Karren Shorofsky is an attorney and art historian who has
spent most of her career focused on legal issues related to the
arts, emerging technology and museums and other non-profit
institutions. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Brown
University, a J.D. from Yale Law School and an M.A. in Art History
from San Francisco State University. Her master's thesis
explored law's role in the creation and evaluation of
contemporary art. After working with the General Counsel of the
Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Karren practiced at major
San Francisco law firms for more than a decade, where her clients
included museums and other arts organizations. She has served on
and headed boards of arts and education non-profits for many years.
Karren has written and spoken widely on intellectual property and
new media law at technology and museum conferences around the
country, and lectured at San Francisco State University and
University of San Francisco on legal aspects of modern and
contemporary art and museum law and ethics.
