EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Magna Cum Laude) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1993
Cornell in Rome, Abroad Studies Program, Rome, Italy 1992
HONORS & AWARDS
| 2026 | Bobby Anspach Foundation Micro-Grant |
| 2026 | TEDx Invited Speaker, Yale University |
| 2025 | Keynote Speaker Award, Villanova University |
| 2024 | Pew Creative Project Grant (with Nichole Canuso Dance Company) |
| 2024 | Joseph Robert Foundation Grant |
| 2023 | Schmidt Ocean Institute Funding Award for Immersive Exhibit at the National Academy of Sciences |
| 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant |
| 2023 | Alabama State Council on the Arts Grant (with UA professor Julia Cartwright) |
| 2022 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant |
| 2021 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant |
| 2020 | Edna Andrade Fund, Philadelphia Foundation Grant |
| 2019 | City of Philadelphia Resolution “Honoring Rebecca Rutstein for her Dedicated Service through Art” |
| 2018 | Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, University of Georgia |
| 2019 | University of Pennsylvania, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities Seed Grant |
| 2018 | MIT Ocean Discovery Fellow, MIT Media Labs, Ocean Exploration Forum |
| 2017 | California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks Exhibition Prize |
| 2016 | Artist at Sea Residency Fellowship, Schmidt Ocean Institute |
| 2015 | Science Communication Fellowship, Ocean Exploration Trust |
| 2014 | Sustainable Arts Foundation Award Finalist |
| 2014 | New American Paintings |
| 2012 | New American Paintings |
| 2009 | Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts |
| 2009 | New American Paintings |
| 2007 | Pew Professional Development Grant |
| 2006 | New American Paintings |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant, Painting |
| 2005 | Bridgette Mayer Gallery Travel Grant |
| 2004 | Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Painting |
| 2002 | New American Paintings |
| 1997 | Charles Addams Memorial Prize, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1997 | Natvar Bhavsar Prize in memory of Angelo Savelli |
| 1997 | Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont |
| 1996 | Piero Dorazio Color Award, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1995 | Overseers Scholar Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania |
PUBLIC ART
| 2025 | River & Sky (Mural), City Line Ave & Monument Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA |
| 2024 | The Immersion Project (Sculptural Commission), Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport, MI |
| 2023 | Elemental (Mural), 23rd & Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Fall Line (Outdoor Sculpture), Alexandria, VA |
| 2022 | Electric (Mural) Broad & Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2021 | Sanctuary (Painting Commission) Bower Sculpture Park, Shermans Dale, PA |
| 2020 | Ridge & Valley (Outdoor Sculpture) Bower Sculpture Park, Shermans Dale, PA |
| 2020 | Interstices (Outdoor Sculpture) Bower Sculpture Park, Shermans Dale, PA |
| 2019 | Convergence (Mural), AT&T and Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2019 | Cumulus (Sculptural Commission) Yale University, Yale Science Building, New Haven, CT |
| 2019 | Synthesis (Mural) Cynwyd Elementary School, Bala Cynwyd, PA |
| 2018 | Shimmer (Sculpture Commission) Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
| 2015 | Sky Terrain (Outdoor Sculpture Commission) Temple University, Percent for Art Program, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 | Abyss (Painting Installation), Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA |
RESIDENCIES
| 2026 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Atlantic Ocean, USA), R/V Atlantis, Funded by National Science Foundation, University of Georgia |
| 2026 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition, Greenland Climate Research Center, Nuuk, Greenland |
| 2025 | Ocean Memory Project, Art/Science Workshop, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island, WA |
| 2024 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Guamas Basin, Mexico), R/V Atlantis, Funded by National Science Foundation, University of Georgia |
| 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Art/Science Workshop, Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island, WA |
| 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Art/Science Workshop, University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, GA |
| 2023 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Kama’ehuakanaloa, Hawaii), R/V Kilo Moana, funded by National Science Foundation, University of Hawaii, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 2022 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Art/Science Workshop, Puerto Morelos, Mexico |
| 2020 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Art/Science Workshop, University of Delaware, 2020 (virtual) |
| 2019 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Salish Sea, British Columbia), R/V Rachel Carson with the Ocean Memory Project, Funded by University of Washington |
| 2019 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project, Boone Center for Environmental Studies, Catalina Island, CA |
| 2018 | Artist in Residence on Expedition at Sea (Guaymas Basin, Mexico), R/V Atlantis, Funded by National Science Foundation, University of Georgia |
| 2018 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Costa Rica), R/V Atlantis, Funded by National Science Foundation, Temple University |
