Gladys Nilsson, Cora Bliss Taylor Fellow
June 22-June 28, 2008
(week 3)
Diploma, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Teaches: School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Fellowships and Awards: William A. Patton Prize for Watercolor; NEA Fellowship. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Ross Gallery, NY; Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago; Saginaw Valley Sate University, MI; John Natsoulas Gallery, CA; Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, New York; Galerie Bonnier, Switzerland; San Francisco Art Institute. Selected Group Exhibitions: Russel Bowman Gallery, Chicago; Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Adam Raumgold Gallery, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, CT; D.C. Moore Gallery, NY. Selected Public Collections: Art Institute of Chicago; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute; New Orleans Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and Madison, WI; Phoenix Art Museum, AZ; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY.
Cora Bliss Taylor Fellowship For Distinguished Painters
Underwritten by the Warnock Family
Cora Bliss Taylor was a beloved watercolor teacher in Saugatuck and friend of Ox-Bow. Her strong vision and inspiring teaching capabilities left a great impression on her students, and many of her paintings hang in public spaces in Saugatuck/Douglas, providing a visual history of this community. The Taylor Fellowship was established by the Warnock family in 2000 to honor Cora Bliss, and has in the past been used to bring eminent Visiting Artists to the Ox-Bow campus, including François Mechain, Frances Whitehead, Susanna Coffey, Frank Piatek, Ellen Lanyon, Olive Ayhens, and Shona MacDonald.