About Rebecca
Rebecca Frantz is from Los Angeles, California. She received her BA in Art History at Franklin & Marshall College, her MFA in Studio Art from San Francisco Art Institute, and her MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art. While attending Cranbrook she was awarded the Gallery A Award, the Larson Venture Award, the Windgate Fellow to Arrowmont, and was a finalist for The Hopper Prize. Currently she teaches ceramics and drawing at Santa Monica College.
EDUCATION
2021 MFA Ceramics , Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI
2016 MFA Studio Art, SFAI (San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco, CA
2013 BA Art (emphasis in Art History), Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
ADITIONAL EDUCATION
2020 Figure Sculpture, Jamie Bates Slone, Arrowmont
Canceled due to Covid-19
2017 Neon I, The Crucible, Oakland, CA
2014 Metal Workshop, OTIS (College of Art and Design), Los Angeles, CA
2013 Prior Degree Student, SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Chicago, Il
2013 Stone Sculpture, Barnsdall Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
ARTIST TALKS & RESIDENCIES
2021 Talking Dolls Incubator Residency, Detroit, MI
2017 Visiting Artist Talk/Graduate Critique, Ana Teresa Fernandez Graduate Critique Seminar, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2016 Visiting Artist Talk/Graduate Critique, Ana Teresa Fernandez Graduate Critique Seminar, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2012 Summer Residency, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Looking Within, Dana Gallery, The Philips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Sculpture National, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
Might Real/Queer Detroit, Public Pool, Detroit, MI
Imagine This! Part One, Collected Detroit, MI
Queer Imaginations, Anton Art Center, MI
2021 Art Faculty Show, SMC Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
NCECA Juried Student Exhibition, DAAP Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
All Work and No Clay, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI
Speculative Histories, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2020
Raw, MFA Online Exhibition, University of Montana
6305, Work Studio, Richmond, VA (Canceled due to Covid-19)
Portrait: Identity & Expression, Juror: Claire Voon, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Body Building: The Art of the Human Figure, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2019
Object:Block, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI
Adorned, curated: Lis Zlot Summerfield, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
50 Years: A Celebration of F&M’s Alumnae Exhibition, Invitation Only, Philips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2018
Ingenuity, curated: Peter Keresztury and Carol Ponzio, Marin Society of Artists, Marin, CA
10 x 10 x 10, Borderline Art Collective, San Francisco, CA
Have You Heard Us Yet?, Abrahms Claghord Gallery, Albany, CA
The Magic of Collaboration, Curated: Leah Virsik, Adobe Art Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Elevate, Curated: Leah Virsik, Adobe Art Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
2017
Bite-Sized Beauties, ArtVale Gallery, Oakland, CA
SFAI Alumni Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
AbstrAction, Juror: Catharine Clark, Marin Contemporary Museum of Art, Navato, CA
Open Studio, Art Explosion, San Francisco, CA
2016
Regress: Sankofa, ArtVale Gallery, Oakland, CA
SFAI Graduate Exhibit 2016, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, CA
The Artist’s Body, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2015
(Un)Seen, Diego Rivera Gallery, Curated: Yueqi Chen, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
Latent, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
Open Studios Group Exhibition, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2013
Senior Capstone, Dana Gallery, The Philips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Student Film Festival, The Green Room Theater, Lancaster, PA
2012
FWCAC 9 x 12 Works on Paper Show, Fort Worth Arts Center Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
By Association, Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
Spring Art Show, Juror: Elaine Erne, Rothman Gallery, The Philips Museum of Art, F&M, Lancaster, PA
2011
Student Art Show, Juror: Vonn Sumner, College Square Gallery, F&M, Lancaster, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-2019 Operations Manager, Wheelhouse (Private Ceramic Studio’s), Mill Valley, CA
2018-2019 Operations Manager & Instructor, Mill Valley Potters Studio, Mill Valley, CA
2017 Studio Technician & Workshop Instructor, Mill Valley Potters Studio, Mill Valley, CA
2016-2018 Studio Assistant, Ana Teresa Fernandez, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Artist, Green Art Workshop, San Francisco, CA
2016 Teaching Art Intern, Green Art Workshop, San Francisco, CA
2015 Teaching Assistant, “Modernism & Modernity,” SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2014 Teaching Assistant, “Global Art History,” SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2010–13 Docent/Front Desk Manager, The Philips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2021 Special Mention, Create Magazine
2020 Finalist, The Hopper Prize
Gallery A Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI
Larson Venture Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art. MI
Windgate University Fellow, Arrowmont, TN
Best in 3D Award, “Body Building: The Art of the Human Figure,” Indianapolis Art Center
2015 SFAI Grant, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2014 SFAI Grant, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2013 SAIC Creative Honors Merit Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, Il
Honorable Mention, F&M Student Film Festival, F&M, Lancaster, PA
2012 Nissley Grant, Committee on Grants, F&M, Lancaster, PA
Publications Award for Fine Art, Epilogue, F&M, Lancaster, PA
2011 Best in Painting Award, 2011 Juried Show, College Square Gallery, Philips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
COLLECTIONS
2012 Herman Arts Center, Printshop, F&M, Lancaster, PA
2011 Herman Arts Center, Printshop, F&M, Lancaster, PA