Education

1994 MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts

1979 BFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1977 School of Art, Architecture, and Design, London


Selected Exhibitions

2024 Bird Stories: Human Narratives, Concord Art

2023 Smile: paintings and sculpture, Gallery Kayafas, Boston

         Somerville Prints! Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA

         Misfits 2, Pulp, Holyoke MA

         Stick People, Storefront Art Projects, Watertown, MA

2022 Vignettes: Small Works by Twelve Artists, Drive-by Projects, Watertown, MA

2021 Smile, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA

         The Misfits, Pulp, Holyoke, MA

2020 More Lines, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

2019 Friendlies, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

         Here We Are, Gallery Kayafas, Boston

2018 Tangles, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

         How I Roll, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

2017 Are You Kidding Me? The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

         Paperwork, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

2016 More Pictures, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

2015 Somebodies, Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston

         Animal Animist, ROOM 83 Spring, Watertown, MA

         Happy Meeting, Gateway Arts, Brookline, MA

2014 Rarefied: Rebecca Doughty and Alice O’Neill, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston

2013 Rebecca Doughty & Tamara Staples Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY

2012 The Calenders Tales, Boston University 808 Gallery

2011 Nearly Nots, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

2010 Rebecca Doughty & Mary Kocol, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY

         Recent Gifts, Provincetown Art Association and Museum

2009 Flower Power, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

2008 Tinies, The Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston

2007 Go West, The Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown

2006 Approaches to Narrative, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

2005 Here, The Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston

         The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

         Laugh Lines, Lillian Immig Gallery, Emmanuel College, Boston

         Images from North Mayo, Courthouse Gallery, Ballycastle, Co Mayo, Ireland

2004 For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, CT

         The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

2003 Bad Touch, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University

         Plant Matter, New Arts Center, Newton, MA

         Short Stories, William Scott Gallery, Provincetown

2002 Going, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston

2001 Wonderland, Bakalar & Huntington Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art

         The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

2000 Drawing on Tradition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA

         Walking Through: Ten Outdoor Projects, Fuller Museum, Brockton

1998 Simple Things, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

1997 Alphabet Drawings, East End Gallery, Provincetown

         Traces: Rebecca Doughty & Ana Guerra, Cragin Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA

1996 9 Artists/9 Visions, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

         Animal Vegetable, East End Gallery, Provincetown

1995 The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

1994 Markers, Gallery 57, Cambridge Arts Council

1993 7th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA

         The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

1992 Tracks, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

         House on Fire, Howard Yezerski Gallery

1991 New Paintings, Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia

1990 Love Letters, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

         Works on Paper, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA

         The Cave, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

1988 Works on Paper, East West Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

1986 Selections #33, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

         The Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

1985 Little Works by Big Thinkers, Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, NY


Awards/Fellowships

2010 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Finalist Award in Painting

2006 Residency, Ucross Foundation, Wyoming

2004 Residency, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, County Mayo, Ireland

2003/1998 Artists Resource Trust, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

2002 Best Show Award, AICA, International Assoc. of Art Critics, NE Chapter

2000/1996/1992 Blanche E. Colman Foundation

1992/1990/1987 Massachusetts Arts Lottery, Somerville Arts Council

1990 Massachusetts Artists Fellowship, Artists Foundation, Finalist Award in Painting

1984 Massachusetts Artists Fellowship, Artists Foundation, Finalist Award in Drawing

1984 Grumbacher Award, Artists Foundation, Boston, MA


Collections

Provincetown Art Association and Museum

The Ballinglen Museum of Art

Ucross Foundation

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Simmons College

Wellington Management

Fidelity Investments

Ritz-Carlton, Millennium Project, Boston

Private collections in US, UK, Mexico and Japan


Bibliography

McQuaid, Cate. Stick, Stack, Stuck, Substack/Ocean in a Drop 5/23

McQuaid, Cate. Animal Animist, Boston Globe 12/9/15

Lynch, B. catalog essay Rarefied 2014

Saywell, Edward. catalog essay Rebecca Doughty: Here 2005

McQuaid, Cate. The Drawing Show, Boston Globe 2/1/04

Hopkins, Randi. Beach Bunnies and Photo Ops, Boston Phoenix 7/29/05

New American Paintings #38, Open Studios Press 2002

McQuaid, Cate. Best of 2002, Galleries, Boston Globe, 12/29/02

McQuaid, Cate. Going, Boston Globe, 5/10/02

Sherman, Mary. Wonderland Art New England, April/May 2001

Tung, Lisa. catalog essay Wonderland 2001

Markonish, Denise, catalog essay Drawing on Tradition 2000

Silver, Joanne. Annual Fuller Show, Boston Herald, 8/11/00

New American Paintings #14, Open Studios Press 1998

McQuaid, Cate. Rebecca Doughty: Simple Things, Boston Globe 3/12/98

Perrott, Jeff. 9 Artists/9 Visions at DeCordova ,artsMEDIA Magazine, Summer 1996

Parcellin, Paul. Rebecca Doughty: Markers, Art New England, April/May 1995

Temin, Christine. Drawings at B.C.A., Boston Globe, 9/28/93

Radio and Television:

Morgenroth, Lynda. Somerville Folk, WBUR 4/93

Kulhawik, Joyce. Rebecca Doughty: TRACKS, WBZ-TV, 2/4/92


Published Children’s Books
Before You, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016
Oh No! Time to Go! A Book of Goodbyes, Schwartz & Wade, 2009
Some Helpful Tips for a Better World and a Happier Life, Schwartz & Wade, 2008
One of Those Days, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006 (illustrator)
Lost and Found, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005
You Are to Me, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004
31 Uses for a Mom, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003 (illustrator)
Toes Have Wiggles, Kids Have Giggles, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002 (illustrator)
Halloween Has Boo, Handprint/Blue Apple, 2002 (illustrator)
Christmas Has Merry, Handprint/Blue Apple, 2002 (illustrator)
39 Uses for a Friend, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001 (illustrator)
Friends Stick Together, Scholastic, 2000 (illustrator)