About Eli Kauffman
Eli Kauffman grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is currently based out of Providence, Rhode Island. They graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in 2022. During their degree they received the Maharam Fellowship, and exhibited works at the RISD Museum. In 2022 Kauffman was also included in an edition of New American Paintings magazine. Kauffman debuted their first international solo exhibition in London in 2023, with Artistellar Gallery. They have shown work in St. Tropez, France, and in the United States, in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. Recently they have been awarded the RISCA Make Art Award, from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Though primarily interested in painting, Kauffman is also known to explore printmaking, textiles, and ceramics.
Exhibitions
Lost Acorn Gallery 2024
“Just For You”
Solo show
Salt Lake City, UT
Small Format 2023-24
“Held”
Solo show curated by Tameka Eastman-Coburn
Providence, RI
MRKT Gallery 2023-24
“Calendar 2024”
Group show curated by Nora Soliman
San Francisco, CA
Soft Times Gallery 2023
“2nd annual Small Works exhibition”
Group show curated by Brent Hayden
San Francisco, CA
Soft Times Gallery 2023
“Summer Intermission”
Online group show curated by Brent Hayden
Artsy, Foundations online art fair
Good Mother Gallery 2023
“Swelter”
Group show curated by Vanessa Indies
Los Angeles, CA
Artistellar Gallery 2023
“Thinking of You”
Solo show curated by Adele Smejkal
London, England
Lorin Gallery 2023
“California Dreaming”
Group show curated by Joe Chira and Dimitri Lorin
Los Angeles, CA
Bloom Galerie 2022
“Water Is Not For Sale”
Group show curated by Cassandra Bowes
St. Tropez, France
Soft Times Gallery 2022
“Crimson Tide”
Group show curated by Brent Hayden
San Francisco, CA
Finch Lane Gallery 2022
“Love is The Message”
Solo show curated by Claire Taylor
Salt Lake City, UT
Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum 2022
“Residual Hauntings”
Group show curated by Emma Florance and Sarah Goldman
Providence, RI
Memorial Hall Gallery, RISD 2022
“Magic Hour”
Group show
Providence, RI
Woods Gerry, RISD 2022
Group show
Providence, RI
Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum 2022
“Of Soiled Bodies”
Group show curated by Corina Dorrego and Veronica Bello
Providence, RI
Clubhouse on South Temple 2021
“The Portal is Now”
Curator and artist. Collaborative, interactive art event
Salt Lake City, UT
Urban Arts Gallery 2021
“SLC Queer”
Group show
Salt Lake City, UT
University of Tennessee 2021
“The Future is Queer”
Virtual group show curated by Erin Wohletz
Knoxville, TN
Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum 2020
“Good Night Moon”
Co-curator, group show
Providence, RI
Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum 2020
“Re-Position”
Group show curated by Namrata Dhore, Jisu Yang, and Cherry Yang
Providence, RI
The Blue House 2019
“You Can Have It, but You Can’t Take It with You”
Curator and artist. Collaborative, interactive art event
Salt Lake City, UT
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, painting, honors.
Grants and Awards
RISCA Make Art Grant 2024
Awarded funding by the state of Rhode Island to support my painting practice
St. Botolph Club Foundation 2022
Emerging Artists Award nominee
Maharam STEAM Fellowship 2020
Partnered with Wasatch Community Gardens to create murals
Scholastic Art and Writing Award 2017
Silver Key for comic book art, Silver Key for drawing