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Releasing November 19, 2026
Lissa Hunter: Evidence of Life is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed 2006 biography, Lissa Hunter: Histories Real & Imagined. Here are twenty more years, in pictures and words, of the expansive life and career of American artist, Lissa Hunter. Author, Abby Johnston, revisits and expounds upon Hunter’s 50+ year practice to explore the new materials and directions that have defined Hunter’s last two decades of work.
List Price: $48 | 208 Pages | 150+ Images | ISBN: 979-8-9996114-3-7
Foreword by Tim McCreight
An appreciation by Janet Koplos
Essay by Jorge S. Arango
Edited by Hazel Wheaton
Advance praise:
I was not prepared for how good the writing was! Evidence of Life is a beautifully written book that peers into the life’s work of artist Lissa Hunter, a beloved mentor and teacher to many. Her exceptional work, a mix of materials from the natural world, combined with our human experience, is a reflection of the nature of life. Thank you Abby Johnston for this view into the life and art of Lissa Hunter.
-Heather McCargo, Founder of Wild Seed Project and educator, founding editor of Wild Seed Magazine, and author of Native Trees for Northeast Landscapes
So much more than a simple artist’s monograph, Lissa Hunter: Evidence of Life captures what makes Hunter a powerful artist, yes, but through its many lenses on the artist’s work also honors what makes her an inspiring human being.
-Perry Price, Executive Director Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Evidence of Life is the perfect title for a book about the artist Lissa Hunter. The artist is alive, this energetic new book is alive, and together they enliven those who behold and engage with it. With beautiful photography, elegant design, and astonishingly insightful essays, Abby Johnston’s Evidence of Life offers readers the opportunity to better understand and appreciate the work of an artist whose inventive, innovative sculptures blend contemporary art and traditional craft while bringing life to all who interact with them.
–Bob Keyes, Award-winning journalist and storyteller with specialties in American visual arts and the contemporary culture of New England
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