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April Kingsley (February 16, 1941 – June 13, 2023) was an American art critic and curator known for her support of abstract expressionism in New York City, her work on the catalogue raisonné of Franz Kline, and her book about the rise of abstract expressionism, The Turning Point.
Jun 29, 2023 · April Kingsley, who as a curator and a critic gave important exposure to Black and women artists in the 1970s and ’80s, a period when it was often difficult for them to draw mainstream...
April Kingsley is a retired American writer, art critic, art historian, and influential curator. She worked extensively on behalf of African-American artists, and wrote widely on the New York School of abstract expressionism and on figurative expressionism.
Jun 21, 2023 · An art historian, curator, scholar, and critic, April Kingsley of Wellfleet and Truro lived her life amidst art. “I wouldn’t go anyplace if there wasn’t art to see,” she once said.
December 1972 April Kingsley on: Caspar Henselmann. Hannah Wilke. Jean Linder. Tal Streeter. Willem De Kooning. Jack Youngerman. Ed Clark. Yvonne Jacquette, Sylvia Mangold, Susan Shatter, John Moore. Furniture. 4. January 1973 Reviews of: Gordon-Matta Clark Mary Miss. Alice Adams. Susan Smith. Alan Sonfist
Kingsley's papers are comprised primarily of artist files for figures that April had a significant engagement with, with contents ranging from correspondence to printed material, including invitations and catalogs and press clippings, as well as notes and manuscript material including reviews.
Using the pivotal year of 1950, April Kingsley examines each artist's work and, month by month, takes us through the year as she profiles the artists of the New York School...
