Upcoming Exhibitions
WORKSHOPPING : New Work by Emily Larned
Opening Celebration, October 3rd, 6 – 8 PM
On view until January 23, 2026
Please join us to celebrate the release of Emily Larned’s new publication and her exhibition WORKSHOPPING, which explores the conceptual workshops from the archives of Women’s Studio Workshop. Her latest publication, based on her on-site research at WSW, is being released through Larned’s imprint Alder & Frankia (est. 2016), which focuses on new collaborations, anthologies, and reissues from feminist archives. The artist will be in attendance at the event.
About the Artist
Emily Larned has been publishing as a socially engaged artistic practice since 1993, when as a teenager she made her first zine. She is co-founder of Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA, est. 2008), a union for reflective creative practice, which explores the immaterial working conditions of impractical laborers through participatory projects, publications, and exhibitions. Through her imprint Alder & Frankia (est. 2016), she publishes new collaborations, anthologies and reissues from feminist archives. Emily’s artist books, zines, & publications are collected by over 80 institutions internationally, including the Tate, the Brooklyn Museum, the V&A, and the Smithsonian, and are exhibited around the world. Her work has received design accolades from the AIGA, the CADC, and the Type Directors Club. She graduated from Yale School of Art with an MFA in Graphic Design and is Associate Professor of Art in Graphic Design at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Instagram: @emilylarned