 Alfred Street, Biddeford, Maine 04072. April 2007 to December 2008.

Feature contemporary artists in the Southern Maine area

Artist Talk Program

Live art demonstrations

Book arts workshops

One Forest Gallery, Portland, Maine, December 2007-March 2008. Manager/Curator

A temporary gallery set up for owners of building.

Feature local Maine artists

Handled gallery /artist contracts

Press Releases and articles

Set up and take down of art.

University of Southern Maine, Abromson Center for Continuing Education, Portland, Maine.  2007-2009

“The Artist’s Book—Drum Leaf Binding technique”

“Pop Up Books”

“Bookmaking”

“Pop-ups, Flip-Ups and Pull-outs”

Books Arts Institute, University of Southern Maine, Stone House, Freeport, ME

Archival Practices in Bookbinding  Jul 28-29, 2007.

Nielsen Smith Metal Works Gallery, Portland, Maine Instructor, Ethiopian Binding, November 2006.

Drum Leaf Binding, Summer 2006.

Other Teaching Experience

University of Maine at Augusta, Library and Information Services Program, 2000-Present

Adjunct Faculty

Instruct third year library information services students in "Archives Management” 

Instruct third year multi-media and liberal arts students in “Basic Web Design”

Created internship programs for UMA students in archival processing

Gallery Affilication

Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress Street, Portland, Maine
Drum Leaf Binding, Summer 2006.

Gallery Showings/Exhibitions

• "2010 Mill-ennial” group exhibition at Saco Museum, 371 Main Street, Saco. April 2 - June 13, 2010.
• “Found objects, found inspiration, found time” Art Houses’s 2nd Annual Small Works Group Show, 61Pleasant Street, Portland, Maine. February 5, 2010.
• “(e)nvelope” a “drawing room” collaboration with Art House Gallery, 61 Pleasant Street, Portland, Maine.December 4 & 5, 2009.
• Empty the Fridge: contempoary illustration in Maine and elsewhere, The Art House, 61 Pleasant Street,Portland, Nov. 6-27, 2009
• “2009 Black Frame Art Show” Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine. Oct. 9, 2009—5-9PM.
• “Goddesses” Triptychs by Anastasia Weigle. Heart of Biddeford 205 Main Street. July 10 - August 1 2009.
• “The Red Tower, books and works inspired by British Author Thomas Ligotti.”  87A Wharf Street Building, Portland. Apri 4 - May 1, 2009.
• Works of Anastasia Weigle and Tanya Fletcher.”  Corey & Company, 12 Pleasant Street, Portland, January 3 - 30, 2009.
• Franklin Street Art Space, Biddeford. Group Show. Dec 2008
• “2008 Black Frame Art Show” Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Sept. 2008
• “The Carny Life,"  new works by Anastasia Weigle. In A Bind Gallery, 25 Alfred Street, Biddeford.  July 31 through August 24, 2008
• “Dog Fish Cafe—Featured artist"  Located at corner of St. John’s Street and Congress, Portland. July 4 through August 31, 2008
• “Works by Anastasia Weigle," An exhibit at Heart of Biddeford, 205 Main Street. March 2008.
• "Navigating the Imagination: Objets d'art a la Joseph Cornell.". An exhibit at the Dana Warp Mill Gallery, 2nd floor, Westbrook, Maine.  February 22-24, 2008.
• "It's About Time," A Company of Girls Fundraiser. Adams Street School, Day of the Dead exhibition, Collaborative Show, 46 Moody Street. January 26, 2008.
• "Day of the Dead," A Company of Girls Fundraiser. Adams Street School, Day of the Dead exhibition, Collaborative Show, 46 Moody Street. October 31, 2007
• "Nocturnal Voices: The Dark Side of Man," Assemblage works of Anastasia Weigle.  One Forest Gallery,Portland. December 7 through 28, 2007.
• Franklin Street Art Space, Biddeford. Group Show   October 2007.
• Turtle Gallery, 61 North Deer Isle Rd., Deer Isle 04627. Collaborative show, USM Faculty, Book Arts Institute. August 26-Oct. 20, 2007.
• "Collective Works of Anastasia Weigle" Blue Hill Library, 5 Parker Point Road, Blue Hill, Maine. May
• "Talking Heads, Talking Boards and Other Worldly Communication Devices," the assemblage works of Anastasia S. Weigle. "In A Bind" Art Gallery, 25 Alfred Street, Biddeford, Maine.  April 26, - May 20, 2007 "North
• Meets South: A Collaborative Exhibition."  The Maine Highlands Guild and the Bayside Community Development Corporation. Exhibition at Bangor Savings Bank Corporate Headquarter, Fore St., Portland. May 4-5, 2007
• "Opening" at The Drawing Room, 142 High Street, Rms. 532-533, Portland, ME. December 8, 2006-January 2, 2007
• "The Collective Works of Anastasia Weigle," Springboard Pilates, 143 Spring Street, Portland, November 7, 2006 through March 15, 2007.
• "Group Show," Nielsen Smith Metalworks Gallery, Portland. November-December, 2006
• "Selected Group Show: Black Frame Show," September 8-9, 2006
• "That's Clever," national cable television program. Produced by HGTV/Well Grossman Productions. Air date: August 4, 2006, 12 pm EST.
• "Hidden doors and Secrets" assemblage and book arts by Anastasia S. Weigle. Smith Neilson Metalworks Gallery, Portland Street, Portland, ME.  August 2006.
• "Charms, Talismans and Talking Boards: The Power of Objects," University of South Maine, Glickman Library, Portland, Maine, 7th floor. Lecture on June 1, 2006. Exhibition dates: June 1 through July 28, 2006.
• "Logos: The power of words," Exhibition. Lobby of Sun Chronicle, Saco, Maine. April 21 through May 20, 2006.
• "Breakaway," Group art show at Grapheteria, Portland, ME.  March 2006
• "Assemblages: A Life Disassembled,"  Running With Scissors Gallery, Portland, ME, Aug. 5-26, 2005
• "Selected Group Show: Black Frame Show," 3 Fish Gallery, Cumberland Avenue, Portland, Maine. Friday, Sept. 30, 2005   5 - 8 PM and Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005  11 - 4.
• Personal works by Anastasia S. Weigle. Exhibition. Dyer Library/Saco Museum. April 2005.
• "Rock, Paper, Scissors," Running With Scissors Gallery, Portland, ME, Dec. 3-31, 2004
• "Over the Edge," Running With Scissors Gallery, Portland, ME, June 4-21, 2004
• Anatomical Illustrations. Prof. Walter Bock, Columbia University, New York, May 10, 2004                                            
• "About Face," Running With Scissors Gallery, Portland, ME, December 5-30, 2003.
• "Artists' Exhibition,"  Group show. Running With Scissors Gallery, Portland, ME, August 2003