Artist Bio
Katie Dell Kaufman is an encaustic sculptor , painter , and printmaker . Inspired by found objects , her works reflect on questions of abundance , sufficiency , generosity , and grace . In combining encaustic wax with the familiar , functional , and timeworn , she raises awareness of the beauty and transience of life . Fragility , change , and impermanence are an important part of her aesthetic , serving as a metaphor for the human search for knowledge of self , and for connection .
A member of the Fine Art faculty at the Corcoran College of Art and Design for 21 years , she now teaches art workshops and classes in the greater Washington , DC area . She has been represented by the Fraser Gallery in WDC , and Bethesda , MD , the Arteco Gallery in Cumberland , MD and , most recently , the Zenith Gallery in WDC . Her exhibitions include Zenith Gallery ’ s Uncommon Objects : Encaustic , Assemblage and Collage by Katie Dell Kaufman , Heated Perspectives ( with Washington Wax Works ) at the Glenview Mansion Art Gallery in Rockville MD , and The Spirit of Wood : Sculpture by Katie Dell Kaufman and Lynda Smith-Bugge at Zenith Gallery ’ s 1111 Pennsylvania Ave Sculpture Space in WDC . In the past four years Kaufman has received three Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Awards to further her work in assemblage and encaustic . Kaufman received an MA from UMD , College Park , MD and a BA from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson , NY . She maintains her studio at the Gateway Art Center in Brentwood , MD .