Rebecca Rutstein
Artist Statement
Worlds are happening alongside ours that are invisible to us. And yet there is an interconnectedness of all things in the natural world. Through collaborations with oceanographers, microbiologists, molecular scientists and planetary geologists I’ve been given a rare window into hidden systems within our environment. I marvel at the fractal patterns found in nature, often utilizing the language of geometric abstraction. My works are inspired by phenomena like the intricacies of microbial structures, cosmic rays or bioluminescence in the deep sea. The works I create are meant to speak on a visceral level but often resonate beyond aesthetics to engage the viewer more deeply with processes in nature. I feel passionately about creating visual and immersive experiences that shed light on places, processes and networks hidden from view, to foster connection with the natural world in the face of our climate crisis.
Artist Bio
Award-winning, multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Rutstein creates work at the intersection of art, science and technology. For over twenty years she has created painting, sculpture, interactive installation and public art inspired by the natural world. Rutstein is passionate about creating visual and immersive experiences that connect people with the environment in the face of our climate crisis. She has been an artist-in-residence at locations around the world and collaborates with scientists exploring the deep sea, including six expeditions and two dives to the ocean floor in the Alvin submersible. Rutstein has received the prestigious Pew Fellowship in the Arts, an Independence Foundation Fellowship, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant, is an MIT Ocean Discovery Fellow, and was recently named the Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, awarded for her groundbreaking work at the University of Georgia. Her collaborations with scientists have been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative, Delta Airlines Foundation, University of Washington, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, Ocean Exploration Trust, Schmidt Ocean Institute and the Philadelphia Foundation. Rutstein’s work has been featured on NPR, ABC, CBS, and in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Vice & Vogue magazines. With over 30 solo exhibitions, she has exhibited widely in museums and institutions, and her work can be found in the permanent public collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, US Department of State, Yale University, University of Washington, University of New Mexico, Temple University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, AT&T and Delta Airlines. Rutstein holds a BFA (magna cum laude) from Cornell University and an MFA from University of Pennsylvania. She is represented by Bridgette Mayer Gallery (Philadelphia), Space Gallery (Denver) and Sherry Leedy Contemporary (Kansas City).
Selected Exhibitions
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Delaware County Community College, March – April 2023 (upcoming)
Out of Thin Air, Space Gallery, Denver, Nov 2022 – Jan 2023 (upcoming)
Out of Thin Air, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, Sept – Oct 2022
Nexus, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Feb – March 2022
Socius, Esther Klein Gallery, Science Center, Philadelphia, PA Aug – Sept 2021
Topographies of Time, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO Feb – Mar 2021
Site Unseen, Space Gallery, Denver, CO Aug – Sept 2020
Shift, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, (virtual) June 2020
Out of the Darkness, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA Nov 2018 – Oct 2019
Artist at Sea, University of Rhode Island, Ocean Science & Exploration Ctr, Narragansett, RI April – May 2019
Hidden from View, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO June-Aug 2018
Convergence, John Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Aug-Sept 2017
32 Degrees Latitude, California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA June-Aug 2017
Fault Lines, Zane Bennett Contemporary / Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM June-Aug 2017
Hidden Landscapes, Video Exhibition, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA June-Sept 2016
Afterglow, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA April-May 2015
Deep Rift, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA March 2013
Zero Gravity, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA September 2011
Precipice, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA September 2009
Four Solo Exhibitions, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA June-July 2008
Abyss, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA March 2008
Abyss, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA November 2007
(de)Formation, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, New Hope, PA March 2007
Ebb and Flow, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA November 2005
Canopy Adventures, List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 2004/2005
Breaking Boundaries, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA 2004
Love & Subduction, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2004
Underworld, Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA 2002
Shifting Images, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2002
Second Skin, Light boxes & collages, InRare Form Gallery, Lambertville, NJ 2000
Paintings, Drawings & Illuminations, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Erasure, Paintings and Collages, Tribes Gallery, New York, NY 2000
Recent Works, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1999
Small Works/Sacred Spaces, Morgan Print Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1997
Paintings and Collages, Morgan Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1996
Paintings and Drawings, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1993
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Artist at Sea Exhibition, Ciencia Viva Museum & Gulbenkian Art Museum, Lisbon, Portgual, June 2022
The Impossible Exhibition, Power Station 501, Villanova, PA, June 2022
