Artists on the Lam is thrilled to announce the second annual volume of our inaugural zine, LAMINATOR! This new publication features work by 93 artists and poets from 6 continents. This is a labor of love.

In an ever increasingly digital world, we often find ourselves seeking ways to unplug, searching for the tangible, the analog, something tactile and physical we can touch and hold with our own hands, something to keep and cherish as a memento, as ephemera, something to lose, something to find, something to give and share with a loved one like a secret.

Don’t get us wrong—we’re all about the digital realm too; after all, Artists on the Lam started out as a blog back in 2011, and during this ongoing pandemic we pivoted to virtual exhibitions (such as SLAYSIAN in 2020, DECAHEDRON in 2021, HYGGE in 2023, and a mini show accompanying this very zine—see below). And, of course, you’re reading this online.

But this project has been a long time coming; LAMINATOR is the brainchild of Chicago-based artist, indie curator, writer, and Artists on the Lam founder Jenny Lam, who has been keeping snail mail—and the USPS—alive for the past 17 years with her beloved postcard project Dreams of a City, and who was probably the only young person in the world who didn’t get a smartphone until 2014 (and then stubbornly used that same old phone for 7 years).

And, much like the soothing sounds of a pencil scratching on paper, there’s just something about the feel of flipping through the pages of a good book.

In this volume, enjoy poetry and art across all media and forms—including illustration, painting, photography, collage, textiles, and more—by:

Alabi Mubarak Omotoyosi, Alba Arguello, Alex Rasmussen, Alexandra Stellrecht, Ami Watanabe, Ann Cloutier, Anna Burger, Annie Marie Govekar, Caroline Bick, Catherine Ashley, Christine Lozano, Chrysanthemum Zhang, Chuck LaVoie, Constance Volk, Corinne Halbert, Cynthia Lee, Damien James, Dan Zamudio, Darcie Denton, Du Kun, Ellen Wade Beals, Emily Andrews, Emma Haugh-Ewald, Emma Martini, English Prevo, Enikő Deptuch Vaghy, Fei Ewald, Fernanda Morales Tovar, Gabriela Farnell, Hoho Kuo, Inês Branco, Irena Ocepek, J.Legay, Jennie Cao, Jennifer Cronin, Jessica Smit Mattingly, John C Gonzalez, Jonathan Espinoza, Jonathan Ralston, Julia Alekseyeva, Julia Ama Lubiner, Justin Suico, Kailyn Zeta Elkins, Kaitlyn Hwang, Kate Havekost, Kate Kadleck, Kaylee Walsh, Keelan McMorrow, Korede Ojelade, Kun Zhao, Kuzana Ogg, Laura Catherwood, Leila Zolfalipour, Linn Hansen, Liu Yang, Lou Patrou, Maddie Hinrichs,Madyson Friedlund, Maham Ali, Marcia Biasiello, Margot McBrady, Marta Berzina, Mary Watkins, Matt Zuska, Megan Lui, Meghan Turner, Melissa Wang, Mendy Kong, Michael Brockley, Michael Coakes, Michael Stenta, Mohammad Muntasirul Ghani, Nancy Bechtol, Nyx Daphne Mir, Patricia Biesen, Qingjun Huang, Rebecca Wood, Rita Shimelfarb, Sandra Gea, Sangwoo Yoo, Sarah Lorentz, Sergei Rozhnov, Sneha Paul, Sophia Croasdale, Stafford Hiroshi Smith, Suyeun Lee, Taylor Ana Valdez, Trong Le, Trotter Alexander, Vivien Solveig, Win Wallace, Yan Li, and Yuqian Sun.

Created and edited by Jenny Lam

Will be printed by Mixam in summer 2025

Will be over 100 pages, 5.8 x 8.3 inches, full color pages on 80 lb. satin paper, 100 lb. gloss covers with gloss lamination, perfect bound

Please note that this is a pre-order. It will take time to finalize the layout of the zine, send the design to the professional printing service, wait for the service to ship the batch to us, and then for us to mail your pre-order to you. Thank you so much for your patience and support!

(And a note on shipping for pre-orders outside of the US, Canada, the UK, and the EU: We won’t know for sure how much it’ll cost to mail your package to your country until it’s time to do so. For now, when you check out, we have a flat rate for international shipping and handling, and after we mail your order we’ll email you an invoice for the remaining cost.)