KAUFMAN, “Untitled,” 2011

Carol Kaufman (American) is a distinguished Los Angeles newspaper designer and independent fine artist. Her exhibition history and bibliography are below.  Her disciplined minimalist works are in the tradition of Agnes Martin, and they convey in their concentration a spiritual dimension of meditative strength.

Exhibitions

Selected / Solo

2006 “Drawings,” d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA

2003 “New Work,” Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2000 “New Work,” Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1998 “Paintings,” Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1996 “New Work,” Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1987 “Paintings,” Adler Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1984 “Paintings and Drawings,” Adler Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1980 “Drawings,” Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Entrance Gallery

1975 “Drawings,” Grandview Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1974 “Drawings,” Feminist Studio Workshop Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Selected / Group

2017  “Linearity,” Paul Willams Gallery, Ontario, CA

“Cool, Calm and Collected,” Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

“The Art of the Cooks of Peace Press,” Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2016 “Kiyo Higashi Collection,” Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2015 “XX Redux: Revisiting a Feminist Art Collective, Guggenheim Gallery,

               Chapman College, Orange, CA

2014 “Distilled Essence”: Selected Artwork from the Kiyo Higashi Gallery,

              Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

2013 “In Direct Light,” Nan Rae Art Gallery, Woodbury College, Burbank CA

2008 Group Show, Costello • Childs Contemporary Fine Art Resources, Scottsdale, Arizona

2006 “Aligning with Abstract L.A.,” d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA

2003 “Lines,” Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2000 “Katarina Anderson, Clem Crosby, Carol Kaufman, Marie Rafalko, Brian Zinc,”

Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

1998 “Starting with MCLaughlin,” Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

“Selected Paintings & Works on Paper,” Modernism, San Francisco, CA

1989 “Los Angeles Current Abstract Painting,” Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1988 “Small Works,” California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

           “Black and White Works,” Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1987 Three, Adler Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show, Stephen Heller Gallery, New York, NY

White Works, Angeles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1986 Small Abstract Paintings, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1985 Black and White Paintings from David Nellis Colection, California State University,  CA

1981 Southern California Artist, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Barbara Haskell

1977 Twenty Four-Southern California Women Artists, Ceritos College, CA

1976 Double X Group Show, California State, San Bernardino, CA

1975 Sensibilities, Wilshire West Plaza, Westwood, CA

Group Show, 58F Plaza Gallery, Orange, CA

Group Show, Grandview Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1974 “Concurrent Values,” Mill House, City of Garden Grove, CA

“Invitational Drawing Show,” 58F Plaza Gallery, Orange, CA

“Up and Coming Artists Group Show,” Women’s Building Community Gallery, Los        Angeles, CA

“Grandview One & Two,” Pomona Public Library, Pomona, CA

“Grandview Group Show,” Grandview Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

  Rental Gallery, Newport Harbor Art Musuem, Newport, CA

Bibliography

2017 “The Art of the Cooks of Peace Press”, catalogue of a group show, (photo and statement of work)

2015 “XX Redux-Revisiting a Feminist Art collective” catalogue of group show, (photo and statement of work)

2006 Hargreaves, Kathryn, “Precision Drawing: Carol Kaufman at d.e.n. contemporary art,”

   The Arts District Citizen,

“Continuing and Recommended,” ArtScene, July/August

2003 Holly Myers, “Simple Materials, Powerful Results,” Los Angeles Times

1998 David Pagel, “Art Reviews,” Los Angeles Times

1998 David Pagel, “This McLaughlin Group Proves Very Rewarding” Los Angeles Times

1996 David Pagel, “Art Reviews,” Los Angeles Times

1987 Kristine McKenna, “The Galleries,” Los Angeles Times

1984 William Wilson, “The Galleries,” Los Angeles Times

1977 Faith Wilding, “Twenty Four Women Making Art,” Artweek

1977 Faith Wilding, “By Our Own Hands”, a book of the history of So. California women’s movement in the 1970’s,

1977 “Twenty Four Women Making Art,” catalogue of group show (photo and statement of work)

1974 “Concurrent Values”, catalogue of group show (photo and bio of work)

Selected Public and Private Collections

La Coleccion Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico

Count Guiseppi Panza DiBiumo, Milan,Italy

Joel Wachs, New York City, New York

David McAuliffe, Venice, CA

Peter Blake, Laguna, CA

Ranier Lang, Los Angeles, CA

Tobe and Greg Karns, Los Angeles, CA

Kiyo and Robert Higashi, Los Angeles, CA

John M. Miller, (1938-2016 ) Los Angeles, CA

Jolynn and Kelly Hames, Los Angeles, CA

Rosanne Korenberg, Los Angeles, CA

Stephanie and Greg Ross Los Angeles, CA

Sam Erenberg, Santa Monica, CA

David Nellis, Los Angeles, CA

Education

2009 UCLA Extension, Design Communications Art Program:

2009 Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Graphic Design Launch Pad, Design

2010 Designing Experiences Entertainment, Digital Photography, Web Design,

1971-74 B.F.A California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California

1973-74 Feminist Studio Workshop, Los Angeles CA

1970-71 Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

• B.F.A., Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston MA

• (1 year)

• B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

• (3 years)

• UCLA Extension, Design Communications Art Program:

• Indesign, Photoshop, Illustration using CS4,

• 2009 Graphic Design Launch Pad, Desgin History and

• Context, 2009 Designing Experiences, Entertainment

• Design, Digital Photography, 2010

• Santa Monica Colllege: Web Desgin, 2010

SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITION LIST 

• 2006 Drawings, d.e.n. Contemporary Art Gallery, Culver City, CA

• 2003 New Work, Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2003

            Lines, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

• 2000 New Work, Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

• 2000 Group Show, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

• 1998 Paintings, Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

             Starting with McLaughlin Patricia Faure Gallery , Los Angeles, CA

            Selected Paintings and Works on Paper, Modernism, San Francisco, CA

• 1996 New Work, Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA