In the summer of 2019 I began helping out at X Gallery Art Storage as they expanded their business and took in some larger artwork collections, and I’m pleased to continue working with the team there in a part-time capacity for the foreseeable future.
X Gallery is a small company, serving Pacific NW collectors, institutions, estates, and artists. While the basic service is secure, climate controlled storage of artwork, over the past year X Gallery has increased capacity for inventory, research, placement and valuation services. We are in the process of implementing a new and robust Collection Management System, creating additional storage in the vault, and have just launched an updated website. As the site develops, we will include supporting resources for the public that we have found useful in exploring the life cycle of artworks and also expand private online access to collections for our clients.
While I have not moved away from letterpress printing completely, and have enjoyed taking on commission work at our little home studio, my intention is to continue to pursue an interest in archives and to find ways to blend that with my project management skills and printing. Through X Gallery I am introducing some career documentation services for visual artists. I am available to assist in organizing artist papers, records, materials and physical inventory with the goal of creating a maintainable archive. The level of involvement is tailored to the needs of the artist and can range from basic storage recommendations to materials indexing to more in-depth database set up. These services might be especially useful in preparing for a retrospective exhibition or curatorial studio visit, creating a catalog of work, documentation for critics, writers or art historians, and for long-term legacy planning.
You can download a .pdf outline of services here.
Notes about archiving, letterpress typography and design, projects and items I find interesting in the art, printing and typecasting communities.