Gloria Helfgott

A painter/printmaker who fell in love with the book as an art form, Gloria Helfgott has been exhibiting and teaching artist's books for the past 18 years. She received her degree from Cooper Union in New York and did graduate work at Pennsylvania State University. Her books are in major collections, and she has organized several book art exhibitions.

On Exhibit

Rumi
Pacific Palisades, 1999
Paper, suede covers with Persian miniatures

"Rumi's poetry has a sensuality that I responded to with abstract visual images. The pages contain pages made of fragile joss papers, which are used for ceremonial burning. The Persian panel paintings on the covers were the catalyst in creating the book."

The Handwriting on the Wall
Pacific Palisades, 1996
UCLA Arts Library
Gift of the artist

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