OUR OWNERS

JONATHAN AND DAVID Kodner

Jonathan Kodner , President and Director of Kodner Gallery, is an internationally recognized consultant and dealer in the field of fine and rare art. Jonathan’s expertise of French and American Impressionists, Masters of the Old West, Regionalists, 17 th -20th Century American and European landscape, still life and genre, as well as Modern and Contemporary Masters is widely known throughout the country and internationally.

After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1986, he began his career at the Missouri Historical Society as Exhibition Technician and then the Assistant Curator of Art. After several years in the institutional field, Jonathan joined his father in the gallery business at Kodner Gallery, which Martin Kodner founded in 1971. Jonathan became a member of The New England Appraisers Association while he worked alongside his father to build one of the most eclectic collections of fine art in the Midwest.

In 2001, Jonathan and his father participated in the Antiques Roadshow, when the Roadshow visited St. Louis. His father appraised paintings, while Jonathan appraised drawings and fine prints.

Over the past 20 years, Jonathan and David have established and produced Trash or Treasure

This fun, informative, and educational evaluation event of fine art, antiquities, and collectibles serves communities in both Missouri and Illinois, and continues to grow each year.

David Kodner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1994. He has been a member of the New England Appraisers Association since 1997 and is a current member of the Appraiser’s Association of America. David has also successfully completed a 15-hour course and examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Congressionally-recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation. David has been a partner and director of Kodner Gallery for approximately twenty years, and worked closely with his father, Martin Kodner, who was an original member of the AAA.

While much of David’s gallery business is based in buying, selling, and valuation of fine art, he dedicates much of his time to outreach for many of the community’s art institutions and charitable organizations. He has been a member of many organizations including The Young Friends of the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Collections Advisory Committee of the Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the Arts and Education Council.