My life as a number
New work by Keegan Wenkman
Opening reception Friday May 7th, 2010 7-11p
3258 Minnehaha Ave S., Mpls 55406
XYandZ is pleased to present My life as a number, an exhibition of new illustrations by Keegan Wenkman co-curated by XYandZ and Joseph Belk. Join us for the opening of My life as a number on May 7th, 2010 at XYandZ.
Keegan Wenkman is a 26 year-old self-taught illustrator, currently living in Portland, Ore via Minneapolis, MN. Keegan is the co-owner/operator of KeeganMeegan Press & Bindery and Onefootinfront illustration studio.
Wenkman’s salacious, enigmatic and overtly personal illustrations are created using pen and ink on paper. The illustrations created for My life as a number, depict the symbolism of numbers in Wenkman’s personal life, and explores the emotional and spiritual perspective derived from each illustrated instance and/or context.
My life as a number will be accompanied by the release of Codex Viginti Sex, a letterpress printed, hand bound, self-published book by Wenkman.
The works included in Codex Viginti Sex are a document of the repetition of the number 26 in popular culture. Codex Viginti Sex is the first of a collection of 26 books that Wenkman will be self-publishing once year, starting at 26 and working backwards to 0. The successive books will be a record of Wenkman’s artistic and technical progress as an artist, printer and binder.
In addition to Wenkman’s illustrations and Codex Viginti Sex, 6 silkscreen prints published by Burlesque of North America and printed by Ben Lafond will be available.
The opening reception for Keegan Wenkman’s My life as a number will be held at XYandZ on Friday May 7th, 2010 from 7p-11p. My life as a number will be on display at XYandZ through June 11th, 2010. More information about XYandZ, www.thexyandz.com.
See more images here
keegan, April 12th 2010
Triptych: Group Show
April 1st - April 30th 2010 | Reception: April 1st @ 7:00pm | Curated by Matt Wagner
@Compound Gallery
107 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
map/ directions
After Party @ Yes and No(20 NW 3rd Ave) after 11:00pm
keegan, March 29th 2010
Bjorn Press + Cameron Moll
keegan, March 16th 2010
Artisan Dave Lefner Documentary Teaser Reductive Linocut!
keegan, March 1st 2010
Seth Ciferri Machine Kits
New Kit boxes for Seth Ciferri & Co. More Pictures coming soon!
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keegan, March 1st 2010
Help this man
Now it appears that a golden opportunity has presented itself to Adam: a Vandercook cylinder press (the press every letterpress printer—including myself—dreams of having one day) in perfect working order is for sale, just minutes from his studio (Boulder, CO), and he’s got first dibs. The trouble is, he’s only got a few days before he has to say yea or nay.
So to help fund the spur-of-the-moment purchase, Adam is offering extra-super-cheap custom poster printing and original artwork right now. Since this isn’t a chance that happens every day (try every decade or so), I told him to jump at it, and signed up to be his first customer. So if you’re looking for some seriously affordable custom design or handmade artwork, or if you’re in a band in need of a concert poster, read more about it here.
Best of luck, Adam!
via. Anagram Press
keegan, February 15th 2010
HANDPULLED FOR HAITI
Please join us at HANDPULLED FOR HAITI this First Thursday in the downstairs lobby of W+K, at 5:30pm. We’ve rallied the design troops and have created 30 limited-edition, hand-silkscreened posters that will be on display and for sale.
Come early, and get some great art for a great cause. Purchase price is up to you, but know that every dollar you spend will make a huge difference in Haiti’s recovery efforts. All proceeds from sales at the event will benefit MercyCorp, and W+K will do a dollar-to-dollar match!
For those of you who can’t attend, or are miles away, you can still help out Haiti and purchase the posters on our site, beginning the night of the event.
wkstudio.bigcartel.com
Special performance by Les Etrangers at 7:30pm.
Special thanks to our talented friends outside of W+K Studio: Seizure Palace, Keegan&Meegan and CrackPress who have donated printing and posters for sale.
winteristhenewsummer.com will be doing a free coat check. So invite your
friends and have them stay a while.
Bring a friend. Spread the word. Let’s do good!
xo
W+K Studio
keegan, February 3rd 2010
KeeganMeegan Store
I’m not sure how many of you know this, but my lifestyle partner katy and I run a letterpress print shop out of Emspace Book Art Center in SE Portland, Ore.
We just launched our first interweb shop full of tasty treats, so do tell yourself and your friends, your year will not be complete without some of our lovely future ephemera.
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keegan, January 25th 2010
little letterpress process
Our friend kiva made this little letterpress process video, see his work over here
keegan, January 8th 2010
Repeat Press
Letterpress Coasters from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.
