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1. Brick, 2007, pen, marker on paper, 6-½” x 9-½”
2. Machinery, 2008, ink, marker on paper, 6-½ x 9-½”
3. Partridge, 2008, colored pencil, marker & pen on paper, 7-½” x 11”
4. Peacock, 2008, colored pencil, marker & pen on paper, 7-½” x 11-¼”
5. Poultice, 2008, colored pencil & marker on paper, 6-¼” x 10”
6. Red Planet, 2008, colored pencil, marker on paper, 6-½” x 9-½”
7. Volcano, 2007, marker and pen on paper, 6-½” x 9-½”
8. Parade, 2006, India ink, pastel on paper, 22” x 18”

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1. Embrasure, 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collages on
     canvas, 55” x 33”
2. Jubilee, 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collages on
     canvas, 31” x 36”
3. Rock Ridge, 2008,oil, acrylic, pastel and collages on
     canvas, 72” x 41”
4. Cutting Board, 252008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collage
     on board, ” x 18-¼”
5. Dancing Days, 2007, oil, acrylic, dry pigment, India ink
     and collage on canvas, 76” x 48”
6. Lady Liberty, 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel andcollage on
      canvas, 57-½” x 47”
7. Oratorios (Triptych), 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collage
     on board, 12”x 18” each
8. Pedestal, 2008, oil, acrylic, India ink, pastel and collage
      on canvas, 58” x 55”
9. Tooth, 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collage on canvas,
     31" x 30"
10. Planetarium, 2007, oil, acrylic, pastel, dry pigment and
      collage on canvas, 92” x 40”
11. Red Moon, 2007, oil, acrylic and collage on canvas,
       60” x 57”
12. Slipknot, 2008, oil, acrylic, pastel and collage on
        board, 18” x 12”
13. Runoff, 2006, mixed media on canvas, 60” x 44”
14. Bird’s Eye View, 2006, mixed media collage on paper,
        40” x 42”

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1. Bold Face, 2008, monoprint, 14-3/4" x 7-3/4"
2. Floe, 2008, monoprint, 7" x 14-3/4"
3. Fundament 1, 2008, monoprint, 9-1/4" x 12"
4. Fundament 2, 2008, monoprint, 9-1/2" x 12"
5. Puzzle 3, 2008, monoprint, 11" x 14"
6. Skyscape, 2008, monoprint, 9-1/4" x 12"
7. Skyscape, 2008, monoprint, 9-1/4" x 12"

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Contact Information
Crane Arts Building
1400 N. American Street, #307
Philadelphia, PA 19122
tel: 267-808-6840
e-mail: rebecca@rajacoby.com
www.rajacoby.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
Visual expression is an instinctive, intimate, intense part of my personal growth.  The work comes from my gut, changing and evolving with me.  A constant in my work is a strong impulse towards mark-making.  The physical act of putting paint on canvas or ink on paper moves and builds imagery.  Content and form is instigated through the use of a variety of tools, each of which has its own distinctive voice.  The technique of combining media – paint and India ink, crayon and pencil and collage – increases the emotional and physical range of the imagery.

Each piece evolves out of the physical act of making the piece itself.  Simple actions like varying the pressure of a piece of charcoal or gluing a torn “relic” builds color, shape and moves the imagery to its ultimate outcome.  The way a particular color or shape looks and the way the mark-making tool feels often sets a piece in motion.  The way shapes take form and are articulated keep the piece moving and building.

The necessity to push myself as an artist and avoid over-familiarization with a particular style or method emerged when an increase in scale, scope and an expanded range of drawing tools removed controls I’d subconsciously sought.  The large-scale mixed media and collage pieces that resulted continue to evolve.  Recently, a reduction in scale inspired a return to drawing, now a daily practice that informs large-scale pieces and ongoing projects.  Meanwhile, a return to painting on canvas has exposed possibilities that my previous “routine” had begun to obscure. 

Self-imposed disruptions in my practice help me locate new sources of imagery, renew my artistic autonomy and my capacity to explore content, and help me to move forward as an artist.  My artistic goals include the desire to possess a varied range of skills, to avoid limitations or identification with a particular medium and to challenge myself intellectually, emotionally and creatively.

Education
2001
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
MFA, Printmaking

1991
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
BA, Philosophy

Continuing Education

1995-1998
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Printmaking

1997
Dieu Donne, New York, NY
Paper making

1994
California College of Arts and Crafts
Painting

Professional Affiliations
LG Tripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Member since 2004

Philadelphia Print Collaborative Philadelphia , PA
Public Project Volunteer/Printmaker:  The Rub; Love-In

The College Art Association, New York, NY
Member since 2000

Pratt Institute Graduate Student group 6, Brooklyn, NY
Founder

Publications
2007
InLiquid Calendar, (January)

2003
Sheridan Press, Sheridan, WY, Public presentations of work by Jentel residents

2001
NY Arts, Review “Patterns of Repetition”, January 2001

I.S.C.A (International Society of Copy Artists), “My Room”, spring, 2000

Arsis, The Creative Arts Magazine of Mount Holyoke College, Cover Design, spring, 1991

Selected Exhibitions

2007
Survey, Summer 2007, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA

2006
The Variety Show, Falling Cow Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Color, Lines and Spaces, Gallery Siano , Philadelphia, PA

2003-2004
Walker Gallery, Denver, CO

2003
Number 9, Lambertville, NJ

2001
Patterns of Repetition, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY

Enve Salon, New York, NY

Faculty Show, Art Department, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Inside, MFA Thesis Show, Pratt Institute, Steuben East Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

VI, 6 Group Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

6 x 2=13=ART, 6 Group Show, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Generations II, A.I.R. Gallery , New York, NY

Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artist’s Space, New York, NY

1999-2000
6, Group Show, Lola, New York, NY

1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
Printmaking Holiday Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

1994
Dream, Sculpture Installation, The University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Awards and Residencies
2006
Residency at Vermont Studio School, Johnston, VT

2003
Residency at Jentel Artists Residency Program, Lower Piney Creek, WY

2001
Recipient, Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Merit in Graduate Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2000, 2002
Master Printer at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking Monothon, Norwalk, CN

2000
Symposium, 2000, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
One of seven MFA candidates, selected by Donald Kuspit.

1999-2000
Recipient, Joseph Skinner Fellowship in Art, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Lectures and Talks
2005
Artist LunchboxLecture: Monoprints, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA 

Collections
Corporate
2007
Marguerite Rodgers, spring 2007

2006
Coventry, Purchased December 2006

Other
2008
InLiquid.com Benefit v.8.0, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA

2007
InLiquid.com Benefit v.7.0, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA

2006
InLiquid.com Benefit v.6.0, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA