Tony Bellaver and Mary V. Marsh (Quite Contrary Press)
Quite Contrary Press offers small edition and unique artist’s books, prints and photographs by Tony Bellaver and Mary V. Marsh, created individually and collaboratively in Oakland, California. Tony Bellaver makes mixed media sculpture, drawings and photographs inspired by his love of hiking and nature. He combines maps, drawings, photographs, poetry and found foliage gathered on his many hikes to create his diary-like works. He received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1992. He has had solo shows at Villa Montalvo, Steffany Martz Gallery, NY, and Spun Smoke, Oakland among others. Mary V. Marsh’s work looks at changing formats of media, and our habits of reading. Years of working in libraries, materials collected, concepts experienced, and evolving technology are a foundation for projects and ideas. She received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1992, has had solo shows throughout the Bay Area, and was a Kala Art Institute 2018-19 Fellowship Award Artist.
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