Muntjac Press evolved out of prose salon held within the walls of Philip Weaver’s seventeenth century panelled room above Ledbury’s High Street. Many were invited, few attended. This is attributed to the marginal social skills of the Muntjacians.

The conceits projectised and published (or forthcoming) by the Muntjacians are based on historical fact and hearsay. Most are Herefordshire centric. It is a lovely wobbly part of the planet steeped in surprises.

Guy Malkerson is the name of that intersection of experiences that does most of the writing for Muntjac. Recent work includes the Herefordshire Kalender and the historical monologues for the Art Council of England funded travelling show Art Cases in collaboration with artist Jeanette McCulloch.

Guy edited two small press magazines in California, the Drawing Board based in San Francisco and the Chronicles of Zen Wind in Sonoma.

His short stories and articles have appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in diverse publications. He’s a Subterranean Records recording artist, having played with the Undead. Following that he was part of the vibrant West Coast post punk music scene in a number of bands including the Ashes of September and the Blue Blue Morning.

Since graduating from Herefordshire College of Art and Design in 1987 Julie Louise Jones has been practicing as a professional artist. Her work has been exhibited throughout the UK from London to Ledbury.

She is endlessly inspired and influenced by innumerable sources including children’s books, folk tales, Victorian cookery books and the beautiful county of Herefordshire.

Currently she is working on a children’s storybook entitled ‘The Ticket’ to be published by Muntjac Press in 2008. The cake below is a yummy example of her work...

Muntjacian Philip Weaver has compiled some impressive listings for your viewing pleasure. They are as follows (as is a colourful delicacy at the end)!

One Man Shows

Droitwich Library, 1998
Courtyard Theatre foyer, Hereford, 1999
h.Art 2004 Exhibition - St Peter's Square, Hereford.
Cheltenham Theatre. 2002

Group Shows

Personal Visions (?), Cheltenham Art Gallery Nov 06
The Cheltenham Group Summer Show: The Pittville Gallery, Cheltenham, Sept 06
Strange Miscellanies: with Jeanette McCulloch. Ross Library hArt Week, Sept. 05
The Cheltenham Group Summer Show: Martin's Gallery, Cheltenham. 2005
'Artistree', Ledbury, continuous exhibitions 2002-06
'Here, Now...' Gloucester Art Gallery 2004 - 05.
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. 2004
'Theatre'. The Courtyard Centre, Edgar Street, Hereford. June - July 2004.
The Cheltenham Summer Open 2003 & 4. The Pittville Gallery, Cheltenham
'Conflict' - The Cheltenham Art Gallery. Summer 2003.
Herefordshire Art and Craft Society Summer Show, 2003, 4 & 5.
Royal West of England Academy, 149th Annual Open Exhibition, 2001 (# 533)
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1993, (numbers 1727 and 1728).

Galleries

Blue Ginger, near Cradley
The Teeny Weeny Gallery, Tewkesbury
Art In Heaven, Llanwarne
Cowleigh Gallery, Malvern.
Syreford Gallery Cheltenham.
The Barn at Hay Farm, Cliffords Mesne, Gloucs.
The Old Forge, Eardisley.
The Albany Gallery, Cardiff.
The Ombersley Gallery, Ombersley, Worcs.

Membership of Groups
The Cheltenham Group of Artists
The Herefordshire Art and Craft Society
Artistree, Ledbury

Education
Hull University; Chelsea School of Art.

To contact Muntjac Press send an email to Guy.Malkerson@muntjacpress.com