About the Nature Printing Society

Founded in 1976, the Nature Printing Society is an international organization organized for artistic and educational purposes to advance and encourage nature printing.

We promote friendship, cooperation, and the free exchange of ideas among all nature printers. NPS encourages publication of articles, demonstrations of printing, teaching of classes, and the organizing of displays and exhibitions of all forms of nature printing. Our original guidelines for prints were based on those followed by Gyotaku-no-kai, the Japanese fish printing organization.

NPS publishes a quarterly online newsletter that profiles our members and the current state of nature printmaking, including the newest printing techniques and classes and workshops held by members. We offer an online video library, as well as live quarterly meetings where we show our work. We invite interested people to join us at one of our yearly workshops, where we learn from one another and practice the latest techniques in nature printing.

From 1981 to 1987, NPS members exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service exhibit of nature prints, “Pressed On Paper”, which toured the US, Canada and Australia.

• Original Poster for the Smithsonian exhibit
• Press release and itinerary for the Smithsonian exhibit
• Also see the article from the California Academy of Science museum magazine for this exhibition

From 2000-2001,  NPS members exhibited in the “Impressions of Nature” Exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA. (www.sbnature.org)

NPS is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. As such, donations to the NPS are deductible to the extent permitted by IRS regulations. Gifts to the NPS help it to achieve its goal of nature printing support and education. Information about making a donation to the Nature Printing Society can be found here.