artists : “mail/art/book”

West Coast Mail Artists of Historic Note (curated by John Held, Jr.) :

Ace Space Co/Dana Atchley, USA * Kathy Acker, USA * “Blaster” Al Ackerman, USA * Eleanor Antin, USA * Anna Banana, Canada * Wallace Berman, USA * Jeff Berner, USA * Monte Cazazza, USA * Carl Chew/Triangle Post, USA * Charles Chickadel, USA * Lowell Darling, USA * Irene Dogmatic, USA * Jas Felter/Postes Mraur, Canada * Bill Gaglione, USA * John Held, Jr., USA * Jennie Hinchcliff/Red Letter Day, USA * Judith Hoffberg, USA * Ray Johnson, USA * Steven Leiber, USA * Tim Mancusi, USA * Opal Nations, USA * Patricia Tavenner, USA * Harley/Terra Candella, USA * T.R. Uthco, USA * Ed Varney, Canada * Gerardo Yepiz, Mexico * David Zack, USA

(this portion of the exhibition is made possible with thanks to Patricia Tavenner’s family, who have loaned work from her archive for the exhibition.)

Alphabetical list of “mail/art/book” participants:

A-D:

Anonymous, USA * Barb Adams, USA * Megan Adie/Aviary Press, Denmark * Kimberly Ah, USA * Jose Luis Alcade Soberanes, Mexico * Alwina, United Kingdom * Helen Amyes, Australia  * Antic Ham, Ireland * David Stanley Aponte, USA * Artisanal Postcards, USA * Stan Askew, USA * Susan Backman, USA * Carl Baker, Canada *  Tiziana Baracchi, Italy * Donna Barnitz & Tara Cunnings, USA * Vittore Baroni, Italy * Pier Bassi Roberto, Italy * Allan Bealy, USA * Donovan Beeson, USA * Jane Belisle, USA * Lancillotto Bellini, Italy * C. Mehrl Bennett/Luna Bisonte Productions, USA* John Bennett/Luna Bisonte Productions, USA * Diane Bertrand, Canada * buZ Blurr, USA * Guido Bondioli, USA * Borderline Grafix, USA * Meri Brin/Fixed Orifice Press, USA * Vizma Bruns, Australia * Keith Buchholz, USA * Jeanne Burger, France * Carolina S. Busquets, Chile * Michelle/Busy Weekends, USA * Leslie Caldera/Creative Thing, USA * Mary Campbell, USA * Jeff Carlock, USA * Nicole Carnes, USA * Andrew Carney, USA * Emmalee Carroll, USA * Rachel Carter, USA * Torma Cauli, Budapest * Brian Celler, USA * Macy Chadwick/In Cahoots Press, USA * Warakorn Chaitiamvong, Thailand * Stewart Charlebois, Canada * Chaninthom Chayrussamee, Thailand * Che-botics, Australia * Karen Chew, USA * Bruno Chiarlone, Italy * Lucy Childs, USA * Arkom Chongphaisal, Thailand * Leslie Chow, USA * James Cline, USA * Sas Colby, USA * R.F. Cote, Canada * Thom Courcelle, USA * Niko Courtelis, USA * Steve Dalachinsky, USA * Dame Mailarta/Snappy, Canada * Michel Della Vendova, France * Robert DiGrazia, USA * Claire Dinsmore, USA * Irene Dogmatic, USA * Frank Donato, USA * Dopesick SF, USA * Mike Dyar/EAT ART, USA * Risa Dye, USA

E-K:

Titia Eggen, The Netherlands * Peggy Eigler, USA * El Taller de Zenon, Spain * J.A. Everaers, The Netherlands * Ex Posto Facto, USA * Wolfgang Faller, Germany * Mandy Fariello, USA * James Felter/Mraurovian High Commission, Canada * Ivana Ferraro, Italy * Luc Fierens, Belgium * Roberto Formigoni, Italy * Formulaic Art, USA * Maureen Forys, USA * Rebecca Foster, USA * Betty Franks/Mystic Tulip Art, USA * Sandra Franz, Germany * Frips, Belgium * Picasso Gaglione, USA * Ana Garcia, Portugal * Pamela Gerard, USA * Erni Glis, Brazil  * Robin Gommel, Germany * Emma Graney, United Kingdom * Elke Grundmann, Germany * April Guenther, New Zealand * Margaret Haas/Paper Pastries, USA * Ed Hanssen, The Netherlands * Lyall Harris/Ronchetti, Italy * Jim Hayes, USA * John Held, Jr., USA* Nina Hermus, The Netherlands * Joseph Higares, USA * Jennie Hinchcliff/Red Letter Day, USA * Steve Howell, USA * Amy Irwen, USA * Mary Ijichi, USA * Karen Isaacson, USA * Pratana Jaroensukpanich, Thailand * Andrea Jay, USA * Connie Jean, USA * Steve Jeffries, United Kingdom * Sarah Jelley, USA * Jes Archives, France * JJ All the Way, USA * Jody in Oakland, USA * Kim Joe, USA * Jonathan Johnson, USA * Tallie Jones/Mindport Exhibits, USA * Kate Kaminski, USA * Adamandia Kapsalis, USA * Marguerite Keen, USA * Kriangkrai Kongkhanun, Thailand * Zlatko Krstevski, Macedonia * Alyson Kuhn, USA * Chanrady Kul, Thailand * Napon Kunanitisarn, Thailand

