“The figure has been the focal point of my life’s work, its mystery and compositional challenges...”
Laurence Kaufman studied painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and received his MFA in
Painting from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Art Custodian, Greenrock Corp. Rockefeller Estate, Pocantico Hills, NY
Lecturer on Visual Arts Collection, Rockefeller Estate, Pocantico Hills, NY
Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
Chairman of Fine Arts, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
Artist in Residence, Crown Point Schools, National Endowment for the Arts, Crown Point, IN
Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University Fellowship
Advanced Painting Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, NY
ArtEast Open Studio Tour, Mid-Hudson Arts Council 2011
Wrestling with Mortality, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY 2008
Winner's Circle Exhibit, Westport Art Center 2003
Cultural Narratives, Korean Cultural Center 2003
2002 Collector's Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 2002
Juried Group Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT 2002
Fresh StART, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT 2002
Group Show, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL 2001
Sculptures and Drawings, Katonah Village Gallery, Katonah, NY 2000
Summer Show, Conde Gallery, New York, NY 1997
One, Two, Three, Wares for Art, New York, NY 1997
3D on 94, Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, NY 1996
Inaugural Group Show, Akanea Gallery, New York, NY 1993
The Figure, An Interpretive Study - Drawings, Tower Gallery, New York, NY
Personal Views, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper, 79th Exhibition by Artists of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Selection from the Robert Mayer Collection, University of Iowa Museum of Art
The Flower Show, Hyde Part Art Center Invitational, Chicago, IL
Painting and Sculpture Today, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Twelve Painters from Deson-Zaks Gallery, Chicago, IL