Elsie Kagan is a Brooklyn-based painter, originally from Berkeley, CA. Her work draws together divergent languages into conversation with a material-based approach to abstraction, creating visually dense and exuberant paintings. Recent solo shows include the drop falls at 3s Artspace in Portsmouth, NH and the future is certain in 2024 at the Shirley Project Space in Brooklyn, NY.
Kagan has attended residencies including TSA Chicago, Cuttyhunk Island Residency, R.A.R.O Madrid, Vermont Studio Center, Residency Unlimited NYC, and Chautauqua. Recent grants are from the NEA, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Kagan holds an MFA from the Tyler School of Art and a BA from Wesleyan University.
Kagan is the Founder and Executive Director of Interlude Artist Residency, specifically designed to address the unique needs of artist parents. A non-profit Residency program in Upstate New York, Interlude offers supportive and fully funded 3-week sessions for approximately 20 artists per year.