Boxes is a series of 12 compositions by Matthew Brandt, created through his exploration of the underground vaults at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena.
"I punched holes in the bottom cardboard façade of each box. Each hole corresponding to star formations mapped according to a particular photograph taken from the observatory. Where there is a star in the picture, there is a hole in the box. These boxes were held up to the sun and light shined through. I then made a photograph." - Brandt
The Lapis Press is proud to serve on the Art Advisory Council for the 2026 Venice Family Clinic Art Exhibition + Auction —LA’s longest-running charity art event.
This year features 200+ artists, including Signature Artist Alison Saar (@alison_saar ), alongside works by Helen Pashgian and Nancy Baker Cahill (@nancybakercahill ), produced by The Lapis Press.
Proceeds support vital healthcare services for 45,000+ people across Los Angeles.
The exhibition is on view May 8–17, with special events throughout. Learn more: venicefamilyclinic.org/artexhibition
Untitled (the Red Lens), 2026 by Helen Pashgian is an edition of twenty prints on paper that continues the artist’s exploration of color and optical perception. The print reflects the effects found in Pashgian’s acrylic resin lens sculptures, where light and color blur the line between object and experience. For inquiries or more information, visit our website or contact [email protected]
Untitled (the Red Lens), 2026
Archival pigment print on paper
24 x 24 inches
Edition of 20
Transcending Pigment from Paint to Canvas, from Canvas to Paint by Analia Saban is an edition of 40 unique mixed-media mono prints.
Pushing the limits of printmaking, @analiasabanstudio replaces paper with Belgian linen and layered acrylic paint; each run separately through the printer, then precisely aligned to form a work without paper.
Transcending Pigment from Paint to Canvas, from Canvas to Paint, 2020
mono print on linen and acrylic paint
40.25 x 29.5 in.
"Six American Sunsets", a portfolio of 6 pigment prints on paper, is the product of @elger.esser 's residency with The Lapis Press in 2007. Photographed during road trips through Northern California and the Washington coast, the six views display the same searching gaze and masterly composition of his well-known landscapes of Western Europe and Africa.
Elger Esser
Six American Sunsets, 2008,
43-3/10 x 56-7/10 inches (each)
Edition of 5
email [email protected] to inquire
Originally commissioned in 2007 for MOCA Los Angeles’ WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, "Alexis Smith’s Playing Cards Made in U.S.A." began as a deck of cards. Smith preserved the full proof, envisioning its future potential and ten years later, The Lapis Press brought the edition to life.
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith Playing Cards Made in U.S.A. 2017
Pigmented ink on paper
26-1/8 x 20-3/8 inches
Edition of 20
The Lapis Press is honored to have collaborated with Helen Pashgian on three different limited print editions that continue the artist's exploration of color and optical perception.
Learn more about these editions at the link in bio.
In honor of International Women’s Day, we celebrate the remarkable women who continue to push boundaries and reshape the art world through their creativity and vision. The Lapis Press has had the privilege of collaborating with both pioneering and contemporary artists whose resilience, talent, and insight have helped shape today’s cultural landscape.
To inquire about an edition, please email [email protected]
In 2005, Robert Polidori photographed the Ambassador Hotel and its iconic Cocoanut Grove just weeks before their demolition.
A decade later, in 2015, The Lapis Press collaborated closely with Polidori to transform six images from that shoot into a limited edition series of pigment prints that capture the faded grandeur of one of Los Angeles's most legendary establishments.
The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 2005
Published 2015,
Suite of 6 pigmented ink prints
32.25 x 44 inches (each)
"In my Fly-By and Drive-By editions for The Lapis Press, I revealed structures in photographs, bringing out the essence within those images of daily life that intrigue me using various techniques." - Steven Steinman
In 2025, The Lapis Press collaborated with @steven.steinman to produce two distinct series of hand-painted prints, Fly-Bys and Drive-Bys. Each unique monoprint captures a fleeting moment suspended in time.
For inquiries about this available series, please email [email protected]
Color, 2017 is a portfolio of 8 pigment prints on paper by legendary photographer Daido Moriyama. Produced and published by The Lapis Press in close collaboration with the artist, this limited edition continues Moriyama’s exploration of the subjects and visual language that defined his earliest work.
Color , 2017
Handmade portfolio of 8 prints
12-3/4 x 18-1/2 inches (each print)
Edition of 10
Derived from 3D slides taken by @stephen.shore in 1974 with a Stereo Realist camera, these three limited editions reimagine the stereoscopic effect as lenticular prints. In collaboration with Shore, The Lapis Press transformed the stereo images into 20 x 18 inch lenticular photographs, offering an illusion of depth without the need for a stereo viewer.
"Now, almost 50 years later, The Lapis Press has developed a digital technology, creating layers that accentuate spatial depth which, coupled with a lenticular screen, produces a print with a three-dimensional image. My old stereo transparencies have a new life." - Stephen Shore
