Dublin Art Book Fair 2026

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios presents the sixteenth edition of Dublin Art Book Fair (DABF). DABF is Ireland's leading art book fair and a centre for contemporary artist books, featuring books made by artists, writers and designers. The Fair also champions creative, small and independent publishers, both Irish and international. It includes newly published and unusual publications on art, design, visual culture, and select literature which can be browsed and purchased.

DABF26 presents a vibrant themed programme of events and selected books nominated by this year's Guest Curator Nathan O’Donnell and his invitees. In conjunction, DABF's wider programme includes artist workshops, book launches, tours, and talks in celebration of the artist book, independent publishing and artist-run culture.

Nathan O’Donnell is a writer, curator, and co-editor of PVA (Journal + Books). His work has been published widely in literary and contemporary art contexts and he has received artist's commissions for performances, publications, and public art projects, by Dublin City Arts Office, the Arts Council, IMMA, Ormston House, and South Dublin County Council. Recent collaborative publications include State, in Relation, coedited with Sonya Gildea (2025) and Book of Invasions (Ormston House, 2021). He was writer-in-residence, Maynooth University 2021– 22; and Samuel Beckett Creative Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, 2023.

Each Spring, there is an open call for artist books.
Deadline for applications: 5 October 2026, 5pm