Ada Goldfeld is a painter who lives and works in Ridgewood, Queens. She graduated from the dual-degree program between the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University, receiving a BFA in studio art and a BA in art history and religion. In 2018, she completed an MFA in painting at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been shown nationally, including at Morgan Lehman Gallery, Asya Geisberg Galley, and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. Goldfeld’s paintings are similar to vignettes, each capturing a quiet, everyday moment that holds deeper significance. Most recently, she has turned her attention to domestic spaces that teeter between very different emotional states. Using transparent layers of oil paint, she explores the tension between feeling comfortable, while also burdened, on edge, or trapped. Alongside her studio practice, Goldfeld has taught painting, drawing, and design at Marymount Manhattan College, Wagner College, and Bergen Community College.