Susan R. Kaufman was introduced to art at a very young age. Her father was an artist born in Russia and he continued his art when she was born. Susan has been trained since early in life to be an artist and her focus was on people. She sold, exhibited, and won prizes on her paintings. Later, Kaufman studied with renowned artists David and Linda Elder where she learned how to turn clay into bronze. Her focus is on sculpting people and to explore and illustrate the pathos and humor in people as well as spirit and energy of the human condition. She gets her inspiration from observing people. This genre has won her many awards and recognition in her work. Susan was recognized for her work and life and her work is now documented in the archives of Focus on The Masters voted in by a distinguished jury in 2010.

More recently Susan has began to explore doing abstract figurative bronze sculpture and immediately began winning awards on about every piece from the start. She is evolving in her medium and continues to find new challenges in her passion of art.

A prolific artist, Kaufman creates numerous figurative images and had interviews in national publications for her work. She is currently an artist in residence at Studio Channel Islands. Susan continues to accept commissions.

Susan’s work is exhibited in national and local collections and represented in many galleries.