Accompanying the artist’s second solo show at Peter Mendenhall Gallery, this softcover catalog features a unique stitching binding on the spine.
8 × 8 inches
32 pages
Full color
$40
Covering the last 30 years of his career as a painter, this book celebrates American artist Kenton Nelson on the 30th anniversary of his first exhibition in Pasadena, California. Featuring images of his family, friends, influences, sketchbooks, and special projects through the years, along with the paintings from “30 Years Kenton Nelson” exhibition at Peter Mendenhall Gallery, December 2, 2023 through January 20, 2024. An uplifting read, with notes from the artist, a special letter from Tom Gammill, and essays by G. James Daichendt and Peter Mendenhall.
9 x 6 inches
136 pages
Full color
Perfect bound softcover with french flaps
2 covers to choose from
2023
$45
Thirty Swimming Pools
Catalogue accompanying Kenton Nelson’s “Thirty Swimming Pools” exhibition at Peter Mendenhall Gallery, December 4, 2021 - January 16, 2022.
80 pages, 11 x 9 x .25 inches
Includes all 30 paintings from the exhibition
Softcover with removable dust jacket
Including essay by Malcolm Warner
2021
$55
Water: Californian Idealism
Essays by Kenton Nelson and Robert Flynn Johnson
Published by Peter Mendenhall Gallery
150 Pages; 100 full-color illustrations
Softcover book
2018
$35
Introduction by David Pagel. Text by Scott A. Shields, Nancy Princenthal, Ed Schad, Paul J. Karlstrom. Afterword by John Yau.
Crocker Art Museum
Hardcover, 10.25 x 11.25 inches, 260 pages
2017
ISBN 9781884038280
$55
Essay by Kenneth Baker
Softcover, 11 x 9.5 inches, 48 pages
2015
ISBN 9780981874920
$35
Compendium 2 Paint
Essay by Michael Duncan
88 Pages; full-color illustrations
Hardcover, gold spine, 8" x 10.5"
2014
ISBN 9780981874999
$35
Marquand Books
Text by Dave Hickey, David Pagel, Ed Scad, and John Yau
Hardcover, 9.25 x 11 inches, 112 pages
2013
ISBN 9780988227507
$35
Beyond Appearance
Text by John Yau and Belinda Gardner
Kerber Art Books
Hardcover, 9.5 x 6.5 inches, 112 pages
2010
ISBN 9783866782617
$40
Painting is No Ordinary Object
Essays by Karen Tsujimoto and John Yau
Co-Published by the Oakland Museum of California & Pomegranate
160 Pages; 80 full-color illustrations
Hardcover smyth-sewn casebound book, with jacket
2009
ISBN 9780764948886
$45
Essay by John Yau
40-page case-bound (hard-bound) full color monograph
Published by the Peter Mendenhall Gallery
2008
ISBN 97809818774906
$40