JAKKI KOUFFMAN
PO Box 771, Truro, MA 02666
E-mail: art@jakkikouffman.com
Website: www.jakkikouffman.com
EDUCATION
1973
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, B.A., magna cum laude
1973 – 1974
Sachar International Fellowship, Brandeis University, Pietrasanta, Italy
1974 – 1979
Art Students League of New York, NYC (studied with Daniel Greene)
1990
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
1991
Graduate School of Figurative Art, New York, NY
1991 – 1993
Dieudonne Papermill, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS & PUBLIC ARTS
2009
New Mexico Art in Public Places Program, Acclaimed Artist Series, Two Artwork Purchases
2008
New Mexico Art in Public Places Program, Artwork Purchase
1999
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Individual Artist Grant,
Alaska State Council on the Arts, Career Opportunities Grant
1997
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Individual Artist Grant
1995
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Individual Artist Grant
1976 - 1978
Art Students League, Board of Control Scholarships
1973 - 1974
Brandeis University, Sachar International Fellowship, Italy
HONORS & AWARDS
2025
First Place (Mixed Media), Master Artist Show, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2024
First Place (Acrylic), Autumn National Juried Show, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2023
First Place (Pastel), All Cape Cod Show, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
2023, First Place (Pastel), Coast to Coast, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2023
Second Prize (oil/acrylic), Natural Beauty, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2023
Best in Show, Red, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable MA
2023
Second Prize (oil/acrylic), Anything Goes, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2023
First Prize (oil/acrylic), Day and Night, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2022
First Prize (oil/acrylic), All Cape Cod Show, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
2021
Best in Show, Annual Members Show, Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod
2021
Honorable Mention, Connections to Your World, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2021
Honorable Mention, All Cape Cod Show, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
2021
Honorable Mention, An Artist's Vision, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2020
First Prize (Large), All Cape Cod Art Show, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
2019
First Prize in Pastel, My Happy Place, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2019
Best in Show, Interpretations, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2018
Best in Show, 2018 Spring Juried Exhibition, Acrylic Painters USA, Suntan Art Center, Gulfport, FL
2017
First Place, On Your Mark, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida
2017
First Place, Oil/Acrylic Painting, MasterWorks of New Mexico (Pastel Society of NM, NM Watercolor Society, Rio Grande Art Association & Bardean Gallery), Albuquerque, NM
2015
Third Prize, Standard Size Paintings, MasterWorks of New Mexico (Pastel Society of NM, NM Watercolor Society, Rio Grande Art Association & Bardean Gallery), Albuquerque, NM
2013
Honorable Mention, MasterWorks of New Mexico (Pastel Society of NM, NM Watercolor Society, Rio Grande Art Association & Bardean Gallery), Albuquerque, NM
2012
Pastel Society of New Mexico Award of Excellence in Pastel, MasterWorks of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2011
Handell Award, Pastel Society of New Mexico, 2011 National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
2010
Catalog Cover, Pastel Society of New Mexico, 2010 National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM; Blick, Richeson, Dakota Art Materials and El Mirasol Picture Frames Awards, Pastel Society of New Mexico, National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Winsor & Newton Award, Encantada Show, Rio Grande Art Association, Rio Rancho, NM
Creativity Award, MasterWorks of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (NM Watercolor Society, Pastel Society of NM, Rio Grande Art Ass’n. & Bardean Gallery)
Honorable Mention, Biennale Grande, Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso, NM
Exhibition Poster, Biennale Grande, Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso, NM
2009
Signature Membership, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Signature Membership, Pastel Society of New Mexico
2008
Artisan-Santa Fe & Blick Art Materials Awards, National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Mexico, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2007
Guerilla Painter LLC & Dakota Art Pastels Awards, National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Mexico (Juror, Duane Wakeham), Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
First Place, Collectors Choice, Plein Air New Mexico Paint Out Exhibition, Mark Zoeller Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006
Honorable Mention, MasterWorks of New Mexico, (NM Watercolor Society, Pastel Society of NM & Rio Grande Art Ass’n.), Albuquerque, NM
2003
Winning Entry, 2003-2004 City of Santa Fe Poster Contest, Santa Fe, NM
2002
Second Prize, Mesilla Valley Regional Show, Las Cruces, NM
1997
Award of Merit, Artabon, Waterfront Gallery, Juneau, AK
1996
Honorable Mention, All Alaska Juried Exhibition XXVI, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
1994 -1995
Award of Merit, Artabon, Waterfront Gallery, Juneau, AK
1992
Master Pastellist Award, Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Adrianna Zahn Award, Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, New York, NY
First Prize, Pastel Painting, New Rochelle Art Association, New Rochelle, NY
Honorable Mention, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
JUROR
2022
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Members Show
2005
Professional Artist Exhibition, Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, KS
2004
42nd Annual Outdoor Art Fair, Hutchinson Art Association, Hutchinson, KS
1999
1% for Art Program, Art Selection Panel, Police Station, Juneau, AK
1996
