The Sonoma County Museum Foundation announces an expansion and official opening of its new Art Museum of Sonoma County set for Saturday, April 11, 2015. Festivities and events celebrating the new Art Museum begin Friday evening, April 10th. A private tour of the opening exhibition, Andy Warhol to Kara Walker: Picturing the Iconic, will be led by art collector and philanthropist, Jordan D. Schnitzer, followed by a special dinner. 

The International Review of African American Art has featured Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power, on view at the David C. Driskell Center at University of Maryland from February 5-May 29. In the article, Jacqueline Trescott explores the complex meanings behind Kara Walker's powerful artworks.

The North Bay Business Journal reports that the Sonoma County Museum Foundation will open its new Art Museum of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, CA, on Saturday, April 11th, with its inaugural exhibition Andy Warhol to Kara Walker: Picturing the Iconic, drawn from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation.

Adam Green interviews art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer in the latest episode of the ArtTactic Podcast. The podcast features prominent figures in the art industry, and focuses on art collecting and analysis of the art market.

Philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer, mother of Jordan Schnitzer, was interviewed by Zach Dundas for Portland Monthly's "Oregon Woman" issue, released March 2015. In her profile, the "Patron Saint of Portland Arts" discusses philanthropy, feminism, art, business, and more.

Jordan D. Schnitzer gave a lecture on Andy Warhol, Contemporary art, and his passion for collecting and sharing art through the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation at the Telfair Museums' Jepson Center. In the talk, Mr. Schnitzer explains Andy Warhol's vision to democratize art: “He wanted to make it available for the public, and he wanted to create this message that art is all around us, not just in museums.”

Do Savannah's Kristopher Monroe interviews art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer about the latest Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation exhibition, In Living Color: Andy Warhol and Contemporary Printmaking, open at the Telfair Museums' Jepson Center in Savannah, Georgia, through May 17th. The exhibition features a "who's who" of contemporary artists themed around some of Andy Warhol's most iconic prints. 

The Daily Emerald highlighted several sculptures on the University of Oregon campus in a recent article, asking readers, "How much do you pass on campus and not notice?" One of the featured sculptures was Lee Kelley's "Akbar's Garden," 1984, which is located in the quad across from the Student Recreation Center.

The 17-foot-tall steel sculpture was donated in 2002 by art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and his parents, Harold and Arlene Schnitzer. 

In The Oregonian's summary of the latest exhibit to open at Portland Art Museum, Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945, art enthusiast Jordan D. Schnitzer shares his recommendation for the high fashion-focused show.

Savannah, Ga. - Telfair Museums is pleased to announce the opening of In Living Color: Andy Warhol and Contemporary Printmaking from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation March 1 – May 17, 2015 at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center for the Arts.