Education
1994 MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts
1979 BFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1977 School of Art, Architecture, and Design, London
Selected Exhibitions
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. 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)