Rebecca Darlington 201805.JPG — About

Rebecca Darlington is a visual artist living and working in New York City. She creates artworks with light, color and shapes of growth and beauty. She and her husband moved to NYC 7 years ago after raising 5 sons in the Hudson Valley.
For 25 years she lived on the side of a mountain. Her only neighbors were acres of trees, herds of deer and spectacular seasons of color. The impression of that time and the link she formed with earth elements left a permanent imprint in the back of her vision field.
Using narrative patterns of figures and fauna Rebecca plays with plexiglass, oil sticks and collage, including 3D elements, saturated color and any means of mixed media to create a sense of joy. She prefers to send a message that the world is teaming with expansive energy.
“Through my artwork, I initiate a dialogue about love and belonging. My paintings explore sunlight filtering through trees, asking whether standing tall is lonely or stoic. With my plexiglass installations, I create a jolt of joy that can live in your space as a chandelier, a mobile, or a puzzle. I create works that connect with the viewer through beauty.”

CURRICULUM VITAE

rebecca darlington

VISUAL ARTIST

REPRESENTATION

2019-present SaatchiArt.com Virtual online gallery

2018-20 DavidsonPivotGallery.com Chelsea, New York, NY, virtually on 1stdibs.com

2012-15 Gallery 66 NY Cold Spring, NY

2001-08 Painter’s Tavern Cornwall on Hudson, NY

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019 Open Studio VCCA Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, FR

2018 Commercial Workspace The Commons, New York, NY

2018 Figurative Landscapes ArtBar Gallery, Kingston, NY

2015 Color Compass Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY

2015 Color Blast 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall on Hudson, NY

2014 Layers Upon Layers Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY

2014 The Love Factory 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall on Hudson, NY

2014 Attitude Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY

2013 Birthing Beauty Gallery 66 NY, Cold Spring, NY

2012 iScroll The Studios at 75 Broadway, Newburgh, NY

2008 Made in France CAMAC, Marnay-sur-Seine, France

2007 Evolution Art 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall on Hudson, NY

2006 Chasing Rainbows Painter’s Tavern, Cornwall on Hudson, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Knockdown Center

2022 The Other Art Fair, Chicago Fulton Market

2021 Art Gallery 118 Chasing the Bluebird, Online Exhibition

2021 Upstream Gallery PaperWorks Show, Hastings-on-Husdon, NY

2021 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Brooklyn Expo Center

2021 The Other Art Fair, Dallas Dallas Market Hall

2020 2020 National Prize Show Cambridge Art Association, Juror, Sharon Butler

Schultz Gallery/University Place Gallery, Cambridge MA

2019 EAST Open Studios Big Medium, Austin, TX

2019 Fall Exhibition 2019 LIC Arts Open, The Raw Gallery at The Factory, LIC, NY

2017 Mixed Company ArtBar Gallery, Kingston, NY

2017 Open Studios CAMAC Artist Residency, Marnay-sur-Seine, FR

2015 The Farm Project 2015 Install, 10th Collaborative Concepts, Saunders Farm, Garrison, NY

2015 The Art of Healing Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY

2015 Encaustic and Collage ArtBar Gallery, Kingston, NY

2014 Winter Showcase Skylight Gallery, New York, NY

2013 Small Works 2D/3D Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY

2013 Human Form Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY

2008 Illuminations SUNY Orange Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, NY

2008 Madness, Light & Dark The Art Upstairs, Phoenicia, NY

2008 Artist of the Catskills Michael Nelson Gallery, Saugerties, NY

2008 Hopscotch A.S.K., Kingston, NY, Curated by Steven Evans of DIA

2007 Members Show Woodstock Artist Assoc. & Museum, Woodstock, NY

COLLECTIONS

PRIVATE:

Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Marnay sur Seine, FR; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH;

Brasstown, NC; South Orange, NJ; Swedesboro, NJ; Cornwall on Hudson, NY; Cornwall, NY; Cold Spring, NY; Great Neck, NY; Rhinebeck, NY; New York, NY; Newburgh, NY; Poughkeepsie, NY; Westchester, NY; Yonkers, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Austin TX; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Midland, TX; Dhabi, UAE

PUBLIC:

Brooklyn Art Library, Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn, NY

COMMISSIONS

2018-19 Play as a Team, Mobile Skylight Installation

Bonnaroo Works Fund, Arts at the Airport

Nashville International Airport, Concourse B, Nashville, TN

EDUCATION

2018-19 Art Copyist Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

2000-09 Woodstock School of Art Alexander, Cline, Fasoldt, Nelson, Scheele, Segalman

1979 BFA, Graphic Design University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1975 Bronze Casting University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy

AWARDS