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Rachel Urkowitz — Installation, Sculpture, Collage

Rachel Urkowitz is a mixed media artist, with a background in painting. An interest in color, nature, and the complexities of perception runs through her diverse practice, which ranges from large sculptural environments to small scientific illustrations. She is currently represented by DeChiara Projects, NY/Berlin. She is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Current work: Alternate Side Paintings: small watercolor paintings done in my car as aI wait for the time to pass during alternate side parking. all work is watercolor and gouache on paper, and is available in small editions of giclée prints. Visit my website or instagram page for more details.
Leave of Grass (for Walt Whitman), 2019, Dimensions Variable, Mixed media
Hot House (After Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass), 2019, dimensions variable, mixed media
Vertical Greensward, 2005-2014, paper sculptures install in a 19th century carriage house in the Islip Art Museum. This piece was a response to both Frederick Law Olmstead's vision for Central Park and the vision of a perfect lawn as a lynch pin of the American Dream.
Lancet Rheumatology, December Cover image, 2019
color paper collage on Paper, 9 x 8.25"
It is an honor to be selected as the cover artist for various Lancet Journals. I work with editors and research scientists to create interpretive images of the main idea of their research papers in various medical disciplines. The work here is a small selection of the covers I have made for these types of publications since the early 2000's.
Lancet Hematology Cover, Iron Overload, 2018
Lancet Hematology Cover, Blood cells, 2018
Lancet Hematology Cover, Multiple Myeloma, 2018
Lancet Gastroenterology Cover (Unpublished Test), Hypnosis and Crone's, 2019
Lancet Hematology Cover, DNA Sequencing, 2018
Translation Produces Splines, 2003, Collage on Paper, two panels inset into corner, approx. 36 x 60 x 60" Private collection.
This multipart collage was inspired by multiple sources, including Hieronymus Bosch, Human cells, and the chaos of digital production.
Current work: Alternate Side Paintings: small watercolor paintings done in my car as aI wait for the time to pass during alternate side parking. all work is watercolor and gouache on paper, and is available in small editions of giclée prints. Visit my website or instagram page for more details.
Leave of Grass (for Walt Whitman), 2019, Dimensions Variable, Mixed media
Hot House (After Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass), 2019, dimensions variable, mixed media
Vertical Greensward, 2005-2014, paper sculptures install in a 19th century carriage house in the Islip Art Museum. This piece was a response to both Frederick Law Olmstead's vision for Central Park and the vision of a perfect lawn as a lynch pin of the American Dream.
Lancet Rheumatology, December Cover image, 2019
color paper collage on Paper, 9 x 8.25"
It is an honor to be selected as the cover artist for various Lancet Journals. I work with editors and research scientists to create interpretive images of the main idea of their research papers in various medical disciplines. The work here is a small selection of the covers I have made for these types of publications since the early 2000's.
Lancet Hematology Cover, Iron Overload, 2018
Lancet Hematology Cover, Blood cells, 2018
Lancet Hematology Cover, Multiple Myeloma, 2018
Lancet Gastroenterology Cover (Unpublished Test), Hypnosis and Crone's, 2019
Lancet Hematology Cover, DNA Sequencing, 2018
Translation Produces Splines, 2003, Collage on Paper, two panels inset into corner, approx. 36 x 60 x 60" Private collection.
This multipart collage was inspired by multiple sources, including Hieronymus Bosch, Human cells, and the chaos of digital production.

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