Apr 032021
 

02.04.21

fruit/soil by Kimberly Edgar

fruit/soil observes the evolution of a pandemic– the hyper awareness of the precarious balance between relative safety and the fragility of living in a remote northern community. Whose bodies do we risk when we open up? We feel safe due to our distance, but does that isolation also make us vulnerable?

fruit/soil is an experiment by Kimberly Edgar that exists somewhere between; zine and art object, one-off drawings/comics and other sequential narratives.

Edition of 150
ISBN 978-1-989428-03-0
Riso printed and Published by Moniker Press
Vancouver, BC / Dawson City, YT, 2021


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Mar 052021
 

04.03.21

Quilt of Hope Exhibition Tour
January 23—March 1, 2021
at Massy Books (229 E Georgia St)

 

360 Views:

Gallery:

Making Of:

Q&A with Nya Lewis

More info about the project here.

Feb 202021
 

20.02.21

Very excited to be participating in Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair from February 24-28, 2021. We will be online “tabling” the whole weekend on a brand new web page designed by us for you to explore.

Moniker Press will be soft-launching two new publications with artists Bethlehem Mariam and Kimberly Edgar, both available for pre-order on the fair weekend. 

Our table will also feature a digital exhibition walk-through of Quilt of Hope installed at Massy Books. And a virtual interactive take on our Collab Poster series which anyone can participate in!

Keep an eye on our social media next week for the active links!

Feb 202021
 

23.01.21

Quilt of Hope
VANCOUVER ARTISTS FOR BLACK LIBERATION

Quilt of Hope serves as a call to action, and a renewal of our commitment to positively impact the communities we create in. This publication asks artists to consider their role in the movement, and what art expression has to teach us about radical activism. A collection of voices, the Quilt of Hope shares the perspectives of 25 practicing artists across the Lower Mainland who have responded to the question, “What is the role of artists in dismantling anti-Black racism?”

Contributors: Nataizya Mukwavi (Black Women Connect Vancouver Founder), Moumy Mbacké, Jillian Christmas, Sade Alexis, Adam Hoens (Ndlocal), Rachel Achus, Desirée Dawson, Kali Works, Hue Nguyen, Palesa Koitsioe, AJ Simmons, K. Ho, Jane Shi, Vanessa Richards, Shahanah, Naomi Grace, Ejiwa ‘Edge’ Ebenebe, Tiaré Lani Kela Jung, Khari Wendell McClelland, Maneesa Veeraveyil, Marielle Beth Rosky, Shanique / DJ Softieshan, Amber Dawn, Anoushka Ratnarajah, Karla Decoran, Ground Floor Art Center.

Curator – Nanyamka (Nya) Lewis
Editor – Nic Wayara
Foreward – Cicely Belle Blain
Photography – Shoubhik Roy
Publication Design – Megan Chen, Triet Pham, Nanyamka (Nya) Lewis and Moniker Press

Co-Published by Moniker Press and BlackArt Gastown
Edition of 100, Risograph printed on 65# Natural and 67# Grey paper
with a Burgundy to Bright Red conversion and Black soy ink.
© Vancouver BC, 2020


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EVENT / LAUNCH
Nov 242020
 

11.23.20

NOVEMBER COVID / OPERATIONAL UPDATE

As of November 8, 2020, Moniker Press will be operating as follows:

PRINT SHOP SERVICES ✔️
> Since the studio can accommodate social-distancing and sanitation protocol, we currently are still able to offer risograph printing and any other production services that require being there.
> Thanks for your patience, we are operating at a slightly reduced/slower capacity, and may not be able to accomodate rush orders in Nov-Jan.
> Pickups will be by-appointment and distanced from the studio door (no studio visitors). The building requires masks (although if you are unable to wear one we can come up to you at street level).

ESTIMATES ✔️
> send us your project specs! Happy to write estimates for any deadline through email consultations. While we won’t be doing studio visits right now, we can do our best to recommend paper choices for your project. Check out the Print Log for examples of projects we’ve printed!

WORKSHOPS / EVENTS ✗
> The studio is closed to visitors.
> All workshops, launches, open studios, studio visits and volunteer program will be postponed until further notice :( stay tuned. We hope to launch digital workshops in 2021.

DESIGN / CONSULTATION ✔️
> Yes! Yay to anything digital! All meetings and consultations have transitioned to either phone or video calls for the time being.

HOLIDAZE / CLOSURE
> the studio will be closed from December 21, 2020 to January 3, 2021.

Questions? check out our FAQS page or email: erica@monikerpress.ca

Nov 162020
 

11.10.20

 

The future. Moniker Press invites 12 artists to experiment with 3-colour risograph printing and the 2021 Artists Calendar is the result! Calendar is bound with a spiral coil and designed for hanging or standing display, includes artist biographies and monthly calendar spreads.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Doan Truong, Odera Igbokwe, Whess Harman, Dre Gutiérrez Reyes, Atheana Picha, Rachel Lau, Tajliya Jamal, Cash X, Chhaya Naran, Cole Pauls, semillites hernández velasco, ryme lahcene

Printed + Published by Moniker Press, Vancouver, BC, 2020/21
Proceeds from the Artists Calendar will cover production costs + support Moniker Press’ 2021 publishing projects through the open call for submissions.


