Appearances Can Be Deceiving is the title of an exhibition about Frida Kahlo planned for San Francisco's DeYoung Museum this fall. The exhibition offers a new version of Kahlo's life, from her own perspective. Personal items along with iconic paintings have been gathered for the exhibition from private collections and from Frida's home - the Casa Azul - including some belongings newly presented from the contents of Frida's closet, which was opened for study in 2004. Clare Kunny and Paula Ely will guide the viewing and discussion of photographs, paintings, and fashion to consider the messages that are revealed and concealed in Kahlo's self-presentation.

Clare Kunny is an art historian and museum professional with extensive experience developing educational art programs for museum visitors of all ages. She conceived of and launched Art Muse Los Angeles in 2013, after serving ten years as head of Public Education and Teaching at The J. Paul Getty Museum. Clare held the same position during the latter part of her seventeen years in the Department of Education at The Art Institute of Chicago. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of Chicago and has completed doctoral coursework in colonial Mexican art at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Paula Ely is Vice President of the Photographic Arts Council and a collector of fine-art photography with a focus on Latin America. She is a television programming consultant for major media agencies as well as an award-winning documentary film producer. Her latest film, The Money Stone, is now available for viewing on major streaming platforms including Amazon Prime and iTunes.

Image: (c) Nickolas Murray