Featured Visual Artist

Rebecca Zeiss hails from Midland, Michigan, where she has lived most of her life, with the exception of three years in Belgium and the years she spent at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. There she received her BFA, magna cum laude. During this time, she studied under the world-renowned Phil Davis, and changed the focus of her work from painting to photography. After graduation, Rebecca taught at the Midland Center for the Arts before becoming exhibit coordinator at the Northwood University art Gallery. This seven-year experience gave Rebecca an opportunity to see the arts from diverse perspectives, and inspired her to re-enter academia. She received her MFA in photography this last year from Central Michigan University and is now teaching at Delta College and U of M Flint. Rebecca is also working as the artistic designer for the Clarke Historical Library in Mt. Pleasant. Ms. Zeiss’s recent work consists of 14-foot images, printed both sides on translucent Japanese rice paper and suspended from the ceiling. These works engage the viewer in a shared venerability and reference object images that possess historical associations we all share collectively. Her work is shown internationally, including a recent prestigious show at the Art Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, juried by Joseph Thompson (director of Mass Moca).

All images displayed in this fall 2005 issue of Temenos remain the copyrighted property of Rebecca Zeiss.