Rina's Blog

I have a drawing in an art auction on Saturday at The Shoe Factory Art Co-op.

2012-01-12T14:41:00.000-08:00

The drawing in the auction is the charcoal drawing at the far right in this photo. The last time I checked, the bid was at $110 for it. You can find out more about the event here. You can also click here to view another photo of this charcoal drawing.

Photo shoot yesterday with Thomas Newton

2011-05-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Photo by Thomas Newton. Hair & make up by Shevaune Ray.
The models are me & Laura DiMonte.

Currently Available Work

2011-02-09T13:06:00.000-08:00

I have a few events coming up & I will be taking many of my originals to them. I just thought I'd post about that to give you a heads up so you can see which works I have available at the moment, right now, before these events (in case you're interested in the originals).

Erica Russo Is Playing A Show At The Bug Jar On The 30th!

2011-01-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

ERICA RUSSO IS PLAYING A SHOW AT THE BUG JAR JANUARY 30TH!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

It will be great. I can't wait. You can listen to Erica Russo by visiting her Myspace here or, you could go to my Artfire shop and purchase any of her CDs!!!!!!! CDs available for purchase are as follows: Bathtub Recordings, What's Left, & From Here On. Check her out. She is incredible.

Buffalo Small Press Book Fair

2011-01-20T10:02:00.001-08:00

Hello! I haven't been blogging too much because I've been really busy. I have a bunch of paintings that are all in half- or almost- finished states & I have no intention of blogging about them until they are done. (I'm shooting for May in terms of their deadline, since that's when my show in Ithaca is. I think most of them will be ready by then.)

I have updated my webpage! Please click here to go check it out.

I will be a vendor at Buffalo Small Press Book Fair! I'm excited about it. It will be awesome.

In other news, parts of my hair are pink again & I've become completely obsessed with the world of Etsy.

Small & wild winter things Etsy treasury

2011-01-05T18:49:00.001-08:00

I had only made 3 Etsy treasury lists when I discovered one of them had been on the Etsy front page! I hadn't really been sure how to blog about it at the time, but now you can see it. I really like these items. The hedgehog sold right away, and now the sweater has also sold. There was a beautiful painting in there too at one point, but now it seems to have disappeared. You can view which of these items were on the front page here. I haven't bought any of the items, but I liked it better when I still had the chance to! I liked the process of secretly finding all of them when they were all available. You can see more of my Etsy treasury lists here.

Yay! A Slideshow!

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Find more photos like this on Indiepublic

Currently Available ACEOs

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1 2 3

1 available here 2 sold 3 sold

4 5 6

4 sold 5 temporarily unavailable 6 temporarily unavailable

7 8 9

7 available here 8 available here 9 (this is a mini) sold

10 11 12

10 available here 11 available here 12 (this is a mini) available here

13 14 15

13 available here 14 (this is a mini) available here 15 (this is a mini) sold

16 17 18

16 available here 17 available here 18 available here

A Peek At Some New Works

2010-09-02T04:18:00.000-07:00

Wheel Of Fortune - My Wedges

2010-08-15T22:47:00.000-07:00

These are my wheel wedges that were at Foo Fest this weekend! They were part of an awesome project that I will continue to participate in.

The Wheel Of Fortunes by Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti + Sam Holland

Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti uses the motion of her body to make site-specific sculpture and installation. Her actions trace a boundary between our tangible world and another, less visible reality. Continuing her investigation of gesture, the spiral, and the invisible divine, she and collaborator Sam Holland present A Wheel of Fortunes. They invite Foo-goers to enter into their oracular lair, open up to possibility, take their chances and spin the wheel. Each spot on the wheel is an original work of art, created by one of dozens of artists just for you, dear spinners. And like a tarot, it foretells your future. Worry not! They will help you interpret, just remember, they are only the messengers!

See more photos of The Wheel Of Fortunes + it's art wedges HERE

:-)

My Studio!

2010-07-22T13:00:00.000-07:00

Studio visits are available by appointment! Please email me at RINA(*at)RINAMIRIAM(*dot)COM to schedule an appointment. Thank You!

