About

Ximena Pérez Grobet, founder and owner of Nowhereman Press, has been creating her own artists books since 1994. Her work has been shown in galleries, book fairs and museums throughout Europe, USA, Mexico and Latin America.
She also collaborates with other artists and collectives, producing artists books and special editions.
She is the director of Artists’ Books for Artists, receiving commissions from other artists to turn their projects into books.
She has worked as an editorial designer and in art book production in various publishing houses around the world.

Ona Book store curator for artistsbooks section.
Barcelona. 2020

ArtsLibris Book Fair coordinator in 2021.

Awards:
2023 - Special Mention. Prix Bob Calle du Livre d’artiste. Paris, France
2023 - Book design Award for Laboratorio de Teatro Campesino e Indígena Book. Les Reencontres de la photographie Arles, France.
2021 - Art Libris & Banc de Sabadell Award for her artist book Around the Corner, Nowhereman Press.
2015 - Art Libris & Banc de Sabadell Award for her artist book Laberinto de Soledad de Octavio Paz, Nowhereman Press.
2013 – Art Libris & Banc de Sabadell Award, Spain for her book designIncis Mar Arza.
2010 – Charnwood Book Prize, UK for her artist book 24 hours, Nowhereman Press.

Grants:
Fonca/ SNC. Visual Arts Grant. Mexico City 2012-2015
Conaculta. Jóvenes Creadores Grant. 2000 Mexico City.
Japan Cooperation Agency Grant. Japan 1996