Corine Gaffner Garcia writes of JoAnne Northrup’s, the curatorial director of the Nevada Museum of Art, inspiration behind The World Stage, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, and Schnitzer’s inspiration behind collecting.
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The World Stage, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation features artists not chosen because of their race or sexuality. Nevada Museum of Art consciously has been working to showcase the work of a more diverse spread of artists.
JoAnne Northrup chose each piece from the 16,000-piece private collection of collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer. The collection is loaning all of the pieces for free.
Many of the artists delve into recently controversial themes of identity, race and what it means to be or become American.
As Jordan Schnitzer celebrates his birthday this year the community and our family at the Portland Art Museum and the Portland State University Foundation come together in celebration with these heartfelt videos.
Arlene Director Schnitzer passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 2:12 p.m. at home, surrounded by family. She was 91 years old.
Arlene transformed the Northwest art scene in the 1960s and 1970s and championed the work of local artists. Arlene and her husband of 62 years, the late Harold Schnitzer, were among Oregon’s most generous philanthropists. They donated more than $150 million to various causes.
A native Oregonian, Arlene opened the legendary Fountain Gallery of Art from 1961 to 1986. Through the Fountain Gallery, Arlene pioneered a nationwide appreciation for art produced in the Pacific Northwest and left an indelible impact on the Portland arts community.
In 1994, Arlene and Harold co-founded The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. The Schnitzers gave to hundreds of institutions in Oregon, including Oregon Health & Sciences University, the Boys and Girls Club and the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
“She was a role model certainly for me and others,” her son, Jordan Schnitzer said. “If there’s a lesson from her life, what she said to me was, ‘Don’t stop caring about the community.’”
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Abstract painter and sculptor Chuck Arnoldi has been a mainstay in Los Angeles art since the early 1970s; a collection of some of his finest works will be on display at the Fisher Museum of Art at the University of Southern California through April 4. Drawn from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer, scion of Oregon's leading "art family," this show provides a primer in Arnoldi art—hitting all his strengths with major examples and capturing his aesthetic—but under-represents the small-scale sculptures appertaining to Arnoldi's quirky side.
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A compelling and powerful exhibition featuring the work of contemporary artist Alison Saar will run at the Toledo Museum of Art from April 4 to July 5. This exhibition includes more than 30 prints and six sculptures from Saar—who has spent her 35-year career exploring issues of race, gender and the vulnerability of the human body.
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A new exhibit at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro titled, "Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar," displays decades of the artist's works that tackle themes of racism and identity.
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Alison Saar's "Compton Nocture" has been a prominent piece of the Weatherspoon Art Museum's permanent collection for twenty years; admirers of her work won't want to miss her current exhibition, "Mirror, Mirror." This show, running through February 23, brings together more than 50 pieces of Saar's acclaimed works that examine race, gender and class.
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Unique folk art installations in her native Los Angeles inspired Alison Saar to create art of her own. Using unconventional materials and methods, Saar makes found-object sculptures that explore the shared humanity of urban life.
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"Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar" is now open at the Joy Pratt Markham Gallery in the Walton Arts Center. This show features works of a wide variety of materials and will be on display through October 6.
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