More pictures of my new studio coming soon!

rats

2010-07-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

I took beautiful pictures of my new studio yesterday that I was really excited about. Then I dropped my camera.

New Studio!

2010-06-20T16:30:00.000-07:00

I AM MOVING INTO A NEW STUDIO!
I AM MOVING INTO A NEW STUDIO!
I AM MOVING INTO A NEW STUDIO!
I'm very excited.

Paintings & postcards & Spotted Doe & 6x6x2010

2010-05-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

Hello. I just listed a whole bunch of new stuff in my Artfire shop! I have new paintings in there and new postcards too.

ALSO my new chapbook Spotted Doe is available! So, go check that out. It is $8.00 and I'm very excited about it.

The next group show I have coming up is 6x6x2010 at Rochester Contemporary. The opening is June 5th from 6-10 pm. You can find out more about the show here!

My paintings were copied! Get the whole scoop in Pikaland's "Good To Know" zine!

2010-03-10T09:36:00.000-08:00

Hi. I wrote an article in Pikaland's "Good To Know" zine about my paintings being copied. You can read all about it! It was terrible. I'm still upset about the whole thing. My article is on page 32. There are many many awesome articles in there about Plagiarism. It is definitely worth checking out. Thanks, Rina

100 Poems In 1 Month

2010-03-10T09:15:00.000-08:00

I have 27 poems. :-) Today I am going to try & write as many as possible, since this project ends tomorrow. I might have to extend this project. I might be able to write 73 poems. We'll see. You can read some of the poems from this project HERE.

Pterodactyl & Hyena

13

Thermal Underwear

9

World Of Imagination Show - Opening this week!

2010-03-01T15:06:00.000-08:00

The opening for my next show is going to be from 7 to 9 PM this Friday! It's called World Of Imagination Vol. 3. It's at APW Gallery, located at 48-18 Van Dam St, Long Island City, NYC! I won't be able to attend myself, but please stop by and check it out if you can! :-) The show will be up until April 2nd!

In Tall Grass

2010-02-16T21:46:00.000-08:00

100 Poems In 1 Month!

2010-02-11T11:45:00.000-08:00

Hi.

I'm going to try to write 100 poems in 1 month. I think I can do it. I drew 100 Drawings In 1 Month last year, so, this should be quite similar. Maybe even not as nerve-wrecking. I will end this project on March 11th!

I'm doing this project at the same time as Aijung Kim! I'm excited. I think we will both be able to pull this off!

You can check out my progress HERE and also I will update this blog!

We will see what happens.

Sincerely,
Rina

snail one!

2010-02-09T08:19:00.000-08:00

Sorry! This little guy is no longer available.

Artist Trading Cards / ACEOs

2010-01-27T16:28:00.000-08:00

More coming soon!

These are available in my Artfire Shop here (2.5 x 3.5) and here (WILD SIZE) & in my Etsy shop here.

See the 2009 collection here.

ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions & Originals. (All of mine are originals, 100% hand drawn & hand painted by me. Some also incorporate block printing techniques.) I also trade with other artists, so just let me know if you'd like to trade & I'll get back to you! Thanks!

I have 83 votes! :-D

2010-01-16T14:15:00.000-08:00

This is making me so happy! I hope I can get more votes!? Please vote for me to win this self-portrait competition! Just go to this link http://www.artistswanted.org/rinamiriam and vote for me! To vote you just scroll down until you see "Rate this portfolio" and then you click on the stars there, 5 stars please :-) THANK YOU!

LET'S WIN THIS!

2010-01-11T16:26:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone! I've entered a competition and I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP TO WIN IT! PLEASE CLICK HERE AND VOTE! I really need your vote! Very very badly in fact! Please vote for me! This looks like it's a really awesome competition and Steve Buscemi is one of the judges! That's awesome. Please please vote for me! Thank you! :-)

Oh, the only thing that's a little disappointing about this is that there's no way for me to know who's voted for me. So, I don't know who to thank! So, THANK YOU ANONYMOUS VOTERS!!!!!!!! I really appreciate your having voted!

