About the Artist
Rebecca Singer grew up in Skokie, Illinois. She began her formal art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago at the age of sixteen and received a BFA at the University of Illinois with a major in Graphic Design and Filmmaking. She worked as a filmmaker in NYC for more than ten years and then returned to photography to earn a certificate from the International Center of Photography in NYC.
For many years, Ms. Singer has been exploring photographic collage with traditional black and white photography, manipulating her images in the dark room. For more than 20 years, she has been working in color with the aid of a computer to assist in producing works of art that are available in signed, limited editions.
Ms. Singer has enjoyed many awards through the years and has exhibited her work in and around the New York area including The Yeshiva University Museum which holds many of her works in their permanent collection.
Since 2005, Ms. Singer has been working with seniors and children helping them to create art, (art therapy,) painting, drawing, photography and needle crafts. The pleasure is in the process of creating.