This video of Repeat Press is awesome and so are the rest of the videos on this site are incredible.
found via post family
keegan, January 7th 2010
Milton Glaser draws and lectures
MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.
keegan, January 6th 2010
POWER OF THE PRESS 1.7.10
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Hello Friends,
We are pleased to announce our next show at Em Space:
POWER OF THE PRESS
A Ben Franklin Inspired Broadside Show
The opening reception is Thursday, January 7th from 6-9pm.
It is free and open to the public.
This broadside show features letterpress prints by 15-20 local print-artists inspired by the character and spirit of Ben Franklin and the “Poor Richard’s Almanac.” Artists participating in the exhibit include: Claire Carpenter of Tiger Food Press, Rory Sparks, Marty Brown of Letterary Press, Rebecca Gilbert of Stumptown Printers, Jean Sammis of Lark Press, Carye Bye of Red Bat Press, Iris Porter, Mette Rankin of Bureau of Betterment, Katy Meegan and Keegan Wenkman of Keeganmeegan Press & Bindery, Jeff Shay & Connie Blauwkamp of Buzzworm, Joseph Green of Mind your P’s&Q’s, Micheal D’Alessandro of Bedouin Books and more.
Power of the Press will be on display January 7th through January 31st, 2010.
The show was previously on display at Portland Center Stage at the Armory, in conjunction with Josh Kornbluth’s, Ben Franklin: Unplugged and the Power of the Press Fair in November. If you missed it then, or want a chance to see these prints (plus a few new ones!) surrounded by presses, and lots of lead type, come stop by for the opening.
Em Space Book Arts Center
407 SE Ivon St
Portland, OR 97202
Located at the start of the Springwater Corridor in SE Portland, Em Space Book Arts Center offers artists and interested community members access to rare equipment and beautiful, bright studio space. Studio Memberships are currently available. For more info, visit em-space.org
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em-space.org
keegan, January 4th 2010
Publication Fair
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12/20/2009
@ The Cleaners @ Ace Hotel, 1022 SW Stark Street, Portland, OR, 97205
Publication Fair
Sunday, December 20, 2009, 11 am - 6 pm
@ Publication Studio, SW 10th Avenue & Stark Street, Portland, Ore.
Publication Fair: holiday extravaganza of great PDX publications
Free and open to the public.
An old-fashioned fair, like 4-H but with books instead of livestock. See the best new books, mags, and printed matter from your favorite PDX printers, publishers, and publication vendors. Enjoy our popcorn balls and hot cider. Take part in free public info sessions about the ins and outs of future publication. Buy great books!
Among the participants:
+ Octopus Books
+ Peaches and Bats
+ Ooligan Press
+ Stand Up Comedy
+ Veneer Magazine
+ Marriage Publishing House
+ Reading Frenzy
+ Plazm
+ Cooley Gallery
+ Fourteen30 Contemporary
+ PICA
+ Ampersand
+ Red76
+ Dill Pickle Club
+ IPRC
+ Hawthorne Books
+ Mark Searcy
+ Sarah Meadows
+ Ace Hotel
+ Pinball Publishing
+ Container Corps
+ Publication Studio
…and more…
Publication info sessions will be free, informal, and last an hour, more or less. We’ll cover: Material Practices, Social Practices, and Digital Practices.
keegan, December 15th 2009
Crafty Wonderland
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Come and see Keegan Meegan & Super Colossal Holiday Sale!
December 13th from 11am-7pm
at the Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Exhibit Hall D
All Ages * Free Admission * Goodie Bags for the first 200 people!
keegan, December 11th 2009
IPRC
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A short documentary about Portland’s own Independent Publishing Resource Center, a one-of-a-kind self publishing center. www.iprc.org Dir. Nickey Robare www.nickeyrobo.com
keegan, December 11th 2009
should have posted this yesterday
come and visit us!!!!
At the event space at the Ace Hotel on 10th and Stark
Saturday, Nov. 28th from 11-7
and Sunday, Nov. 29th from 11-5.
Click on the image above and you’ll be able to read all of the fine details.
Participants:
Anna Joyce Design
B Hive Designs
better late than never
Camamu Soap
E. Soule
Elisabeth Bentz
Gretchen Vaudt
Hadley Hutton
Hinged Strung Stitched
Honey & Milk
Jill Bliss
Lulu Dee
KeeganMeegan
Old School Stationers
PenFelt
Pigeon Toe Ceramics
Sara Barner
Satsuma Press
Studio Olivine
Tasi Designs
B Hive Designs
better late than never
Camamu Soap
E. Soule
Elisabeth Bentz
Gretchen Vaudt
Hadley Hutton
Hinged Strung Stitched
Honey & Milk
Jill Bliss
Lulu Dee
KeeganMeegan
Old School Stationers
PenFelt
Pigeon Toe Ceramics
Sara Barner
Satsuma Press
Studio Olivine
Tasi Designs
keegan, November 28th 2009
