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Women Artists Lead 2026 IFPDA Print Fair with Diverse Works and Growing Collector Interest

festival-fair · 2026-04-11

The 2026 Print Fair, organized by the International Fine Print Dealers Association, took place at New York's Park Avenue Armory from April 9–12, focusing on female artists. Laura Owens introduced a new series through Crown Point Press, while Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art presented Louise Bourgeois's last "Spirals" suite, priced just below $600,000. Joan Hall's large pieces, influenced by invasive algae, were available for $18,000 each. Orit Hofshi's distinctive woodcut artworks were listed from $55,000 to $75,000. A feminist serigraph by Santa Barraza from 1984 was priced at $8,250, and Marie Watt's print fetched $12,000. The event featured major galleries and attracted a growing number of younger collectors, showcasing both historical and modern prints.

Key facts

  • The IFPDA Print Fair ran from April 9–12, 2026 at Park Avenue Armory in New York
  • Women artists were highlighted throughout the fair with diverse printmaking techniques
  • Louise Bourgeois's "Spirals" woodcut suite was priced just under $600,000
  • Laura Owens's new series of five colorful images sold for $8,500 each
  • Cecily Brown's monoprints sold for $62,000 each on opening day
  • The fair expanded to include drawings alongside prints and multiples for the first time
  • Collectors in their late 20s to early 40s are driving print market growth
  • Andy Warhol's "Endangered Species" series now outsells his Marilyn Monroe silkscreens

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • International Fine Print Dealers Association
  • IFPDA Print Fair
  • Park Avenue Armory
  • Crown Point Press
  • Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art
  • Childs Gallery
  • Cade Tompkins Projects
  • Ruiz-Healy Art
  • Tandem Press
  • Gemini G.E.L.
  • Two Palms
  • Artnet Auctions
  • Serpentine Galleries
  • Tamarind Institute
  • David Zwirner
  • Hauser and Wirth
  • Pace
  • Pace Prints
  • Hauser and Wirth Editions
  • Utopia Editions
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Artnet News

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Park Avenue Armory
  • 643 Park Ave
  • San Francisco
  • Boston
  • Rhode Island
  • Narragansett Bay
  • Providence
  • Israel
  • San Antonio
  • Madison
  • Wisconsin
  • Los Angeles
  • London
  • Albuquerque
  • 18th Street

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