John S. Kornfeld, acclaimed sculptor and painter, has been a Palm Desert
resident since 1995. Formerly from the San Francisco Bay area, John was the leading Impresario, presenting in concert hundreds of Internationally-known classical artist such as Van Cliburn, Beverly Sills, Andres Segovia, The Royal Ballet and The Bolshoi, to name but a few.

A Havard graduate, John was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts where he developed an interest in art at an early age and took his first art class at the Boston Museum of Art.

A “Human Rights” series of Kornfeld’s sculptures:

The Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The Robert Modavi Winery Museum, Napa Valley, CA
The S. Nathan Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Commissions of Sculptures:

-“Riders to the Sea”, a memorial statue for all the Seamen Lost at Sea,

The California Martime Academy, Vallejo, California
-“Eulogy”, a statue to honor the 25th Wedding Anniversary
of Max and Phyllis Theian, San Rafael, California

-“Mother and Children”, in the private collection
of Clarence Woodard, Orinda, California

Painting Exhibitions:

Beaconsfield Gallery, Sausalito, CA
Oberlin Gallery, Napa, CA
Robert Modavi Gallery, Napa, CA
The Desert Art Source, Palm Desert, CA

John Kornfeld’s paintings are in dozen of private collections including Desert Area residents Mr. & Mrs. Winfred Kline, Myra McPherson, Jack Gordon, Mariene Sutola, Mr. & Mrs. George Erhart, as well as Mr. Hugh Gordon of La Jolla and
Mr. & Mrs. John Upton of San Francisco.