Payton Kaeding
b. 2000 
payton.kaeding@gmail.com
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Payton Kaeding  lives and works in Chicago, IL, where she is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She previously obtained her Post-Baccalaureate certificate from SAIC and received her bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 


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EDUCATION
 School of the Art Institute of Chicago







University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MFA, Painting and Drawing,
Expected 2026

Post-Baccalaureate, Painting and Drawing, 2024


BA in Art History and Public Relations, 2023

AWARDS2025-2026


2024-2026 Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship

SAIC Presidential and Recognition Merit Scholarships, Visionary Scholars Award 
TWO PERSON SHOWS2025
 Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow, Gure, Chicago, IL
GROUP SHOWS
2024


2025




2026 They Are Always Somewhere, Hermit, Taipei, TW

20 artists: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, hardboiled, Chicago, IL

SHELF SHOW, Saw Horse, Chicago, IL
The 5th roster of Arabesque, hardboiled, Chicago, IL

SKILLS
Scamming (intermediate)
Spacial awareness (expert)




Images are not extensive! Last updated 05.12.26
Paintings


Stack, 2026
Oil on canvas 
60 x 24 in. 




Fat plum skinny plum, 2026
Oil on canvas 
48 x 48 in.   




Self Portrait no. 4, 2026
Oil on panel
16 x 12 in.  



Still life with energy sword, 2026
Oil on panel
9 x 12 in. 




Shark, 2025
Oil on panel 
72 x 36 in. 




Still life, 2025
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (Diptych)




Still Life #2, 2025
Oil on panel 
55 x 36 in. 




Hobo from the Polar Express, 2025
Oil on canvas
36 x 24 in.




Installation views of Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow at Gure, Chicago, IL, 2025


Green Window, 2025
Oil on canvas
48 x 36  in. 



Installation view of Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow at Gure, Chicago, IL, 2025


Lady meets hobo from Polar Express, 2025
Oil on canvas
60 x 24 in.