Print Society

Each year, the FIA Print Society commissions an artist to produce a print to augment both the FIA’s collection and the pursuit of personal collecting. The Society is limited to 100 members in good standing at the Contributor level or above. FIA Print Society dues are $250.00 annually, which provides each participating member with a selected print and related programs. The print will be available to Print Society members in the beginning of 2010.

The 2009 FIA Print Society’s image will be a lithograph by Chicago artist Gladys Nilsson. For additional information and images of her work, visit jeanalbanogallery.com.

For more information about the FIA Print Society, contact Valarie Shook at 810.234.1695 or vshook@flintarts.org.

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Print Fair

December 5–6
Members Room

Print Society Members Preview
Friday, Dec 4 • 6p

Members & Public
Saturday, Dec 5 • 10a–5p
Sunday, Dec 6 • 1p–5p

The Print Fair will feature print dealers with 19th century Japanese prints, late 19th century and 20th century American and European prints, as well as prints by Contemporary artists. These prints are available for purchase and the Fair is open to all members and the public.

The Artist

Gladys Nilsson emerged onto the national art scene with several Chicago Imagist artists called the “Hairy Who,” known for their use of color and humor in compositions that often have a theatrical quality. She creates humorous narratives by placing her characters in whimsical social and domestic situations. Her figures are exaggerated with elongated limbs and rubbery stances. Nilsson currently lives in Chicago and teaches at the School of the Art Institute. Her work is included in several important collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

For more information about the FIA Print Society, contact Valarie Shook at 810.234.1695 or vshook@flintarts.org.