History
Wonder Fair was created by KU Illustration alum Eric Dobbins, and is currently owned and operated by Meredith Moore, a lapsed Art History doctoral student, and Paul DeGeorge, a wizard. Paul and Meredith are assisted by a crew of dedicated printmakers, illustrators, designers, and other paper people. Originally located first below and then later above the Casbah Burger Stand (803 Mass), Wonder Fair relocated in 2015 to our flagship location at 841 Massachusetts St. and expanded to sell a much more diverse array of stationery and art supplies. In 2019, we opened a standalone gallery space at 15 West 9th St.
Specialties
Wonder Fair is your source for non-algorithmically curated, beautiful and useful objects including art supplies, stationery, prints, zines, nice pens, pencils, and paper, wearables and other ephemera. We operate a gallery where our primary focus is on printed matter, a process we honor for its egalitarian tradition of making beautiful art at affordable prices. We aim play a role in the ongoing creation of a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem for artists in our city and beyond. We support community efforts to create a more equitable Lawrence, particularly when those efforts are concerned with racial justice, queer and trans issues, fem and non-binary empowerment, or the development of Downtown Lawrence. We also operate a secret society and have a cat named Dave.