REBECCA WACHTMAN STUDIO
Protean Artist, creating art using a wide variety of techniques and mediums. Always inspired by the natural world.
-Renton
-Washington
-United States



Protean: tending or able to change frequently or easily; able to do many different things; versitile
Rebecca Wachtman (b. 1965 Spokane, WA USA)
Currently living and working in King County, WA USA
www.RebeccaWachtman, BeckWacht@gmail.com, 206-745-2363
Awards:
Best Use of Mixed Media Award “A Resin-able Trio” – 2016/2017 Fiber Fusion Show, WA Surface Design Association
Honorable Mention “Goldfinch in Breeding Plumage” – 2014 Helen Norris Open Art Show, Sidney Gallery, Port Orchard, WA
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Flowers, Fungi, & Flight, Pacific Rim Galleria, Redmond WA USA
Selected Juried Exhibitions:
2017 Make America Create Again, CoCA Gallery, Seattle WA
2016-2017 Fiber Fusion Show, travelling Washington Surface Design Association Show (Allied Arts, Richland WA; VALA Redmond WA; Northwinds Gallery; Port Townsend WA; Schack Center for Arts, Everett WA)
2016 Silk In Transition show - Silk Painters International (Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN)
2016 Surface Speculations show – Eastside Surface Design Assoc. (Vision 5 Gallery, Redmond, WA), Redmond WA; 2015 Fiber Fantasy Show, Vision 5 Gallery, Redmond WA USA
2015 Washington State Fair Fine Arts Show, Puyallup WA USA
2015 Group Dynamics Show - EAFA Summer Exhibit - University House, Issaquah WA USA
Selected Non-Juried Exhibitions:
2017 Surface Design Association Conference, Small works Show, Portland OR USA
2017 Fiber Arts, Sidney Art Gallery, Port Orchard WA USA
2016 Eastside SDA Wall Display at VALA, Redmond WA USA
2016 Senior Art Show, Kirkland, WA USA
2015 Bountiful Textures Show, Burien Arts Gallery, Burien WA USA
2015 Beyond Blue Show – Sidney Museum & Art Gallery, Port Orchard WA USA
2014 Helen Norris Open Art Show, Sidney Gallery & Museum, Port Orchard WA USA,
Collections:
Various works held in private collections in the United States and Australia
Aqueous Inspired in the private collection of Jan & Carl Fisher (Board of Trustees for the American Craft Council & Museum of Glass), Tacoma WA USA
Pioneered new sculptural technique: Resinous Fibers E(M)ergent Method©™ 2016
Selected Publications and Media:
2017 Center of Contemporary Art (CoCA) Members Gallery Catalog
2016/2017 Lauren Sinner “On Display” Surface Design Magazine, Volume 40, Number 4, pg 74, Winter
2016 Jonathan Halverson “Fiber Fusion Exhibit Comes To Gallery At The Park”, Video on the local NBC news affiliates KNDO/KNDU and on their website page http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32118392/fiber-fusion-exhibit-comes-the-gallery-at-the-park “A Resinable Trio” shows from 00:13-00:16. June 1st, 2016 5:26pm
Professional Affiliations:
Fiber 19 (Fiber Arts Group) Silk Painters International Surface Design Association
American Craft Council SnitzelGroup (Fiber Arts Group) Artist Trust
Evergreen Association of Fine Art Northwest Collage Society
Professional Experience:
2021 Artist Attic Sale, Northwest Art Alliance, Seattle WA USA
2021 Art Journaling Teacher, SnitzelGroup Retreat, Goldbar, WA USA
2019 Demonstrating Artist, Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA USA
2018 Demonstrating Artist, Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA USA
2017 Demonstrating Artist, Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA USA
2017 Exhibiting Artist Sammamish Arts Fair 2017, Sammamish WA USA
2017 Shibori & Ice Dyeing Techniques, Teacher – Schack Center For Arts, Everett, WA USA
2017 Silk Painting Workshop, Teacher – Schack Center For Arts, Everett, WA USA
2017 Setup & Take-down/boxing artwork, WA-SDA Fiber Fusion Show/VALA, Redmond, WA USA
2016-current WA SDA Eastside group secretary, Redmond, WA USA
2016 WA-SDA Fiber Fusion Show Website Tester & Blog Manager, Seattle, WA USA
2016 WA-SDA Fiber Fusion Show, Teacher - Silk Painting Workshop, and Ice Dyeing & Shibori Workshop, Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, WA USA
2016 Artist En Plein Air - Whidbey Island Garden and Art Tour, Whidbey Island, WA USA
2015-2016 WA SDA Facebook & Blog Manager, Seattle, WA USA
2015-2016 Volunteer - VALA, Redmond WA USA
2015-2016 Volunteer – ArtEAST, Issaquah, WA USA
2015 Artist En Plein Air – Port Orchard Historic Home & Garden Tour, Port Orchard, WA USA
2015 Demonstrated silk painting for Eastside SDA-WA, Redmond, WA USA
2014 Artist En Plein Air - Port Orchard Historic Home & Garden Tour, Port Orchard, WA USA
2014 Exhibiting artist - Sammamish Art Fair & Sammamish Nights, Sammamish, WA USA
2014 Exhibiting artist - Issaquah Art Walks, Issaquah, WA USA
2010-current Vocational Specialist/Job-Coach, Issaquah School District, Issaquah, WA USA
2010-2011 Created & taught art curriculum Issaquah ACT Program, Issaquah School District, Issaquah, WA USA
2008-2009 Computer & Art Docent Issaquah School District, Issaquah, WA USA
Education:
Workshops and Classes Including:
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In-person and Online Classes with SnitzelGroup, led by Jean Mills 2017 to current
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Online Workshops from Laly Mille 2020, 2021
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Online Workshops from Tracy Verdugo 2020, 2021
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Online Workshops from Jenny Grant 2020, 2021
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Online Workshops Sketchbook Revival 2020, 2021
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Online Classes from Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts 2020
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Online Workshops from Karen Stamper 2020
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Working SDA Class utilizing books by Andrew Simonet
Associates of Arts & Sciences Degree – Bellevue College
Bachelor of Science Degree (emphasis in Biology) – Central Washington University