RETURN POLICY: All products in perfect condition can be returned within 60 days of purchase.
TEAM
Kris Graves, director
Caleb Cain Marcus, freelance design and pre-production
Owen Conway, pre-press
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+KGP
(LIC) Queens, New York
krisgravesprojects (at) gmail (dot) com
Kris Graves Projects collaborates with artists to create limited edition publications and archival prints, focusing on contemporary photography and works on paper that address issues of race, identity, equity, gender, sexuality, and class.
+KGP was originally founded as a gallery space in DUMBO, Brooklyn. In 2011, +KGP expanded into publishing, recognizing that books and prints have the unique ability to make fine art both accessible and affordable. We strive to expand the reach of artists, cultivate a new cohort of art collectors, and amplify stories that empower the long forgotten and underrepresented.
KGP Books, 2011 - present
KGP LIC Project Space, Long Island City, New York, 2019 - 2020
KGP Gallery, DUMBO Brooklyn, New York, 2009 - 2011
MONOLITH EDITIONS was founded by Kris Graves and is a Black-owned publishing house dedicated to showcasing work from artists of color across mediums that address issues of race, identity, equity, gender, sexuality, and class.
MISSION _____ MONOLITH was created in recognition of the reality that if the art world will not make space for us, we must make space for ourselves. Artists of color are best positioned to interrogate and speak to the issues that face our country; however, opportunities to share and amplify our work remain elusive. At MONOLITH, we are engaged in the critical work of celebrating, recognizing, and lifting up BIPOC art by publishing artists who have historically been denied opportunities to gain a wider audience for their work.
Art books and prints have the unique power to make fine art tangible for new audiences. MONOLITH is committed to cultivating a new cohort of art collectors and supporters, and to this end, editions are priced to ensure that they remain accessible and affordable. Within the USA, we ship for free.
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SUBMISSIONS _____ KGP MONOLITH has an open submission policy. Submissions should be made via email and include the following: pdf book dummy, proposed size, page count, hopeful quantity, artist’s statement, project statement, list of future exhibitions, financial support, and any other information pertinent to your project. Due to the high volume of requests to review artists material, responses to submissions generally take weeks.
SUPPORT US _____ MONOLITH is a small publishing house that was undertaken with the sole goal of amplifying the reach of artists of color. In order to maintain accessibility and affordability, Monolith depends on the partnership and patronage of its supporters. If you would like to offer assistance or a donation, please contact Kris at krisgravesprojects @ gmail dot com
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*For personal work from Kris Graves, please visit krisgraves.com
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COLLECTIONS
Amon Carter Museum of Art
Amherst College
Arcadia University
Art Center College of Design
Architecture League of New York
Bard College
Bodleian Libraries UK
Brigham Young University
British Library
Center for Book Arts
Cincinnati Art Museum
Clark Art Institute
Cleveland Museum of Art
Coastal Carolina University
Concordia College
Drexel University
Duke University
Esker Foundation
Falmouth University UK
Getty Center
George Mason University
George Washington University
Griffin Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Illinois State University
Kenyon College
Loyola University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Mesa Community College
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Minnesota State University
Missouri State University
Morris Museum of Art
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of the City of New York
Munson Institute
National Gallery of Art
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ohio University
Point Park University
Pratt Institute
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
Rhode Island School of Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Schomburg Center / New York Public Library
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
Silver Eye Center for Photography
Smithsonian Institute
Southern California University
Southern Oregon University
Stanford University
SUNY New Paltz
Scripps College
Syracuse University
Texas State University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Tufts University
UC Santa Cruz
University of Arkansas
University of California Berkeley
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Houston
University of Iowa
University of Maryland Baltimore
University of Nebraska
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
University of Washington
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington University
Wellin Museum of Art
Whitney Museum
Yale University
BOOK FAIRS / ART FAIRS
New York Art Book Fair (2024, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ICP PhotoFest (2024, 2023, 2019)
AIPAD Photography Show, New York (2024, 2019, 2018, 2017)
Jersey Art Book Fair (2024, 2023)
Los Angeles Art Book Fair (2023, 2019, 2015)
San Francisco Art Book Fair (2023, 2019, 2017)
Unseen Amsterdam (2020, 2019)
Odds and Ends Book Fair, Yale University (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Edition Toronto, 2019
London Art Book Fair (2019, 2015)
Brooklyn Art Book Fair, 2019
Photobooks Switzerland, 2019
LES Book Fair (2019, 2018)
Philadelphia Art Book Fair (2018, 2016, 2015)
Portland Photobook Fair (2019, 2017)
Boston Art Book Fair, 2018
Chicago Art Book Fair (2019, 2018)
Independent Art Book Fair, 2018
Toronto Art Book Fair, 2017
Vancouver Art Book Fair, 2016
CURATORIAL | JUDGING
Photo Midwest Biennial Exhibition, Madison, Wisconsin, 2024
Distinction (exhibition), Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington, 2020
LOST II (exhibition), Center for Photographic Art, Carmel-by-the-sea, California, 2020
Living Image Exhibition (exhibition), The Halide Project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2019
PDN Photo Annual (2019, 2018)
Center Forward 2018, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado (co-curator)
Curator’s Choice, Aint-Bad, 2018
Lucie Awards, Photobook Competition, 2018
PhotoLucida Critical Mass (2019, 2018, 2017)
PDN The Curator (2013, 2012)
PORTFOLIO REVIEWER
New York Times Portfolio Review (2019)
PhotoLucida, Portland, Oregon (2019, 2017)
Denver Portfolio Review, Colorado (2019, 2017)
PhotoNOLA, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2018
Review Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2018
ASMPNY Portfolio Review, New York (2018, 2016)
Palm Springs Photo Festival, PhotoPlus Expo, New York (2016, 2015, 2012)
Parsons School of Art, New York, 2016
FotoFest, Houston, Texas, 2012