Curriculum Vitae
Education
2016-2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in New Media and minors in Art History and Museum Studies.
Awards
Greater Denton Arts Council Microgrant
Dallas Museum of Art Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund
Honorable Mention, College of Liberal and Fine Arts 36th Annual Student Exhibition
Selected Artist at Artpace’s 2019 Chalk It Up
Academy of Undergraduate Research Associates Certificate
Third Place, FASA 44th Annual Fiber Art Exhibit
UTSA Distinguished Presidential Scholarship
Elton Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Art
Gloria Galt Endowed Scholarship in Art
Exhibition Record
Solo
2019
awaken my love, Brick Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Group
2022
30 Under 30, Greater Denton Arts Council, TX
2021
Temporalis Rite, Beco Gallery, Kansas City, MO
loveforms, motherling art gallery, San Antonio, TX
2020
Challenging Tradition/Experiencing Change, University of Texas at San Antonio Gallery, San Antonio, TX
waking nightmare: a surreal haunting, Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Randy Guthmiller Center for the Advancement of the Arts, San Antonio, TX
UTSA Spring 2020 BFA Exhibition, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Online
College of Liberal and Fine Arts 36th Annual Student Exhibition, The University of Texas at San Antonio Gallery, San Antonio, TX
The 15th Annual Collegiate Student Exhibition, San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX
2019
Girlwork, Fl!ght Gallery, San Antonio, TX
College of Liberal and Fine Arts 35th Annual Student Exhibition, The University of Texas at San Antonio Gallery, San Antonio, TX
The 14th Annual Collegiate Student Exhibition, San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX
2018
FASA 44th Annual Fiber Art Exhibit: All Things Possible in Fiber Art, Say Si, San Antonio, TX
In Relation to, Sala Diaz, San Antonio, TX
College of Liberal and Fine Arts 34th Annual Student Exhibition, The University of Texas at San Antonio Gallery, San Antonio, TX
The 13th Annual Collegiate Student Exhibition, San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX
Mockingbird Mobile Cinema: The Width and Breadth of Narrative, Fishhead Microgallery, San Antonio,TX
W.I.P. Performance Lab, Jump-Start Performance Co., San Antonio, TX
2017
W.I.P. in Film, Jump-Start Performance Co., San Antonio, TX
Arts Heals Hearts: The Power of Expression, The Ecumenical Center, San Antonio, TX
2016
Art Heals Hearts: The Power of Expression, The Ecumenical Center, San Antonio, TX
Archive of Now, Artpace Inc., San Antonio, TX
Curatorial Projects
2019
Homebase: On the Cusp On the Cusp of, AP Art Lab
On the Cusp On the Cusp of investigates the transitory nature of living and dying through personal and shared experiences.
2018
Homebase: Corporeal Landscapes, Sala Diaz
Corporeal Landscapes explores contemporary issues in relation to the body and nature.
Homebase: Upstairs Studios at Blue Star
This special second installment was done in celebration of Contemporary Art Month.
2017
Homebase: Upstairs Studios at Blue Star
Homebase is an event series dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary practices in San Antonio that I Co-Direct and Co-Curate.
Press
2021
“Dallas Museum of Art Presents Its Annual Awards to Artists”, Christopher Blay, Glasstire
2020
“Meet Rebekah Hurst”, Voyage Houston
2019
“San Antonio Artist Rebekah Hurst to Release Zine in Conjunction with Solo Exhibition at Brick Gallery”, Kelly Merka Nelson, San Antonio Current
“Heads Up, San Antonio: December’s First Friday Offerings Feature Bagworms, Taxidermy, and More”, Kelly Merka Nelson, San Antonio Current
“Girlwork: Exploring themes beyond the feminine”, Casie Lomeli, Unfiltered
“From Human Hair to Plastic Beads, Girlwork Showcases Female Artists”, Kara Killinger, Rivard Report
2018
“San Antonio Zoo unveils mural created by UTSA students”, Vincent T. Davis, My San Antonio
“Explore Space in Relation to the Body at Sala Diaz’s ‘Corporeal Landscapes’”, James Courtney, SA Current
“Algorithmic anomalies: New Media Collective unveils exhibit exploring uncharted territories.”, Enrique Bonilla, The Paisano
Published Work
2021
“Exodus or fantasy”, That Gray Zine, Issue 7
“Their writings were sacred”, Nicole Geary, Mid America Print Council Journal Vol. 32/33: Tipping Point
2019
Awaken My Love, Flowerpot Books
Illustrations for Made in SA, Composers Alliance of San Antonio
2016
“Jacob”, Margaret Stephens and Spencer Herring, Paper Tiger
“Tangled”, Margaret Stephens and Spencer Herring, Paper Tiger
“Rotten”, Margaret Stephens and Spencer Herring, Paper Tiger
2015
“Dark Skies”, VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA Poetry on the Move
2014
“Spring Stories”, VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA Poetry on the Move
“Spring Stories”, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Cinco de VIA: 5 Years of Poetry on the Move
Additional Experience
2019
Performer for Wimmin by Narcissister, Artpace Inc
Selection and Production Committee, Site Specific W-I-P at SA Central Library
2018
Assistant Facilitator for Migration Stories, Artpace Inc., 2018
Africa Live! Mural at the San Antonio Zoo
2017
Visual Arts Coordinator, UTSA Underground Festival by Musicians of Business
2016
What’s Next?: Texas Convening for Teens in the Arts
“Till Then” Mural, Northwest Vista College