Santo Press was founded in 2009 by artist and Master Printer Brent Bond, and made possible by the acquisition
of a press and his strong desire to speak through the visual language of relief printmaking. With a focus on small scale, high quality, limited edition relief prints, monoprints and monotypes we publish unique works by regionally and nationally recognized artists. Our goal is the creation of works of art in the print medium by artists from all disciplines. We aspire to open new arenas of visual dialogue previously unavailable to the artist without the collaborative printmaking environment.
The studio revolves around a fully restored 1960 Vandercook Universal I printing press. Affectionately named Victoria, she was acquired on trade from the artist James Turrell, where he had stored her in a barn for the last 10 years. For the full story and video of the restoration go to the press page. Rounding out the studio and
used primarily for monoprinting and occasional intaglio work is a Laguna etching press with full sheet capacity.
We also maintain a darkroom for alternative photo processes and a small exhibition space,
la pequeña galería,
for showcasing new editions.
All prints are hand pulled and printed with archival inks on acid free papers.
Our relief prints are generally produced in editions of fifty with five Artist Proofs, five Printers Proofs,
one Archival Impression, and one BAT. All works are hand signed, numbered or initialed, and titled by the artist in pencil and embossed with our studio chop. Our prices are extremely competitive and generally established according to image size and print medium, not artist's sales history nor stature in the market.
We gladly accept PayPal, cash, personal and cashiers checks, and postal money orders.
We publish by invitation but do accept email submissions from new artists.
We offer contract-printing services for letterpress, relief, and intaglio printing.
We also offer digital design/layout services for artist's books and exhibition catalogs.
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BRENT BOND
2009 - present Proprietor / Studio Manager / Master Printer, Santo Press
2004 - 2013 Studio Manager / Master Printer, Segura Publishing Co.
2003 - present Master Printer, Tiny Satellite Press
1999 - 2004 Faculty Associate, Arizona State University
1997 MFA Arizona State University
1994 BFA California State University - Long Beach
With a history of 13 solo exhibitions and 165 group, invitational, juried, and traveling shows his art can be found in private and public collections in the US and Mexico. In addition to photo and print based works, installation, and mixed media panel pieces he has completed several public art commissions in Arizona.
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PUBLISHED ARTISTS:
Donna Atwood Rachel Bess Brent Bond Paul Booth Ernie Button Carolina Escobar Andrea Evans
Mike Jones Carolyn Lavender Nick Martinez Dominic Miller Joe Segura
Verónica Villanueva Teresa Villegas Roy Wasson Valle Koryn Woodward Wasson
UPCOMING EDITIONS BY:
James Angel Matt Magee Joe Segura Randy Slack Roxanne Sexauer Jen Urso