The American Printing History Association’s Awards Committee proudly announces the recipients of its 2026 Individual and Institutional awards: Dr. Elizabeth Savage(University of London) and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center(Hyattsville, Maryland). 

Dr. Savage and representatives from Pyramid Atlantic Art Center will serve as featured speakers at APHA’s annual meeting—Saturday, January 24, 2026, as part of Bibliography Week 2026.

Dr. Savage is 2014 recipient of the Mark Samuels Lasner fellowship, 2020 winner of the Schulman and Bullard Article Prize from the Association of Print Scholars, and internationally recognized as an expert in the field of early modern color printing history. Among the faculty at University of London (UK), and London Rare Book School, Savage was also named Honorary Fellow, Centre for the History of the Book, Oxford University. An advocate for academic collaboration and cross-disciplinary research, Savage’s work, as her nominators observed, lends “new insights into printing processes and practices across several types of media and genres” and “marries solid humanities methodologies with extensive knowledge of technical art history and heritage science.” Prolifically published, some of her most recent work includes a study that uses carbon-dating on late medieval and early modern woodblocks, and serving as co-editor for Printing Colour 1700–1830: Histories, Techniques, Functions, and Receptions (Oxford University Press, 2025).

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center was founded by Helen C. Frederick (b. 1945) in 1981 to “provide a setting for artistic collaboration and dialogue.” Noted by a nominator, “In times of uncertainty, Pyramid hosts community print days bring people together to print uplifting posters, which are available to the community for free. It is a truly wonderful place.” Over its forty-five year history, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center has served communities from greater Baltimore to the DMV—District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia—region, and currently providess a papermaking studio, print shop, letterpress studio, bindery, darkroom, gallery, and private studios. Through access and education, they “equip, educate, and exhibit while prioritizing artistic integrity, creative growth, and inclusivity,” embodying the values of APHA’s highest institutional honor.

The Committee feels that the awards provide a unique opportunity to “attract new members and evidence the future work of APHA,” as well as further APHA’s 2020 promise to “strengthen education about, and support and promote printers and allied craft workers who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).” We hope you will join us in honoring Dr. Savage and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center on January 24!