Contact:
laura (at) laurakaufmanstudio (dot) com
hello.laurakaufman (at) gmail (dot) com
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY. Master of Science, TESOL
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Bachelor of the Arts, Studio Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
2020 Tension Bridge, AL Held Foundation, Boiceville, NY; curated by River Valley Arts Collective
2019 Yearning For New Physics, Marquee Projects, Bellport, NY
2018 Drafter, Foundations Gallery, Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson, NY
2017 Pause, Grace Farms, New Canaan, CT
Borrowed Scenery, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2013 BAU, Beacon, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Homespun, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY; curated by Karlyn Benson
2021 Signs you’ve been looking for, 325 Project Space, Queens, NY; curated by Jeff Feld
2020 3 Fold, Marquee Projects, Bellport, NY
Summer Invitational, White Rock Center for the Arts, Holmes, NY
2019 Earthly Delights, Re:Institute, Millerton, NY
Unlikely Materials and the Language of Art, Krasdale Galleries, White Plains, NY
Everyday Perfection, Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany, NY
Still Still Moving / Toward 2020, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY
2018 Backroom Forward, Marquee Project, Bellport, NY
Design Miami Curio, Miami, FL
Introductions 2018, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Matter of Abstraction, Marquee Projects, Bellport, NY
2017 A Dark Rock Surged Upon, Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
The No-Show, Marquee Projects, Bellport, NY
The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
We Need To Talk..., Petzel Gallery, New York, NY
Taconic North, LABspace, Hillman, NY
2016 Over Under After Over, Palmer Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
CAMPSITE: Hudson Valley Artists 2016, Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
Being Her Now, Salisbury University Art Gallery, Salisbury, MD
2015 Duets, Matteawan Gallery, Beacon, NY
2015 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region, University Art Museum, University at Albany, Albany, NY
Impossible Geometries, Field Projects, NY, NY (Online)
2014 Far and Wide, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY
2013 let’s talk about love, baby, Biers Gallery at Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
2012 First Contact, Field Projects Gallery, NY
Return To Snake Mountain, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2011 Artist in the Marketplace Biennial, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
COMMISSIONS
2019 When Stars Were Born, JBG Smith Residential Properties, Washington, DC
2012 Flow, Randall’s Island, NY. Sited outdoor sculpture commission in conjunction with the First AIM Biennial and with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS (decomposer)
2014 “many songs, one center”, Collaborative Concepts, Garrison, NY (performance, catalogue)
2013 “many centers, one song”, Collaborative Concepts, Garrison, NY (performance, catalogue)
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES / VISITING ARTIST
2016 Visiting Artist, The King School, Stamford, CT
2015 Fellow, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY
2011 Fellow, Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Arts, Bronx, NY
Flow Sculpture Project, Randalls Island Sports Foundation
2009 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2008 Museum Educator of the Year, Connecticut Art Educators Association
2003 The RISD Museum Sitings Award, Providence, RI
1995 Weitzel-Barber Art Travel Prize, Kyoto, Japan
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Rooney, Alison. “The Artist Next Door: Laura Kaufman.” Highlands Current, August 24, 2020.
Baumgardner, Julie. “I Haven’t Felt This Optimistic for Quite Some Time.” Artnet.com, August 28, 2020.
“Scientific Theories Find New Meaning in Threaded Art by Laura Kaufman.” Hamptons Art Hub, May 23, 2019.
“Yearning For New Physics.” Wall Street International Art. May 8, 2019
Jaeger, William. “Everyday Perfection” on display at airport gallery.” Times Union. April 17, 2019
Terrebonne, Jacqueline. “See the Standout Pieces from Design Miami.” Galerie Magazine. December 7, 2018
DIAPHANOUS journal for literature and poetry, Fall 2017
Leuzzi, Linda. “Art bonds and John Perreault urges them to Bellport.” The Long Island Advance, April 20, 2017.
Yew Journal, Summer 2016
Lambe, Claire. “CAMPSITE: Hudson Valley Artists 2016 at the Dorsky.” Roll Magazine.
Lipton, Amy. “Art On the Farm and Out in the Open.” Philipstown.info. October 9, 2013.
The Farm Project 2013, exhibition catalogue, Collaborative Concepts @ Saunders Farm, Garrison, NY
Lee, A. C. “An Artsy Blast Before Winter.” The New York Times. September 28, 2012, New York edition, C31.
“Randalls Island.” The Outdoor New Yorker. (Blog) June 15, 2012
Samuels, Tanyanika. “FLOW.12 exhibit features 5 on the Isle.” Daily News. June 1, 2012
Meier, Allison. “Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial.” Hyperallergic. July 18, 2011
BRONX CALLING:
THE FIRST AIM BIENNIAL, exhibition catalogue,
June 26 – September 5, 2011, Bronx, NY
McGrath, Leslie, “Life in a Time of Contraction.” Drunken Boat (DB11). www.drunkenboat.com/db11
SELECTED TEACHING
2018 – present DIA Guide, DIA Art Foundation, Beacon, NY
2023 – present ESL Instructor, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
2017– 2021 Museum Education Consultant and Educator, Grace Farms, New Canaan, CT
2012 – 2017 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
2004 – 2009 Head of School and Teacher Programs, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT