Karen Schifman

Spring 2021
ART 315 Syllabus

B.A., Humanities (Art History Emphasis), CSUN
M.A. Art History, CSUN

Karen Schifman is an art historian, educator, writer and curator who has been involved in research on women artists and the representation of women in visual culture over the past 15 years.  Publications include: 

• Longing for Maman: Autobiographical Imagery in the Oeuvre of Louise Bourgeois 
• Margaret Lazzari’s Exploring Art Instructor’s Manual
• Smart History/Khan Academy Online: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/louise-bourgeoiss-cumul-i.html 
• Essay in Freyda Miller’s Here Comes the Bride and Other Nightmares (publication date 6/14)

She has also curated 2 exhibitions for the So. California Women’s Caucus for Art:

• Memory’s Touch at CSUCI
• plenty at CSUN

Additionally, Schifman writes a monthly online column for the So. California Women’s Caucus for Art which documents and reviews exhibitions of women artists in the greater So. California region. The column is entitled “Women Around Town”: https://scwca.org/content/women-around-town