NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale receives $500,000 legacy gift from art educator Conni Gordon

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NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale receives $500,000 legacy gift from art educator Conni Gordon
Her legacy gift creates the Conni Gordon Education Series at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale that will help bring to fruition her philanthropic goal of educating millions of people within the South Florida community and internationally through the museum and its website.



FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.- NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale has received a $500,000 Legacy Gift from pioneering art educator Conni Gordon that will support museum education programs. Gordon, a Miami resident, is recognized since 1980 in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific art teacher in the world. She is also a military veteran who served with the U.S. Marine Corps Special Services during World War II.

“My passion has not been what I can do for myself, but what I can do for others,” said Gordon.

Her legacy gift creates the Conni Gordon Education Series at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale that will help bring to fruition her philanthropic goal of educating millions of people within the South Florida community and internationally through the museum and its website. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) inducted Gordon into its Fellows Society during a ceremony on October 27, 2016. Her gift further supports NSU’s Realizing Potential philanthropic campaign.

Bonnie Clearwater, NSU Art Museum Director and Chief Curator said, "Conni's creativity and business savvy is inspiring. She was a pioneer in teaching art as a means to inspire creative thinking and reduce stress in the military, and has successfully applied her methods to encourage leaders in the business world to think outside the box. As the earliest entertaining / educating painting teacher on TV, Conni became a beloved personality in South Florida and on national late night TV shows. We are honored to perpetuate her legacy at NSU Art Museum."

An innovator in the field of art education and creativity, Conni Gordon received her formal training in the visual arts and philosophy at Columbia University in New York and Ecole des Beaux Arts in France. In 1943, she was one of only a few women who enlisted in the Marines. During World War II while in the U.S. Marines Special Services, Gordon taught over 50,000 Marines how to draw, providing them with a welcome relief from the war. Gordon’s experience led her to create a patented 4-step art method called TILS© (THINK-it, INK-it, LINK-it then SYNC-it) where anyone can create a “picture in minutes.” Using this method, she empowered over 17 million people through art in 80 countries.

Gordon is the author of 41 art instruction books, which have sold over 15 million copies. She had a long-running television show on Miami’s WTVJ-NBC6, and has been featured on numerous national and international programs over the past 60 years. Her students are former presidents, CEOs and celebrities, including Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jack Paar and Steve Allen.

In 2014, a generous donation from Gordon helped establish NSU Art Museum’s Art of Teaching Art series, dedicated to presenting innovative methods in art education for children, teens and adults.










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