Steven Daiber has worked with printmaking and artists books for more than thirty years. Living in rural Massachusetts for thirty- one years on 12 acres of land has given Daiber a broad canvas to observe and engage with the landscape though sight specific book installations and direct prints from natural objects collected from the land.
And then there is Cuba.
Travel to Cuba is a forbidden fruit for US citizens. For over 20 years Steven Daiber has traveled to Havana and is often asked; what is Cuba like, and what will happen when/ if the political climate changes? He sees his role as an artist fortunate to travel and live in Havana as a conduit and facilitator in developing a dialogue with Cuban artists. The books he creates in collaboration with Cuban artists tell their stories of the lived reality in Cuba in the 21st century.
Collections:
United States: MoMA Library; The Getty Museum Library; Cynthia Sears Artist's Book Collection, Bainbridge Island; WA, Green Library, Stanford University; Art Museum at Smith College; Mortimer Rare Book Room, Neilson Library, Smith College; Bienecke and Hass Family Arts Library, Yale University; Princeton University Library; Library of Congress; University of Washington Seattle; Vassar College Library; Swarthmore College Library; Universities of California: Santa Barbara, Irvine, San Diego Libraries; University of Southern California Library; Library of Michigan, Cerritos Public Library; Boston Public Library; Library at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Lafayette College Library; Northwestern University; Michigan State; University of Delaware; Texas Tech Library; Washington University; University of Minnesota; Williams College; George Eastman House; Phoenix Art Museum; Columbia College; Amherst College Library, Hampshire College Library; Wellesley College Library; Wesleyan University Library; University of Colorado- Boulder; Wake Forest University Library; University of the West of England, Bristol; Harvard University; University of Minnesota; Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami; Harvey Library - Hampton University; Tulane University; Phoenix Art Museum; Columbia College; Free Library of Philadelphia; George A. Smathers Libraries- University of Florida; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute; Oberlin College Library; International Center for Photography, New York; The Sex Museum: New York; The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Center: New York University Library; University of Texas: El Paso and Austin; Denver University; Newark Public Library: Newark, NJ; University of Connecticut.
International: Ibero-Amerikanisches Institute Library, Germany; The Art Gallery of York University, Toronto; The Banff Centre Library, Canada; Cambridge University Library and The British Library, UK; Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi; Taller Experimenta de Grafica, Centro de Arte Contempráno Wilfredo Lam, Casa de las Americas, Museo National de Bellas Artes, Fototeca, Colección Arte de Nuestra América, Haydee Santamaria, Casa de las Americas: Havana Cuba.
