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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 |