| 2018 | Djerassi Artist in Residence Program with Ocean Memory Project, National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Woodside, CA |
| 2017 | National Academy of Sciences, Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project, Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island, WA |
| 2016 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Vietnam to Guam), R/V Falkor, Funded by Schmidt Ocean Institute |
| 2016 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Tahiti), R/V Falkor, Funded by Schmidt Ocean Institute |
| 2015 | Artist in Residence on Research Expedition at Sea (Galapagos Islands to San Diego), E/V Nautilus, Funded by Ocean Exploration Trust |
| 2012 | Gullkistan Artist Residency, Laugarvatn, Iceland |
| 2005 | Red Cinder Artist Residency, Na’alehu, Hawaii |
| 2004 | Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada |
| 2003 | Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada |
| 1997 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, with matching grant from University of Pennsylvania |
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2026 | Universal Nature, Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
| 2025 | (In)Visible Structures, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2024 | All the Stars in the Sea, Samek Art Museum, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
| 2024 | All the Stars in the Sea, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Blue Dreams, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C. |
| 2023 | Sublime Nature, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA |
| 2022 | Out of Thin Air, Space Gallery, Denver, CO |
| 2022 | Out of Thin Air, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2022 | Nexus, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2021 | Socius, Esther Klein Gallery, Science Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2021 | Topographies of Time, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO |
| 2020 | Site Unseen, Space Gallery, Denver, CO |
| 2020 | Shift, Bridgette Mayer Gallery (virtual) |
| 2019 | Artist at Sea, University of Rhode Island, Ocean Science & Exploration Ctr, Narragansett, RI |
| 2018 | Out of the Darkness, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA (2018-2019) |
| 2018 | Hidden from View, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO |
| 2017 | Convergence, John Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 2017 | 32 Degrees Latitude, California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 2017 | Fault Lines, Zane Bennett Contemporary / Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2016 | Hidden Landscapes, Video Exhibition, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA |
| 2015 | Afterglow, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 | Deep Rift, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | Zero Gravity, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA |
| 2009 | Precipice, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 | Untitled, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA |
| 2008 | Abyss, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Abyss, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | (De)Formation, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, New Hope, PA |
| 2005 | Ebb and Flow, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Canopy Adventures, List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA |
| 2004 | Breaking Boundaries, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Love & Subduction, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003 | Untitled, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada |
| 2002 | Underworld, Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | Shifting Images, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Second Skin, InRare Form Gallery, Lambertville, NJ |
| 2000 | Paintings, Drawings & Illuminations, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Erasure, Tribes Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1999 | Recent Works, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1997 | Small Works/Sacred Spaces, Morgan Print Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Paintings and Collages, Morgan Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1993 | Paintings and Drawings, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2026 | Shirley Project Space, Brooklyn, NY (upcoming) |
| 2025 | Materiality, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2025 | The Eureka Moment: Unveiling Metaphors of Discovery, The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. |
| 2025 | Laudato Si: Our Common Home, Francis M. Maguire Art Museum, Merion Station, PA |
| 2025 | The ArtShow, Hicks Art Center, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA |
| 2024 | Cosmic Ocean, with Schmidt Ocean Institute, AGU 24 Conference, Washington D. C. |
| 2024 | Art Basel Paris, with Unesco, Nautilus & Schmidt Ocean Institute, Paris, France |
| 2024 | Converge, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2024 | Artist at Sea, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY |
| 2024 | Artist at Sea, UN Ocean Decade Conference, Barcelona International Convention Centre, Spain |
| 2024 | Artist at Sea, Royal Institution, London, United Kingdom |
| 2023 | Art Basel Miami Beach, with Unesco, Nautilus & Schmidt Ocean Institute |
| 2023 | Something Big, Something Small, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Seeing the Anthropocene, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Shifting Climate: Artists Respond to the Earth in Crisis, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA |
