THE PRAIRIE ARTS MISSION STATEMENT:
               Our mission involves client satisfaction and inspiration
with the message of habitat preservation through the medium of fine art
                           - in our world - and on paper.

Lana Gits, Owner, The Prairie Arts:
Lana was born in Oak Park,Illinois and raised in nearby Burr Ridge, Illinois. She now resides in Westchester, Illinois. Her work is inspired by the freedom of open fields and woodlands afforded her in childhood,by her parents Remi and Madeline Gits. And by volunteering at Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve which brought it all back home in 1990.


EDUCATION
- Classes at The Art Institute of Chicago, Junior school, 60's.
- B.A./Minor in Fine Art, Alfred U., New York, & Western Michigan U. 70's
- The Morton Arboretum Nature Art classes with Nancy Hart Steiber 
- Charter member: Nature Artist's Guild of the Morton Arboretum -80's.
- Owner, The Prairie Arts of Chicagoua, Art and design, 1991 to present.

Lawrence J. Godson, Photographer, Site Steward:
Long time advocate and volunteer for Save the Prairie Society in Westchester, Illinois, Larry was one of the original few who fought to save Wolf Road Prairie from destruction in the early 1970's. Larry's inspiration came from childhood visits to his grandmother's farm, once located in Cicero, Illinois where was allowed to spend hour upon hour exploring the fields, plant and insect life that abounded.

Today he continues the job of Steward of Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve in Westchester, overseeing it's protection and preservation. Larry has been a nature and commercial photographer for over 35 years, collaborating with The Prairie Arts on several projects, most notably,  "The Prairie Portraits".
Larry was born and raised in Westchester, Illinois where he continues to reside.

-Achievements and Awards 

We are very proud to annonce:
From Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie's website
November 14, 2005

U.S. FOREST SERVICE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT AWARD
Lana Gits contributed her time and talent to designing and painting four
life-size banners of tallgrass prairie plants as part of Midewin's exhibit
at the "Smithsonian Folklife Festival" on the National Mall in Washington,
DC, during the Forest Service's Centennial Year. The banners drew
thousands of visitors to the Midewin exhibit and provided the perfect
interpretation of what makes the tallgrass prairie so unique. These works
of art will now be displayed in the Midewin Welcome Center and will
travel with Midewin exhibits to other locales to help the public appreciate
tallgrass prairies and support their restoration. Please view the panels on our services page Services

COPYRIGHT INFO: Photographs, text and code appearing on The Prairie Arts website are the exclusive property of Lana Gits and/or Larry Godson and are protected under United States and International Copyright Laws. Images may not be reproduced, copied, stored, or manipulated in any form without the written consent of the artist(s). This includes use of any image as part of another photographic concept or illustration. No image or any part of this site is within the public domain. 2008 The Prairie Arts

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