About

Born in Cambridge,  MA and raised in the suburbs of Boston I was able to take advantage of local programs encouraging young artists. Determined to pursue a career in art, I was accepted and enrolled in Parson’s School of Design in New York City. After graduating I moved to Tunisia where I lived, worked , and raised two children with my husband. I still spend time there when not in the vicinity of Boston. My work has been shown internationaly and I have work in private collections in the US, England, France, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, Tunisia, and Italy. Regardless of my location, I continue to work as I maintain studios in both the states and abroad.

EDUCATION

  • Parsons School of Design                 New York, NY
    1991: Barchelor of Fine Arts

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2019: “Dorsal”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2016: “Belles de Jour”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2015: “Nature Solo Show”, Gallerie Roubtzoff La Marsa, Tunisia
  • 2014: “OEuvres Ouverts”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2012: “L’Éternel Féminin”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2008: “Peinture”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2006: “Vernissage de Peinture”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2004: “Transparence”, Centre Culturel International de Hammamet” Hammamet, Tunisia
  • 2002: “Nouvels OEuvres”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 1999: “L’Éternel Féminin”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2021: “Hymme de la Vie”, Gallerie Mosaïque Ariana, Tunisia
  • 2020: “COVIDart”, organized by Artcot, Gallerie Saladin Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia
  • 2019: “Journées d’Art Contemporain de Carthage”, Bardo Museum Bardo, Tunisia

                   “La Gravure”, Gallerie Mosaïque Ariana, Tunisia

                   “Petits Formats”, organized by Artcot, Gallerie Saladin Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia

                  “BIP”, International Painting Biennal, National Museum of Fine Arts Chișinău, Moldova
2018: “Coast to Coast”, Gallerie Saladin. Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia

  • 2015: “2e Session Journées Méditerranéenne des Arts Visuels”, Centre Culturel Hammamet, Tunisia
  • 2014: “Interpretations”, Gallerie Saladin Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia
  • “Expressions Libres”, International Cultural Center of Hammamet Hammamet, Tunisia
  • “Tunisia Turbulances”, IMAGO MUNDI Luciano Bennetton Collection
    2012: “Printemps des Arts Fair Tunisia”, Contemporary Arts Fair Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2011: “Printemps des Arts Plastiques”, Sponsored by Tunisie Télécom Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2004: “Exposition de Groupe”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia
  • 2003: “2e Salon des Arts Plastiques de Hammamet”, International Cultural Center Hammamet, Tunisia
  • 2002: “Exposition de Groupe”, Gallerie Kalysté Tunis, Tunisia

PRESS

  • 2018: November Jet Set Magazine, “Coast to Coast” by Hatem Bourial
    November Le Temps, “Deux Américaines à Sidi Bou Saïd” by Hatem Bourial
    November Le Temps, “Un Univers Créatif et Onirique” by Lotfi Ben Khelifa
    November Le Temps, “Causerie Littéraire à la Gallerie Saladin” by Lotfi Ben Khelifa
    November Jet Set Magazine, “Un Beau et Surprenant Voyage” by B.L.
    September Le Temps, “Variation Américaine à Sidi Bou Saïd” by Hatem Bourial
  • 2017: February IDDÉCO, “Belle de Jour: La Collection de Rebecca Mann” by Nour Mnakbi
    January TUNISIA: TURBULANCES, “Contemporary Artist from Tunisia” by IMAGO MUNDI
    January La Gazelle, “IMAGO MUNDI” by Lucianno Benetton Collection
  • 2015: November La Presse, “La Nature est Femme” by Najette Kacem
    March La Presse, “Une Poésie de Mouvement et de Couleurs” by Karim Ramzi
    January Le Quotidien, “Inteprétations Multiples” by Karim Ramzi
    January La Presse, “Au Delà du Temporel” by Ronze Nedim
    January La Presse, “Three Women…Entre le Réel et l’Imaginaire” by Hechmi Khalladi
  • 2014: December Le Temps, “Traits, Couleurs, et Émotions” by Kamel Bouaouina
    December Jet Set Magazine, “Three Women Interpretations” by B.L.
    December Le Temps, “Effervescence chez les Galleristes” by Hatem Bourial
    December Le Temps, “Interpretations” by Hatem Bourial
    October La Presse, “À la Limite de l’Abstration” by Ronze Nedim
  • 1999: February Le Temps, “Exposition de Rebecca Mann Femme-Nature” by Fathi Chargui
    February La Presse, “Gravure et Dépeindre l’Éternel Féminin” by A.M.E.
    January Le Temps, “L’Éternel Féminin” by Fathi Chargui

Statement

Regardless of having spent the last several years abroad, there is a consistency to my work whether produced in Africa or in the states. This is the serenity I get from being alone in nature . Immersed in my natural surroundings my attention is drawn to the boundless  strength and the relentless determination to be. Although fragile, our environment displays a quiet resolve to thrive defiant of a constant and looming threat. These acts of endurance inspire me to reflect on the innerself which struggles to do the same. In a world of incessant noise and turbulant change the tranquility of nature offers a refuge, a sanctuary where the individual is free to be an individual and where defending uniqueness is irrelevant.

When approaching a blank peice of paper or white canvas, I have no preconcieved idea. After applying the materials in a rather haphazard way,  I count on the paint’s qualities and characteristics  to create a dialogue and the process becomes one of problem solving. I rely on intuition and sponteniety to draw out what it is I am starting to see and trying to portray, which common throughout, is an image of quiet stillness.