END OF THE YEAR SALE! UP TO 50% OFF!

2009-12-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

END OF THE YEAR SALE! CLICK HERE!
END OF THE YEAR SALE! CLICK HERE!
END OF THE YEAR SALE! CLICK HERE!
END OF THE YEAR SALE! CLICK HERE!

Red is still my favorite color but everything seems to be green anyway

2009-12-26T17:49:00.001-08:00

Second Storie Indie Market

2009-12-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

Thank you everyone who came out to see us at Second Storie Indie Market last weekend! We had a great time! We really enjoyed talking with everyone! For those of you who didn't make it out, don't worry, I have put some photos online HERE that you can check out, The Second Storie Blog has more photos too, & I've discovered that on Abby's blog she has posted many wonderful beautiful photos of the show! Also, I'm working on putting many of my works up in my Etsy Shop. So, you'll still get to see my new works & buy them if you'd like to!

For those of you who are wondering where to find more of my postcards, please head over to my Artfire shop. That's where they'll be. Most of them are there, but also some are at my Etsy.

New Works

2009-11-20T21:51:00.000-08:00

Paint paint paint & get paint on yourself

2009-11-09T14:28:00.000-08:00

What I wore today. Painting clothes & socks. For painting clothes, these ones are still pretty clean! That's because today I had less paint on myself than usual. See, even my fingers are clean! See more drawings by other stylish people about what they wore today at What I Wore Today, Flickr group or What I Wore Today blog! This group is headed by (the always awesome) Gemma Correll!

InsideOut: The Museum School Art Sale

2009-10-29T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is a detail view of Wild Houseplant, one of my pink paintings that will be at InsideOut: The Museum School Art Sale this year. It is from Nov 18th to the 22nd, and the opening reception is from 5-8 pm on the 18th. If you are in the Boston area, this is a huge event and definitely worth checking out!

Artist Trading Cards / ACEOs

2009-10-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

Available in my Artfire store!

Pocket Paintings are available!

2009-09-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

Now available in my etsy shop!

My Studio

2009-07-31T15:32:00.000-07:00

Current projects -

THIS (Which is uploading all of my 100 Drawings to my Flickr so everyone can see all the 100 of them. I made them between Jan 19 - Feb 19 this year.)
Soon I will start a poetry blog. This will happen. ~~I don't know when.~~ ~~You might want to check back cause I will link to it HERE~~ NEW! This IS my poetry blog!!!!!!! Yay!
New houseplant painting
Artist Trading Cards $4.00 each, are now available in MY SHOP

Details

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Hello from my studio!

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My Bio & History & Upcoming Shows (updated frequently)

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Hello! I'm Rina. I'm a Contemporary Visual Artist. I'm Finnish - American. I love colorful things. I live & work in Rochester, NY, USA.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
2011 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair - Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Porter Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA
2011 6x6x2011 - Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY USA
2011 21st Annual Members Exhibition - Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY USA
2012 A New Year's Painting Marathon - The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, Rochester, NY, USA
2012 Second Saturday - The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, Rochester, NY, USA

MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED
2010 Spotted Doe - Poetry Chapbook by Rina Miriam Drescher

MOST RECENT PROJECTS
2010 Foo Fest, A Wheel Of Fortunes by Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti & Sam Holland will feature my original art wheel wedges!!!!!!! Providence, RI, USA, Saturday August 14th, the festival is from 1PM - 1AM (wheel spinning starts at 7PM)
2010 100 Poems In 1 Month! Feb 11 - March 11 2010

Here's my CV of shows and other things I've done in the past:

EDUCATION
2007 - 2008 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA
POST - BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE
2004 - 2005 Vapaa Taidekoulu / Free Art School, Helsinki, Finland
PAINTING CERTIFICATE
1998 - 2003 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN STUDIO ART
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ENGLISH

