Rebecca Edwards, born in 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her practice spans sculpture, drawing, and printmaking, with a unique focus on incorporating both found materials and artist-made objects. Edwards is best known for her unexpected juxtapositions of fabric, fur, and organic matter with familiar objects such as kitchen utensils, rabbits, and baby bottle nipples. She uses these elements to construct a personal shorthand recording society’s expectations of women.
Edwards’ work explores the basic themes of feminine experience, focusing on the tension between traditional roles and the modern reality they ignore. Employing humor and enticing materials, she invites viewers to confront complex and often unsettling issues. In one sculpture an oversized bronze bra supports a four-foot nest composed of twigs and string entangled with brightly colored combs; juggling demanding standards of grooming with active motherhood is overwhelming. Another recent work features an immersive installation composed of dead branches and rusted kitchen utensils stacked in ceramic tubes, creating a forest littered with withered leaves—an evocative metaphor for the decay of domestic and feminine ideals.
Rebecca Edwards has exhibited widely, including a solo exhibition at Don O’Melveny Gallery in Santa Monica, California, and a group show at the Wignall Museum in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her work has been recognized with several awards, including a Residency Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, First Place in the 78th Crocker-Kingsley Juried Exhibition in Roseville, California, and the Associates Award at the Brand 49th annual, On Paper, in Glendale, California. Edwards’ work is held in numerous private collections.
Edwards’ work explores the basic themes of feminine experience, focusing on the tension between traditional roles and the modern reality they ignore. Employing humor and enticing materials, she invites viewers to confront complex and often unsettling issues. In one sculpture an oversized bronze bra supports a four-foot nest composed of twigs and string entangled with brightly colored combs; juggling demanding standards of grooming with active motherhood is overwhelming. Another recent work features an immersive installation composed of dead branches and rusted kitchen utensils stacked in ceramic tubes, creating a forest littered with withered leaves—an evocative metaphor for the decay of domestic and feminine ideals.
Rebecca Edwards has exhibited widely, including a solo exhibition at Don O’Melveny Gallery in Santa Monica, California, and a group show at the Wignall Museum in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her work has been recognized with several awards, including a Residency Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, First Place in the 78th Crocker-Kingsley Juried Exhibition in Roseville, California, and the Associates Award at the Brand 49th annual, On Paper, in Glendale, California. Edwards’ work is held in numerous private collections.