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Artist Statement:
Those of you who have been
following my work for the last
couple of years might have
noticed some portraits popping
on to my site. At the request
of many clients I am trying a
new series of human subjects.
Let me know what you think.
Rachel Bernstein is a Long
Island native who got her
start in Florida. She is a
self educated artist who, over
the years, has searched for a
way to express her joy and
pleasure in the wonder of
nature‘s gifts. Upon her
discovery of digital imagery,
she realized that her dream
was within her grasp. Focusing
her efforts exclusively on
natural materials has allowed
Rachel to pursue her obsession
with color, form, and texture;
and to bring her artistic
dreams to fruition.
Rachel has been
inspired and encouraged to
share her love of nature by
her extremely artistic family.
Her mother, Nancy, and
step-mother, Donna, are both
professional artists; and her
grandmother, Sybil, and uncle
Steven, are both artists and
interior designers. She has
won numerous awards for her
work, most recently from the
Temple Terrace Fine Arts
Festova;, Images New Smyrna
Beach Fine Art Festival and
the Villages Fine Art
Festival...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Mardarin Fine Arts Festival
Jacksonville, Florida
March 26-27
10-5 Sat/Sun
Bartows Bloomin Arts Festival
Bartow, Florida
April 2-3
10-5 Sat/Sun
17th Annual 2005 Maitland
Spring Festival of the Arts
Around Beautiful Lake Lilly,
Maitland, Florida
April 16-17
9-5 Sat/Sun
Melbournes Fine ...
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Artist Galleries:
Andrew Michael'S Gallery,
Saint Petersburg, Florida
The Art Group Gallery, Mount
Jackson, Virginia
Memories Gallery,
Provincetown,MA
Great Art and Frame, Tampa,
Florida
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Collections:
Childrens National Medical
Center, Washington D.C
Greg Lynn Construction
Company, Minden, Nevada USA
Nancy Lovallo, Virginia, USA
Michael Calhoun, Virginia USA
Claire Brenner, San Diego USA
Suzanne Towse, California USA
Martha Lovallo, Florida USA
Francis Mundez, Colorado USA
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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FEBRUARY 27,2005 ORLANDO SENTINAL NEWSPAPER, ARTICLE FOR THE LEESBURG
FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
Rachel Bernstein’s graphic photography, which focuses on the subject of nature, is striking in its boldness and simplicity. You will immediately be impressed by the bright colors and strong, defined form of her images. It is important to Rachel Bernstein that her work is highly accessible to her viewers:
‘My work has had a wide appeal, due to its universal theme. No matter what happens in the world nature is a common thread. What I try to do with my art is to make people AWARE of NATURE. My work focuses on close-up, in-your-face flowers, fruits and veggies, that make you look at nature’s details.’
Her images magnify the natural structural beauty of the subject. She has certainly chosen a subject matter which will never go out of style, and the decorative value of nature will always be seen as a fundamental for images which hang on the walls of our homes.
Rachel Bernstein is a self-taught artist, coming from a family of eight artists, and has explored many forms of artistic expression before she settled on photography. This is certainly a genre that not only fits with her artistic vision - Georgia O’Keefe is one of her strong inspirations - but also with her expertise. Her process encompasses new technologies as well as age-old basics.
She has displayed her work in many fine art shows across Florida and the eastern seaboard, and has won numerous awards over the last few years, including, in the last year: a Merit Award at the Lakeland Arts In The Park Fine Arts Festival, October 2004; 1st Place (Award of Excellence) at the Mandarin Arts Festival, April 2003; and Best in Category (1st Place) at The Villages Fine Art Festival in January 2003; and the Patrons’ Choice Award in Palm Harbor, which she has won for the past two years. She published an article in the Imago Magazine in August 2004, profiling her work.
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