Karl Kasten, Visiting Faculty, 1916-2010 Karl Kasten was one of the San Francisco Studio School's early and enthusiastic supporters, always generous with his time and with his spirit. We will miss him. ____ Karl Kasten has been a significant contributor to West Coast art over a long and distinguished career. He received his B.A. and M.A. from University of California at Berkeley and was a student of Hans Hofmann in 1952 in Provincetown. Susan Landauer who authored "San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area of Abstract Expressionism" is quoted that Kasten was the artist who most successfully absorbed Hofmann's teachings. He is known for his abstract paintings as well as a print maker and the designer of an innovative printing press. He taught at the California School of Fine Art, University of Michigan, SF State College and at UC Berkeley from 1950-1983 where he is professor emeritus. Mr. Kasten's work has been exhibited at the de Young Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of Art among others.