KENNESAW, Ga. | Dec 17, 2025

The exhibit features handmade paper works from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation

The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), part of Kennesaw State University’s Robert S. Geer Family College of the Arts, announces The Art of Paper: Selections of Handmade Paper Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the evolution and impact of handmade paper in contemporary art. 
 
The exhibition opens January 20 and remains on view through May 1, 2026. Admission is free and open to the public.
 
Curated by Brett Littman with Susan Gosin and Cynthia Nourse Thompson, the exhibition features 66 works by leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Helen Frankenthaler, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Jasper Johns, Mark Bradford, Glenn Ligon and others who have redefined handmade paper as an expressive artistic medium. 
 
The thoughtful selection of works chronicles the pioneering achievements within the discipline and reveals how the field of handmade paper art was a natural advancement of and response to the historic relationship between print and paper.
 
Drawn exclusively from the renowned collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, the exhibition highlights the inventive intersections of papermaking, printmaking and collaborative artistic practice.
 

A Showcase of Artistic and Technical Innovation
 
At the core of The Art of Paper is an examination of the rich collaborative relationships between artists and master papermakers — relationships that have propelled the medium forward and expanded the boundaries of contemporary art. 
 
“This exhibition seeks to illuminate how sophisticated developments in hand papermaking were occurring in tandem with technical advances in fine printmaking, said ARTnews Top 200 Collector, Jordan Schnitzer. “The partnerships between artists and professional studios, as well as the synergy of paper and print collaboration, continue to grow today.”
 
The exhibition includes exceptional works produced in partnership with many of the nation’s most innovative studios and publishers, including The Brodsky Center at PAFA, Experimental Workshop (Garner Tullis), Gemini G.E.L., Magnolia Editions, Mixografia, Pace Editions, Shark’s Ink, Tandem Press, Two Palms, Tyler Graphics, and Universal Limited Art Editions, alongside seminal works from the pioneering New York papermaking studio Dieu Donné, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
 
“It has been my privilege to work professionally with many of these artists and studios over the years,” said Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Co-Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the ZMA and professor of art at Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design. “And I am honored that this exhibition debuts at the Zuckerman Museum of Art, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Dieu Donné.”
 
Professional museums and studios that introduce artists to the medium of hand papermaking play a crucial role in fostering an environment where they can create works that are technically and conceptually diverse, innovative and consistently flawless in craftsmanship. This collaborative relationship between artists and master papermakers is a central focus of the exhibition. 
 
“Over the years, I have had the honor of working professionally with many talented artists and studios,” Thompson added. “With a background in both printmaking and papermaking, I have had the privilege of working at Dieu Donné and serving as a collaborator at the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, now known as The Brodsky Center at PAFA (the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts).” 
 
Master papermakers, printers and collaborators serve as catalysts, enabling the creation of remarkable works as those on display at the ZMA. Their skill, commitment to collaboration and passion for the medium are evident in the works on display at the museum through May 1, 2026.
 

Spring Programs and Events

The Zuckerman Museum of Art will host a robust slate of public programs throughout the exhibition period, including:

• Artist Panel with Leonardo Drew March 20 at 7 p.m. (Reception begins at 6 p.m.)
  Internationally acclaimed artist Leonardo Drew, featured in the exhibition, will join ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan Schnitzer in a public conversation about materiality, collaboration and contemporary hand papermaking.
• Virtual Lecture Series (January – April)
  A lineup of online talks with artists, curators and papermaking experts will take place throughout the spring on: January 29, February 26, March 26, April 23, and April 30.

More information and registration for lectures and workshops are available on our ticketing site.

About the Exhibition

In her Director’s Foreword, Thompson emphasizes the essential role of collaboration in advancing handmade paper as an art form, highlighting the master printers, papermakers and publishers whose expertise makes these works possible. 
 
She also extends gratitude to Jordan D. Schnitzer, whose generosity and expansive collection have enabled the exhibition and its associated educational programming to debut at Kennesaw State University.
 

Exhibition Details

The Art of Paper
January 20 – May 1, 2025

Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Kennesaw State University
 
Museum Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Free and open to the public
Zuckerman Museum of Art
 
 
About The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
 
The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s contemporary art collection is one of the most notable in North America. The Foundation has shared its art with millions across the U.S. and internationally through groundbreaking exhibitions, publications, and programs. Founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer—whose passion for art began in his mother’s contemporary art gallery in Portland, Ore.—the Foundation has organized over 180 exhibitions from its collection and additionally loaned thousands of artworks to over 130 museums at no cost to the institutions. Schnitzer began collecting contemporary prints and multiples in 1988 and today is North America’s foremost print collector. His Foundation’s collection consists of thousands of artworks, including a wide variety of prints, sculptures, paintings, glass, and mixed media works.