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Fine Arts Scholarships, Juneau, AK
1992
Annual National Juried Show, Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, New York, NY
1991
Off-the-Wall, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
Silvermine Annual Juried Student Show, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
ART TEACHING
2021-2023
Provincetown Art Museum School, Provincetown, MA
2019/2023
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA (workshop)
2017-18
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL (public lecture and workshop)
1983 - 2017
Independent Workshops - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Yukon (Canada)
2001 – 2014
Santa Fe Community College, Continuing Education, Santa Fe, NM
2012 - 2014
Artisan Expo, Buffalo Thunder Resort, Pojoaque, NM
2011
Lecture/Demonstration/Workshop, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
2010 - 2012
Artisan ART Spot, Santa Fe, NM
2010
Lecture/Painting Demonstration, Artisan Saturday Program, Santa Fe, NM
Lecture, Pastel Society of New Mexico, 19th National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Lecture/Painting Demonstration, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM
2009
Artisan/Santa Fe Expo, Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM
2008
Silk Painters International Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2007
Lecture/Slide Presentation, Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
2006 - 2007
Amarillo Museum of Art (Palo Duro Canyon), Amarillo, TX
2006
Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, Quartz Mountain, OK
2005 – 2006
Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute, Quartz Mountain, OK
2003 - 2005
Artisan School of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2003 - 2004
Armory Art Center, Master Artists Workshop Program, West Palm Beach, FL
2004
Artisan/Santa Fe Expo, Sweeney Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM
2003
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
2002
Artisan/Santa Fe Expo, Sweeney Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM
2000
Yukon Arts Centre, Alaska Artist-in-Residence, Arctic Winter Games, Whitehorse, Yukon
1999 - 2000
Juneau Arts Council, Juneau, AK
1999
Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Juneau, AK
1998
University of Nevada, Continuing Education, Las Vegas, NV
University of Alaska Southeast, Lecture, Juneau, AK
1982 - 1993
Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT
1991 - 1992
Faculty Chairperson, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT
COMMISSIONS
2015
Sunset Glow with Floating Candles (Eustis Lake), acrylic on canvas, 30" x 60", Eustis, Florida; Kit's House, Late Day Light (Eustis Lake), acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", Eustis, Florida
2007
Vida del Mar, Late Day, acrylic on canvas, 40” x 60”, Anchorage, AK
2000
Self-Portrait I (For J.E.S.), acrylic and mixed media on paper, 23” x 29”, Santa Fe, NM
1999
How Gourds Float Simply Through Indoors and Out, acrylic and pastel on paper, 30” x 22”, Santa Fe, NM
1997
Column Installation with Screen, acrylic on board/mixed media, 66” x 96”, Mt. Vernon, ME
1997
Landscape with Floating Still-Life, acrylic on paper and board, 44” x 64”, Cold Spring, NY
1996
Portrait with Landscape, acrylic and pastel on paper, 22” x 30”, Fairbanks, AK
Alaska Landscape Painting, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 80”, Juneau, AK
1995
Ceiling Panel, acrylic on board, 72” x 96”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1994
Three-Part Folding Screen, acrylic on board, 76” x 88”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1992
Four Paintings, acrylic on paper, 6” x 9”, Fairfield, CT (General Electric Corp.)
COLLECTIONS
Public
San Miguel County Courthouse Annex, Las Vegas, NM; Art in Public Places (Acclaimed Artist Series)
Educational Retirement Board, Santa Fe, NM; Art in Public Places (Acclaimed Artist Series)
Mesilla Community Center, Mesilla, NM; Art in Public Places (New Mexico Only Initiative)
Hutchinson Art Center, Hutchinson, KS
Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Juneau, AK
Alaska State Council on the Arts Contemporary Art Bank, Anchorage, AK
Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
Boston Public Library (Slosberg Collection), Boston, MA
Corporate
Credit Union I, Anchorage AK
Princess Tours Corporation, Talkeetna, AK
General Electric Corporation, Fairfield, CT
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, NY
Chrisman, Bynum & Johnson, Boulder, CO
Private
Alaska (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau)
Alabama (Birmingham)
Arizona (Sedona)
California (Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Riverside)
Colorado (Boulder, Denver, Durango)
Connecticut (Orange, Darien, Essex, Norwalk, New Haven, Westport)
Florida (Boca Raton, Eustis, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, St. Petersburg)
Illinois (Chicago)
Indiana (Bloomington)
Kansas (Hutchinson)
Maine (Mt. Vernon)
Massachusetts (Truro, Boston, Gloucester)
Michigan (Ann Arbor, Northport Pt., Plymouth)
Missouri (Saint Louis)
Nevada (Las Vegas)
New Jersey (Howarth)
New Mexico (Albuquerque, Corrales, Dixon, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Tesuque)
New York, (Cold Spring, Irvington, New York City, Sag Harbor)
North Carolina (Cary)
Ohio (Kent)
Oregon (Portland)
Pennsylvania (W. Chester)
South Carolina
Texas (Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston)
Utah (Salt Lake City)
Washington (Bellingham)
Washington, D.C.
Canada (Atlin, Vancouver, B.C.)
Germany (Hamburg)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, S. Yarmouth, MA; www.cultural-center.org
Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA; www.capecodcreativearts.org
Cape Cod Art Center (Juried Artist Member); www.CapeCodArtCenter.org
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (Signature Member), www.ppscc.org
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill; www.castlehill.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum; www.paam.org
Pastel Society of New Mexico (Signature Member), pastelsnm.org
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (Signature Member), www.papnm.org