2025 Street Wise Mural Festival
About the Artist:
Max Kauffman (b. Chicago, Illinois) is an artist and curator based in Colorado. He received a BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Anthropology from Arizona State University. He has exhibited his work nationally in solo and group exhibitions, including at Museum of Friends in Walsenburg, CO; Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Arvada, CO; Gildar Gallery in Denver, CO; Cass Contemporary, Tampa, FL; and the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. He has painted murals in cities across North America, including Oakland, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Chicago, and Denver. He is the recipient of residencies at the Newnan Art Center in Newnan, GA, the Black Book Gallery in Denver, and the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. Kauffman’s curatorial project, Neü Folk, highlights handmade, traditional, and folk art practices.