WE WERE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL:
ARTWORK BY REBECCA ALEXANDRA HERSKOVITZMARCH 5 - 28
SPLIT LEVEL GALLERY: COURTYARD LEVEL
In some moments: uncomfortable.
And at others: wondrous.
Using ink and acrylic on paper, wood, and canvas, Rebecca enacts a simple yet startling truth: each mark that is made leads to the next. Through abstraction, geometry, color fields, and linear elements, Rebecca actively engages with the knowledge that what has been created can never fully be erased. As she explains: “The past will always remain as part of the path that brought us to the current
moment. It is sacred in this way.”
Rebecca’s current artwork is, overarchingly, an investigation of the many ways that humans engage
with loss and grief, and the existence that marches on afterward. Elements vacillate interchangeably, and perhaps simultaneously, between foreground and background. A form materializes, though only for a moment, bringing the viewer into a state of questioning.
REBECCA ALEXANDRA HERSKOVITZ (she/her) is an artist, songwriter, and educator. A
Massachusetts native, Rebecca Alexandra Herskovitz earned her B.A. in Studio Art and M.A.T. in
Visual Arts, with concentrations in Sociology and Education, from Clark University in Worcester;
she then graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with an M.S. in Special Education
focusing on social-emotional needs and interventions. After living and working in San Francisco,
California and then Omaha, Nebraska, Rebecca now resides in Western Massachusetts.
A Special Education teacher within the Northampton Public Schools, Rebecca is passionate about
building emotionally supportive spaces for young people – and all people. Her work, whether it is
within the classroom, or on a canvas, or in a song, embodies the importance of grappling with life’s
challenging realities through authenticity, togetherness, and the embrace of nuanced
EVENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Preview/Pre-Sale 6:00 - 7:00pm
Artist Talk 6:30pm
The Split Level Gallery
FREE and open to the public (with 10% Pre-Sale discount on all artwork)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
Silent Disco Studio Hour 5:30 - 6:30pm
The WORKROOM @ 33 Hawley
Adults: $10; Ages 10-17*: $1
Space is limited. Reservations required.
Email for more information: whereveryouarestudios@gmail.com
*Special pricing provided thanks to the generous support of the Northampton Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council. Participants aged 13 and under must attend with an adult.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Opening Reception & Arts Night Out 5:00 - 8:00pm
A.P.E. @ 33 Hawley (The Split Level Gallery)