Rebeca Bollinger is an American artist known for her innovative work across various media, including sculpture, photography, video, drawing, installation, writing and sound. Born in Los Angeles, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993. Bollinger first gained recognition with her video piece “Alphabetically Sorted” (1994) which utilized found text from an online forum, showcasing her early engagement with digital culture and the internet as a source material.

Bollinger has exhibited at prominent institutions such as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the de Young Museum, and Orange County Museum of Art. In 2024, Bollinger was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, recognizing her significant contributions to contemporary art. She divides her time between Tucson and San Francisco, continuing to explore the intersections of technology, materiality and perception in her multifaceted practice.

Artist talk: Thursday, May 1 from 4:30 – 6 p.m., Wright Hall, Main Theatre. The talk is open to the public. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Organized by the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program and supported by the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.