the critical reception of Tim Mosely’s creative output

collections & survey exhibitions, collaborations, awards and critical essays
Tim Mosely’s creative practice contributes to the fields of print culture, artists books and haptic aesthetics. His work has been exhibited in significant survey exhibitions, is held in prominent national and international artists books collections and his essays contribute to the emerging critical discourse on artists books. In his current studio practice he employs the ‘wilderness’, the haptic touch and the indexical nature of prints to investigate contemporary issues.

significant collections

Artspace Mackay, Artists Books Collection, Mackay, Australia.
Bibliotheca Liborum Apud Artificem, Sydney, Australia.
Books On Books Collection, the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
The British Library, London, UK.
Bukarts Artists Book Collection, Vilnius, Lithuania,
Carleton College Library, Artists Books Collection, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
Centre for Fine Print Research Artists Book Collection, UWE, Bristol, UK.
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University, Boston, USA.
Museum Meermanno Huis van het Boek, The Hague, The Netherlands.
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Southern Cross University, Artists Books Collection, Lismore, Australia.
Stanford University Libraries Special Collections, Stanford, USA.
State Library of Queensland, Australian Library of Art, Brisbane, Australia.
State Library of Victoria, Rare Books, Melbourne, Australia.
The Neil Crawford Artist's Book Collection, London, UK.
University of West England Artist's Book Collection, Bower Ashton Library, Bristol, UK.

critical reception by year

2026
Bolick, R., Books On Books Collection – Timothy Mosely (II),
The Blue Notebook, Vol 20 #2 & Vol 21 #1.
2025
Hoffie,P., “On Permanence and Disintergration”, Tim Mosely, revisiting the bush / exhibition catalogue, Parker Contemporary, 2025.
2023
Bolick, R., Books On Books Collection – Timothy Mosely (I) .
2022
Materialia Lumina: Contemporary Artist Books from the Codex International Book Fair, Stanford University’s Cecil H. Green Library,Stanford, (survey exhibition)
Capelleveen, P., “Kanage Pholu Wanda”, Materialia Lumina/exhibition catalogue, Stanford Libraries and the Codex Foundations, pp182 - 185,
2021
The Blue Notebook, Vol 15 #2 & Vol 16 #1
deccenium, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, (survey exhibition)
Woodrow, R., “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”, in Decenium, Ten Years of the Iain Turnbull Memorial Award / exhibition catalogue, QCA, pp 5-8,
2020
Florance, C. & Oppen, M., “Rising and Falling: The Australian Book Arts Scene, 2019”, The Codex Papers Volume Two-2020, pp 63-78, The Codex Foundation, Berkeley,
2019
The 2019 International Seminar of Artist Books Introducing Books into the Field of Fine Arts at the CAFA Art Museum, Central Academy of Fine Arts , Beijing.
Stopping Time: Material Prints from 3000 BCE to Now, Gympie Regional Art Gallery, QLD,2019 (touring survey exhibition).
Woodrow, R., “Time Machines (making time)” in Stopping Time; Material Prints from 3000 BCE to Now, Newcastle Art Gallery, pp 6-17,
2018
New on the Shelf: Rare Books & Artists' Books, Stanford University’s Green Library, Stanford, 2018/19. (survey exhibition)
Packsaddle Artist in Residence, New England Regional Art Gallery,
Artists’ Books in Australia and Brazil, Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol UK,
The Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Qld,
JAB, volume 42
2017
Bodman, S., “Dear Reader… some contemporary books by artists”, Book 2.0, 7: 1, pp. 100–101, doi: 10.1386/btwo.7.1.95_1,
Correlations between independent publishing and artists book practice, (survey exhibition)
2016
The Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Qld,
JAB, volume 39 (the Australian JAB)
2015
“The Haptic Touch of Books by Artists”, Stanford/Codex Collegium, Stanford Uni, 2015,
The Contained Narrative: Defining the Contemporary Artist’s Book, Minnesota Center for Book Arts 2015. (survey exhibition)
Bodman, S., “Views across the pages”. In: Béchard-Léauté, A. and Oncins, V., eds. Le livre d’artiste depuis 1980 en France et au Royaume-Uni. France: Université de Saint-Étienne, pp. 45-56. ISBN 9782862726588, 2015
2014
Behind the Personal Art Library: Collectors Creating the Canon, the Centre for Book Arts, NY 2014. (survey exhibition)
Ian Turnbull Memorial Award, Queensland College of Art 2014,
Bodman, S., “Paradise lost: The compassionate and haptic nature of Tim Mosely’s, Kanage pholu wanda’, Printmaking Today, 23 (4). pp. 16-17., 2014
Petlein, G., “From the Deep: Block Books by Tim Mosely”, re/membering touch, QCA, Griffith University, 2014
Berry, J., “Beneath the Surface”, Beneath the Surface, QCA, Griffith University, 2014
2013
5th International Paper & Book Arts Triennial, Columbia College, Chicago, 2013. (survey exhibition)
Bodman, S., “Black Books: The Use of Color in Artists’ Books”, Art in Print, Sep-Oct, pp 4-7, 2013
The Silent Scream, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Monash University, Vic, 2013. (survey exhibition)
The Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Qld,
2012
LIFE’S JOURNEY: Artists Books from Queensland Collections, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Queensland 2012. (survey exhibition)
2010
Bodman, S., “Case study interview with Tim Mosely, Artist at Southern Cross University”, in A Manifesto for the Book, Impact Press, CFPR UWE Bristol, UK pp 134-137. 2010
New Treasures, Talbot Family Treasures Wall, State Library of Queensland, 2010. (survey exhibition)
2009
Leoneard, L., “Freestylin': artists' books afloat in Brisbane”, Art Monthly Australia , March, #217, 2009
Bodman, S., “Codex Event 6”, Printmaking Today , Vol 18 #1 2009,
2008
Jury, D., (ed), book art object, the Codex Foundation, Berkeley,2008
Freestyle Books, State Library of Queensland Gallery, Brisbane, 2008 (survey exhibition)
The Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Qld,
2007
Hill, E., “Show Business”, Printmaking Today , Vol 16 #2,
Southern Cross University Acquisitive Artists Book Award
2006
The Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Qld,
Seoul International Book Arts Competition, 3rd,
Bodman, S., “Artists Books in Australia”, Umbrella Online , Vol 29 #1March 2006,
Paterson, M., “of a mischievous nature”, Imprint, Vol 41 #3 2006
1997
Grishin S., Australian Printmaking in the 1990's, Craftsman House Press, 1997
Carey Wells, P., “The Paper Chase”, Textiles Fibre forum,† Vol 16 No 1 1997
1992/91
CPM National Print Award, national & regional prizes

critical reception

significant works
grasping the nettle
kanage pholu wanda
the earth will expose the blood shed on it ..
the sangre de christo isles suite
the insoluble difference suite
icons of a bush ranger
the book of tears
sheet music for a jabberwocky quintet
pflight of the paper balloons
volatile actions