A New York City native, Kathy Kaufmann is a two-time Bessie recipient and was nominated for a 2015 Bessie for Rebecca Davis's Bloowst Windku. She has been a resident designer at the Danspace Project at St. Marks Church for over 15 years and has toured extensively throughout the world. She was honored to be included in Curtain Call: Celebrating 100 Years of Women in Design at the New York Performing Arts Library and currently teaches lighting design at Sarah Lawrence College. She works regularly with many companies, including Michelle Dorrance (Dorrance Dance), Joanna Kotze, David Parker (The Bang Group), Eiko & Koma, Rebecca Steen, Moriah Evans, and Mina Nishimura. Recent projects include designs for Jonathan Gonzalez, Morgan Bassichis, Mariana Valencia, Jasmine Heard, and Tatyana Tenebaum.