David Rabkin
David Rabkin
Self-portrait (2021)
About the work
My work explores what we feel but don’t necessarily see in the moments that touch us. What’s lost on us visually may be present yet unrecognized. Perhaps we’re distracted, overwhelmed by things that capture our attention yet are not what actually stirs our feelings. Each of my works is a visual collection drawn from a moment then combined into a new experience that’s both more and less than what is captured by my camera.
About the artist
I think of myself as a creator of experiences. While grounded in photography, my works often incorporate other media and jump from two dimensions into three. I have been blessed with a grandfather who was a photographer, painter and woodworker, a mother with a keen eye for craftsmanship in all its forms, and a few talented and inquisitive mentors. Two careers, in software engineering and in the museum field, have provided the opportunity to create experiences using a range of media and the vast “canvasses” – exhibition halls, art galleries, and planetarium domes – that comprise science museums. My work on often-immersive experiences, combined with a keen interest in the human mind, has shaped how I see and create. Through my work, I explore the nature of perception and the ways in which we make meaning of the things we sense.
Exhibitions
2023
- Cambridge Art Association CAA@University Place Gallery, Fall Salon, Cambridge, MA, September/October 2023
- Griffin Museum of Photography, Winter Solstice 2023, Winchester, MA, December/January 2023/4
2024
- Concord Art Society, Members Juried Exhibition, Concord, MA, February/March 2024
- Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery, 2024 Members Prize Show, Cambridge, MA, February-April 2024
- Marblehead Arts Association, Variations Exhibition, Marblehead, MA, April-June 2024
- Concord Arts, Francis N. Roddy Exhibition, Concord, MA, September/October 2024
- Cambridge Art Association Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Fall Salon, Cambridge, MA, September/October 2024
- Marblehead Arts Association, Winter Artist Member Show, Marblehead, MA, November/December 2024
- Griffin Museum of Photography, Winter Solstice 2024, Winchester, MA, December/January 2024/5
2025
- Marblehead Arts Association, New Member Exhibition, Marblehead, MA, March-April 2025
- Marblehead Arts Association, Summer Member Exhibition, Marblehead, MA, June-August 2025
- Solo Show “Upon Further Reflection“, Marblehead Arts Association, September-November 2025
2026
- Selected works from “Upon Further Reflection“, Marblehead Arts Association gallery at Abbot Public Library, November 2025 – February 2026
- Marblehead Arts Association, Through The Looking Glass, Marblehead, MA, February-April 2026
Press/Publication
- Marblehead Independent September 2025 article about Marblehead Arts Association and the solo exhibition Upon Further Reflection
- Upon Further Reflection exhibition book
Community/Arts Engagement
- Member, Board of Trustees, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA, 2024-Present
- Member, Board of Directors (2017-present) and Makeup Manager, North Cambridge Family Opera, 2008-Present
- Advisor, Double Exposure: Photographing Climate Change, Boston, MA, 2008-2020
- Chair (2008-11, 2021-24) and Member, City of Cambridge, MA, Climate Advisory Committee, 2007-2024
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