| 2023 | Submerged: A Changing Global Climate, The Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2022 | Artist at Sea, Ciencia Viva Museum & Gulbenkian Art Museum, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2022 | The Impossible Exhibition, Power Station 501, Villanova, PA |
| 2022 | Nautilus Ocean Exhibition, The Explorers Club, New York, NY |
| 2022 | The Shaping of America, The Painting Center, New York, NY |
| 2022 | Journeys through Water, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 2021 | Karmic Joy, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2021 | Covimetry, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT |
| 2021 | The Anniversary Show, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO |
| 2020 | Covimetry, XS Gallery, University of Kielce, Poland |
| 2020 | Covimetry, XX1 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland |
| 2020 | Artist at Sea, Schmidt Ocean Institute, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA |
| 2019 | The Shaping of America, AnnMarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, Maryland |
| 2019 | Depth, Michigan Science Center & Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Waterworks, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Science, Loveladies, NJ |
| 2018 | Aqua Miami Art Fair, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Miami, FL, |
| 2018 | Benefit Exhibition for the Rail Park, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2018 | Annual Exhibition, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2018 | Ties that Bind, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY |
| 2018 | Kaleidoscope: Harbor, Bay, Ocean; A Voice for Conservancy, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI |
| 2018 | Ocean Exhibition, NY Hall of Science, New York, NY |
| 2018 | Artist at Sea, Traveling Exhibition with Schmidt Ocean Institute: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (CA), Newport Sailing Center (RI), Aquarium of the Pacific (CA), Portland Convention Center (OR) |
| 2017 | Artist at Sea, Traveling Exhibition with Schmidt Ocean Institute Bishop Museum (HI), International Ocean Film Festival (CA), America’s Cup (Bermuda) |
| 2015 | Art Miami, Bridgette Mayer Gallery Miami, FL |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Freedom, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
| 2014 | Art Miami, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Miami, FL |
| 2014 | Art San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014 | Young & Fun, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2014 | Print // Line, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2014 | Abstraction Today, Samek Art Museum, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
| 2013 | Art Miami, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Miami, FL |
| 2013 | A Random Walk, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey |
| 2013 | George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2012 | Shifting Speeds, The Painting Center, New York, NY |
| 2011 | Karmic Abstraction, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | printed, painted, pressed, C2 Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2011 | Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX, Bridgette Mayer Gallery |
| 2011 | Pew Charitable Trusts, Corporate Headquarters, Washington D. C. |
| 2009 | Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2008 | (In)finite Place, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 | Bridgette Mayer Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Black and White, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007 | Finish/Line, Curated by Miriam Seidel, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 | The Red Show, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia PA |
| 2006 | Firecracker, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA |
| 2006 | Color My World, inaugural exhibition, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA |
| 2006 | Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 | Sum of All Parts, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia PA |
| 2005 | AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New York NY |
| 2005 | Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA |
| 2005 | Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Outstanding Achievement Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Dear Fleisher, Invitational Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Urban, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2004 |
| 2003 | Drawing As Drawing, Drawing in Painting, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA |
| 2003 | Painting Invitational, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA |
| 2002 | Space-Time, Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL |
| 2002 | Survey of New Works, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | Art of the State 2002, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA |
| 2002 | 12 Mid-Atlantic Artists, Open Studios Press Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2002 | Young & Fun: On Paper, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | Young & Fun, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Four Small Paintings, Two-person show, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Philadelphia’s Emerging Artists, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1999 | Voices of the Diaspora, Invitational, Ryland-Bowe Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 1998 | The Looking Glass, Two-Woman Show, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1998 | Young Talent 1998, Juried Show, Washington Art Association, Washington, CT |
