BIO
rebeccajanehoenig@gmail.com
I was born and named Rebecca Jane Rackin in Newark, New Jersey in 1959, and spent my first few years in Illinois, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a short time in West Philadelphia, my family moved to Germantown in 1963.
I attended Germantown Friends School for 13 years before going to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1977. At the time, Vassar did not offer a studio art degree so I majored in Art History. After studying in Florence, Italy, and graduating from Vassar, I studied at Tyler School of Art from 1981-1982.
I spent many years working in the commercial printing and publishing industries while taking evening and Saturday printmaking classes at Fleisher Art Memorial. I received an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts in 1993.
I have taught in many schools and art centers including Fleisher Art Memorial, Abington Art Center, Main Line Arts Center, Bala House, Germantown Friends School, and Springside School.
I taught students of all ages at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for over twenty years. I retired from full time teaching in 2019. I currently teach adult Watercolor classes at The Allens Lane Art Center and Watercolor and Collage through the Mount Airy Learning Tree.
Selected Exhibitions
Art in City Hall, “Philadelphia Black History: The People’s Stories”, 2024
Pendle Hill, “Be We Whole”, Exhibit of Joined Hands Artists Collective, 2023-2024
Susquehanna Art Museum, “Souls ShotPortrait Project”, 2022-2023
Art in City Hall, “Artists Honoring Victims of Gun Violence”, 2022
Rowan College of South Jersey, “Souls Shot Portrait Project”, 2021
Chestnut Hill College, “Souls Shot Portrait Project”, 2021
Logan Library, “Souls Shot Portrait Project”, 2019-2020
Art in City Hall, “Crafting Narratives”, 2019
Imperfect Gallery, “All Women Show”, 2018
Cathedral Village Art Gallery, Solo Show, 2018
Art in City Hall, “Small Sculpture”, 2017
Art in City Hall, “Crafting Contexts”, 2017
Gallery on Nassau at TIGERLABS, Solo Show, 2017
Harcum College, “100 Years of Art Installation”, 2015
Community Music School, “Color and Light Rebecca Hoenig”, Solo Show, 2015
The University of the Arts, “Pinned-Sculptural Interpretations of the Bowling Pin”, 2013
Art in City Hall, “Library of Life”, 2013
HACE, “Women in Art: Celebrating Motherhood”, 2012
Fleisher Art Memorial, “Dear Fleisher”, 2012
Main Line Art Center, Invitational Faculty and Former Faculty Show, 2007
Free Library of Philadelphia, Artists’ Book Collection acquired my work, 2007
Abzoolutely Chestnut Hill, Recycle Bank served as my sponsor, 2006 catalog
William Penn Charter School, “Art & the Interpretation of Quilts”, 2005 catalog
The University of The Arts, Arronson Gallery, “Thesaurus: A Book Exchange”, 2004
The Allens Lane Art Center, “Beyond the Pale”, 2 Person Exhibition, 2003
The Allens Lane Art Center, “The Spirit of People Places and Things”, 2002
The Noyes Museum,“Art In Boxes, Hers and His Stories”, 2000-01 New York Times review
The University of the Arts, “X: The First Decade, The Next Page”, 1999
Abington Art Center, “A Gathering of Women”, 1999
Philadelphia Art Alliance, “Through the Heart of the City”, 1998 reviews & catalog
Highwire Gallery, “Giving Birth”, MAMA Exhibition, 1997
Artforms Gallery Manayunk, “Internal/External”, 1996 Mary Ronis Award for Sculpture
Abington Art Center, “New American Portraits”, 4 Person Exhibition, 1996 review
Nexus, “Through The Looking Glass -Self-Portraits & Autobiographical Images”, 1995
ArtsBridge, NJ, “Muddled Lines To High Art”, Works On Paper Exhibition, 1994 -95
Main Line Art Center, Works On Paper Exhibition, 1994 Rubin/Remax Award
Westby Art Gallery, Rowan College of New Jersey, “The Visual Book”, 1994
The Hand Workshop,“Milliseconds to Millennia: The Art of Time”, 1994 catalog
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ, Works On Paper, 1993 & 1994
The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Solo Show, 1993
Rutgers Gallery, Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ, Wall and Book Works, 1993
Gallery on the Circle, Maryland Federation of Art, 16th Art on Paper Exhibition, 1993
Main Line Center of the Arts, Haverford, PA, Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, 1993
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, “Hitting the Books”, traveling exhibit, 1992
Main Line Center of the Arts, Works on Paper Exhibit, 1992 Merion Art Center Award
719 Faculty Gallery, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 1992 Solo exhibition
Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 7th National Print Exhibition, 1991
Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, “Four Women Printmakers”, 1990 2 reviews
Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Sixth National Print Exhibition, 1989
Matrix Gallery, Huntingdon Valley, PA, 1988 Solo exhibition
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 27th Annual Spring Exhibition, 1988
Abington Art Center, Abington, PA, Annual Juried Exhibit, 1986 & 1987
Foment de Les Arts-Decoratives, Spain, Bienal Internacional Copy Art, 1985
Fine Art Center En Taos, New Mexico, “Exiguous Art”, 1984
PRESS /LINKS
https://www.instagram.com/creativephl/p/C3YB5PIt3mM/?img_index=1
https://www.creativephl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rebecca-Hoenig.pdf
https://issuu.com/thechestnuthilllocal/docs/fa_layout_1-24.1
https://pandemicpb.com/contributors/
https://weaversway.coop/shuttle-online/2021/02/artists-our-aisles
For Insight Into My Work: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/multimedia/tv/reruns/watch/182004
Kelly Writers House - The Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania November 18, 201
Link to Archived reading starts at 16:30 (to see my entire presentation start at 9:52)
Banner Award Announcement: https://easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2022/12/02/2022-banner-challenge-winners-announced/