Multidisciplinary artist and Pew Fellow Rebecca Rutstein works at the intersection of art, science and technology. For over twenty years she has created painting, sculpture, interactive installation and pubic art inspired by geology and the natural world, and since 2015 has focused on collaborating with scientists exploring the deep sea. Rutstein is passionate about creating visual experiences that shed light on hidden and micro environments, forging a dialogue about stewardship in the face of climate change. She has been an artist-in-residence at locations around the world, including six expeditions at sea and two dives to the ocean floor in the Alvin submersible. Her collaborations have been funded by the National Science Foundation, Ocean Exploration Trust, Schmidt Ocean Institute and the National Academies of Science Keck Futures Initiative. Rutstein’s work can be found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Yale University.
