Guest: Caroline Kern
Host: Christopher Kardambikis
Recorded on March 2, 2026
Caroline Kern, formerly known as Caroline Paquita, is a visual artist living in New York City. Kern has been self-publishing since 1996 and formally started Pegacorn Press after purchasing her first Risograph stencil duplicator in 2009. Since then, she has released over forty artist books, zines, publications, and printed ephemera representing twenty-five other artists, as well as her own work. Titles are collected and held in personal and institutional collections worldwide and she has exhibited at over 50 art books, small press, and zine fairs since 2012. From 2023-2024, Kern helped create and develop the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair and served as a co-director for the first two years before resigning due to ongoing health issues from Long Covid.
Kern’s publishing practice and ethos are heavily informed by mid-1990s to early 2000s DIY punk culture, of which she was an active member through touring with her bands and zine making. Many of the artists she has worked with were met through her travels over the years and fostering those relationships— and the communities in which they flourished—is one of the driving forces behind Pegacorn Press. She views publishing as a vehicle for investigation, experimentation, connection, and an accessible means to reach audiences beyond traditional art spaces.
https://www.carolinekern.org