Referred to as the "School of Paris" to set them apart from the French-born young artists of this period, this two-day course will look at the group of immigrant painters and sculptors who dominated the new art scene of Montparnasse in Paris for a couple of decades before World War II. The up-and-coming thriving artistic and literary neighborhood was centered around the varied and innovative artists Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine and Jules Pascin. Through struggles and tragedy, each artist eventually found success and respect.

Katherine E. Zoraster is an Art Historian and a Professor of Art History at several local colleges specializing in Western art from the Renaissance to the 20th century. She graduated with a double major in English Literature and Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles. Following her undergraduate degree, she received a Master’s Degree with Distinction in Art History from the California State University at Northridge.