Rebecca Rutstein Explained
Birth Place: | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 1971 |
Nationality: | American |
Education: | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornell University Master of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania |
Known For: | Public art, painting, sculpture |
Website: | https://rebeccarutstein.com |
Rebecca Rutstein (born 1971) is an American artist known for her multidisciplinary work and collaborations with oceanographers, ecologists, microbiologists, molecular scientists, and geologists. She is a full-time artist who works in her studio in Philadelphia. [1]
Early life and education
Rutstein was born in 1971 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Lower Merion High School, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1993. She went on the earn a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in 1997.
Career
Since the early 2000s, Rutstein has created painting, sculpture,[2] interactive installation, and public art[3] inspired by the natural world.[4] She has been an artist in residence on eight expeditions at sea, including aboard the R/V Falkor sailing from Vietnam to Guam, the R/V Atlantis in the Guaymas Basin, Mexico and off the coast of Costa Rica, and the R/V Rachel Carson in the Salish Sea, and three deep-sea dives to the ocean floor in the Alvin research submersible.[5] She is a collaborator on The Ocean Memory Project,[6] a transdisciplinary group of researchers exploring ways in which the ocean and its inhabitants are an interconnected system with agency and memory. She has collaborated with oceanographers,[7] ecologists, microbiologists, molecular scientists, and geologists.[8] Scientists with whom she has collaborated include Samantha "Mandy" Joye,[9] Erik Cordes, Chris German, Jody Deming, and Julia Cartwright. Through visual and immersive experiences, her abstract work sheds light on the places, systems, and processes that are often hidden from view. Her goal is to foster a deeper connection with nature, and inspire wonder, empathy, and stewardship in the face of the climate crisis.[10]
Her work can be found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art,[11] National Academy of Sciences, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, U.S. Consulate in Thailand, U.S. Department of State, Yale University, University of Washington, University of Alabama, University of New Mexico, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Microsoft and AT&T.<ref>Web site: Rutstein . Rebecca . abbreviated biography . 2023-06-30 . Rebecca Rutstein . en-US.
Talks
- Podcast with The Ongoing Transformation from Issues in Science and Technology journal[12]
- National Academy of Sciences, May[13] and Sept 2023[14]
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, May 2023[15]
- Women Mind the Water Podcast, April 2023[16]
- Georgetown University, March 2023[17]
- Lehigh University, March 2023
- Montclair State University, Art Forum Series, March 2023
- Delaware County Community College, March 2023
- Artist & Place Podcast, Feb 2023[18]
- University of Alabama, Sept 2022[19]
- Dialogues for Artists in a Changing World, March 2022[20]
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Nov 2021[21]
- University of Alabama, Aug – Sept 2021[22]
- Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet, Aug 2021[23]
- NPR/WITF Smart Talk Interview, June 3, 2021[24]
- UC Science Center, Philadelphia, April 2021
- Mural Arts Philadelphia, March 2021
- Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet, Feb 2021[25]
- Stanford University, Laser Talk Series, Stanford, CA, Oct 2020
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, April 2020[26]
- St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA Sept 2019
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 2019[27]
- University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, April 2019[28]
- “Technycal – Women in Technology” Podcast with Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum Curator of Digital Art, 2019[29]
- Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, University of Georgia, 2018-19[30]
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Sept 2017[31]
Awards
- ·2022-23 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative - Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant
- 2020-21 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative - Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant
- 2018-2019 Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding (University of Georgia)
- 2018 MIT Ocean Discovery Fellow, MIT Media Labs, Ocean Exploration Forum
- 2016 Artist at Sea Residency Fellowship, Schmidt Ocean Institute
- 2015 Science Communication Fellowship, Ocean Exploration Trust
- 2009 Independence Foundation Fellowship
- 2007 Pew Professional Development Grant
- 2006 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant
- 2004 Pew Fellowship in the Arts[32]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2013-02-14 . Surreal Topography And Lands That Never Were . 2023-06-30 . HuffPost . en.
- Web site: 2021-07-20 . At The Bower, Philadelphia sculptors take the Pennsylvania landscape… . 2023-06-29 . Broad Street Review . en.
- Web site: 2019-09-26 . New Mural from Philly-based Artist Rebecca Rutstein Rises on The Schuylkill . 2023-06-29 . Streets Dept . en.
- Web site: 2015-12-16 . From sea to stars – Rebecca Rutstein's Big Year . 2023-06-30 . Artblog . en.
