Bibliography
- 2014
- Jenny Chou, “Lisa Kokin,” dpi, Taiwan, Republic of China, January
- 2013
- Jas Tang, "Interview with Lisa Kokin," Little Things, Hong Kong, October
- Kim Min-jung, "Lisa Kokin’s Art of Daily Life," Beyond, The In-flight Entertaiment Magazine of Korean Air, Seoul, South Korea, October
- Laura Heyenga, Art Made From Books, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
- Courtney Cerruti, Playing with Image Transfers, Quarry Books, Beverly, MA
- Laura Beausire, "Of Buckaroos and Branches," Mountain Living, Denver, CO, September/October
- Julie Chen, juror, 500 Handmade Books, Volume 2, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
- Gene McHugh, juror, 500 Paper Objects: New Directions in Paper Art, Lark Crafts, Asheville, NC
- Maha Majzoub,"Push My Buttons," Trend Focus,Beirut, Lebanon, August
- 2012
- Raveling, exhibition catalogue, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
- The Art of the Book, exhibition catalogue, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
- Femmescapes, exhibition catalogue, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
- Sandra Salamony, editor,1000 Artists’ Books, Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books, Minneapolis, MN
- 2011
- Paul Sloman, editor, Book Art: Iconic Sculptures and Installations Made from Books, Gestalten: Berlin, Germany
- 2010
- Panacea Plus, exhibition catalogue, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
- Boutons: Phenomène Artistique, Historique et Culturel, exhibition catalogue, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France
- Rue Harrison. “Conversation: Lisa Kokin, Reflections & Reconfigurations,” Works & Conversations, Oakland, CA, Winter
- Ray Hemachandra, Handmade Books, Lark Studio Series, Asheville, NC
- Jason Thompson, Playing with Books – Upcycling, Deconstructing and Reimagining the Book, Quarry Books, Beverly, MA
- 2009
- Michael S. Gant, “Making the Old New,” Metro Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA,
December 9-15 - Steve Bornfeld, “The Looks of Books,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, NV, November 27
- Danielle Kelly, “Turning the Page,” Las Vegas City Life, Las Vegas, NV, November 4
- Barbara Morris, “Lisa Kokin at Donna Seager Gallery,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, May
- Ex Libro, exhibition catalogue, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
- 2008
- “Lisa Kokin: Deconstruction and Preservation,“ Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, April/May
- 2007
- Lindsey Westbrook, “’Nostalgia’ at Aftermodern,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, December/January
- Christine Brenneman, “Women’s Work at Donna Seager Gallery,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, November
- 2006
- Barbara Morris, “’Image as Object’ at Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, May
- Jennifer Modenessi, “Forgotten Photos, Artist Find Each Other,” Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, April 9
- 2005
- Cameron Woo, “Found,” The Bark, Berkeley, CA, Fall
- Rhonda Sonnenberg, “Layer Upon Layer,” Fiberarts, Asheville, NC,
Summer 2005 - Scents of Purpose: Artists Interpret the Spice Box,” exhibition catalogue, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Jane Bennett Clark, “ART smarts,” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Washington, DC, March
- 2002
- American Letters and Commentary, featured artist, New York, NY
- Show Me the Money: the Dollar as Art, exhibition catalogue, Washington, DC
- 2001
- Alisa Golden, Unique Handmade Books, Sterling Publishing Company:
New York - Relative Obscurity, exhibition catalogue, Catharine Clark Gallery,
San Francisco, CA - Lisa Hom, “Women’s Work,” SF Weekly, San Francisco, CA, October 10-16
- W.S. di Piero, “Saved by Wit and Melancholy,” San Diego Reader, San Diego, CA, May 10
- Robert L. Pincus, “Art School Conventions Didn’t Do ‘Bay Area’ Group Any Favors,” San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA, March 22
- Jack Fischer,“Artists to Keep an Eye on,” San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, CA, January 14
- Women of the Book: Jewish Artists, Jewish Themes, exhibition catalogue, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
- 2000
- The Eureka Fellowship Awards, catalogue, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
- California Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Recipients 1998-1999, catalogue, Sacramento, CA
- Virginia Davis, “As Ye Sew, So Shall Ye Reap,” Fiberarts, Ashville, NC, September/October
- Mary Hull Webster, “Lisa Kokin at Holy Names College.” Artweek,
San Jose, CA, April - Lisa Kokin: Sew to Speak, exhibition catalogue, Kennedy Art Center, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
- Lynn Gamwell, Dreams 1900-2000, Cornell University Press, Binghamton, NY
