Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

Fashion Week El Paseo is almost here! Jordan Schnitzer, a passionate advocate for the arts and education, is again making waves—this time by supporting local students at Fashion Week El Paseo! His contributions give these talented individuals a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the world of fashion firsthand. Read the full article from Palm Springs Life Magazine to learn more about Jordan's incredible impact on the local community and the fashion industry. Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting event! Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/garzsgWr

From the Collection: Louise Bourgeois Bourgeois was a French-American artist renowned for her drawings, prints, and abstract sculptures, including her arachnid-like Maman works. Born in Paris, France, she emigrated to?the?United States in 1938 and studied at?the?Art Students League in New York. In her artistic practice, Bourgeois explored human emotion and material diversity, blending?these ideas into her own unique form of abstraction. Growing up, her parents had a complicated and strained relationship. Bourgeois’ feelings towards?these tensions as well as her own relationship with each parent, appear throughout her work. She often used text and color in her prints and drawings to suggest abstract psychological and emotional states. Bourgeois died in 2010 in New York at?the?age of 98, and her work is now part of museum and private?collections around?the?world. ? Jordan Schnitzer began collecting Bourgeois’ work in 1999. The?collection?now includes over 200 of her works, some of which have been exhibited around?the?country including in Washington, California, Georgia, Florida, and New York. ? ??? Louise Bourgeois, American, born France, (1911-2010) Yes, edition of 15 2004 softground etching, with watercolor, gouache, ink, and colored pencil additions Collection?of Jordan D. Schnitzer Photography Credit: Aaron Wessling Photography

We were honored to have artist Hank Willis Thomas join us at the University of Arizona Museum of Art to celebrate his powerful exhibition, "Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES, from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation." The exhibition is on view now through June 21! In his moving remarks, Hank shared a profound insight that truly resonates: "There's one topic that is never taught in history class. Love." We invite you to experience this powerful exhibition and be inspired by Hank's call to action for love and humanity. ?? On view through June 21, 2025 ?? University of Arizona Museum of Art

The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2024 Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize at Portland State University! This year marks the 12th anniversary of the award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of students at the Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design. This year's three prize recipients are: ???HG Garner, BFA in Art Practice, Comic Studies Certificate, '24 ???Michelle Jackson, BFA candidate in Art Practice, '25 ???Olivia DelGandio, MFA in Contemporary Art Practice: Social Practice, '24 Each recipient will receive $4,100 to support their artistic journey! Additionally, honorable mentions were awarded to?April Mirvis,?Carolina Rhodes,?Izaak Fazekas, and?Quinn Richards. The Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize celebrates student excellence and creativity in the arts, highlighting works in diverse media such as sculpture, painting, drawing, multimedia, and social practice. This year's themes explored identity, gender, mental health, trauma, healing, body positivity, and even AI. The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation is proud to support these PSU artists and to continue Arlene's incredible legacy of fostering art and culture in Portland. Don't miss the chance to see the winners' artwork at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, on view until April 26, 2025.

From the Collection: Mickalene Thomas Mickalene Thomas is a visionary contemporary artist whose work focuses on the depiction of African American women. Perhaps most well-known are her elaborate collage-inspired paintings embellished with rhinestones, enamel, and colorful acrylics. Her depictions of African American women explore a spectrum of black female beauty and sexual identity while constructing images of femininity and power. Thomas combines photography and printmaking, using imagery from publications such as Jet from the 1960s through the 1980s. In this work, each element of the collage was individually printed and hand-assembled, a process that took over two years to complete. Jordan Schnitzer began collecting Thomas’ work in 2007, and the collection now includes over 30 of her works. A selection of this work will be included in the forthcoming exhibition Global Icons: Local Spotlight at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Ore., opening Fall 2025. ??? Mickalene Thomas, American, (b. 1971) I’ve Been Good to Me, edition 14/20 2015 unique mixed media print with screenprint, monoprint, silica flocking, wood veneer and digital printing on museum board Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer Photography Credit: Strode Photographic

“Hockney reminds us that, sometimes, invention is as simple as seeing the world in a new light.” – HYPEBEAST Featuring nearly 200 of the Hockney’s works in a variety of media, including prints, collages, photographs, iPhone as well as iPad drawings, “David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed, Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” is now on view through March 31, 2025. The exhibition highlights Hockney’s luminous spirit, experimenting with non-traditional perspectives to depict the world and his identity. Read the entire Hypebeast article: https://lnkd.in/gF_vgNNx

"Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation"?is on view now through June 21, 2025, at the University of Arizona Museum of Art! Don't miss this stunning exhibition showcasing 20 years of work by renowned conceptual artist and activist Hank Willis Thomas. Through photography, sculpture, and more, experience his exploration of themes like identity, media, and the commodification of culture. PLUS, join us for an exclusive?Artist and Collector?talk with Hank Willis Thomas and ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer on campus this?Saturday, February 15! Hear firsthand about their friendship, Thomas' creative journey, and what drew Schnitzer to Thomas' transformative work.

The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation welcomes internationally lauded fine art collections advisor Mireya Lewin, PhD, AAA as Senior Vice President of Art Collections! Lewin will lead the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s exhibitions and collections teams that work to share Jordan Schnitzer’s internationally recognized art collection with audiences across the globe. "I look forward to working closely with Jordan Schnitzer and his talented art collections team to develop new strategic initiatives and partnerships to complement the Foundation's world-class exhibitions and loans program," Lewin said. The Foundation’s contemporary art collection of more than 22,000 objects is one of the most notable in North America and has shared its works through 180 exhibitions and loans to over 120 cultural institutions. Lewin served previously as the Director of Art Collections at Vale Group, where she led the team managing the late Paul G. Allen's renowned art collection. During this time, she played a pivotal role in organizing "Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection," a historic auction that generated $1.6 billion—the highest in auction history— with all proceeds directed towards philanthropy in alignment with Mr. Allen's wishes. She holds a PhD in Contemporary Art, an MA in Modern Art from the The Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and an MA in Arts Administration from Columbia University in New York. She is a board member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) in New York.

From the Collection: Lorna Simpson, Details (half learned) Lorna Simpson is an American photographer and multimedia artist who examines contemporary America’s relationship with gender, identity, history, and culture. Rising to prominence in the 1990s, her pioneering approach to conceptual photography reshaped the medium and re-examined what photographic practice could achieve. Her striking juxtapositions of text and staged images confront the nature of representation and exemplify her conceptual approach to her practice. Much of Simpson’s work includes African American figures, exploring the vocabulary of today’s society with the history of representation. In addition to her photographic practice, her oeuvre includes film, video, painting, drawing, and sculpture. ? In this 1996 work, Simpson uses a twentieth-century portrait, cropped to obscure her subject's face and instead highlight the hand holding a telephone. The caption “half learned” appears to provide potential insight into the individual's identity. However, with no other visual clues, Simpson encourages an ambiguous reading of work, opening dialogue about the way society perceives such partial narrative, particularly the stereotypes surrounding Black self-representation.? ? Jordan Schnitzer began collecting Simpson’s work in 2003. The collection now includes over 50 works, which have traveled to Florida, Utah, Indiana, Washington, D.C., and California, among other places. Recently, her work was highlighted in the traveling exhibition Positive Fragmentation, organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.? ? ??? Lorna Simpson, American, (b. 1960) Details (half learned), edition 35/40 1996 photogravure with screenprinted text Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer Photography Credit: Strode Photographic

It was an absolute joy to host students from?Sherwood High School?for a hands-on, interactive tour of the?A Fountain of Creativity?exhibition at the?Schnitzer Collection exhibition space in Portland, Ore.? Students toured "A Fountain of Creativity: Oregon's 20th Century Artists and the Legacy of Arlene Schnitzer" and learned more about the artists who shaped Portland's art scene and the woman who supported them with the city's first contemporary art gallery. The students also became curators for the day, using model exhibition spaces to select and arrange artworks from the collection to create their own exhibitions. This is just one of the many ways Jordan Schnitzer?contributes to our local communities through art, business, and philanthropy. Jordan is the President and CEO of Schnitzer Properties, which developed the?Sherwood Commerce Center, a new industrial park designed to support small-to-mid-sized business owners in the Sherwood area, creating opportunities for economic growth! You can also visit the Schnitzer Collection at 3033 NW Yeon Ave, Portland, OR 97210! Join us for the?First Thursday?event at the?Schnitzer Collection?this?Thursday, February 6th, from 3 to 8 p.m. This free, open-to-the-public event offers a chance to explore our latest exhibition, meet fellow art enthusiasts, and experience the joy of creativity in a welcoming space!