Partners in Print: Frances Swigart and Jim Steg

Opening reception
Friday, February 11, 2022, 5-8pm

Studio Waveland + Gallery is pleased to present a two-person exhibition celebrating the artistic and life collaboration of Frances Swigart Steg and the late James L. Steg. The exhibition will feature etchings and relief prints by the two master printers.

Frances and Jim met in 1962, as teacher and student, and married in 1992 as empty nesters who were able to fully dedicate themselves to art making. They embraced the same medium – etching – but explored divergent imagery. His: experimental, challenging. Hers: in the French Impressionists' tradition, classical.

2022 marks the centennial of Mr. Steg's birth, on February 6, 1922, as well as Frances’s 80th trip around the sun. This joint exhibition, after years of collaboration, will include a career-spanning selection of works on paper by each artist. Please join us to celebrate the prolific creative legacy of Frances Swigart and Jim Steg, partners in life and in art.

Artist Talk with Frances Swigart
Saturday, February 12, 12:30pm

Closing Reception
Saturday, March 5

On view February 11 - March 5, 2022

Studio Waveland + Gallery
228 Coleman Ave
Waveland, MS 39576
Open Saturdays 12-4, and by appt

Studio Waveland + Gallery hosts exhibitions, artist’s lectures, art demonstrations, classes, and the metal & glass studios of sculptors Erica Larkin Gaudet & Mitchell Gaudet. The 2000 square foot gallery is located on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, building upon the location’s long history as a vacation spot and artist retreat. Studio Waveland opened in 2018 and has hosted major art events over the past three years, drawing people from across the region.