Rebecca Krupke

Rebecca Krupke is a seventh generation "Mainer." In 2002 she received her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Maine with a double degree in Studio Art and Art History, both magna cum laude.

Rebecca spent many summer days amongst unfinished canvasses and drawings by her grandfather, Edward Bailey, who had studied art at the Portland (Maine) School of Art. Seeing the joy on her grandfather’s face as he spoke of his days in art school planted a seed in Rebecca’s heart to carry on where her grandfather had left off. After his death in 1995, Rebecca started creating art full-time. Her artwork embodies a feeling of rebirth in content and emotion.

Rebecca has exhibited in over twenty international and national juried exhibitions throughout the United States as well as in Canada and Ireland. Her artwork has been published in "Words & Images," a book filled with artwork and poetry published in Portland, Maine.

In 2003 she received a grant from the Printmakers’ Council to be an artist-in-residence and spent six months in Prince Edward Island, producing a concentrated body of prints, paintings, and drawings based on her experiences.

Her work concentrates on a moment in time. Dramatic control of light sets a mood in the viewer. She often concentrates on homes, as they represent an extension of the family—in the function of both protection and childhood memories.