BIO

E.A. KAHANE is an American artist whose photographic practice transforms images into immersive encounters that expand photography beyond its traditional boundaries.

E.A. Kahane Portrait

E.A. KAHANE in front of MO.CA in Brescia, Photo by Fabio Cattabiani, 2025

Kahane's work is rooted in a lifelong photographic practice shaped by curiosity, travel, and a deep engagement with place. Whether capturing Central Park, African wildlife, Italian landscapes, car races, or New York parades, her images reveal a recurring sensibility: beauty intertwined with joy, movement, and human connection.

Her installations integrate light, sculpture, video, and custom-designed objects, light boxes, furniture, murals, and silk screens, inviting viewers to step into the images rather than simply observe them.

Her most recent project, HEART OF THE RACE, Master Mechanics of the Mille Miglia, honors the skilled mechanics of the historic 1000 Miglia race. Inspired by Irving Penn's Small Trades, she created formal studio portraits and on-the-road images. The project premiered at Museo Mille Miglia and at MoCA Centro per le Nuove Cultura in Brescia, Italy, as an expanded public installation.

Kahane has also presented exhibitions and site-specific installations at the New York Historical Museum, Art Center of Sarasota, and the Temple Emanu-El Bernard Museum. Earlier projects include OFF THE WALL, on Safari with E.A. KAHANE, We Need a Parade, and FRONT ROW SEAT, The Most Beautiful Race in the World. Her 2024 photo book, COME JOIN THE PARADE!!, 25 Years from My Third Floor Window, sold out and received coverage from The Today Show, Vogue, NPR, ABC, CNN Style, and many other publications, radio, and television appearances.

EXHIBITIONS

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

"HEART OF THE RACE: Master Mechanics of the Mille Miglia" Museo Mille Miglia and MoCa: Centro per le Nuove Culture, Brescia, Italy Solo Exhibition 2025
ON GOING "COME JOIN THE PARADE!!" Useppa Island Historical Museum Solo Exhibition 2024
"I LOVE A PARADE" New York Historical, NYC, NY Solo Exhibition 2024
"FRONT ROW SEAT, The Most Beautiful Race in the World" Museo Mille Miglia, Brescia, Italy Site Specific Outdoor Installation 2022
"HOME: Lens on Israel" Temple Emanu-El Bernard Museum, New York, NY Group Exhibition 2018
"—" Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI Juried Group Show 2016

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

"COME JOIN THE PARADE!!" Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, Florida Solo Exhibition 2024
"FRONT ROW SEAT, The Most Beautiful Race in the World" Sarah Langley Gallery, Newport, RI Site Specific Installation 2021
"Flower Power IV" Jessica Hagen Gallery, Newport, RI Group Exhibition 2021
"The Flag Project" Rockefeller Center, New York, NY Judged and Curated, Public Installation, Group Exhibition 2021
"WE NEED A PARADE!" Historic Newport Spring Park, Newport, RI Site Specific Outdoor Installation 2020
"Hey Nineteen" Jessica Hagen Gallery, Newport, RI All-Female Group Exhibition 2019
"OFF THE WALL: On Safari with E.A. KAHANE" Jessica Hagen Gallery, Newport, RI Site Specific Installation 2019
"Winter Blues" Jessica Hagen Gallery, Newport, RI Group Exhibition 2018
"From a Private Collection Photos by E. A. KAHANE" Jessica Hagen Gallery, Newport, RI Solo Exhibition 2017
"The Face of Grace" Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI Photos by EA KAHANE and Nick Mele 2016
"Central Park Early Learning Center, AHRC NYC" Gallery 25 CPW, NYC Portraits of 160 preschool children 2012
"Central Park and Other Places" Gallery 41CPW, NYC Solo Exhibition 2011

THE COLLECTIONS

The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY
The New York Historical New York, NY
Newport Art Museum Newport, RI
Museo Mille Miglia Brescia, IT
ADAC, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Munich, Germany
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL
Newport Historical Society Newport, RI
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY
AHRC NYC New York, NY
Private and Corporate Collections -

BOARDS,
COMMITTEES
& AWARDS

BOARD POSITIONS

Aperture, New York, NY (2015—Present)
Useppa Island Historical Society, Useppa Island, FL (2026—Present)
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY (2019—2025)
AHRC NYC Foundation (2010—2023)
Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI (2014—2019)

COMMITTEE POSITIONS

Tate Britain, London, England Photography Acquisitions Committee (2019—Present)
Photofairs, New York, NY Advisory Board (2023)
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Guggenheim Photo Council (2019—2022)
ICP (International Center for Photography), New York, NY Collections Committee ICP (2015—2020)

AWARDS

2023 Awarded 'Caggiano nel Cuore,' presented by the Mayor of Caggiano, Italy, in recognition of dedication and love for her ancestral home and Italian roots
2022 Recipient 'Lt. Det Joseph Petrosino Association in America Lifetime Achievement Award' in honor of outstanding philanthropy and many professional and artistic accomplishments
2021 Distinction Newport Living and Lifestyle’s “Influencer Award” voted by the community to recognize those who are engaged and participating in cultural and philanthropic activities.
2012 "Caggianese Association of America" Honoree in recognition of outstanding citizenship and contributions to the association
2011 Recipient of the 'M. Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award' from the AHRC NYC (the first woman to receive this prestigious award in 29 years since inception)

ALSO...

OF NOTE

  • 2014: Audrain Automobile Museum, Newport, RI, Co-founded by Elizabeth and William Kahane
  • 2012: "Elizabeth and William Kahane Occidental College United Nations Program" Endowed gift

PHILANTHROPIC WORK

In addition, photography has provided E.A. KAHANE the opportunity to help some of her favorite charities by donating her work for auction and sales. Those charities and organizations include:

  • La Zebra Odv and 1000 Miglia, supporting the children's hospital of Brescia
  • Her Justice, providing pro bono legal support for women facing domestic violence
  • Hearts of Gold, supporting homeless mothers and their children
  • AHRC NYC, serving 15,000 children and adults with special needs in New York City and the boroughs
  • Newport Art Museum's Wet Paint Fundraiser
  • St. Bernard's School, New York City

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

2025—Present
Newport H12 Women’s Fleet, Newport, RI. Founder and Fleet Captain
2025—Present
New York Yacht Club, NYC & Newport, RI
2024—Present
Newport Ladies Car Club, aka Cars & Curves, Newport, RI. Co-Founder
2024—Present
The National Arts Club, NYC, NY
2023—Present
Useppa Yacht Club
2019—Present
Sarasota Yacht Club, Sarasota, Florida
2011—Present
Associazione Caggianese D'America of New York and New Jersey
2006—Present
The Core Club, New York City, NY, and Milano, Italy
1999—Present
Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, NYC, NY
1990—Present
Young Men's and Women's Real Estate Association, NYC, NY. Three terms as a board member. Three terms as board member
Portrait with artwork

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