Alla Efimova Explained

Alla Efimova is an art historian, curator, and consultant based in Berkeley, CA. She grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Efimova was the Director of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California Berkeley (2009–14) [1] [2] [3] and a curator at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive.[4] [5] She is the founder of KunstWorks, an agency specializing in legacy advancement for contemporary artists and artists' estates.[6] She has taught modern and contemporary art history at the University of California Santa Cruz and San Francisco Art Institute.[7]

Efimova serves on the boards of the Carl Heidenreich Foundation,[8] Wild Projects,[9] and on the advisory board of the American Photography Archives Group (APAG).[10]

Education

Alla Efimova received her B.A. from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester.[11]

Exhibitions and publications

Selected exhibitions

Exhibition catalogues

Selected books

Articles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rothstein. Edward. 2012-01-22. A Jewish Museum Shifts Identity (Published 2012). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-03. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Pine. Dan. 2011-12-08. en-US. JWeekly. Magnes opus: Museum springs back to life with new Berkeley facility. 2021-03-21.
  3. Web site: Banjo. Shelly. 2010-05-20. Several Forge Partnerships With Universities, Even Hand Over Artwork, to Keep Doors Open Amid Deficits. en-US. The Wall Street Journal. 2021-03-22.
  4. Web site: Alla Efimova. en-US. The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley. 9 February 2010 . 2021-03-05.
  5. Web site: Baker. Kenneth. Magnes museum's Judaica to get new homes at UC. SF Gate. 2010-06-22. 2021-03-22.
  6. Middleman. Rachel. 2017. Preserving Artists' Estates: A Professional Perspective. en-US. Art Journal. 76 . 1 . 116–120 . 10.1080/00043249.2017.1332895 . 45142452 . 192862482 . 2021-03-21.
  7. Web site: Pacheco. Juan Pablo. Take Me! Delusions of Control in Contemporary Art. San Francisco Art Institute. 2021-03-05. en-US.
  8. Web site: Carl Heidenreich Foundation Trustees. 2021-03-05. en-US.
  9. Web site: Wild Projects Board of Directors. 2021-03-05. en-US.
  10. Web site: American Photography Archives Group Board. 2021-03-05. en-US.
  11. News: Curators. en-US. People and Institutions, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley. 2021-03-05.
  12. Web site: Silvers. Emma. 2013-02-01. Fact and fiction weave historical narrative in Magnes exhibit. 2021-03-04. J.. en-US.
  13. Web site: Tanner. Marcia. 2013-02-21. At Magnes, fictional woman illuminates 20th-century life. 2021-03-03. Berkeleyside. en-US.
  14. Web site: Smith. Roberta. 2009-05-07. From Memory to Canvas, Lost Way of Life in Poland (Published 2009). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-03. 0362-4331.
  15. Wagner. Anne M.. 2005. Heidenreich's Abstraction. The Threepenny Review. 101. 22. 4385419. 0275-1410.
  16. Web site: Selz. Peter. Surviving Suprematism: Lazar Khidekel.. 2021-03-04. www.berkeleydailyplanet.com.
  17. Web site: Tanner. Marcia. 2015-03-09. Book Review: 'The Jewish World: 100 Treasures of Art & Culture – The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life'. Berkeleyside. 2021-03-22.
  18. Web site: Efimova. Alla. 2021-04-15. On the Art of Jonathon Keats. ZYZZYVA.
  19. Book: Brodsky, Anna. 2006. The Imprints of Terror. Vienna. Sagner.