Paper Artist and Sculptor
Rebecca Hutchinson’s sculptural work is informed by observations of the natural world, drawing inspiration from what she sees as its resilience and resourcefulness. Ranging in scale from site-installation museum projects to gallery sculpture, the work is a profusion of color harmonies, floral textures and absorbing detail. Found embedded in her work are locally sourced materials—native and natural as well as industrial and domestic cast-offs. The work is attentive to the emerging concerns of the Anthropocene: sustainability as an ethos, hybridity as a strategy, and growth as a set of negotiations.
Her current work explores the theme of navigating boundaries both conceptually and aesthetically. As a Professor at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth she has taught Undergraduate and Graduate Ceramics for over twenty years. Rebecca Hutchinson’s sculptural work has been shown nationally and internationally at venues such as: the Everson Museum of Art, the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Daum Museum, Burlington Contemporary Art Center, Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Keramikos International Della Ceramica D’Arte, Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and Vendrell Biennale of Vendrell, Spain. Her work has been published in over 80 publications around the world and she has been awarded numerous grants, fellowships, and awards.
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