Book Fairs / Events – Page 3

Throwout Your Masters, Exhibition in Saskatoon

Jun 162019

06.16.19

Was an honour to participate in Throw out your masters: Risograph printing across North America, curated by Void Gallery, which took place from May 16 to June 22, 2019 in Saskatoon. Some pictures and information below!

“Curated by Void Gallery, ‘Throw out your masters’ will showcase works from a number of Risograph studios across Canada, North America and beyond. Each studio is represented by a single work or small body of works by a professional artist associated with the studio. Void is also working with three local artists (Alani Caruso-Fitterer, Jen Schier, and Isaac Thomas) in the form of mini residencies, teaching them the methods of Risograph printing and resulting in the production of a work by each artist for the exhibition. The works by the selected professional artists (local, national, and international) will be displayed on the gallery walls, while further prints and the ephemera of Risograph materials from each studio will be displayed in a “reading room” set-up in the gallery as part of the show, available for visitors to look through. Following the exhibition, all Risograph materials will be collected into Void’s archive and made available as inspiration for members.”

Photos by Carey Shaw.

Moniker Press at VanCaf Lucky’s Lounge 2019

May 202019

05.20.19

VanCaf 2019! what a fun weekend in Luckys comics Lounge! ✨Surrounded by so many magical humans, books and discussions.

Big thank you to Tom for gathering an amazing community. And thanks to panel participants Juli Majer, Harlo Martens, Tundra Wizard and moderator Jess Mac for their openness to sharing experiences. stories and insights in the “identity and mental health in comics and zines” panel on Sunday.

Moniker Press at LAABF 2019

Apr 252019

04.25.19

It was a dream come true for Moniker Press to attend the LA Art Book Fair in April and it was a blast- some snaps below :) Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table!

Moniker Press in Mexico

Feb 202019

02.20.19

Reminiscing those last days in Mexico, spending time with amazing people, studio visits, kiosk painting, vegan taco stands, galleries, book/general nerding 🤓 so thankful for this #mobilemoniker trip (especially now that we’re back in the cold) inspired and ready to get back to work!

Check out pictures of highlights from the trip below! Including the events we participated in/ attended: Anti Gallery (Oaxaca), Rrreplica (Mexico City), Material Art Fair and places we went: IAGO, San Agustin, Archivo, Casa Bosques, Zona Maco, RRD etc…

Fair: RRReplica - Moniker Press in Mexico

Fair: Moniker Press in Mexico - Collab Poster

Moniker Press Studio Launch Weekend

Nov 292018

11.29.18

Thank you to everyone who stopped by this past weekend for the Studio Launch! (and apologies if we missed you on the Friday night). Stay tuned for upcoming events in December 💜

Moniker Press’ Studio is a book production and community space, made up of an assembly of artists who use publishing to inform their practice. The studio currently houses, Aeiou, Hayley Burns, SPIT, and soon, Blank Cheque Press. The studio was created to foster inclusive education and community around artists’ publishing and printmaking, offering opportunities for observation, practice and experimentation through the medium of printed matter.

Event: Open Studio 2018 - Collab volunteer

Stale Buns at Field Contemporary

Nov 092018

11.09.18

Throwback to STALE BUNS at Field Contemporary in October when we took over Dylan Townley-Smith’s exhibition to serve hot dawgggs…cause dogs n buns n fixins are kinda like books right? 🌭🌭🌭 held during Vancouver Art Book Fair’s Art Book Week.

Featured print related material from Ali Bosley, Anna Firth + Flavourcel, Mark DeLong + Peanuts Gallery, Scott Kemp + Emma Metcalfe-Hurst, Scott Lougheed + Mel Thibodeau, Tom Richardson, Julia Dahee Hong, Eunice Luk, Christian Vistan, + others.

Co-curated with Daniel Jefferies, at Field Contemporary

VABF 2018

Oct 242018

10.24.18

And just like that so goes another year at the Vancouver Art Book Fair…We had such an amazing weekend, books, riso parties, and hangs with buds! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the fair and Moniker Press.

