California College of the Arts

Alisa Golden

Alisa Golden works with the book as an expressive art form. She explores layered painting and printmaking techniques, combining them with original poetry and prose. Her work has been exhibited internationally and resides in the special collections of several universities, museums, and libraries across the United States.

She is the author of three instructional books: Creating Handmade Books, Unique Handmade Books, and Expressive Handmade Books (Sterling Publishing Inc., New York: 1998, 2001, 2005).

She is the owner of never mind the press, Albany, California.


Senior Lecturer, Printmaking.

BFA, CCAC.

Website: neverbook.com

Selected Work