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BIOGRAPHY

Cynthia Beth Rubin began experimenting with digital media in the early 1980’s, and the subsequent transition from painting to the electronic arts provided the means and the impetus for a shift in the subject matter in her work. Although trained as a painter in the era of abstraction, her work now incorporates strong historical and personal references.

Working with photographs as a point of departure, Rubin’s imagery recalls the cultural legacy of times and places beyond her own lifetime, referring to the subjective experience of memory.

The recipient of the first individual artist’s grant in New Media from the Connecticut Commission of the Arts, Rubin has also received numerous other awards, including grants from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, the New England Foundation on the Arts, and various artist residencies. Rubin’s work has been featured in exhibitions across North America and around the world. Recent exhibitions include a duo show at the LeVall Gallery in Siberia, the New York Digital Salon, Pixxelpoint in Slovenia, ARCADE III (and II, which opened in England and traveled to Siberia and Belarussia), several editions of SIGGRAPH (2003 2002, 2001,1999,1995), and ISEA 2000 in Paris (and ISEA 1991, 1995, 1997). She has also exhibited in recent years in Brazil, Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada.

Rubin’s work has been written about in numerous publications. Most recently, INA (Paris) published a text on the Web site Memoirs in an edition of dossiers de l'audiovisuel on "arts en réseau" (art on the web) edited by Jean Segura. An extensive article on her work by Jef Trombeur and an accompanying CD was published by Création Numérique in February 2001. Other articles have been published in Russia, Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, France, Brazil, and the UK. Her work is discussed in detail in The Computer in the Visual Arts by Anne Morgan Spalter, and in the Painter Wow! Book by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis. Rubin is a native of Rochester, NY and holds degrees from Antioch College and the Maryland Institute, College of Art (BA and MFA). She currently teaches part-time at the Rhode Island School of Design, and is active in professional organizations such as ISEA and SIGGRAPH.