Lasondra Kern Biography

Partner Engagement Associate, Art Design Chicago & Program Associate for Exhibition and Collections Grants

Lasondra Kern (she/her) is the Partner Engagement Associate for the Art Design Chicago initiative and Program Associate for Exhibition and Collections Grants programs at the Terra Foundation. She works to strengthen connections and collaboration between Art Design Chicago partners and support the development of grants programs.

Lasondra received her BA in Art History from Carleton College and her Dual MA in Art History and Arts Administration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Beyond her work at the foundation, she enjoys multimedia arts practice and studying languages.

Contact

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Collection Object: Staff Pick

Painting of a red brick building with the word "BAR-B-QUE" on a sign above the doorway. Black individuals are seated at a counter seen inside the open door and look into an open window where a figure with a tall, white chefs hat is seen in front of meat roasting on four rotisseries.

Jacob Lawrence, Bar-b-que, 1942. Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Art Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2013.1. Art © 2013 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York