Gemma Kauffman

Available Works

Biography

Gemma Kauffman (b. 1979, UK) is a painter working from a remote studio immersed in the elemental landscape of Alentejo, Portugal.

Moving between figuration and abstraction, she explores colour as a living language, balancing harmony and contrast through layered, intuitive compositions. Influenced by cinema, music, textiles, and a synesthetic sensitivity to colour, her paintings examine the interplay between memory and observation.

Beginning with plants, light and atmospheric landscapes, her spontaneous gestures draw on rhythm, pattern, and repetition to create immersive visual spaces that invite emotional and sensory connection.

Her work is held in private collections across Europe.

Education

MA, Arts University Bournemouth, 2011

Certificate, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2002

BA, University of the Arts London, 1998-2001

Exhibitions

2023
Super Cool Minds, Portugal

2022
The Other Art Fair, London, UK

2019
London: City of Dreams, Rich Mix, London, UK

2017
LCN Showcase, [SPACE], London, UK

2016
Painting, Props, Performance, Brighton Festival, UK
And The Dark And The Dark, A-side B-side Gallery, London, UK

2015
Miss Represented, Brighton Dome, Brighton, UK