- Web site: Tominaga . Masako . 2018-11-30 . Humans in the Ocean II: When HOV Alvin Portholes meet the lens of Art . 2023-06-29 . Rebecca Rutstein.
- Web site: The Ocean Memory Project – A Cross Disciplinary Approach to Global Scale Changes . 2023-06-29 . en-US.
- Web site: Richmond . Krista . 2018-11-05 . Artist, professor combine arts and sciences in deep sea . 2023-06-29 . UGA Today . en-US.
- Web site: Brown . Gabriel . Ichikawa . Savannah . 2022-10-03 . Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Exhibits Cosmically Inspired Art . 2023-06-29 . The Crimson White.
- Web site: Lloyd . Jay . 2023-09-06 . Episode 35: Blue Dreams: Connecting People With Ocean Research . 2023-09-18 . Issues in Science and Technology . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-03-15 . Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits . 2023-06-29 . en-US.
- Web site: Brown . Hillary . 2020-09-22 . Museum of Art Collectors purchase Rutstein work . 2023-06-29 . UGA Today . en-US.
- Web site: Lloyd . Jay . 2023-09-06 . Episode 35: Blue Dreams: Connecting People With Ocean Research . 2024-03-19 . Issues in Science and Technology . en-US.
- Blue Dreams, Ocean Memory Project . live . 2023-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819122411/https://www.nationalacademies.org/documents/embed/link/LF2255DA3DD1C41C0A42D3BEF0989ACAECE3053A6A9B/file/DA5F16F76D090544C8A2216557FA48464FB301601DE4?noSaveAs=1 . 100th Meeting of the Ocean Studies Board . en . 5 . May 1719, 2023 . . 19 August 2023.
- Web site: 2023-09-14 . ‘DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous’ Highlights Local Art and Science Collaborations . 2023-09-18 . en-US.
- Web site: Special Geology & Geophysics Hybrid Seminar: Art Meets Science . 2023-07-03 . www.whoi.edu/ . en-US.
- Web site: Rebecca Rutstein, artist/ocean explorer, guest Women Mind the Water Artivist Series . 2023-07-03 . Pam Ferris-Olson . en-US.
- Web site: Art Meets Science—Artist Talk with Rebecca Rutstein . 2023-07-03 . Georgetown University . en-US.
- Web site: Archived copy . July 3, 2023 . July 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703212853/https://www.audacy.com/podcast/artist-place-75afb/episodes/rebecca-rutstein-interconnection-collaboration-hidden-landscapes-6764d . dead .
- Web site: 2022-08-18 . Renowned Artist and UA Planetary Scientist Collaborate for SMGA Exhibition . 2023-07-03 . Department of Art and Art History . en.
- Web site: Session 20 - Dialogues for Artists in a Changing World . 2023-07-03 . en-US.
- Web site: Ocean Currents 11/16/21 . 2023-07-03 . www.ocean.washington.edu.
- Web site: 2021-08-30 . Artist Rebecca Rutstein to Present Online Talk at UA . 2023-07-03 . Department of Art and Art History . en.
- Web site: 2021-09-29 . The Science of Art with Rebecca Rutstein . 2023-07-03 . RADIOKISMET . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-08-09 . Philadelphia artist explores the intersection of art, science and technology . 2023-07-03 . WITF . en.
- Web site: 2021-02-26 . From Studio To Gallery To Submarine with Rebecca Rutstein . 2023-07-03 . RADIOKISMET . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-01-10 . VIRTUAL LECTURE: Critical Dialogues Series Presents: Rebecca Rutstein and Erik Cordes . 2023-07-03 . Tyler School of Art . en.
- Web site: Points of View Speaker Series with Rebecca Rutstein . 2023-07-03 . Mural Arts Philadelphia . en-US.
- Web site: Visiting Artist Rebecca Rutstein . 2023-07-03 . University of Rhode Island . en.
- Web site: TECHNYCAL . Welcome to TECHNYCAL . 2023-07-03 . TECHNYCAL . en-US.
- Web site: a2ru Plenary Session – Rebecca Rutstein and Samantha Joye – “Expeditions, Experiments, and the Ocean: Arts and Sciences at Sea” . 2023-07-03 . UGA Calendar of Events . en.
- Web site: Rebecca Rutstein: Convergence Cornell AAP . 2023-07-03 . aap.cornell.edu . en.
- Web site: Rutstein . Rebecca . cv . 2023-06-30 . Rebecca Rutstein . en-US.