Rebecca Gottesman - Fine Artist
80 Four Wheel Drive • Norwich, VT 05055 •
Studio #233, Tip Top Building, White River Junction Vermont
(802) 649-2558 (home) • (802) 356-6200 (cell)
rebecca@rebeccasart.com • http://www.rebeccasart.com

EDUCATION

Syracuse University, College of Fine Arts, Syracuse, NY. 1980
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Ceramics
Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy, Fall Semester 1978
Courses: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Art History

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Vermont Watercolor Society
Vermont Pastel Society
New Hampshire Pastel Society

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Rebecca's work is found in numerous private and public collections throughout the country.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Finnigan Gallery, Quechee, VT
The Vault Gallery, Springfield, VT

EXHIBITIONS

  • Nature's Wonders, Solo Show, Tip Top Cafe in White River Junction, VT June - September 2008
  • Ava Art Gallery Group Show, December 2007
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center NH Pastel Society Group Show, December 2007
  • Hanover Holiday Arts’ Festival, Murphy’s Restaurant, December 2007
  • Burlington Chittenden Bank in Association with Arts Alive, Solo Show September - November 2007
  • Newport NH Library Arts Center Juried Show, August 2007
  • Designed the T-shirt for 26th Annual Prouty Century Bike Ride & Challenge Walk, 2007
  • Springfield Regional Hospital, Springfield, VT Solo Show of oils and pastels, May, June, & July 2007
  • Arts Alive!, Burlington, VT Juried Competition, June 2007
  • Vermont Pastel Society Show, Vault Gallery in Springfield VT, May 2007
  • Norwich Public Library Exhibition, Norwich,VT Organized an exhibition with 14 of my students, May & June 2007
  • Vermont Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, Green Mountain Gallery, Stowe VT, April 2007
  • Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Building, Winooski, VT, Solo Show, March & April 2007
  • Aesculapius Medical Ctr., Burlington, VT Exhibited oils, pastels and watercolors. January & February 2007
  • Ledyard Gallery at the Howe, Hanover, NH Solo Show, October 2006
  • Art in the Round Barn, Waitsfield, VT Juried Group Show, September & October 2006
  • Governors' Pavilion, State Capital, Montpelier, VT Solo Show June - July 2006
  • Arts Alive!, Burlington, VT Juried Competition, June 2006
  • River Valley Club, Lebanon, NH, Solo Show, October 2005
  • Zollicker Gallery, White River Junction VT Solo Show, March 2005
  • River Valley Club, Lebanon, Solo Show, NH February - March 2005
  • Giving Thanks, Norwich Library, Norwich VT Solo Show, November - January 2005
  • In Our Own Backyard, The Society for the Protection of NH Forests, Concord NH A Solo Show September - October 2005
  • Summer Days, Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, VT A Solo Show August - September 2005
  • Baltimore MFA, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD. Works on Paper Exhibition, a juried Group Show, Spring 2004
  • Meditation Paintings, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH a Solo Show of abstract peace paintings in oil, December 2003 - February 2004
  • Moments, Quechee Marshland Inn, Quechee, VT A Solo Show, September - October 2002
  • Memory Works, Mascoma Savings Bank sponsored by AVA Gallery & Art Center, Hanover, NH Exhibited 8 pastels, November - December 2001
  • Beyond Here, Quechee Marshland Inn, Quechee, VT A Solo Show s October - December 2001
  • Turn of the Century, River Valley Club, Lebanon, NH, Solo Show March - April 2001
  • Inspirations, Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital, Lebanon, NH, Solo Show February - July 1999
  • Collis Café, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Solo Show October - December 1997
  • Bean Gallery, Lebanon, NH, Solo Show September 1997
  • Gallery 53, Hanover, NH, Gallery member and exhibited in Summer 1994
  • Mural for the Swimming Pool, Carter Community Building Association - 8' x 20', Acrylic paint on the back of Plexiglas, Subject was under water life and the coral reef, Summer 1989
  • Batik Babe, Thetford, VT Designed and created a line of Batik children’s clothing for sale at festivals and craft shows. 1989 - 1991
  • Cashie's at the Hotel Coolidge, White River Jct., VT, Solo Show of pastels & oils, October 1989
  • Reflections, Peter Christians' Tavern, Hanover, NH a collection of fourteen pastels & watercolors June 1987
  • The Nan Miller Gallery, A private gallery in Rochester, NY, 1985 - 1986
  • The Metro Gallery, A private gallery in Rochester, NY, 1985 - 1986
  • The Jewish Community Center of Rochester, NY, Spring Group Show, 1985
  • The Hanover Gallery, Syracuse, NY, Group Show, 1985 - 1986
  • Endoge Gallery, San Francisco, California, Group Show 1982
  • Smith Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Solo Show, 1980
  • Loews Gallery, Syracuse University, Group Show, 1980
  • YWCA of Syracuse, Group Show, 1980

PUBLICATIONS

Designed the T-shirt for the Prouty Fundraiser 2007
Illustrated Gardening from the Heart, by Tina James, published by Randall Book Co. Created black and white illustrations for a gardening book. 1987
The Crescent Review, A North Carolina Literary Magazine, Cover illustration 1987

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I frequently teach adult painting classes a week out of my studio. Usually 3-4 classes a week with 4-8 students per class.
I have taught art to adults, children, and teenagers throughout the Upper Valley for the last 15 years in a variety of venues, programs, and communities.
Summer 2006 and 2007 - Tip Top Art Camp for ages eight years and up. I collaborated 2 sessions for a weeklong art program with Amy Robb, owner of the Tip Top Pottery Studio in White River Junction, VT We had ages 8 to 16 year olds in our program. I taught plein air landscape painting, studio painting, color theory, and we experienced many different kind of mediums. Our sessions were full.
Summer 2004 and 2005 - Developed and taught week long summer programs for children through the Norwich Recreation Dept.
Summer 2003 - Art Director for Camp Tel Noar, Hampstead NH Designed and implemented an art program for a Jewish overnight camp with 250 campers, ages 8 - 18. Supervised a staff of 5
1995 - present: Mud Season Art Class- Sponsored through the Norwich Recreation Department, I teach an after school art and creativity class for children during “mud season”
1994 - present: AVA Gallery, Lebanon NH - I have taught various painting classes to adults, teens, and children through out the years
2001 and 2002: The League of NH Craftsman - taught clay to children
1990 - 2005: Upper Valley Jewish Community - Taught Religious School to a variety of age groups throughout the years, eventually settling on 3rd grade for about 10 years.