Rebecca 's profile
I’m especially drawn to archetypal symbolism across different cultures. I love stories, myths, dreams, and fairy tales. I have no formal degree in art but have studied in various places including the Schuler School of Art in Baltimore. I work in mixed media with oil paint, fiber, oxidized copper, and found materials.
The pieces displayed here represent two bodies of work. The first is is my reimagining of Greek goddesses as contemporary women and how the stories of the women in these ancient myths are still completely relevant today, over 3000 years after they were written. Women in ancient Greece struggled with a patriarchal society that has changed little in the arch of history. The women in these stories had their hearts broken by unfaithful men, were denied choices, were forced into marriages against their will, lusted after by men in power, and endured any number of hardships that are still familiar to women today. The fierceness of these mythical women, as they’ve negotiated their way in a male dominated society and reclaimed their power despite their society's attempts to rob them of agency, is an archetypal reflection of women’s narratives for millennia. It feels especially relevant to me at this moment in history.
The second is a series of landscapes that are my response to issues in the world that move me, especially regarding the environment and immigration.
My work has been in many gallery shows throughout the DMV area and I have commissions across the United States. A brief sample of these is below:
Galerie Myrtis. American Flag exhibit. Baltimore, Maryland.
Circle Gallery. American Landscapes exhibit. Annapolis, Maryland.
Glenview Mansion Gallery. Rockville Art League exhibit (Winner of first place, third place and honorable mention awards). Rockville Maryland.
City Gallery. Opening exhibit. Baltimore, Maryland.
Delaplaine Art Center. Juried exhibit. Frederick, Maryland.
Current Galleries
Baltimore Art Gallery
855 West 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
469-360-3500
bmoreartgallery.com
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