“My eyes see, at home, abroad, wherever, the subjects that become my paintings.  But the techniques that are employed to bring them to life vary with my passion for unique materials, be they hand made papers, shiny acrylic inks, glossy photos taken on New York sidewalks or printed off the computer.  Each surface beckons me to approach it with materials designed to enhance its own unique qualities.  Each painting, whether it stands alone or is part of a series, must resonate with my desire to make a work of art that is competent, compelling and uniquely mine.  The joy I find in the making of art, the education I bring to it, and the intensity with which I work, result in the colorful, multilayered acrylic and collage paintings presented in the pages of this website:  please enjoy!”  – Bernice Koff

Book Jacket 23- Carpets of the Orient. It is 22″ X 30″ Mixed Media on Paper and completed in 2020 (Covid-19#03)

Koff’s painting, Book Jacket 23: Carpets of the Orient, exhibited in New York with the Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club at the historic Salmagundi Club on lower Fifth Ave. in Manhattan.  Koff is a signature member of this organization, founded by the first woman trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  This juried show was open to women artists worldwide! Koff’s painting received a treasured award: the Cecilia Cardman Memorial Award for mixed media paintings.

You can see more of Bernice’s work by making a selection from the Gallery menu item at the top of this site!