The Garden Part 2: Reading Room: soft objects reconstructed from salvaged materials hosted a collection of Vancouver based artists books, multi-media, zines and publications curated by VABF. The books covered a range of topics relating to Vancouver’s Chinatown, politics, urban decay, landscape and gentrification. Attendees of the fair were invited to: Sit. Read. Stay awhile.

The Garden pt 2: at Toronto Art Book Fair Recap

Jul 162018

07.16.18

Pictures of the various iterations of the modular reading room—The Garden pt 2*— that I created with Vancouver Art Book Fair for the Toronto Art Book Fair this past weekend.

Yes, I sewed about 40 weird shapey pillows and yes, it would not have been possible without the magical Lisa Curry, Sarah Davidson, Vide Press, Daniel Jefferies and the TOABF team. ✨ Sad I couldn’t be there but it was still wonderful to do a collab from afar!

Stay tuned for it’s next installation in Vancouver at the Unibrow Comedy Festival in August!

RISO / COLLAGE WORKSHOP

Coinciding with the installation was a collaborative workshop organized by VABF with Quentin of Vide Press (and surprise guest, Jp from Paper Pusher!) Participants collaged photographs from Vancouver submissions into risograph layers. See the results below (photos by Lisa Curry and TOABF).

Vancouver Participants: Lisa Curry, Megan Low, Erica Wilk, Brandon Stephenson, Faye Cottrill, Jaclyn Arndt, Liam Callander, Alistair Henning, Vinny Gib, Emma Walter. Photos of Vancouver from 2013 to 2018.

Toronto Workshop/Collage Participants: Eloisa Guerrero, Mirae Lee, Mark Laurin, Daphne Chan, Michelle Vu, Bethany Moy, John Yeon, Hannah Park, Soojin Kim, Stefana Zdrincu, Loretta Mui, Eloisa Guerrero, Jan Ly, Roman Tran, Manar Moursi.

MAKING OF + INSPIRATION

Materials: felt, various fabrics, thread, glue, recycled carpet foam, craiglist foam, faux grass, bird deterrents, velcro and paper.

Inspiration: shapes from destroyed gardens, active gardens (such as Dr. Sun Yat-Sen), parks, back alleys, sidewalk gardens, and attic mountain views.

READING ROOM

Curated from the L&A collection of VABF

Including a new digital publication by VABF, interviewing Paul Wong about his practice and current project, Occupying Chinatown. Video was looped and displayed on a small screen to coincide with the installation.

*note: the first iteration of The Garden was made in 2015 in collaboration with artist, Brandon Cotter.

The Garden pt 2: Moniker Press at TOABF with VABF and Vide Press

Jul 052018

07.05.18

The Garden pt 2: Moniker Press at TOABF with VABF and Vide Press

Vancouver Art Book Fair and Moniker Press Present: The Garden Pt 2: a Reading Room and Collaborative Riso Workshop with Vide Press at the Toronto Art Book Fair

The Garden pt 2. is a modular reading room installation by Moniker Press. This iteration* will take place on the stage at the Toronto Art Book Fair from July 5 – 8 in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Book Fair and Vide Press.

READING ROOM: soft objects reconstructed from salvaged materials will host a collection of Vancouver based artists books, multi-media, zines and publications curate by VABF. Attendees of the fair are invited to: Sit. Read. Stay awhile.

VANCOUVER: Call for submissions deadline: June 28

WORKSHOP: **BOOKED** On Saturday July 7, 6-9pm join Quentin Mitchell of Vide Press for an interactive risograph poster making workshop as a way to connect the west coast with the east. Limited space available and currently the workshop is at full capacity, public are still welcome to observe. Workshop features an intro to risograph printing, as well as collage making techniques for analog printing. Photographic collage material will be submitted from Vancouver residents and collaged by Toronto participants to create the final poster publication. All participants will be given a copy of the final printed poster. No previous knowledge of riso or college is necessary.

Fair times and programming: TORONTOARTBOOKFAIR.COM
Visit VIDEPRESS.CA and VANCOUVERARTBOOKFAIR.COM for more info.

*the first iteration of The Garden was made in 2015 in collaboration with artist, Brandon Cotter.