Rebecca C. Strauss

Fine Arts Professional

For information about upcoming shows, events, documentation of works in progress, research, and art related activities, please visit instagram.com/rebeccacstrauss/.

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Rebecca Strauss

email: Rebecca.C.Strauss@gmail.com

web: rebeccacstrauss.com

Education

State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York

Masters of Fine Art (MFA), Sculpture, 2012

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Studio Art, High Honors, 2009

Minor: Archaeology

Deans List: 2005-2009

Experience

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA August 2016-Present

Fine Art Studio Technician

Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY August 2013-July 2016

Adjunct Professor, 3D Design
Adjunct Professor, Art Seminar

Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY November 2014-August 2016

Gallery and Studio Technician

State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

Professor of Record, Fine Art Foundations (January 2011 - May 2011)
Adjunct Professor, Sculpture (August 2010 - December 2010)
Graduate Assistant, Metals (May 2011- August 2011)
Graduate Assistant, Sculpture (January 2010 - August 2010)
Graduate Assistant, Wood (September 2009 - May 2010)

Michael’s Arts and Crafts, Poughkeepsie, NY June 2011 - January 2013

Painting Instructor: Acrylic Painting, beginner/intermediate.

Keropian LLC, Carmel, NY October 2012 - December 2013

Studio Assistant Wax working, filling, sanding, chasing, mold making, and finishing work for sculptor Michael Keropian

Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, Verbank, New York June 2005 - August 2010

Art Director (June 2009 - August 2010)
Assistant Art Director (June 2008 - August 2008)
Director of Ceramics (June 2005 - August 2007)

Skills

Fine Arts

Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Welding, Metalworking, Foundry, Casting, Mold Making, Wood Working, Ceramics, New Media/Digital Art, Sculpture, Interactive Art

Technology and Software

Artec 3D Scanning, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhinoceros 4.0 (3D modeling software), Boe-Bot and Arduino Micro-controllers (basic robotics prototyping platforms), Physical Computing (interactive technology utilizing data collected by a variety of sensors), Power Point/ Keynote, Isadora (real-time manipulation of digital media), Final Cut Pro, Inspiration (Visual Mapping, Outlining, and Writing Software)

Selected exhibitions

2024 Abstraction, Arts League of Lowell, Lowell, MA

2024 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC

2023 JustArts Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

2023 Sculptural Elements, Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA

2023 Wander, Mildred I. Washington Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2023 Interconnected: A Fiber Show, Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA

2023 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC

2022 Floating Vessels, Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (Grant recipient)

2021 Little Things Matter: National Juried Small-Scale Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery of Art and Design, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

2020 Rooted Vessels, Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (Grant recipient)

2016 JustArts Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

2015 New Directions '15, Barrett Art Center's 24th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY (Awarded Honorable Mention)

2015 Faculty Show, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2014 Touched, Exhibitor at Hudson Valley Mini Maker Faire, Poughkeepsie, NY

2014 Burn Quilts, Howland Public Library, Beacon, NY

2014 Art Between the Pages, Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie, NY

2014 New Works by Rebecca Strauss, Art Centro, Poughkeepsie, NY

2013 Textures, Mid Hudson Heritage Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

2012 Touched Exhibitor at World Maker Faire NYC, New York, NY

2012 6th Borough, Poughkeepsie, NY

2012 Vestibule/ Bertha’s Funeral, Poughkeepsie, NY

2012 Morphogenesis/ Rituals in Opposition of Loss: New Works by Kirsten Olson and Rebecca Strauss, BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY

2011 Touched: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

2011 Appetite, Unisom Gallery, New Paltz, NY

2011 Genetics of Seeds, Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz, NY

2010 Collectively Independent, Wall Space, Kingston, NY

2010 Raw and Unleashed, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York

2010 Convergences in Photo Silkscreen, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York

2009 Rochester Institute of Technology Annual Honors Show, Henrietta, NY

2009 BFA Senior Thesis Show, Gallery r, Rochester, NY

2009 “r” Connections, Regional Juried Exhibition, Gallery r, Rochester, NY

2008 Black & White, Juried Exhibition, Gallery r, Rochester, NY

2008 2nd Annual Printmaking Council of New Jersey's Print Auction, Somerville, NJ

2008 New Directions '08, Barrett Art Center's 24th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY

2008 The Best of Barrett Summer Show, Poughkeepsie, NY

2008 Rochester Institute of Technology Annual Honors Show, Henrietta, NY

PUBLICATIONS

Highlights of Maker Faire New York, by Becky Stern, evilmadscientist.com, 10/10/12
Whatever a phobia of fingers is called, this is it. hackaday.com 10/2/12
Maker Faire Roundup, crummy.com, 10/2/12
Interactive Creature, Interview by Mark Frauenfelder of Make Magazine, 9/30/12
Featured Artist, SovereignNation.org, 5/25/12
Art Review: “r” Connection, Rochester City Newspaper, 1/21/09