Past exhibition: John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Photography,Chicago, IL, July 2–September 26, 2010

Building a collection to share with one’s community is a galvanizing decision art collectors make in a special philanthropic commitment to the arts. Two of these quality collections that resonate so deeply in our Contemporary print community are the Jordan D. Schnitzer Collection and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation Collection, which have combined holdings of over 7,000 prints. The exceptional content of these merged collections spans an impressive five decades of Contemporary printmaking. This body of prints provides substantial content for traveling exhibitions, educational programs, and cultural outreach projects throughout the United States. And of primary importance is the availability of these collections, which are offered to the viewing public through a far reaching exhibition program. The exhibitions travel year round and often times have accompanying catalogs that add to an ever growing body of scholarship on a particular highlighted artist or on a curatorial theme presented.

Past exhibition: Andy Warhol’s Dream America: Screenprints from the Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

The best way to understand the Contemporary print market, for both young and seasoned collectors , is to define and study the multitude of published projects by artists who have historically worked in depth in various printmaking media. Educating one’s eye happens with exposure to the work and the intense scholarship behind dedicated collections. The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s exhibition program provides an invaluable resource to the collector, curator consultant, and dealer alike.  The prints found in this collection can also be researched and sourced through our own artnet community through our many participant print dealers, galleries, and artnet Auctions.

Jordan Schnitzer (left) and John Baldessari (right) outside of Palm Springs Art Museum

An exhibition schedule is listed below, offered to our artnet Insights readers with the permission of the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation. I would like to personally thank Jordan Schnitzer and Catherine Malone, his collections manager, for allowing us to share the following with our readers.

Jordan D. Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
Current Art Exhibition Program

Current exhibition: Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Painting, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Painting, curated by Stephanie Baron and Britt Salvesen

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA: January 22–April 22, 2012
Portland Art Museum, OR: June 16–September 16, 2012
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI: January 19–April 28, 2013
Detroit Institute of Art (DIA), MI: May 24–September 8, 2013

Pop Art & Beyond, curated by Elizabeth Leach

Ascent Private Capital, Denver, CO: March 29–October 30, 2012
Ascent Private Capital, San Francisco, CA: November 12, 2012–May 31, 2013

A Tribute to Merce Cunningham, curated by Elizabeth Leach

Ascent Private Capital, Minneapolis, MN: May 2, 2012–January 15, 2013
Ascent Private Capital, Seattle, WA: February 25–May 31, 2013

Under Pressure: Contemporary Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NB

Under Pressure: Contemporary Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, curated by Karin Campbell

Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE: October 6, 2012–January 6, 2013
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS: February 2–May 19, 2013
Utah Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, UT: September 5, 2013–January 5, 2014
Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT: February 15–May 31, 2014

Roy Lichtenstein: American Identity, curated by Karen York

Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, Tulsa, OK: October 14, 2012–January 13, 2013
The Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, TX: February 8–April 28, 2013

Clyfford Still and Friends, curated by Elizabeth Leach

Ascent Private Capital, Denver, CO: October 22, 2012–May 31, 2013

Chuck Close: Works on Paper, 1975-2011, curated by Karen Cruz Hendon

Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA: October 27, 2012–March 31, 2013
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine, CA: January 10–March 29, 2015
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, Spring 2015 (TBD)

Color(ing) Within the Lines, curated by Kate Casprowiak

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA: February 6–April 12, 2013

Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker’s Tales of Slavery and Power, curated by Jess DiTillio
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA: September 22, 2013–January 5, 2014
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR: January 25–April 8, 2014

Rosenquist / Ruscha, curated by Chris Bruce

Museum of Art, WSU, Pullman, WA: January 13–April 5, 2014