- 1999
- Making Change, exhibition catalogue,The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
- The Right to Assemble, exhibition catalogue, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
- Apollinaire Scherr, “Over There,” East Bay Express, Berkeley, CA, June 11
- Harry Roche, “’On the Money’ at the SFMOMA Rental Gallery,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, June
- 1998
- Leah Ollman, “Seven Artists Creatively Follow the Money at Bergamot Station,” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, December 25
- Terri Cohn, “Fractured Fairy Tales,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, July/August
- 1997
- Terri Cohn, “New Directions in Book Arts,” Art Papers, Atlanta, GA, November/December
- Parallaxis: Fifty-Five Points to View, WESTAF Awards catalogue, Denver, CO
- Florence Duhl, “Lisa Kokin: Themes and Variations,” Surface Design Journal, Oakland, CA, Spring
- Barbara Kyne, “A Fortunate Artist,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, June
- Maria Porges, “San Francisco Fax,” Art Issues, Los Angeles, CA, March/April
- 1996
- Cherry Smyth, Damn Fine Art by New Lesbian Artists, Cassell, London and New York
- 1995
- Leslie Katz, “Berkeley Artist to Display Installation at Buchenwald,” Jewish Bulletin, San Francisco, CA, December 15
- Carol Fowler, “Artists Weave Words into Works,” Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, May 12
- 1995
- Leslie Katz, “Vibrant S.F. Exhibit Offers Women’s Take on Identity,” Jewish Bulletin, San Francisco, CA, April 21
- “Artist Statements,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, January
- 1994
- Terri Cohn, “Lisa Kokin: Memorable Constructions,” Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, Summer
- Barbara Fisher, “United Front: Family Album at the Luggage Store Gallery,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, July 7
- Anne Wilson, “A Plea for Broader Dialogue,” Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, Summer
- Christina Sabat, “Tome is Where the Art is for Artist Lisa Kokin,” The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, NB, Canada,May 28
- 1993
- Randal Davis, “Between the Covers: Beyond the Written Word at San Jose ICA,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, December 16
- Ann Elliott Sherman,“A Spine Madness,” Metro, San Jose, CA, Dec. December15
- Mark Nisenholt, “Tales of a Nice Jewish Girl,” Parallelogramme, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Winter
- 1992
- Sheila Braufman, “Transforming the Past and the Personal: Books by Lisa Kokin,” Word and Image, catalogue essay, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- Charles Talley, “Social Fiber: Domestic Ontogeny at CCAC,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, August 20
- Ann Rosenberg, “Unearthing the Slurs We’d Sooner Forget,” The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 11
- Jan Janeiro, “Textiles About Textiles,” Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, March/April
- 1991
- Edie Meidav,“Rediscoveries,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, December 26
- Lisa Kokin, “A Master’s Thesis,” Surface Design Journal, Oakland, CA, Fall
- Betty Freudenheim, “Illusions and Allusions Fill a Show of Fiber Art,” The New York Times, New York, NY, May 19
- 1990
- Charles Talley, “The State of Fiber Art,” Artweek, San Jose, CA, December 6
- Sean Green. “Personal Concerns Unfold in Artists’ Works,” Daily Nebraskan, Lincoln, NE, October 10
- 1989
- “Lisa Kokin: SDA Award of Excellence,” Surface Design Journal, Oakland, CA, Fall
- Mary Jane Jacob, Pro Arts Annual exhibition catalogue,Oakland, CA
- 1988
- Jan Rindfleisch, Art of the Refugee Experience, exhibition catalogue, Cupertino, CA
- 1987
- Charles Shere, “Gallery Mixes Art and Politics in Daring New Exhibit,” Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, August 11
- Shifra Goldman, “On Common Ground: Juan Edgar Aparicio and Lisa Kokin,” La Opinión,
- Los Angeles, CA, March 8
- 1985
- Lincoln Cushing, “Lisa Kokin – Batik Artist,” Community Murals, San Francisco, CA, Winter 1985
- 1984
- Thomas Albright, “Artist Challenges the Limits of Batik,” San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, April 3
- Iris Billaudelle, “U.S. Artist Calls for Solidarity with Nicaragua,” Die Warheit, Berlin, Germany, November 24
- 1983
- David Helvarg, “A Batik Blend of Art, Politics,” San Diego Union, San Diego, CA, December 12
- Michele Najlis, “The Batiks of Lisa Kokin,” El Nuevo Diário, Managua, Nicaragua, September 30
- 1982
- Margareet Anceaux, et al., Latin America in Batik, exhibition catalogue, Rotterdam, Holland, November
- Aletta Oosten, “Lisa Kokin Makes Beautiful Things Out of Great Sorrow,” Die Waarheid, Amsterdam, Holland, October 5
- 1981
- “Batik: The Special Art of Lisa Kokin,” Casa e Jardim, SÃo Paulo, Brazil, May