L-P:

Susannia Lakner, Germany * Jack Latteman/Cascadia Artpost, USA * Pamela Lawton, USA * Bethany Lee, USA * Monica Lee, USA * Sandra Lefever, USA * Mary Leikvold, USA * Carmen Liu, USA * Ginny Lloyd, USA * Rupert Loydell, United Kingdom * Phyllis Lucas-Haddow, USA * Serge Luigetti, Italy 8 Russell Manning, USA * Dorian Ribas Marinho, Brazil * Julie Martin, USA * Eiichi Matsuhashi, Japan * Kathleen McHugh, USA * Cindy McMath, Canada * Andrea McNeill, United Kingdom * Jodie Medeiros, USA *Joan Menapace, USA * Lorenzo Lome Menguzzato, Italy * Richard Metzgar, USA * Michelle/Busy Weekends, USA * Cuan Miles, South Africa * Mim, USA * Mission Mini Comix, USA * Emilio Morandi, Italy * Cindy Moser, Canada * Mrs. Sawbones, USA * Kazunori Murakami, Japan * Su Mwamba/The Tangled Press, United Kingdom * Angela Naspro Pittrice, Italy * Neosho, USA * Peter and Angela Netmail, Germany * Christine Nielsen, USA * Fletcher Oakes, USA * Obvious Front, USA * Adrienne O’Hanlon, USA * Catie O’Leary, USA * Ronnie Oliveras, Germany * Ron Omlin, USA * Lisa Onstad/Boblink Press, USA * Opp, USA * Michael Orr, USA * Francis & Leonie Osowski, Australia * Andre Pace,USA * Clemente Padin, Uruguay * Sherri Jo Palmer, USA * Borislav Paspalj, USA * Snehankita Patil-Pater, USA * Bettina Pauly, USA * Ginny Pearce, USA * Junanne Peck, USA * Remy Penard, France * Cheryl Penn, South Africa * Marcela Peral, Argentina * Kunyawnee Phetsuk, Thailand * William Philyaw, USA * Carrie Ann Plank, USA * Kelly Pocci, USA * Ross Priddle, Canada * Punwit, USA * Palma Puskas, Hungary

Q-T:       

Quite Contrary Press, USA * Consuelo Margarida R. Debiagi, Brazil * Sonya Rapoport, USA * Ana Reinhart, USA * Tulio Restrepo, Columbia * Camela Rizzuto/Jon Foster, USA * rodni, USA * Rosecake, USA * Marina Salmaso, Denmark * Miriam Samuels, USA * Diane Sands, USA * Reuben Sandwich, USA * Carole Sauter, USA * Roberto Scala, Italy * Joseph Schaller, USA * Sandra Simone Schmidt, Germany * Colin Scholl, USA * David Schulze, USA * Lauren Scott, USA * David Shin, USA * Maria Jose Silva-Mize, Portugal * Panuwat Sitheechoke, Thailand * Helene Smith-Romer, USA * Leesa Snyder, USA * David Solomon, USA * Mark Sonnenfeld, USA * Jenny Soup, USA * D.C.Spaulding, USA * Nophaklao Srimatyakun, Thailand * Tofu St. John, USA * Jonathan Stangroom/Mark Greenfield, USA * Emilie Staubs, USA * Louella Stella-Bianca, USA * Cathy Stewart, USA * Jim Stewart, USA * William Stewart, USA * Michaela Superstar, USA * Blake Sutton, USA * Jaromir Svozilik, Norway * Ryan Tamares, USA * Test Tower, USA * Michael Thompson, USA * Tic Tac, Germany * Hiroshi Tokitsu, USA * Phillip Tran, USA * Alan Turner, United Kingdom * Lubomyr Tymkiv, Ukraine

U-Z:       

Jennifer Utter, USA * Karen Van Hatcher, USA * Kris Van Hatcher, USA * Francis Van Maele/Red Fox Press, Ireland * Ed Varney, Canada * Tara Verheide, USA * Gina Visione, USA * Simon Warren, United Kingdom * Jennifer Weigel, USA * Marcia Weisbrot, USA * Nadine Wendell-Mojica, USA * Jokie Wilson, USA * Millicent Winter, USA * Tina Wittmer, USA * Reid Wood/State of Being Press, USA * Carroll Woods, USA * Vanessa Woods, USA * Sally Wurlitzer, USA * Jackie Wygant, USA * Delva Yeager, USA * Nick Yeager, USA * Wichai Yothawong, Thailand * Lisa Young, USA * Dorothy Yuki, USA * Laura Zander, USA

Thanks to all who submitted artwork for “mail/art/book” at the SF Center for the Book!

Opening reception: Friday, February 14th, 2014 : 6:00pm – 9:00pm; the exhibition runs from February 14th, 2014 – April 31st, 2014.

“mail/art/book” is co-curated by Jennie Hinchcliff and John Held, Jr.; a catalog of the exhibition will be available for sale through the SF Center for the Book. All proceeds from catalog sales go directly to the SF Center for the Book, which is a 501c non-profit organization.