Rebecca Jean May 

Chicago, IL | rebeccajeanmay@gmail.com | IG: @rebeccajmay_

Education 

2025, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professional Experience

2025, Licensed PK-12 Visual Arts Teacher, State of Illinois

2025, Art Education Student Teacher, Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center, Lincoln Park High School, Chicago, IL

2024-2025, Art Education Research Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Education Department, Chicago, IL

2024, Gallery Attendant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2023, Gallery Attendant, Voices Studio, Dubuque, IA

2022-2025, Residence Hall Assistant,  School of the Art Institute of Chicago Residence Life, Chicago, IL

Group Exhibitions 

2024, Lustita Variety Show: A Silent Auction & Show to Support Aid for Palestine, Newport Theatre, Chicago, IL

2024, Modern Love Story, curated by Elisianna Terracciano, Chicago, IL

2024, Skew the Scale, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL

2024, Fall Undergraduate Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2023, Grand Rising: On Feeling and Interbeing, curated by Sidney Mori Garret, Chicago, IL

2023, Three Piece Show, Voices Studio, Dubuque, IA

2022, Artbash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2022, Femme, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL

Awards, Residencies, and Publications

2024, The Craftwerk Manifesto, Craftwerk Zine, Chicago, IL

2023, Artist in Residence, Voices Studio, Dubuque, IA

2021, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Honors Scholarship

2021, P.E.O. Sisterhood Scholar Award