Elizabeth Rynecki

Elizabeth Rynecki is the great-granddaughter of Polish-Jewish artist, Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943). She grew up with her great-grandfather's paintings prominently displayed on the walls of her family home and understood from an early age that the art connected her to a legacy from "the old country": Poland. In 1999, Elizabeth designed the original Moshe Rynecki: Portrait of a Life in Art website. Elizabeth has a BA in Rhetoric from Bates College ('91) and an MA in Rhetoric and Communication from UC Davis ('94). Her Master's thesis focused on children of Holocaust survivors. She is the Author of the book Chasing Portraits: A Great-Granddaughter's Quest for Her Lost Art Legacy, published by NAL/Penguin Random House in September 2016 and the Director/Producer of the documentary film titled Chasing Portraits.