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Peremmälle / Come In - Galleria Seriola, Tampere, Finland
2005 Miu ja Murrr / Meow and Growl - Kahvila Vohvelikahvila, Tampere, Finland
2004 Karkki Päivä / Candy Day - Galleria 3H+K, Pori, Finland
2003 You Might Experience Some Side Effects - The Gallery at the Art and Music Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2008 12x12 Holiday Show - Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Art Exposed: From Concept to Completion - Artworks! Community Art Center, New Bedford, MA, USA
2007 Punainen / Red - Galleria Seriola, Tampere, Finland
2006 Pirkanmaan 3 Triennaali / 3rd Triennial of Pirkanmaa - Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2006 Onni / Happiness - Galleria Seriola, Tampere, Finland
2002 Out of the Icebox - Hartnett Gallery, Rochester, NY, USA
1998 Exhibition of Undergraduate Work - AS IS Gallery, Sage Art Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 20th Annual Members Exhibition & Celebration, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, USA
2010 Inspiration Holiday Gala - Anderson Alley Artists Studios, Rochester, NY, USA
2010 Boots & Shoes - The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, Rochester, NY, USA
2010 6x6x2010, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, USA
2010 Art-Through-The-Mail-Campaign!, Refuge Gallery Space, Lebanon, PA, USA
2010 In Your Face, The Eco-Office, Providence, RI, USA
2010 World Of Imagination 3, APW Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
2009 12x12x122, BECA Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA
2009 Poems We Didn't Write, The Blue Guitar Gallery, Easthampton, MA, USA
2009 World Of Imagination 2, APW Gallery, 48-18 Van Dam St, Long Island City, New York, NY, USA
2008 INSIDEOUT - School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Post-Bac Show - Foyer Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, USA
2007 December Sale - Grossman Gallery, Anderson Auditorium and Weems Center, SMFA, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Junction - Foyer Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Post-Bac Show - The Atrium, SMFA, Boston, MA, USA
2007 New Student Salon Show - BAG Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Proof of Purchase 2 - RHYS Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Roxbury Open Studios - Mission Hill Building, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Pimp My Käsityö / Pimp My Handicraft - Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Finland
2007 Taidesuunistus - Pyynikki Trikoo, Tampere, Finland
2007 Taiteen Tasarahapäivät - Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere, Finland
2006 Talo Täynnä Taidetta - Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere, Finland

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
2010 Spotted Doe - Poetry Chapbook by Rina Miriam Drescher
2010 Good To Know #7: Plagiarism - by Amy Ng (of www.pikaland.com). Article by Rina Miriam Drescher on pages 32-33.
2007 I'm Too Sad To Tell You (after Bas Jan Ader) - by Jessica Williams (of www.paperheart.org). Features photography by Rina Miriam Drescher.
2004 Satakunnan Kansa - Keskiviikko 8.9.2004 LT-levikki 55.436 132 . vuosikerta N:o 245 (33.840) Irtonumero 1,50€ (Article in Finnish Newspaper)
2002 Pigeon vs. Dove (Poems) - Poetry Chapbook by Rina Miriam Drescher
2000 Alligator Crocodile - Poetry Chapbook by Rina Miriam Drescher

AWARDS & GRANTS
2007 SMFA Post - Baccalaureate Grant
2001 Millennial Muse: Poets of The New Century Award
Sponsored by Amnesty International

JURIED EVENTS
2011 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair - Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Porter Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA
2010 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Buffalo, NY, USA
2009 Second Storie Indie Market, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, USA

MEMBERSHIPS
2010 – Present Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, USA
2006 – 2008 Tampere Artists' Association, Tampere, Finland
2004 – 2005 NYTE ry, Galleria 3H + K, Pori, Finland
1994 – Present Writers & Books, Rochester, NY, USA

OTHER ART WORK
2009 Curator - Poems We Didn't Write - The Blue Guitar Gallery, Easthampton, MA, USA
2008 Gallery Assistant – School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Exhibitions Department - Art handling, storage + inventory of artwork, including INSIDEOUT: The Museum School's Art Sale 2008
2007 Curator – Pimp My Käsityö / Pimp My Handicraft - Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Finland
2001 – 2003 Studio Assistant – AS IS Gallery, Sage Art Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA