Drew F. Cameron
Combat Paper Project
PO Box 40477
San Francisco, CA 94140
802.316.1124
drewcameron@combatpaper.org
Educational History
B.S. Forestry, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural
Resources, 2006-08.
Awards
Krider Prize for Creativity, University and College Designers Assoc. Foundation, 2013
Chora Prize, Metabolic Studio, 2012
Artists Using Art to Heal Award, Arts & Healing Network, 2012
Erena Rae Award in Art and Social Justice, Printmaking Center of New Jersey, 2011
Dale Bergdahl Scholarship Fund for Outstanding Academic Achievement, 2008
Published Written Works
Consequence Magazine. 2009. Kovach, G. (Ed.) Cohasset, MA. Volume I, p. 32-36.
Warrior Writers: Re-Making Sense. 2008. Calica, L. (Ed.) Philadelphia, PA. p. 55.
Warrior Writers: Move, Shoot and Communicate. 2007. Calica, L. (Ed.) Philadelphia,
PA.
Editions
Colors of Trees We Couldn’t Name. 2012. Lewis, N. Combat Paper Press. San Francisco,
CA.
I Hacky Sacked in Iraq. 2009. Lewis, N. Combat Paper Press. Burlington, VT.
Life After War & Other Poems. 2012. Barry, J. Combat Paper Press. San Francisco, CA.
Linen Series. 2010. Matott, D. Combat Paper Press. Burlington, VT.
New Citizen Army. 2010. Delanty, G. Combat Paper Press. Burlington, VT.
Artist Residencies
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA (2012)
University of Alabama, Book Arts Program, Tuscaloosa, AL (2010)
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (2010)
University of Iowa Center for Book, Iowa City, IA (2010)
Western New York Book Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY (2010)
The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL (2009)
Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX (2009)
Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH (2009)
Firehouse Center for Visual Arts, BCA Center, Burlington, VT (2009)
Facilitated Workshops & Lectures
Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI
The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Birnam Institute, Dunkeld, Scotland
Black Rock Press, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV
Brodsky Center for Print and Innovative Design, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
The Caxton Club, Chicago, IL
Colorado Center for Handmade Paper, Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado College Art Department, Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washinton D.C.
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
David J. Drakulich Memorial Art Foundation, Reno, NV
Department of Fine Arts, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
DryHootch, Milwaukee, WI
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
F.W. Olin Library Center for the Book, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Fine Arts Division, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
Firehouse Center for Visual Arts, Burlington, VT
Friends of Dard Hunter, Tuscaloosa, AL
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
Hendrix College, Conway, AR
Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Imperial War Museum, London, England
Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, IA
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg, CA
Lyon College, Batesville, AR
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Little Rock, AR
Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, IA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Michigan State University, Resident College of Arts and Humanities, East Lansing, MI
Millenium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, Northern Ireland
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
Nevada National Guard Headquarters, Carson City, CA
New Directions, Inc. Los Angeles Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
North Central College, Naperville, IL
Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
The Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Printmaking Center of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ
Quendra Multimedia, Prishtina, Kosovo
Regional Arts Commission, Saint Louis, MO
Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY
San Francisco County Jail, San Bruno, CA
School Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA
Shotwell Paper Mill, San Francisco, CA
Silver Star Veterans Home, Battle Creek, MI
Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
University of Alabama, School of Library & Information Studies, Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Arizona, Student Veterans of America, Tucson, AZ
University of California Berkeley, Department of Art Practices, Berkeley, CA
University of California Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies, Santa Barbara, CA
University of Iowa, Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
University of Illinois, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Urbana, IL
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
University of Wisconsin, Art Department, Madison, WI
Ursuline College, Pepperpike, OH
Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center, Holmdel, NJ
VSA Nevada, Reno, NV
Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
Western New York Book Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, NY
Wounded Warrior Project, Project Odyssey, Graham, TX
Special Collections
Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany
The Boston Athenæum, Special Collections, Boston, MA
Carl Blegen Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Cecil H. Green Library, Special Collections, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Donald C. Davidson Library, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Elmer L. Anderson Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
F.W. Olin Library Center for the Book, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Golda Meir Library, Special Collections, Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Hunter Library, Special Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Lafayette College Libraries, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Langston Library, Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine, CA
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Margaret Clapp Library, Special Collections, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections, East Lansing, MI
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Newark Public Library, Special Collections Division, Newark, NJ
Paley Library, Special Collections, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Richard F. Brush Collection, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Scripps College, Special Collections, Claremont, CA
Skillman Library, Special Collections, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
UC Santa Cruz, Special Collections and Archives, Santa Cruz, CA
University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives, Orlando, FL
University of Washington, Special Collections Division, Seattle, WA
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center Library, Madison, WI
Selected Exhibitions
2013
Coming Home, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Drawing More, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA
Finding Home: Artwork by Veterans, Rosenberg Library, City College of San Francisco,
CA
Paper Trail, Printmaking Center of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ
Seductive Alchemy: Books by Artists, Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX
Social Fabric, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
War & Healing, Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Witness: A Veteran Art Exhibition, 34 East Main Street Pop-Up Gallery, Somerville, NJ
Well Worn, Z Space, San Francisco, CA
2012
Combat Paper, Albin O. Kuhn Library, University of Maryland Baltimore County,
Baltimore, MD
Combat Paper Project, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Combat Paper, St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH
Combat Paper, Lycoming College Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA
Combat Paper, The Seminole Nation Museum, Wewoka, OK
Combat Paper, The Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA
Combat Paper, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
Combat Paper, Wild Project, New York, NY
Holland Paper Biennial, Museum Meermanno, Museum Rijswijk, Netherlands
Make Combat Paper, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Making Mends, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
Veteran Made: Selections from Combat Paper. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington
D.C.
