Liz Jaff is a New York City-based artist whose work intricately explores the intersection of memory, time, and perception through formal structures and repetitive patterns. A painter by training from the Rhode Island School of Design, Jaff’s artistry extends beyond traditional canvases to include immersive installations, three-dimensional objects, and works crafted from and on paper. Her pieces have been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at venues such as Widmer Theodoridis Gallery in Switzerland, The Art Complex Center in Tokyo, and Robert Henry Contemporary in New York.

Central to Jaff’s art is an engagement with storytelling, poetry, and personal narrative, often influenced by performance. Her large-scale, site-specific installations are theatrical and transformative, using repeated elements that respond to the architectural nuances of each space. These immersive environments evoke a dreamlike quality, suggesting portals into fairytales and hidden realms.

One of her signature series, the "Cut Out" works, features layered paper grids meticulously cut and folded to create sculptural reliefs. These pieces embody ruminative reflections on moments and sensations—familiar smells, people, feelings, memories—serving as meditative counts of time and repositories for memory. Jaff’s work invites viewers into a space where art becomes a daydream, a personal exploration of memory's role in shaping experience.

  • Choux

    hand cut paper on board, 22.5 × 16