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Carrie Kaufman Reinvented Herself into an Award-winning Artist

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Carrie is a neighbor in the Old Town neighborhood in Lake Oswego and an award-winning mixed media artist whose work was presented at the Lake Oswego Festival of Arts and part of the All Star exhibit.  


Mixed media art is Carrie’s “second career”. Carrie says art was very much part of her early life.  Her father, an architect, and her mother, a multi-talented visual artist, encouraged Carrie’s creative pursuits from a young age. 


Carrie lived in Hawaii for many years where she owned a fabric boutique, taught contemporary quilting, and manufactured a line of art to wear clothing and accessories. The rich colors of Hawaii and the Asian culture influenced her style.


After returning to Oregon, Carrie moved away from working with fabric and developed a distinctive approach to mixed media. She incorporates unusual embellishments and collected objects, layering them with colorful papers, fibers, paint, -- and anything else that catches her eye -- to create her unique artwork. She continues to experiment and evolve her style.


Carrie Kaufman’s art at the Lake Oswego Festival of Art Show, June 2024



See and buy Carrie's art at Lake Oswego's Lawrence Gallery


About Carrie's Background

Carrie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Linfield College. She has a strong desire to make her community a better place and has worked in nonprofit management for 30 years. She is the mother of two grown sons and a delighted grandmother of two. She is on the board of the Old Town Neighborhood Association and active in the art community. 


Not unlike a patchwork quilt, Carrie explains that her artwork is constructed of small forms that build on each other to become a complex image. She likes assembling a collection of visual elements that are markedly different from each other. Bits and pieces of paper, fiber, paint and found objects interplay and the image comes to life. Her unique technique is the result of many influences and years of experimentation.   

Carrie says, “It’s easy to take life too seriously. Creating mixed media collage brings balance to my life and whimsy to my world. I love color and texture and I strive to make the walls of our everyday lives sing with pleasure and delight.”


See more of Carrie’s wonderful mixed media artwork at:


Blog post written by Derrith Schmidt, a neighbor of Carrie’s in the Old Town Neighborhood who serves with her the Neighborhood Association Board and was thrilled to go to the Festival of Art Show and see Carrie’s work! 


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