| 1997 | Pennart, Invitational, Kohn Pederson Fox Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1997 | Divine Visions, Juried Show, The Art Network Gallery, N. Lindenhurst, NY |
| 1997 | 11 pm Show, Curated by Patrick Murphy (ICA), Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1997 | New Masters, Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA |
| 1997 | East/West Visions In Between, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Works on Paper, Juried Show, Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES & INTERVIEWS
| 2026 | TEDx Talk, Yale University |
| 2026 | University of North Georgia |
| 2026 | Cornell Thank U Podcast |
| 2026 | Philly Has Heart Podcast |
| 2026 | Full Steam Ahead Podcast |
| 2025 | Podcast Interview, 23 Journeys |
| 2025 | The Hill School |
| 2025 | Keynote Speaker, Villanova University |
| 2024 | Barnes Foundation |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| 2024 | Villanova University |
| 2024 | Friends Central School |
| 2024 | The Shipley School |
| 2024 | Temple University |
| 2024 | University of North Georgia |
| 2023 | I Like Your Work Podcast |
| 2023 | Barnes Foundation |
| 2023 | ArtShow Video Interview |
| 2023 | Women in the Arts, Pennsylvania Women’s Forum, |
| 2023 | Channel 6 ABC Interview |
| 2023 | Oregon State University, Newport, OR |
| 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. |
| 2023 | Issues in Science & Technology Podcast |
| 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. |
| 2023 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 2023 | Women Mind the Water Podcast |
| 2023 | Georgetown University |
| 2023 | Lehigh University |
| 2023 | Montclair State University |
| 2023 | Delaware County Community College |
| 2023 | Mural Arts Philadelphia Panel / Women Muralists |
| 2023 | Artist & Place Podcast |
| 2022 | University of Alabama |
| 2022 | Dialogues for Artists in a Changing World |
| 2021 | University of Washington |
| 2021 | University of Alabama |
| 2021 | Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet |
| 2021 | McKinsey & Company |
| 2021 | NPR/WITF Smarttalk Interview |
| 2021 | UC Science Center |
| 2021 | Mural Arts Philadelphia |
| 2021 | Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet |
| 2021 | Integral Molecular |
| 2020 | Stanford University, Laser Talk Series |
| 2020 | Tyler School of Art, Temple University |
| 2020 | Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia |
| 2020 | Bala Cynwyd Middle School |
| 2019 | Girl Scouts of America, Women in S.T.E.A.M. |
| 2019 | GREATPHL 2019 Live interview and Podcast |
| 2019 | St. Joseph’s University |
| 2019 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| 2019 | University of Rhode Island |
| 2019 | Institute of Contemporary Art (studio tour) |
| 2019 | “Technycal – Women in Technology” Podcast with Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum Curator |
| 2019 | Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, University of Georgia |
| 2018 | Bristol Art Museum |
| 2018 | Temple University, Department of Biology |
| 2018 | Tyler School of Art (studio tour) |
| 2017 | Cornell University |
| 2017 | Moore College of Art & Design |
| 2017 | California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks |
| 2015 | Tyler School of Art (studio tour) |
| 2014 | Rutgers University (studio tour) |
| 2014 | Tyler School of Art, Temple University |
| 2014 | Abstraction Today Artist Panel, Bucknell University |
| 2013 | A Random Walk Artist Gallery Talk, Rowan University |
| 2013 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2012 | University of Texas, Tyler |
| 2008 | University of the Arts |
| 2009 | University of the Arts |
| 2008 | Swarthmore College, |
| 2007 | University of Texas |
| 2006 | University of the Arts |
| 2005 | Moore College of Art & Design |
| 2005 | Bucks County Community College |
| 2004 | Swarthmore College |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Georgia Museum of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum
National Academy of Sciences
US Consulate in Thailand
US Department of State
Microsoft
AT&T
Delta Airlines
Yale University
Penn Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Rutgers University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fox Chase Cancer Center
University of New Mexico
University of Washington
University of Alabama
Temple University
Villanova University
Nordstrom
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Susquehanna International
Hines / One Shell Plaza
Deloitte Consulting
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Ocean Exploration Trust
City of Alexandria, VA
Bower Sculpture Park
Mississippi Aquarium
Allston Labworks
Alterra / Edgewater Apartments
LDL Apartments
University City Science Center
Glenmede Trust
Biogen Idec
Delta Dental
Philadelphia Phillies (Marlon Byrd)
Wirb-Copernicus Group
Tierney Communications
Temple University, The Fox School of Business
Temple University, Pearson McGonigle Hall
Historic Landmarks for Living
Trebuchet Consulting
335 Bala Apartments
Lower Merion School District
Narberth Dentistry
Laudenbach Periodontics
The Boston Consulting Group
Community Foundation of Louisville
Philadelphia Construction & Management
Primavera Systems
Packard Press
SELECT PRESS
“Visionary Artists Shaping Today’s Cultural Narrative”, Philly Style Magazine, Nov 19, 2025.