Nautilus Ocean Exhibition, The Explorers Club, New York, NY, March 2022
The Shaping of America, The Painting Center, New York, NY, Jan 2022
Journeys through Water, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Nov 2021 – June 2022
Karmic Joy, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, June – July 2021
Covimetry, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT, April 2021
The Anniversary Show, Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Kansas City, MO, Nov 2020 – Jan 2021
Covimetry, XS Gallery, University of Kielce, Poland, Oct 2020
Covimetry, XX1 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland, Sept 2020
Artist at Sea, Schmidt Ocean Institute, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, Feb 2020
The Shaping of America, AnnMarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, Maryland, Sept – Oct 2019
Depth, Michigan Science Center & Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit, MI, June-Aug 2019
Waterworks, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Science, Loveladies, NJ July – Aug 2019
Aqua Miami Art Fair, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Miami, FL, Dec 2018
Benefit Exhibition for the Rail Park, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sep – Oct 2018
Annual Exhibition, form & concept, Santa Fe, NM, July – Sept 2018
Ties that Bind, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, June – July 2018
Kaleidoscope: Harbor, Bay, Ocean; A Voice for Conservancy, Bristol Art Museum (RI), April – June 2018
Ocean Exhibition, NY Hall of Science, New York, NY, Sept 2017 – Feb 2018
Artist at Sea: A Year-long Traveling Exhibition with Schmidt Ocean Institute, 2017-2018
Bishop Museum (HI), International Ocean Film Festival (CA), America’s Cup (Bermuda),
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (CA), Newport Sailing Center (RI),
Aquarium of the Pacific (CA), Portland Convention Center (OR)
Art Miami, Miami, FL, Bridgette Mayer Gallery Booth, Dec 2015
Philadelphia Freedom, Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Feb 2015
Art Miami, Miami, FL, Bridgette Mayer Gallery Booth, Dec 2014
Art San Francisco/Silicon Valley – Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Oct 2014
Young & Fun, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, June-Aug 2014
Print // Line, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA April-June 2014
Abstraction Today, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA Oct 2013 – March 2014
Art Miami, Miami, FL, Bridgette Mayer Gallery Booth, Dec 2013
A Random Walk, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, Nov 2013
Group Show, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
Shifting Speeds, The Painting Center, New York, NY, 2012
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 Booth, April 2011
Pew Charitable Trusts, Corporate Headquarters, Washington D. C., 2011
Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY, December 2008- January 2009
(In)finite Place, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA 2008
Black and White, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
Finish/Line, Curated by Miriam Seidel, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA February 2007
The Red Show, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia PA, December 2006
Firecracker, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA December 2006
Color My World, inaugural exhibition, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA June-August 2006
Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA 2006
Sum of All Parts, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia PA, December 2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New York NY, October 2005
Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 2005
Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA 2005
2004 Outstanding Achievement Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 2005
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
Drawing As Drawing, Drawing in Painting, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA 2003
Painting Invitational, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA 2003
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 2002
Young & Fun, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001
Four Small Paintings, Two-person show, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Philadelphia’s Emerging Artists, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Voices of the Diaspora, Invitational, Ryland-Bowe Gallery, Richmond, VA 1999
The Looking Glass, Two-Woman Show, LockJaw Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1998
Young Talent 1998, Juried Show, Washington Art Association, Washington, CT 1998
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, Juried Show, Arthur Ross Gallery, Phila, PA 1997
Works on Paper, Juried Show, Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1996
RESIDENCIES
Artist at Sea Expedition (Mexico) – University of Georgia, funded by National Science Foundation, 2024 (upcoming)
Artist at Sea Expedition (Oregon) – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution – funded by National Science Foundation, 2023 (upcoming)
BioArt Residency with Science Center at Integral Molecular, Philadelphia, funded by Edna Andrade Fund, Philadelphia Foundation, 2020-21
National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative funded Ocean Memory Project Residency, University of Delaware, June 2020 (virtual due to Covid-19)
Artist at Sea Expedition (Salish Sea, British Columbia) with the Ocean Memory Project – funded by University of Washington, Oct 2019
National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative funded Art/Science Ocean Memory Project Residency, Catalina Island, CA, Feb 2019
Artist at Sea Expedition (Mexico) – with University of Georgia, funded by National Science Foundation, Nov 2018
Artist at Sea Expedition (Costa Rica) – with Temple University, funded by National Science Foundation, Oct 2018
Djerassi Artist in Residence Program with Ocean Memory Project – funded by National Academies of Science Keck Futures Initiative, Woodside, CA, Mar 2018
National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative funded Art / Science Ocean Memory Project Residency, Friday Harbor, WA, Sept 2017
