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Nava Atlas

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– Education:
– B.F.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1977
– M.A. degree in Art Studio from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2007

– Cookbooks:
– Published “Vegetariana” in 1984
– Released a vegan edition of “Vegetariana” in 2021
– “Vegan Holiday Kitchen” listed as one of the Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time in 2024 by VegNews

– Book arts:
– Maker of artists books experimenting with physical form and found materials
– Included in international exhibitions such as “The Sexual Politics of Meat” in Los Angeles, California in 2017
– Featured in exhibitions like “Conceptually Bound 3” at California State University Chico in 2007
– Created “Love and Marriage” in 2008, a 1950s comic book with original text by Atlas

– Collections:
– Work is in the collections of Brooklyn Museum
– Work is in the collections of National Museum of Women in the Arts
– Work is in the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum
– Work is in the collections of Wichita Art Museum

– Bibliography:
– “Conceptually Bound 3, An Exhibition of Artists Books” by Nanette Wylde, Hunger Button Books, 2007

Nava Atlas (Wikipedia)

Nava Atlas is an American vegan cookbook author and artist known for her work as a maker of artist's books.

Nava Atlas
EducationUniversity of Michigan, B.F.A.
State University of New York at New Paltz, M.A.
Occupations
  • Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbook Author
  • Artist

An archive of her papers is housed in the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture at Duke University.

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