“Popular Podcast ‘The ArtShow’ Comes to Life in New Exhibition”, New Hope News, May 13, 2025.
“Visiting Artist Rebecca Rutstein Inspires Students to Connect Art and Science”, The Hill School News, May, 2025.
“Earth Week Celebrated on Campus”, The Villanovan, Volume 118, Issue 11, April 30, 2025.
“Join Villanova University for Earth Day Activities and Keynote Events”, Keystone News, April 17, 2025.
Lane, Allan. “Rebecca Rutstein: Invisible Structures”, Dosage Magazine, April 7, 2025.
Leer, Len. “The Hidden Hand of Nature Acts as Powerful Inspiration”, Chestnut Hill Local, April 10, 2025.
Lane, Allan. “Rebecca Rutstein at the Schuylkill Center”, ArtsXhibit, April 7, 2025.
Discover PHL. “Celebrate Women’s History in Philadelphia”, Feb 11, 2025.
Fallon, Robert. “Rebecca Rutstein’s Paintings Tell of Life’s Interconnectedness on Land, Sea and Under the Sea, ArtBlog”, Oct 14, 2024.
Haik, Claire. “Art Spiel Picks: Philly Exhibitions in September 2024”, Art Spiel, Sept 19, 2024.
Lane, Allan. “Rebecca Rutstein Solo Exhibition at Bridgette Mayer Gallery”, Dosage Magazine, July 19, 2024.
Gomez-Upegui, Salome. “8 Art-World Insiders on What to See, Do, Eat, and Drink During Miami Art Week” Vogue, Dec 4, 2023.
Toussaint, Jensen. “Philadelphia Artist Rebecca Rutstein Finds Inspiration from the Natural World” Philadelphia Today, Nov 16, 2023.
Vandeveer, Camille. “‘DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous’ Highlights Local Art and Science Collaborations” The Hoya, Sept 13, 2023.
Crimmins, Peter. “The 20-Year Art Crawl: ArtBlog Celebrates Two Decades of Documenting Philly’s Art Scene”, WHYY, Sept 7, 2023.
Coke, Emma. “PRAx Exhibits Artist-at-Sea Rebecca Rutstein’s Work “, The Daily Barometer, Sept 6, 2023.
Jenkins, Mark. “In the Galleries”, The Washington Post, Sept 1, 2023.
“The Synergy between the Arts and Sciences: Representing the Wonders of the Natural World through Visual Art”, Common Home Magazine, Aug 28. 2023.
Boone, Aunye. “At the Intersection of Art & Science: A Conversation with Rebecca Rutstein, National Endowment for the Arts, July 20, 2023.
Crimmins, Peter. “Philly Exhibit Highlights how Art can Move the Needle in Public Perception of Climate Change”, WHYY, July 14, 2023.
“14 Must See Live and Online Climate Art Events” Honoring the Future, Spring, 2023.
“University of Alabama offers Full Funding Opportunities for MFA in Studio Art”, Hyperallergic, March 14, 2023
Vandeveer, Camille. “Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits”, The Hoya, March 15, 2023.
McGarrigle, Jen. “International Women’s Day”, Diaago Blog, March 8, 2023
Ichikawa, Savannah. “Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Exhibits Cosmically Inspired Art”, The Crimson White, Oct 2, 2022.
Turner, Michelle. “Museum Minute: Rebecca Rutstein”, WUGA 91.7 FM Radio, April 29, 2022.
Potsic, Amie. “Out and About in Philadelphia February 2022”, Amie Potsic Advisory Art Blog, Feb 2022.
Moore, Cindy Stockton. “The Picture Data Paints”, The Science Center, Sept 30, 2021.
“A City Filled to the Brim with Historic Rebeccas”, Beyond the Bell Tours, Sept 27, 2021.
Given, Molly. “‘Socius’ Examines the the Pandemic and its Effects through Art & Music”, Aug 17, 2021.
