Rebecca Kautz

Rebecca Kautz (b.1978 Princeton, IL) is a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin based artist and Lecturer of Art at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from UW-Madison and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Kautz has been an artist for three decades, coming of age as an artist at the turn of the 21st Century in Chicago. Kautz works in a variety of media with an International and National exhibition record. Her work is held in both public and private collections throughout the United States and Canada. Her awards include Award of Distinction: 10th Annual International Drawing Exhibition, The Social Art Award, The Larry S. Tempkin Exhibition Award, First Honorable Mention: Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize, and a two-time Finalist for the Forward Art Prize. Kautz’s influences are varied and include Feminist Performance Art, Modern movements such Surrealism and German Expressionism, as well as Folk Art. Her imagery is gleaned from a wide range of visual sources and references including her rural Illinois upbringing, domestic life, dreams, contemporary society, and art history. She is represented by Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.