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. Her solo exhibition, the future is certain, took place in May 2024 at the Shirley Project Space in Brooklyn, NY. She also recently had solo exhibitions in Mexico City, Brooklyn, and Hartford. Kagan has attended several residencies including R.A.R.O Madrid, Vermont Studio Center, Residency Unlimited, 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 22 artists per year.