吉林美术出版社创建于1984年11月。20多年来，始终坚持“以美术技法、设计类图书为主线，以儿童美术图书为副线，以版权引进、合作为主要手段，以特色、再版、效益为目标”的指导思想，形成了美术图书精品普及化，技法、设计类图书特色化，少儿图书品牌化的出版特色。至2009年，全年出版精品画册、美术史论、美术技法、艺术设计、艺术教育、艺术摄影、时尚生活、少儿美术、卡通漫画类图书500余种，在全国美术出版社中占据重要地位。

吉林美术出版社是国内最早开展版权贸易活动的出版社之一。迄今为止，与日本、美国、英国、法国、韩国、比利时、瑞士、越南、台湾、香港等多个国家和地区建立了长期稳定的版权合作关系，引进出版的图书达200余种，输出国外的图书50余种，为出版社创造了良好的经济效益。

进入新世纪以来，吉美社经过几年的高速发展，已经站到了一个新的、更高的历史起点上。2006年吉美社被国家版权局评为“全国图书版权输出先进出版单位”； 2009年被国家新闻出版总署授予“全国百佳出版社”的荣誉称号。进入全国出版社50强之列。

吉林美术出版社将继续保持良好的发展态势，加快改革进程，创新理念，做出更多更好的社会效益与经济效益兼备的精品图书。

Jilin Fine Arts Press

Jilin Fine Arts Press was founded in November 1984. In over 20 years, Jilin Fine Arts keeps the publishing principle of publishing fine arts and design books as the mainstreams, children  books as the subsidiaries, copyright input books and cooperation books as primary approaches;, and seeking quality, reprint and benefits. Jilin Fine Arts publishes art album, art history, art technique, art design, art education, photography, fashion living, children art and cartoon. In 2008, Jilin Fine Arts has published over 500 kinds of books.

Jilin Fine Arts is one of the Chinese publishers to develop international copyright trade firstly. Jilin Fine Arts kept long-term relationship with over 30 world-famous presses. They are from Japan, America, England, France, Korea, Belgium, Switzerland, Taiwan and Hongkong. Till now, Jilin Fine Arts has inputted over 200 kinds of books, outputted over 50 kinds of books.

    In the new century, Jilin Fine Arts quickened its development. Now Jilin Fine Arts has gone into a new and higher starting point. In 2008, Jilin Fine Arts has ranked into the first 50 list in Chinese market, ranked the second in Chinese fine arts press. In 2009, Jilin Fine Arts has got the  honor of  “Hundred Excellence Press of China” from Chinese General Administration of Press and Publication. Jilin Fine Arts will keep fast developing in the future, make more and more fine books.