About
Keith Allen Wenger and John Craven Bloedorn, owners
“We carry artists whose work we are truly passionate about, and with over thirty years of experience, believe we are the best framers in the the state,” says John. He has a BA in Fine Arts from Colorado College and met Keith traveling in Europe on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. He loves working with framing customers, collectors, and artists. “We’re lucky to work in such a positive, creative business.” Keith works behind the scenes making frames and running the business (he has a degree in finance from Kent State); you might see one of his classic cars out front.
Jeff Waites, Master Framer
Jeff brings incredible experience and and keen eye to Craven Allen Gallery. John and Keith first met Jeff when doing work for the Duke Museum of Art (what is now the Nasher) where he was working as an art preparator. Jeff had a wonderful solo exhibition at Craven Allen Gallery in the ’90s, before moving to Maine with his family, where he got his MFA at the Maine College of Art and worked as a professor and gallery director. In addition to his MFA, he graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BFA, summa cum laude. Jeff studied art, art theory, and gilding restoration at the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence Italy.