Sonya Rapoport's work finds new audience in 2018

Throughout 2018, Sonya Rapoport's legacy and spirit of experimentation is being highlighted through a number of exhibitions and events across the Bay Area: San Francisco's Minnesota Street Projects featured Rapoport's drawing in a group exhibition organized by Romer Young Gallery; the Berkeley Art Museum exhibited her work in a major collection show; and in an upcoming musical performance, Berkeley's Kala Art Institute will focus on her Anasazi series as a source for new creative interpretations by composer-performer team Hae Voces.

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KunstWorks' Alla Efimova joins APAG Advisory Board

KunstWorks' Principal Alla Efimova is honored to join the advisory board of the American Photography Archive Group (APAG)

Guest UserJanuary 30, 2018Comment

Acquisitions at BAMPFA to be shown in upcoming exhibition "Way Bay"

We are pleased to announce that the work of two artists whose estates KunstWorks has advised will be included in the upcoming show Way Bay at the Berkeley Art Museum. Sonya Rapoport's Survey Chart #19 (1971) and Ed Aulerich-Sugai's Ghosts and Demons: Diptych (1989) will be on display at BAMPFA from January 17–May 6, 2018.

Guest UserJanuary 4, 2018Way Bay, BAMPFA, Ed Aulerich-Sugai, Sonya RapoportComment

The Carole Doyle Peel Fund for Works on Paper Announced

We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the new Carole Doyle Peel Fund for Works on Paper at BAM/PFA.

Guest UserNovember 21, 2017Carole Doyle Peel, BAM/PFA, Acquisition Fund, Works on PaperComment

KunstWorks' Artist's Estate Planning Resources

KunstWorks recommends a selection of recent writing and useful resources on estate planning for artists and their families.

Heidenreich in Hollywood: Tracing the Path of the Artist's Estate

This conversation is part of a series of interviews with families and individuals who collected and preserved the legacy of painter Carl Heidenreich. On October 5, 2017 KunstWorks' Alla Efimova interviewed Richard Buxbaum about how he reconnected with Emanuel Wolf, the largest collector of Heidenreich's art, making it possible to appreciate the full extent of the artist's legacy.

Guest UserNovember 1, 2017Comment

Carl Heidenreich's Response to the Death of John F. Kennedy: An Interview with Emanuel Wolf

On August 31, Alla Efimova interviewed Emanuel Wolf about his memories of the German exile artist Carl Heidenreich.

Guest UserOctober 27, 2017Emanuel Wolf, Carl Heidenreich, Alla EfimovaComment

New Resource for Legacy Management and Philanthropy

KunstWorks is glad to have participated in the research for Claudia J. Bach's recent article for Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) "Virtuous Circles of Support: Artists Funding the Arts." It is a useful resource for developments in artist legacy management and philanthropy.

Guest UserOctober 26, 2017Comment

Carl Heidenreich Foundation acquires three pre-war German paintings

The Carl Heidenreich Foundation recently acquired three Carl Heidenreich oil paintings from Lothar Brandt of Berlin. The oil paintings, Portrait of Lia(c.1930), Street Encounter (1932), and Self-Portrait (1926) are rare examples of Heidenreich's pre-war painting, of which very few remain.

Guest UserOctober 6, 2017Comment