Phyllis Bramson

Phyllis Bramson was born in 1941 in Madison, Wisconsin. She is an artist and educator living and working in Chicago, Illinois.

Background

MFA, School of the Art Institute; Chicago, IL (1974)

MA in Painting, University of Wisconsin; Madison, WI (1964)

BFA, in Drawing and Painting, University of Illinois; Urbana-Champaign, IL (1963)

Yale University; New Haven, CT (Summer 1962)

Professor Emerita of Studio Arts, Department of Art & Design, University of Illinois; Chicago, IL (active 1985-2007)

National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1976 and 1983)

Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant (1980)

John Simon Guggenheim Grant (1993)

Women's Caucus of Art Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)

Normal Editions Projects

Bramson participated in two projects with Normal Editions Workshop, one collaboration in 2003 with short term residency and public lecture and one commission in 2016.

Artist Phyllis Bramson draws her print on an illuminated table.

Artist Phyllis Bramson drawing on mylar on a light table during the collaboration in 2003.

Resources

Artist Website

Cleve Carney Museum of Art portfolio

Gallery Representation

Prints from Normal Editions

Object Lesson #1 and Object Lesson #2 may be purchased as a set for $800.00.

Object Lesson #1 and Object Lesson #2 are included in the Marks from the Matrix and Illinois Artists traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Three Little Maids is included in the Illinois Artists traveling exhibition available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Object Lesson #1

Phyllis Bramson
five-color lithograph
30" x 22"
edition size: 40
signed by the artist
copyright 2003
N.E.W. work #03-101
this print is part of a diptych

View in Detail on Flickr

Available for sale

$475.00

Purchase Print

Object Lesson #2

Phyllis Bramson
eight-color lithograph
30" x 22"
edition size: 40
copyright 2003
signed by the artist
NEW work #03-102
this print is part of a diptych

View in Detail on Flickr

Available for sale

$475.00

Purchase Print

Three Little Maids

Phyllis Bramson
seven-color lithograph with collé and handcoloring
30" x 22"
commissioned by Cleve Carney Art Gallery
with support of the College of DuPage Foundation
signed by the artist
copyright 2016
NEW work #14-105

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Collaboration with Phyllis Bramson

3 ink colors blended on roller

3 ink colors blended on the roller for one area on run #1

sponging run #1

Amanda Smith sponging the plate for run one with Veda Rives ready to roll the ink

hand brayer used on run #1

Felicia Cannon sponges the plate ready for hand brayer used by Micah Zavacky on run one

blend roll applied to plate

Veda Rives applies the blend roll ink roller to plate with assistants Felicia Cannon and Micah Zavacky

pulling a proof

Amanda Smith and Veda Rives pulling a proof

revealing a proof

Veda Rives revealing the printed proof during run one

orange ink on brayer

Morgan Price prepares the orange ink on the brayer

proofing plate with two colors

Amanda Smith and Veda Rives using two rollers for two different colors of ink in separate areas on the same plate

proofing plate with two colors

Veda Rives and Micah Zavacky using two rollers for two different colors of ink in separate areas on the same plate with Chris Hagen sponging the plate on the press.