ARTIST STATEMENT
This work came out of a gut level awareness of the history of oppression and violence experienced by women; a history that every woman carries in her body. My hope is that these images will serve to amplify the voices of women and their cries for freedom.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rebekah Stoneberg is an Illinois-based artist who earned a B.A. in Art History from Wheaton College in 2006. In 2022, Rebekah Stoneberg received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Montreal Canada. They also studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2022 and participated in several advanced painting workshops and mentorship programs at prestigious institutions such as Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO. Additionally, they honed their skills in painting through a workshop at Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI, and studied painting at Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI in 2019.
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