Rebecca Shkeyrov
Paintings Painting Paintings: Nested Selves

April 28 - May 20, 2023

Paintings and painted sculptures within paintings

Artist Statement

Beginning from childhood obsessions with matryoshka dolls and Flann O’Brien’s novel The Third Policeman which features objects within objects stretching out to infinity, this series showcases the artist indulging her aesthetic inclination towards depicting artwork within her work. In doing so, she is able to slowly uncover the complex and evolving relationships between three figures viewed through the lens of painting: the literal self, the idealized self, and the inner child. While the artist herself is observed with a close eye in real time, the two imagined figures came to her during a series of life-changing hypnotherapy sessions where she was asked to spontaneously visualize them.

— Rebecca Shkeyrov

Biography

Rebecca Shkeyrov, b. 1997, received her BA in Studio Art and Art History from William & Mary in 2020 and has exhibited in cities across New York, Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland. She began creating ceramic sculptures during her 2022 residency at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. When not creating art, she can be found studying to become a Certified Hypnotherapist.

Website: rebeccarov.com