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Rebecca Gilbert

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Rebecca Gilbert works primarily in the mediums of woodcut, wood engraving, and intaglio to translate her drawings from the natural world into floating elemental reprieves - happy places that invite the viewer to slow down, live in the moment, and find optimism in that moment. Her work is characterized by a methodical technical approach to art making and a down-to-earth recognition of her own own primal cravings.
 
Ms. Gilbert’s work is in numerous public collections, including: The Princeton University Graphic Arts Library, Zuckerman Museum of Art, and The Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection. Her work is also in many private collections and has been exhibited extensively.
 
Among her most recent awards is an Artist-in-Residence at Sparkbox Studio on Picton, Ontario in 2017, a travel grant from The Center for Emerging Visual Artists in 2015 to attend OCHO Artist Residency in Questa, New Mexico, and a Surdna Foundation Enrichment Grant to support her exploration of wood engraving at the Augusta Heritage Center in 2013.
 
Ms. Gilbert earned an MFA in Printmaking/Book Arts from The University of the Arts and a BFA in Printmaking from Marshall University. She also studied non-toxic etching at the Grafisk Eksperimentarium in Capileira, Spain. She currently lives and works in South Philadelphia and teaches at The University of the Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Fleisher Art Memorial.

Recognitions & Awards


2017    Sparkbox Studio Artist Residency, two-week
             artist residency
             Picton, Ontario, Canada
 
2016    Sparkbox Studio Artist Residency, two-week
             artist residency
             Picton, Ontario, Canada
 
2015    CDP Alumni Travel Grant
             The Center for Emerging Visual Artists,   Philadelphia, PA
 
              OCHO Artist in Residence Program, three-week
              artist  residency
              Questa, New Mexico
 
2014    Faculty Development Grant
             Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
 
              Delphi Art Futures Fellowship/Residency
              Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
 
2013    Surdna Foundation Enrichment Grant
            Surdna Foundation and The University of the Arts
            Continuing Studies Department
                                           
2012    Fellowship, Career Development Program
            Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
 
2011    Delphi Art Futures Fellowship/Residency
             Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
 
 2003    Jentel Artist Residency One-month Artist Residency
             Banner, WY
 
2002    Elizabeth C. Robert Prize for Graduate Study in MFA Book
             Arts/Printmaking
             The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
 

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