A City-Wide Art Exhibit
Organized By
Philadelphia Sculptors
The Work
HomeArtistsHostsAffiliatesMapEvents

Leslie Kaufman

Knowledge comes from all sources and conveying knowledge has always been an essential component of civilization. Our communication system has long relied on language as the tool to share what we learn. Words serve as the most elemental messengers, and the creation of the printing press was the first step in spreading ideas to all those sharing the ability to read. But, reading is not restricted to words alone. We “read” the signs that nature provides in order to learn about the physical world we inhabit.

In READ MUCH, some of the book’s leaves are pages, while others reference text and images from other sources. A willow tree takes root and its branches secure nature and learning to each other.

Bio

Leslie Kaufman wears many hats, most of them artistic. Along with continuing to produce and exhibit her own sculpture, she has experience in arts administration, teaching, speaking, organizing, curating and writing. She is a founder of Philadelphia Sculptors, and has served as its president from its inception in 1996. She is also the Director and founder of the Burlington County College Sculpture Garden in Pemberton, NJ. During her 25 year tenure as a college counselor at Burlington, she also taught art appreciation courses on an adjunct

"READ MUCH"
Wood, linoleum block, paint, paper, leather, papier mache
Previous
Artists
Page
Next
basis. She currently continues to teachthere, as well as at The College of New Jersey. She has written and received a number of grants for both Philadelphia Sculptors and the BCC Sculpture Garden. Her professional writing includes articles and art reviews published in Sculpture and Inside Magazine. Leslie received her MFA from Vermont College in the Visual Arts, her M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her BA in English from Colgate University, from which she graduated cum laude.