IAPMA Exhibitions

Event Dates

The IAPMA exhibition is opened from February 01, 2026 until December 31, 2026.

Artist

More specific dates will be announced when available.

Opening Hours

February 7 - May 25, 2026
Art Centre Silkeborg Bad
Winter (November - March):
Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday closed
Summer (April - October):
Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday closed (except April 6 and May 25)

June 1 - July 31, 2026
Galerie Handwerk
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday and Sunday Closed

August 14 — September 25, 2026
RANT Arts
45-47 Stewart Street
Devonport. TAS 7310

Location

Art Centre Silkeborg Bad
Gjessøvej 40
8600 Silkeborg
Denmark

Galerie Handwerk
Max-Joseph-Straße 4
80333 München
Germany

RANT Arts
45-47 Stewart St
Devonport TAS 7310
Australia

More Information

In celebration of its 40th anniversary on May 24, 2026, IAPMA is delighted to announce a special jubilee initiative: the “Ruby Jubilee Collection”. This global project brings together a curated series of postcards (mail art) created by IAPMA members from around the world, highlighting contemporary Paper Art and the artistry of handmade paper in a mail-art format.

The Ruby Jubilee Collection will be exhibited at the IAPMA Paper Art Biennale 2026 at Art Centre Silkeborg Bad in Denmark, followed by presentations at Galerie Handwerk Munich, Germany as part of the exhibition "Papier perFormt" and in Devonport, Australia in collaboration with Paper on Skin™ and RANT Arts. Following its exhibition tour, the postcard collection will be preserved as part of IAPMA’s physical archive, currently housed in Dresden, Germany.

To participate in the open call, which has been extended to December 31, 2025, please refer to the listing below:
Ruby Jubilee Collection Open Call

Further information:
Art Centre Silkeborg Bad (Denmark)
Galerie Handwerk Munich (Germany)
Paper on Skin™ and RANT Arts (Australia)

Event Dates

The IAPMA exhibition is opened from February 07, 2026 until May 25, 2026.

Opening Hours

Summer (1 April 1 to 31 October 31)
Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday closed

Winter (1 November 1 — March 31)
Tuesday — Friday: 11 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday & public holidays: 11 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Monday closed

Location

Art Centre Silkeborg Bad / KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad
Gjessøvej 40
8600 Silkeborg

More Information

The International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) e.V. and Art Centre Silkeborg Bad (Silkeborg, Denmark) present the IAPMA Paper Art Biennale 2026 — Impressions of Nature: Paper as Memory.

The international exhibition features artworks by 101 artists from 29 different countries at Art Centre Silkeborg Bad. The Biennale exhibition includes the IAPMA Ruby Jubilee Collection — Smart Swarms, a special IAPMA mail art project comprising more than 116 international postcards from 22 different countries, which celebrates IAPMA’s 40-year anniversary. The Biennale is accompanied by an artist-in-residence program funded by Art Centre Silkeborg Bad.

JURY: Andersen, Dorte Kirkeby (Denmark); Dilane, Ilze (Latvia); Jobling, Winsome (Australia); Meixner, Anke (Germany); Radnaeva, Surzhana (France); Schweizer, Renate (Germany)

ARTISTS: Akhmadeeva, Ioulia (Mexico); Alkema, Josefien (The Netherlands); Augustinus, Camilla (Denmark); Babcock, John (USA); Balsgaard, Jane (Denmark); Benn, Amanda (Australia); Berl, Heike (Germany); Björkroos, Mischa (Sweden); Black, Meg (USA); Bornemisza, Eszter (Hungary); Brehm, Lian (USA); Brendgens, Anita (The Netherlands); Bury, Carole (UK); Cai, Danqi (USA); Capalungan, April (Philippines); Carlstedt-Duke, Kae (UK); Cheng, IChun (Taiwan); Clark, Anzara (Australia); Colautti Ivanova, Viviane (France); Cougoule, Christine (France); Cutts, Susan (UK); De Raeymaecker, Jeannine (Belgium); Deutsch, Alexandra (Germany); Drobeck, Monika (Germany); Dunsmuir, Alex (Canada); Edwards, Jan (UK); Fekken, Ina (The Netherlands); Gal, Sefi (Israel); Gerard, John (Germany); Glinz (Pilou), Marilou (Switzerland); Granziol, Manuela (Italy); Graskie, Odette (South Africa); Grell, Camilla (Denmark); Grotmol, Kirsti (Norway); Hanousková, Nikol (Slovakia); He, Hongyun (Germany); Hudson, Lynne (USA); Huellmann, Stephanie (Germany); Ihanus, Sirpa (Finland); Illés, Orsolya Tünde (Hungary); Janssen, Silke (Germany); Kipp, Eva (The Netherlands); Kolmanovsky, Ora (Israel); Krautkremer, Ute (Germany); Lacquement, Helene (France); Lehmann-Schulz, Bara (Germany); Lonstrup, Pernille (The Netherlands); Major, Tanja (Germany); Matthew, Heather (Australia); Matyja-Rozpara, Maria (Poland); Meixner, Anke (Germany); Møller Nielsen, Kirsten (Denmark); Moro, Ruth (Switzerland); Mydlak, Barbara (Belgium); Olson, Karen (USA); Orita, Misayo (Japan); OuYang, Tsu (Taiwan); Palmeri, Mariela (Germany); Park, Yangbin (USA); Parry-Jones, Clare (UK); Pepelnak, Metka (Slovenia); Pérez García, Marta (USA); Petti, Danielle (Canada); Pragnell, Dizzy (UK); Prestegard, Elly (Norway); Proksch, Barbara (Germany); Rabe, Kirstin (Germany); Radnaeva, Surzhana (France); Reich, Nicola (Germany); Riber, Yngve (Denmark); Ritzmann, Gerda (Switzerland); Rocher, Geneviève (Canada); Rønsbo, Vibeke Nørgaard (Denmark); Rozenblat, Tatiana (France); Schepens, Loes (The Netherlands); Schramm, Wilhelm (Austria); Semke, Larisa (Germany); Staav, Petra (Sweden); Stiffe, Gail (Australia); Stringer, Catherine (Australia); Sures, Lynn (USA); Tammi, Minnamarina (Finland); Tarapore, Ziya (USA); Taylor, Gillian (England, UK); Truchta-Nowicka, Miroslawa (Poland); Tyro-Niezgoda, Paulina (Poland); Van Beek, Bernadette (The Netherlands); van der Vorst, Henk (The Netherlands); Vilsbøell, Anne (Denmark); von Kirchbach, Ursula (Germany); Watanabe, Toshiko (Japan); Werner, Nadine (Germany); Wilcke, Eva (Germany); Wissmann, Käthe (Germany); Wolpert, Angelika (Germany); Wolters-Sinke, Fenneke (UK); Zampelas, Maria (Cyprus); Zutere, Ērika (Latvia)

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: Baumgart, Ines (Germany); Kashi, Ravikumar (India); Sulírová, Dominika (Czech Republic)

OPENING CEREMONY: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Introduction: Iben From, Director, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad
Fides Linien, IAPMA President (Germany)
Surzhana Radnaeva, IAPMA Exhibition Coordinator (France)

RSVP: If you plan to attend the opening, please write to: reception@silkeborgbad.dk

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Press Release below and
www.iapma.info
www.silkeborgbad.dk

IAPMA PAPER ART BIENNALE 2026 - PRESS RELEASE_30012026