“‘Socius’ by Rebecca Rutstein at the Esther Klein Gallery”, University of Pennyslvania Almanac, Vol 68 Issue 2, Aug 10, 2021.
Walsh, Helen. “At the Bower, Philadelphia Sculptors take the Pennsylvania Landscape to Heart”, Broad Street Review, July 20, 2021.
Pynes, Mark. “We have to Create Something to Share”. Patriot News, April 20, 2021.
Zimmerman, Phyllis. “Art, Nature, in Harmony”, The Burg, May 14, 2021 (pg 46)
Brown, Hillary. “Museum of Art Collectors purchase Rutstein work”, UGA Today, Sept 22, 2020.
“City of Murals”, Discover Philadelphia, Aug 18, 2020
Estrada, Elizabeth. “9 beautiful things to see in Philly this Memorial Day Weekend”, WHYY, May 22, 2020.
“Jennifer Higdon Wins Grammy, New Yorker Profiles Becky Suss, Rebecca Rutstein Debuts AT&T Building Mural”, Pew Fellows News, March 31, 2020.
Bond, Courtenay. “Finding Arts & Expression with Geology and Murals”, Broad Street Review, March 31, 2020.
“Vogue’s Gallery”, British Vogue, March, 2020.
Baris, Steven. “Rebecca Rutstein: Diagrams from the Depths”, Expanded Diagram Project, Jan 4, 2020.
Greco, JoAnn. “Depth Charge”, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Dec 18, 2019.
Maiorano, Grace. “New Public Art Unveiled on South Street”, South Philly Review, Nov 4, 2019.
Sasko, Claire. “Metropolis: Sketching the Skyline”, Philadelphia Magazine, Oct 2019 Issue.
Benner, Conrad. “New Mural from Philly-based Artist Rebecca Rutstein Rises on the Schuylkill”, Streets Dept, Sept 26, 2019.
Mann, Allyson. “A Sense of the Sublime”, UGA Research Magazine, Spring 2019.
Tominaga, Masako. “Humans in the Ocean II: when HOV Alvin Portholes meet the lens of Art” Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Nov 30, 2018.
Tominaga, Masako. “Humans in the Ocean I: when HOV Alvin Portholes meet the lens of Art” Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Nov 28, 2018.
Richmond, Krista. “Artist, Professor Combine Arts & Sciences in Deep Sea,” UGA Today, Nov 5, 2018.
Hicks, Micah. “Museum Celebrates Meeting of Art & Science,” UGA Today, Oct 17, 2018.
Dougherty, Margot. “A Cliche-Free Guide to Santa Fe”, Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2018.
Drew, L. P. “Sea Change,” Cornell Alumni Magazine, Nov – Dec 2017.
Wong, Sabrina. “Rebecca Rutstein’s Convergence: Visual Contradictions”, Cornell Daily Sun, Sept 28, 2017.
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, “POST”, The Art Blog, Sept 12, 2017.
Hammer, Andrea. “Rebecca Rutstein’s Large-Scale Geometric Abstractions”, Moore Women Artists, Sept 5, 2017.
Michael, Abatemarco. “In the Abstract: Rebecca Rutstein & Jared Weiss”, Pasatiempo, July 7, 2017.
Van Cleve, Emily. “Geological Shifts”, Santa Fe Arts Journal, June 26, 2017.
Secrets of Green, 7 Artists Inspired by Nature, May 17 2017.
Novak, Ana. “The Artist at Sea at Schmidt Ocean Institute”, SciArt Magazine, December 2016.
Popova, Eketarina. “Rebecca Rutstein: Interview”, Create! Magazine, December 15, 2016.
Krysa, Danielle. “Rebecca Rutstein”, The Jealous Curator, October 10, 2016.
Furino, Giaco. “Ahoy! Set Sail on an Artists’ Residency in the Middle of the Ocean”, Vice Magazine, Oct 1, 2016.
Delisle, Raina. “Amplifying Data Through Art”, Hakai Magazine, 24 August, 2016.
Lum, Burt. “Civil Geeks: When Science and Art Intersect”, Civil Beat, 19 August, 2016.
“Fellows Friday News: Rebecca Rutstein’s Artist-at-Sea Resideny”, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Feb 26, 2016.
