Contributors

CHRIS BYRNE

authored the graphic novel The Magician (Marquand Books, 2013), included in the Library of Congress. He curated Peter Saul: 50 Years of Painting, named one of 2010’s top 5 shows by the Village Voice, and organized Susan Te Kahurangi King’s US exhibition, selected by Jerry Saltz for New York magazine’s The 19 Best Art Shows of 2014. Byrne chaired AVAM, the national museum for visionary art. He founded the Elaine de Kooning House and Studio in East Hampton, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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LAUREN CHRISTENSEN

has over two decades of experience in advertising and marketing. As a principal with L+S Creative Group, she consults with a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and businesses in many sectors, including retail, real estate, and hospitality. Lauren is a Dallas native and a graduate of SMU with a BA in advertising. Her clean, contemporary design aesthetic and generous spirit make Lauren the perfect choice to art direct Patron.

NANCY COHEN ISRAEL

is thrilled to enjoy the return to live performances. She is a Dallas-based writer, art historian, and Meadows Museum educator. Along with contributions to Patron, she recently contributed to side by side: James Surls and George Tobolowsky. In this issue, she covered Theatre Three in its newly renovated space, as well the young musical phenom, DAMOYEE. Equally inspiring was writing about honorees of the 2022 Obelisk Awards, presented by the Business Council for the Arts.

LEE CULLUM

is a journalist in Dallas who has worked in a variety of media as a reporter, editor, producer, moderator, and commentator. Most recently she hosted CEO, an interview program with business leaders on KERA-TV, the PBS affiliate in North Texas. Prior to that she did commentary for the PBS NewsHour. She has a passion for the arts and in this issue writes about performing artists on Dallas stages, and the newest star of Klyde Warren Park, the Nancy Best Fountain, a performing art in itself.

DIXIE DIXON

is regarded internationally as a fashion, lifestyle, and commercial advertising photographer, and a film director based in Dallas. As a Nikon Ambassador, she travels worldwide, working with brands ranging from Disney to Virgin to People, and she has spent the last decade bringing creative visions to life. In Jewels that Sleigh Dixie’s “soulful realism” pairs with creative director Elaine Raffel to bring extra shine to the jewelry of the season.

BRANDON KENNEDY

is an occasional artist, book scout/collector, and freelance curator and writer currently based in Dallas, Texas. Brandon also serves as the Texas Regional Representative for Bonhams auction house. In this issue, he investigates the work of Dutch conceptual and performance artist Bas Jan Ader, the subject of a forthcoming solo exhibition in January at Los Angeles transplant Meliksetian | Briggs, opening in River Bend. Read about the late artist’s performances and film in Not One to See the Father for the Trees.

ELAINE RAFFEL

is a Dallas-based creative director and stylist. Elaine’s fashion prowess and years as a creative working for Stanley Korshak, Neiman Marcus, and Mary Kay bring an elevated edge to Patron. Wondering what to put on your holiday wish list? Look no further, she says, than the swoon-worthy jewels in this issue’s Jewels that Sleigh. Despite a torrential rainstorm the day of the shoot, the mega-talented creative team, Dixie Dixon and LB Rosser, made everything shine.

DARRYL RATCLIFF

is a Dallas-based artist and poet with a writing and curatorial practice whose work engages communities and mobilizes social issues. Darryl builds complex, collaborative, durational cultural projects that help tell true community narratives, promote civic engagement, and increase community health. He is a Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 10 Fellow working on prototypes addressing climate change and racial equity. As founder of Gossypion Investments, he seeks to evolve the role of culture in society.

TRAMAINE TOWNSEND

is a mixed-media visual artist who works in photography, design, film, and animation. Recently, his works take on the role of narration, creating bodies of work that go along a story, usually within itself, or for a larger construct he’s ever building. Tramaine’s works explore a minimal approach with calculated production and intensive design. Utilizing these subjects in various mediums he brings the experiential through simple and direct imagery.

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PUBLISHER | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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ART DIRECTION Lauren Christensen

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Anthony Falcon

COPY EDITOR

Sophia Dembling

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Michele Rodriguez

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Chris Byrne Nancy Cohen Israel Lee Cullum Brandon Kennedy Jessica Nowitzki Darryl Ratcliff

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Kent Barker Teresa Berg Sharen Bradford Bruno Grant Daniels Dixie Dixon F8Studio Meredith Holser Kim Leeson Joan Marcus Amitava Sarkar Kevin Tachman Kevin Todora Tramaine Townsend

STYLISTS

Eric Jang Elaine Raffel LB Rosser Kendal Bolton

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MODERN MASTERS: A Tribute to Anne Windfohr Marion

Through January 8

Modern Masters: A Tribute to Anne Windfohr Marion highlights the contributions of one of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s greatest patrons, tracing her support over nearly a half century. The exhibition features 80 works by 47 artists from post-World War II art movements, including Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and post-1970 international photography as well as other major works by key artists. Each of the works presented in this exhibition was made possible by Anne Marion, Anne and John Marion, or The Burnett Foundation, in addition to gifts donated anonymously or in partnership with the Sid W. Richardson Foundation.

Modern Masters: A Tribute to Anne Windfohr Marion is made possible with the support of Vantage Bank.

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