Resume

JANE KAUFMANN
19 Oyster River Road
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 868-2180

EDUCATION

1962 University of New Mexico, B.A. English.
1968-88 University of New Hampshire, studies in sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking.

EXHIBITS

1968

Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH, one person show.

Tilton School, Tilton, NH, one person show.

1973

Damn Fine Yankee Potter Show, Brookshire Foundation Award,
Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester, NH.

1974

Glove (a happening with see-through plastic gloves), Durham, NH.

1975

Fancy That, a Valentine Spoof, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences.

Beach Party (an environment in the sand), Hampton, NH.

10 New England Potters, Lamont Gallery, Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

1976

Truck Show, Nashua Arts and Sciences Center, Nashua, NH.

2nd Edition, New England College, Henniker, NH.

Celebration, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH.

1977

Post Card Show, League of NH Craftsmen, Concord, NH.

Passing Fancies, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences.

3rd Edition, New England College, Henniker, NH.

1978

4th Edition, New England College, Henniker, NH.

Humor in Art, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH, 4 person show.

The Art of Comedy, The Yellow Door, Tenafly, NJ.

1979

Handmade Paper and Smoke Fired Pottery, The Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA.

The Red Hedgehog, Ogunquit, ME, one person show.

AVA Gallery, Hanover, NH, two person show.

The Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, four person show.

1980

Nashua Arts and Sciences Center, Nashua, NH, three person show.

1982

Extraordinary Works In Clay, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH.

First New Hampshire Crafts Biennial, Manchester Institute, media award in clay.

Make It New, New England Crafts, UNH Gallery, Durham, NH.

Mythic Machines, America House Gallery, Tenafly, NJ.

1983

Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, two person show.

League of NH Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibit, Hitchiner Clay Award.

Shapiro Gallery, Manchester, NH, two person show.

1984

3rd NH Crafts Biennial, Manchester Institute, invited artist.

League of NH Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibit, Currier Gallery, invited artist.

1985

New Hampshire Art Association Exhibit, Prescott Park, Best in Show.

P/S Gallery, Ogunquit, ME, four person show.

1986

Kisses and Cash, NW Barrett Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, one person show.

Alterpiece to the Arts (It will alter your life) New England Center, Durham, NH.

40th Annual New Hampshire Art Association Exhibit, Hitchiner Sculpture Award.

1987

Fly By Night, NW Barrett Gallery, one person show.

Just Potters, Portsmouth, NH.

1989

Over the Sofa, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH.

2 Generations, Gallery 33, Portsmouth, NH.

43rd New Hampshire Art Association Annual Exhibit, Hitchiner Sculpture Award.

1990

Sculpture with Tales: League Gallery, Concord, NH.

Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH.

Children's Museum, Portsmouth, NH.

P/S Gallery, Ogunquit, ME, one person show.

1991

The Artist and the Environment: UNH Gallery, Durham, NH.

Thorne - Sagendorph Gallery, Keene Stat College, Keene, NH.

1992

Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA, 2 person show.

Political & Extraordinary Sculpture, Craftings, Manchester, NH, one person show.

46th Annual NHAA Exhibit, Rosmond deKalb Award.

1993

NH Potters Guild, New Work, Ceramic Industry Award, Manchester Institute.

1994

Prescott Park Winners, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.

Strung and Unstrung, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH.

1995

BIG: Works of surprising size and impact, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH.

Masterworks, Currier Gallery, Manchester, NH.

Promise Peace, Tischler Group award, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.

1996

49th Annual NHAA Exhibit (Currier), Chubb Life Award for Creativity.

1997

My Studio, Covered Bridge Art Gallery, Contoocook

Forms/Function, Old York Historical Society, York, Maine

Davidson and Daughters Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine, 4 Person Show

51st Annual NHAA Exhibit, Currier Gallery, Hitchiner Sculpture Award

1998

Emporium Gallery, Dover, NH, one person show

1999

Omar T. Lassonde Prize, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

Grace Casey Award, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH

2000

Crazy About Clay, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH

Tin Ears and Feet of Clay, Davidson and Daughters, Portland, ME

Sculpture Prize, Dunfey Annual Exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

2001

Friel Award for Originality, 53rd Annual NHAA Exhibit, Currier Gallery

Good Enough to Eat, Old York Historical Society, York, ME

Spring Ahead, One Person Exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

Honorable Mention, Lassond Exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

Honorable Mention, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH

2002

Friel Award for Originality, 54th Annual NHAA Exhibit, Currier Gallery

"Once A Child", "Mountain Show" Gallery 205, Concord, NH

2003

Honorable Mention, Lassond Exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth

Honorable Mention, Prescott Park, Portsmouth

"Our Town" Coolidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth

"Lighten up" Gallery 205, Concord, NH

"Bad Girls" two person show, Holderness School, Holderness, NH

2004

"Valentines of Mass Devotion" Levy Gallery, Portsmouth

Forrest D. McKerly Sculpture Award, NHAA 56th Exhibit, Currier Museum, Manchester

"High Tech*Hand Made", League of NH Craftsmen, Concord, NH

"Creatuve Hand" Gallery 205, Concord, NH

Honarable Mention, Lassonde Exhibition, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

"32 Degrees" George Marshall Store Gallery, York, Maine

"Along the Shoreline" Collidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, NH

"City Streets and Country Roads" Coolidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, NH

"Creations in Clay, Contemporary New England Ceramics", Currier Museum

"Little Games, Naughty Tricks, and Small Diversions", Artstream, Rochester

2005

"Virgin Vessels" Potters Guild, Gallery 205, Concord, NH

"Legendary Lovers and Earthly Delights", Three Graces, Portsmouth

Sculptor of the Year, Spotlight Awards

"Wings, Feathers and Flight", Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH

"Celebrting 10 Years" George Marshall Store Gallery, York, Maine

"Art of Peace", Levy Gallery, Portsmouth

2006

"From the Fields and Forests" Coolidge Center, Portsmouth

Sculptor of the Year, Spotlight Awards

"Figures in the Seasons", Coolidge Center, Portsmouth

Honarable Mention, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH

"Art from the Oyster River Watershed", Mill Pond Center, Durham

"Peaceable Kingdom", George Marshall Store Gallery

2007

59th Annual Currier Show, UNH Art Gallery, Durham, NH

"Message of Mud", Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH

Featured artist in "A League of Our Own:, film produced by the

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen to promote their 75th Anniversary

"All Creatures Great and Small", Gallery 205, Concord, NH

2008

"Undercover" Greenjeans, Brooklyn, NY

"Art DiMambro and Friends" G Watson Gallery, Stonington, ME

"The Art of Jane Kaufmann" WMUR TV (ABC) July 9th NH Chronicle

"The Artist at Home and Abroad" Coolidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, NH

2009

McKerley Award for Sculpture, NHAA 60th annual Exhibition, Currier Museum

"Unearthed II" McGowan Fine Arts, Concord, NH

"Under the Influence" NH Potter's Guild Kimball Jenkins Estate, Exeter, NH

"Pie in the Sky and Other Recession Art", Exeter Fine Crafts, Exeter, NH

I am associated with:
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
The New Hampshire Art Association and
The New Hampshire Potters Guild.