Wiener, Carlie. “All Things Marine”, KHNR Hawaii State-Wide Radio Show, Interview, February 16, 2016.
Fallon, Roberta. “From Sea to Stars, Rebecca Rutstein’s Big Year”, ArtBlog, December 17, 2015.
“From Stem to STEAM, Art Aboard Nautilus”, Nautilus Live Blog, October 17, 2015.
Crimmins, Peter. “Philadelphia Artist Finds Inspiration on Ocean Floor”, Newsworks, NPR/WHYY, July 20, 2015.
Fiorentino, Alexander. “Rebecca Rutstein’s Afterglow at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, The Art Blog, May 28, 2015.
Greenberg, Alyssa. “News Post…Rebecca Rutstein to Set Sail…”, The Art Blog, May 12, 2015.
Volpe, Allie. “In the galleries: Art picks for May”, philly.com, May 4, 2015.
Popova, Eketarina. Fresh Paint Magazine, Spotlight Artist, Edition VI, February, 2015.
Greenberg, Alyssa. “Artist News”, artblog, September 30, 2014.
Newhall, Edith. “Galleries: Summer Fun”, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2014.
Findlay, Lauren. “Young and Fun: Abstraction at Bridgette Mayer Gallery,” The ArtBlog, July 18, 2014.
Farrand, Matt. ‘Abstraction Today’ Talk Draws Crowd to Gallery,” Standard Journal, March, 2014.
Miner, Al.New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, January, 2014.
Darsa, Allisa. “Art Superstars Shine at Miami Beach VIP Events,” artnet news, Dec 5, 2013.
Newhall, Edith. “Change up.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 9, 2013.
Otterbein, Holly. “First Friday Focus”. Phila City Paper. March 1, 2013.
“Rebecca Rutstein Explores Where Life And Geology Intersect With ‘Deep Rift’” Huffington Post. Feb 14, 2013.
Cotner, David. “Tales from the Topographic Oceans,” Ventura Co. Reporter, 9/22/11.
Schwartz, Chip. “Art Goes on Despite Bridgette Mayer Renovations,” KnightArts.org, August 9, 2011.
Donohoe, Victoria. “She Leaves the Viewer Wanting More,” Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 2009.
Huckabay, Carolyn. “Kaleidoscope,” Philadelphia Citypaper, September 4, 2009.
New American Paintings. Open Studios Press, April, 2009.
Katz, Matt. “The Educated Eye,” (cover), ventana magazine, August, 2008.
Zarro, Jennifer. “(In)finite Place,” Art Matters Magazine, July 12, 2008.
Otterbein, Holly. “Last Chance,” Philadelphia Citypaper, November, 19 2007.
Strauss, R.B. “Art: Rebecca Rutstein,”aroundphilly.com, November 7, 2007.
Newhall, Edith. “Outlines Filled In,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March, 2007.
Pressler, Jessica. “The Philly School,” Philadelphia Magazine, May, 2006.
Baker, Alex. New American Paintings. Open Studios Press, April, 2006.
Fallon, Roberta. “New Mayer in Town,” Philadelphia Weekly, Dec. 28, 2005.
Fallon, Roberta. “Breath of Life,” Philadelphia Weekly, November 23, 2005.
Newhall, Edith. “A new Approach,” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 10, 2005.
Strauss, R.B. “First Friday November Sweeps,” Philadelphia Weekly, November 2, 2005.
“The Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Rebecca Rutstein,” ArtInfo, November 2005.
Slupe, Ellen. “’Art of the State’ Shows Pennsylvania’s Best” Art Matters, August, 2005.
Donohoe, Victoria. “Region Fares Well at State Show,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2005.
Hill, Lori. “Industrial Evolution,” Philadelphia Citypaper, April 28, 2005. Cover Story
Bocella, Maggie. “Rutstein’s Human Landscapes,” Artmatters (Cover Story), January 2005.
Donohoe, Victoria. “Artist’s Work Reflects Focus on Watershed,” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 2004.
Brown, Gerard. “HereNowThereThen,” Pew Fellowships In The Arts Catalogue, 2004.
