These books make the exhibitions that we put on in our Belltown and Ballard Galleries and elsewhere accessible to a larger audience over a longer period of time than the lifetime of the actual show, and in a more physical, tactile form than the images on our website. Of course, buying our books also supports our operations and allows us to continue putting on these exhibitions.
These catalogs are high-quality books, printed on demand for us by lulu Publishing, and ordered directly from them.
A significant exception is our inaugural publication in this series, the Archive Edition of our Heaven and Earth Catalog, letterpress printed and hand bound by Carol Clifford of Orangehouse Press. This catalog is a work of art in itself, beautiful in every detail from the hand-sewn covers to the letterpress pages to the Indigo-process color plates in the catalog section. A unique book, to be sure, and available free of charge in limited quantities to qualifying organizations only.
250 copies of this book were paid for as part of an award from the City of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods "Small and Simple" program, and are reserved for free distribution to libraries, arts organizations, and other groups that serve the public and/or the arts. If you qualify under this description, contact David Francis or Ray C. Freeman III to get a free copy.
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Heaven and Earth: Archive Edition
Inaugural Publication of the current Series, celebrating our
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at Carkeek Park. This is a hand crafted book in a
"do si do" format, essentially two books in one. The exhibition catalog opens
from one side, and the editorial and background materials from the other. The
covers and the editorial side are letterpress printed on high rag content
paper, while the catalog side is digitally printed for excellent art
reproduction.
36 pages, 7.5 x 8.5, full color, hand bound double cover,
Quantity Limited
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CoCA 2009
Collection of all 2009 shows at the Center on Contemporary
Art.
Incorporates "Heaven and Earth", "East|West", "Across the Divide"
and "2009 Annual", as well as solo shows featuring Haris Purnomo, Momoko, Tracy
Boyd, Mike Naylor, Kyle Cook, Sarah T. Skinner, Jules Frazier, Tyler Kohlhoff,
Marc Lindsay, our 17th Annual Art Marathon and Auction, and more.
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Otherwise This Stone
David Francis
A collection in three sections from a poet with passions in
archaeology, visual media, assemblage, text art, teaching, and curation. The
inaugural volume in CoCA's Occasional Monograph Series, published in
celebration of National Poetry Month 2010.
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Kate Vrijmoet:
Essential Gestures
Exhibition catalog Kate Vrijmoet's February 2010 solo show at
CoCA. In addition to complete documentation of the exhibit itself, this volume
features essays by Daniel Kany and Elatia Harris, and curator's remarks by
Joseph C. Roberts.
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Across the Divide 2:
Contemporary Art from Big Sky
Country
Exhibition catalog from our second annual "dry side" show
featuring the art of MFA students from the University of Montana at Missoula.
Essays by David Francis and Anna Buxton.
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Becoming
a Story of Love and Cosmology
(updated and expanded 4/22/2010) This book creates the
context for an exhibition of the work of Gideon Kramer. Weaved around the story
of his life-long relationship with his wife Ruth, the exhibition and the book
touch on all aspects of Gideon's work as a visionary designer, artist,
inventor, teacher, builder, lecturer, and businessman.
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Resident Alien
Exhibition catalog from our 2010 show featuring local artists
from Europe and the Mediterranean. Artist represented include Timea Tihanyi
(Hungary), Sylwia Tur (Poland) , Ingrid Lahti (Finland), Iole Alessandrini
(Italy), Anette Lusher (Germany), Evren Artiran (Turkey), Tobias Walther
(Germany), Paula Stokes (Ireland), Hanita Schwartz (Israel) and Simon Kogan
(Russia).
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Heaven and Earth: Standard Edition
Our Heaven and Earth catalog in a conventional soft-cover
format. Contains all of the editorial and catalog materials from the original.
Features art work by Meredith Hall and Vaughn Bell, Barbara De Pirro, Kristin
L. Tollefson, Miguel Edwards, Stephen Rock/Rock Brothers, Peppé, Gerry
Stecca, Aaron Haba, Sylwia Tur, Julie Lindell, and Todd Lawson. Curated by
David Francis.
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2009 East | West Emerging Artist Exchange
Exhibition catalog and transcript of 90-minute panel
discussion featuring Matthew Kangas, Mike Sweney, and Dianne Elliot. Artists
include recent MFA graduates from the Unviersity of Washington, Cornish College
of the Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design. Curated by Joe Roberts and
Christina Connett.
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Across the Divide:
Contemporary Art from the Scablands and
Beyond
Exhibition catalog from our show examining art from the "dry
side" of the state. Includes artists from Walla Walla, Pasco, Pullman, Spokane,
Riverside, Royal City, Stehekin, Leavenworth, Twisp, and even Missoula,
Montana. Essay by curator David Francis re-examines regionalism.
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2009 Annual:
Juried by Jess Van Nostrand
Exhibition catalog from our 20th guest-juried Annual show.
Entries were received from 7 countries and 35 states, and 15 artists were
selected for exhibition at our Ballard and Belltown Galleries. The selected
works of these 15 artists are featured, as well as an essay by juror Jess Van
Nostrand.
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CONSUME: Judith Kindler
The inherent struggle of individuation is met head on with the
reality of the programmed living we are subjected to through advertising,
merchandising and the mores of our time. Kindler presents a view of life that
reveals our consumer culture today. The work was exhibited in 2007 in two
concurrent solo exhibitions: Mixed Media Paintings an Sculptural Installations
at Woodside/Braseth Gallery and the large scale conceptual photography at CoCA.
Preface by Robyn Roehm Cannon, review and essay by Daniel Kany.
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MATTHEW KLEIN: Context Bends Perception
Seattle, 2005: In an auspicious solo debut exhibition at
Center on Contemporary Art, award-winning New York photographer Matthew Klein
presents a body of work that draws upon a number of materials, traditions and
contemporary art trends. Small-, medium-, and large-scale color digital prints
on paper or under Plexiglas resemble giant Op Art paintings. Essay by Matthew
Kangas, Joseph Roberts, Guest Curator.
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Love at the End of the Tunnel,
or the Beginning of a Smart New Day
Copublished
by the CoCA and Smart Art Press, Santa Monica to accompany the exhibition held
at CoCA, February 7 - April 4, 1998. Features work by Maura Bendett, Andrea
Bowers, Sally Elesby, Chris Finley, Terri Freidman, Michael Gonzalez, Doug
Hammett, Joyce Lightbody, Carlos Mollura, Patrick Nickell, Michael Pierzynski,
Kenneth Riddle, George Stoll and Pae White. Essay by Curator Marilu
Knode.
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32 pages, 7.5 x 11, full color, soft cover, perfect bound
John Ambrosavage: OH NO! BABY DOE!
A show of framed colored prints from this book was on display
at the CoCA Belltown Gallery in March, 2007, when the Center on Contemporary
Art took over running the gallery from Hugo House, making John Ambrosavage
technically the first artist to show in the newly christened CoCA Belltown
Gallery.
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