Artist at Sea Expedition (Vietnam to Guam) – Schmidt Ocean Institute, June 2016
Artist at Sea Expedition (Tahiti) – Schmidt Ocean Institute, February 2016
Artist at Sea Expedition (Galapagos Islands to San Diego) – Ocean Exploration Trust, July 2015
Gullkistan Residency, Laugarvatn, Iceland, 2012
Red Cinder Artist Colony, Na’alehu, HI 2005
Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada 2004
Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada 2003
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1997
VISITING ARTIST / LECTURES / INTERVIEWS
Artist & Place Podcast, Sept 2022
University of Alabama, Sept 2022
Dialogues for Artists in a Changing World, March 2022
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Nov 2021
University of Alabama, Aug – Sept 2021
Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet, Aug 2021
McKinsey & Company, Philadelphia, July 2021
NPR/WITF Smarttalk Interview, June 3, 2021
Science Center, Philadelphia, April 2021
Mural Arts Philadelphia, March 2021
Podcast Interview, Live at Radio Kismet, Feb 2021
Integral Molecular, Jan 2021
Stanford University, Laser Talk Series, Stanford, CA, Oct 2020
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, April 2020
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 2020 (postponed due to Covid-19)
Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Bala Cynwyd, PA Feb 2020
Girl Scouts of America, Women in S.T.E.A.M., Nov 2019
GREATPHL 2019 Live interview and Podcast, Philadelphia, Oct 2019
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA Sept 2019
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 2019
University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, April 2019
Institute of Contemporary Art (studio tour), Philadelphia, PA, April 2019
“Technycal – Women in Technology” Podcast with Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum Curator of Digital Art, 2019
Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, University of Georgia, 2018-19
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI, June 2018
Temple University, Department of Biology, Philadelphia, PA, March 2018
Tyler School of Art (studio tour), Philadelphia, PA, Feb 2018
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Sept 2017
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA, March 2017
California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks, June 2017
Tyler School of Art (studio tour), Philadelphia, PA, Nov 2015
Rutgers University (studio tour), Camden, Nov 2014
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2014
Abstraction Today Artist Panel, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, March 2014
A Random Walk Artist Gallery Talk, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, Nov 2013
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
University of Texas, Tyler, TX, 2012
University of the Arts (studio tour), Philadelphia, PA, 2009, 2008
Swarthmore College (studio tour), Swarthmore, PA, 2008
University of Texas, Tyler, TX, 2007
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2006
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA 2005
Bucks County Community College, Bucks County, PA 2005
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 2004
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Georgia Museum of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum
US Department of State
Microsoft
AT&T
Delta Airlines
Yale University
University of New Mexico
University of Washington
University of Alabama
Temple University
Bower Sculpture Park
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fox Chase Cancer Center
UC Science Center
Ocean Exploration Trust
Schmidt Ocean Institute
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Hines / One Shell Plaza
Nordstrom
Deloitte Consulting
Glenmede Trust
Biogen Idec
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
Awards
AWARDS
National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative, Ocean Memory Project Seed Grant, 2020-21 & 2022-23
Edna Andrade Fund / Philadelphia Foundation Grant Recipient for BioArt Residency with Science Center, 2020-1
City of Philadelphia Resolution “Honoring Rebecca Rutstein for her Dedicated Service through Art”, Oct 2019
Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, University of Georgia, 2018-19
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities Seed Grant, 2019
MIT Ocean Discovery Fellow, MIT Media Labs, Ocean Exploration Forum 2018
National Academy of Sciences / Keck Futures Initiative – Ocean Memory Workshops, Invited Collaborator, 2017-22
California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks Exhibition Prize, 2017
Artist at Sea Residency Fellowship, Schmidt Ocean Institute, 2016
Science Communication Fellowship, Ocean Exploration Trust, 2015
Sustainable Arts Foundation Award Finalist, 2014
New American Paintings, 2014, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2002
Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts, 2009
Pew Professional Development Grant, 2007
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant, Painting, 2006
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Travel Grant, 2005
Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Painting, 2004
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, 1997
Piero Dorazio Color Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Overseers Scholar Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1995-96
Fine Arts Scholarship, Washington University, 1989-90
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
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.
The Great Courses: Visual Literacy Skills. The Teaching Company, 2019.
Association, Volume 10, Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art & Planning, 2018.
Steinbeck, Kenneth. Creative Practice for Visual Artists, Routledge Press, 2018.
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.
SELECT PRESS
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.
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”. Patrio 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”, 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.
Findlay, Lauren. “Young and Fun: Abstraction at Bridgette Mayer Gallery,” 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.