Lotozo, Eils. “Folk Arts Win a Place Among Pew Fellowships,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2004.
Fallon, Roberta. “And the Winners Are,” Art Blog, June 5, 2004.
Sozanski, Edward. “Speaking Geologically,” Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2004.
Fallon, Roberta. “Truth or Dare,” Philadelphia Weekly, October 30, 2002.
Sozanski, Edward. “Drawing as Sculpture,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 25, 2002.
Victoria Donohoe. “Art of the State Shows Regional Talent,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 2002.
Lewis, Zachary. “State of the Arts,” Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA, June 30, 2002.
Rosenberg, Susan, Curator, New American Paintings. Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, April, 2002.
Sozanski, Edward. “Collage-style works, concrete, ephemeral,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1, 2002.
B. Strauss. “Art Attack: New, but Hardly Rookies,” Philadelphia Style Magazine, March 1, 2002.
Deni Kasrel. “Rebecca Rutstein: Shifting Images,” Digital City Philadelphia, February 6, 2002.
B. Strauss. “Rebecca Rutstein Mixes Art & Science,” Main Line Times, February 28, 2002.
Sozanski, Edward. “Gallery Opens with Light-Hearted Show,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 2001.
Strauss, R.B. “Philly’s Art Renaissance,” Philadelphia Metro, July 6, 2001.
Strauss, R.B. “Dogdays-Schmogdays,” University City Review, August 1, 2001.
Strauss, R.B. “A Welcome Addition,” aroundphilly.com, July, 2001.
PUBLICATIONS
Ha Thuc, Caroline. The Ocean Manifesto, JBE Books, Paris, June 2025.
Talasek, J.D.. Integrated Contemporary Art & Science Practices, Routledge Press, 2025
Deming, Jody. “Ocean Memory: Unimagined Perspectives”, Leonardo, MIT Press, Volume 58, No. 1, Feb 2025
Claire Takacs, Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future, Hardie Grant Books, 2024.
Association, Volume #12, Cornell University Press, 2023.
“Blue Dreams: Rebecca Rutstein and the Ocean Memory Project”, Issues in Science & Technology, Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine, Summer 2023.
Skalak, Tom. Blue Dreams: Rebecca Rutstein & the Ocean Memory Project, Exhibition Catalog, National Academy of Sciences, 2023.
Baris, Steven. Discursive Geometry, Goldenmark Press, Poland. 2023.
Florek, Olivia. Rebecca Rutstein: Sublime Nature, Exhibition Catalog, Delaware County Community College, March 2023.
Roche, Dawn. The Journal of Ocean Technology: Climate Change & the Ocean, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2022.
Socius Exhibition Catalogue, UC Science Center, 2021.
McQuillan, Angela. Interalia Magazine, 2021.
Catamaran Literary Magazine, 2021.
Jue, Melody. Wild Blue Media: Thinking through Sea Water, Duke University Press, Feb 2020.
Brown, Caroline. “Artists at Sea: Illuminating the Mysteries of Ocean Science”, Muse Magazine, Jan 2020.
The Great Courses: Visual Literacy Skills. The Teaching Company, 2019.
Mann, Allyson. “A Sense of the Sublime”, University of Georgia Research Magazine, Spring 2019.
Association, Volume 10, Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art & Planning, 2018.
Steinbeck, Kenneth. Creative Practice for Visual Artists, Routledge Press, 2018.
Novak, Anna. “Artists at Sea”, SciArt Magazine, Dec 2016
Furino, Giaco. “Ahoy: Set Sail on an Artist Residency in the Middle of the Ocean”, Vice Magazine, Dec 2016
Delisle, Raina. “Amplifying Data Through Art”, Hakai Magazine, August 22, 2016.
Miner, Al. New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue #110, 2014.
Deitsch, Dina. New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue #98, 2012.
Brown, Gerard. Alter Hall Art Collection, Temple University Press, 2010
Kinghorn, George. New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue #81, 2009.
Baker, Alex. New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue #63, 2006.
Rosenberg, Susan. New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue #39, 2002.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION & professional affiliations
Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia
Deans Council, University of Pennsylvania, Stewart Weitzman School of Design
Collection Artist, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gulf Creative Network, National Academy of Sciences