Rebecca Lipsitch is a 19-year-old multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Boston, MA, and currently is a freshman at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Some of Rebecca's earliest memories involve creating black bean art, (with her face as the canvas,) to always carrying a sketchbook to each museum she went to.

Beginning her freshman year of high school, Rebecca wanted to radically transform her medium from canvas and acrylic, to clothing and silkscreening. Rebecca created "Contello Clothing," standing for Contemporary Yellow. She created dozens of screen printed designs, ranging from her original "milkshake" hoodie, to later produce t- shirts and pants.

In the summer of 2018, Rebecca had a pop up stand at a music event at Warehouse XI, in Somerville, MA. 

After much trial and error with silkscreening, Rebecca moved on to her (now current favorite) type of work; one of one, hand painted designs. She realized she enjoys the individuality she can create from directly designing on pieces, rather than mass producing one design. 

In November of 2019, Rebecca's pieces were proudly featured in a group show at Taste Collection, in the Lower East Side of NYC.

​Finishing her senior year of high school, Rebecca created her two most expansive works. Iceberg Celebration is Rebecca’s representation of a post-COVID, overwhelming celebration. Lights, banners, streamers, presents, audio, film and so on overstimulate the participator and create a sense of sensory overload. Working in duality, psychologically solitary proves to be a much more serious, intense piece on the horrific effects of solitary confinement and the psychological effects of understimulation. 

Rebecca believes that some of the most impactful art doesn’t show the viewer how to feel, but rather immerses the viewer into feeling. Taking inspiration from artists such as James Turell, Jackie Sumell, and Ai Weiwei, Rebecca tries to highlight the dialogue between the art and the viewer. The feeling of a loss of depth, or succumbing to an experience or environment is only possible with the willingness and availability of the viewer, as well as the intentionality and deliberation of the art and artist.