Veteran Expressions, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011
Artists’ Books: Books by Artists, Boston Athenæum, Boston, MA
Arts and Stripes, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
Combat Paper Project in Iowa, Johnson Country Historical Museum, Coralville, IA
Combat Paper, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Costs of War, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
Fabric of War: Papermaking and Printmaking as Social Engagement, NCCC, Sanborn,
NY
Manifest Memories, Art from the Heart Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Remembering: An Art Exhibit, Veteran Artist Program, Sky Loft Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Social Commentaries, Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Tens Years After 9/11, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Visions of War: Artists as Veterans, Veterans as Artists, University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point, WI
Veteran Visions, Veteran Voices, University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
War in Profile: Combat Paper, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Austrailia
2010
Combat Paper, Alumni Hall, Haverhill, NH
Combat Paper, Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center, Holmdel, NJ
Combat Paper: Healing Through Art, Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
Combat Paper, The President’s Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
Boston, MA
PAPER! Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg, CA
Violence Transformed, Gutman Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2009
2,191 Days and Counting, Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
Combat Paper, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT
Engaged and Fragmented, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
Fabric of War, Birnam Institute, Dunkeld, Scotland
Fabric of War, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England
Friends of Dard Hunter Juried Exhibit, Ozu Washi-Oji Paper Museum, Tokyo, Japan
War Works: Artist Engage in Iraq and Other Wars, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
2008
A Foreign Response, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Against War, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
The Art of Democracy, Loyola University Museum of Art, Loyola University, Chicago,
IL
American Psyche, Cafritz Foundation Art Center, Montgomery College, Silver Springs,
MD
Breaking the Silence, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Combat Paper, Art Rage Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Combat Paper, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Combat Paper, Richard F. Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Experiencing the War in Iraq, ReConnect Us.org, Fall River, MA
The Embedded Image: Current Work in Hand Papermaking, Craft Alliance, St. Louis,
MO
Leap of Faith 4: Let Freedom Reign, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Pro/Con: Political Craft, Rebus Works Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Venues: Machines With Magnets & Pawtucket Armory, Pawtucket, RI and AS220,
Providence, RI
Veteran's Voices, Rhythmix Culture Works, Alameda, CA
2007
Mutanabbi Street: An Exhibition of Broadsides, San Francisco Center for the Book, San
Francisco, CA
Professional Experience
Partner, Shotwell Paper Mill, San Francisco, CA, 2012-Present
Partner, People’s Republic of Paper, LLC, 2008-2013
Director, Combat Paper Project, 2007-Present
Faculty Led Programs Abroad, Teaching Assistant, University of Vermont, 2007-Present
Board of Directors, Peace and Justice Center, Burlington, VT 2006-08
Managing Director, Green Door Studio, Burlington, VT, 2006-2010
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Community Crew Leader, Summer, 2006
Enlisted Soldier, Medical Administration, U.S. Army National Guard, 2004-06
Enlisted Soldier, Field Artillery, U.S. Army, 2000-04
Personal
Born: 02/14/82, Portsmouth, NH
Currently living and working in San Francisco, CA after seven years living in Burlington,
VT. Relocated to Vermont in August of 2004 on military orders to serve in the VT Army
National Guard after fours years of active duty service stationed in Fort Sill, OK and a
tour of duty in the Iraq War. In September 2004 began apprenticing paper and book arts
at the Green Door Studio Artist Collective and became the Managing Director in 2006.
During this time sought and completed a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Forestry from
the University of Vermont, graduating with honors, Co-founded the Combat Paper
Project in May 2007, and began to facilitate veterans and communities in traditional hand
papermaking process, technique and application. Combat Paper Project has led to
numerous editions, exhibitions, workshop events and the establishment of affiliated paper
mills across the country that are facilitating workshops in an ongoing manner. Drew
recently partnered in the establishment of Shotwell Paper Mill in San Francisco, CA
where he facilitates ongoing programming and the creation of new artwork.
Web
www.combatpaper.org
www.shotwellpapermill.com