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HISTORY
Friends of Art at Queens was founded in 1983 by Sarah Toy (1906-1991)-- artist and art educator -- whose vision generated the idea of an art organization and whose dedication led to its establishment. Friends of Art at Queens boasts many dedicated past presidents whose commitment and generosity helped sustain the organization for eighteen years.
PAST PRESIDENTS
1983-1984 Pat Williamson
1984-1986 Carol Mesrobian
1986-1987 Kathryn Preyer
1987-1988 Christie Taylor
1988-1989 Lottie Calhoun
1989-1990 Rebecca Schenck
1990-1991 Elizabeth Ross
1991-1992 Christie Taylor & Anne Richardson
1992-1993 Susan Perry & Amy Swisher
1993-1994 Susan Perry
1994-1996 Robin Hawkins
1996-1997 Robin Hawkins & Susan Perry
1997-1998 Kelly King
1998-2000 Anne Marie Black
2000-2001 Lottie Calhoun & Gabby Pratt
2006-2007 Teri Licari
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Friends of Art at Queens unites Queens University of Charlotte with the Charlotte community through a shared appreciation of the visual arts. Friends of Art supports the Art Department and sponsors lectures and exhibitions by significant artists for the Queens faculty, students and the greater Charlotte community. Friends of Art at Queens has been successful in bringing some of the great artists of our time — including Marisol, Philip Pearlstein, Chuck Close, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, and Judy Chicago — to Charlotte, and provides support for the Queens Art Department and its students by exposing them to artists shaping world opinion.
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