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Oct 162020
 

10.16.20

Vancouver Art Book Fair is digital this year! So you have no excuse not to attend ;) from the comfort and coziness of your couch of course! There’s amazing programming, exhibitors, and Moniker Press will be featuring some new publications including— Sessile by Hue Nguyen and the 2021 Artists Calendar!

On the vancouverartbookfair.com site you’ll be able to create a profile, chat with exhibitors, save books and events etc! See you there ㋡

Oct 162020
 

10.10.20

Sessile by Hue Nguyen

Being alive is complicated when ants have decided to house themselves inside your body.

Edition of 200
Printed and published by Moniker Press
Vancouver BC, 2020

Content notification: trauma, abuse, mental health, self harm

Nathan, Thanh, Sarah, Juli, Kirsten, Bill, Tom, Erica, Lisa, Toby,
and everyone who has supported me. Cảm ơn.

Soft Launch at Vancouver Art Book Fair — October 17-18, 2020
Online Publication Launch and Q&A — November, 7, 2020

Mar 202020
 

03.19.20

Well, this is not the blog post I had planned to write this month! Thanks for reading, amidst the endless covid-19 related content inevitably already in your browser tabs. Nothing crazy to say here, just information about how Moniker Press will be moving forward during this strange time of uncertainty.

Originally, I had planned to announce our much-anticipated workshop series this week, however, given the current circumstances, I will be postponing the launch until it is safe to gather in groups again. What’s planned so far, are three different levels of riso workshops; Riso 101: Beginner Basics, Riso 102: Digital Files for 2-colour Layering, and Riso 103: Advanced Photo Separation. The monthly workshops will have a limit of 4-8 people, will be scheduled on different days and times, with advance sign up. More information to come. In the meantime, do let me know if there’s something else you want to learn about in workshop form!

As some of you know, Moniker Press was going to be closed for part of April while I was travelling. It probably goes without saying that the trip has been cancelled, which means I will have plenty of time available in April for print orders!  Moniker Press will no doubt be impacted by the cancellation of various book fairs in the next couple months, just as the artists and organizations who we print for will be. As a community, I’m sure we will all aim to support each other during this time—and not just monetarily. Moniker Press will be here to aid in ways that I can, especially for those who need to make/sell prints in order to alleviate some of the financial stress in the coming months. ♡ Speaking of connecting as a community, Is Press has set up a virtual zine fair called Quaranzine to make up for the cancellation of the Denver Small Press Fest. Anyone is welcome to participate on April 4 and 5 using the hashtag: #quaranzinefest…so “see” you there!

For those who find themselves being productive, the printers (and I) are ready to make your riso dreams come true! Scroll onward for information on current Moniker Press operations and how we will continue to roll with the punches…

stay well friends.
sincerely self-isolating,

Erica


As of March 16, 2020, Moniker Press will be operating as follows:

PRINT SHOP SERVICES ✔️
> Since the studio can accommodate social-distancing and sanitation protocol, we currently are still able to offer risograph printing and any other production services that require being there. However, in the interest of having minimal contact we will mostly opt to work from home, with only one or two printing days a week, as necessary. During this time we can still ship anywhere or potentially deliver lightweight orders to doorsteps in Metro Vancouver. All transportation to-and-from will be solo, on two legs or two wheels! 🏍🚲

ESTIMATES ✔️
> send us your project specs! Happy to write estimates for any deadline through email consultations. While we won’t be doing studio visits right now, we can do our best to recommend paper choices for your project. Check out the Print Log for examples of projects we’ve printed!

WORKSHOPS / EVENTS
> All workshops, launches, open studios, studio visits and volunteer program will be postponed until further notice :( stay tuned.

DESIGN / CONSULTATION ✔️
> Yes! Yay to anything digital! All meetings and consultations have transitioned to either phone or video calls for the time being.

Please keep in mind there may be delays and we may have to adapt our operations as things unfold!

Questions? check out our FAQS page or email: erica@monikerpress.ca

Jan 112020
 

01.01.20

Year 2020, 20 Prints, 20 bucks

Moniker Press presents a special edition Printer’s Calendar for the year twenty twenty. Packed with practicality, featuring large scale fold out design with twenty interchangeable loose risograph pieces! Created by Moniker Press, with work by our studio residents: Emma Metcalfe Hurst, Hayley Burns and Aaron Friend Lettner. Proceeds from the Printers Calendar will cover production costs and support Moniker Press’ 2020 publishing projects.

Edition of 200ish riso printed and
published by Moniker Press
Vancouver, BC, 2019/20


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