EXILE has a long history of offering free and inclusive events that celebrate print culture in our community.
Through our educational workshops, talks, exhibitions, and fairs, we aim to enhance the circulation and engagement of artists’ publications while celebrating Miami’s rich cultural diversity.
EXILE has an extensive history of offering free and inclusive events that celebrate print culture in our community.
We offer educational workshops, exhibitions, performances, readings, and presentations, as well as organizing the annual Miami Zine Fair.
04/13
2025
3 pm-4 pm
Books & Books in Coral Gables
ESPRESSO EDITIONS #7
This month we are excited to welcome Tom Virgin, founder of Extra Virgin Press, as our guest speaker. With over forty years in printmaking and a background in education, Virgin collaborates with artists and writers to create works that celebrate community treasures such as literature, public schools, young people, and public spaces.
Moderated by Amanda Keeley, founder of EXILE Books, Espresso Editions invites artists, designers, and curators to explore their inspirations, creative journeys, and the power of books in a shifting cultural landscape.
Espresso Editions is generously supported by the City of Coral Gables and celebrates the vibrant voices and processes behind the independent publishing movement in South Florida.
About:
Tom Virgin b.1954 lives and works in Miami (Coconut Grove, Little Haiti). Virgin received an MFA from the University of Miami [1994] (Printmaking). His artist / educator practice includes printmaking, book arts, installations and public art, often in collaboration. Virgin celebrates community treasures such as literature, public schools, young people and public spaces in his work. Virgin is the Founder and Proprietor of Extra Virgin Press (2015) a small independent letterpress studio.
Recent exhibitions include “Tropic Bound Book Fair,” Paradise Plaza, Miami, Florida (February 6-9, 2025), “A Public Education” Oolite Arts / Walgreens Window, Miami Beach, Florida (September 2- November 17, 2024), Semi-Finalist, "MCBA Prize Exhibition,” Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2024). Virgin’s work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of California- San Diego, California; University of Denver, Colorado; Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee; Jaffe Center for Book Arts, FAU, Boca Raton, Florida; Green Library Special Collections, Florida International University, Miami, Florida; and Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, Washington, among others.
Virgin has been awarded grants including MDC Cultural Affairs MIA Grants (2022, 2023, 2024), Knight Arts Champion Award (2019), Oolite Arts Ellie Creator Awards (2018, 2019), Artist Access Grants (2001, 2004-2017, 2021, 2023), MDC Cultural Affairs Community Grant (2017), Wavemaker Grant (2016), and a Knight Arts Challenge Grant (2015).
