Rebecca Skinner

Rebecca Skinner photographs abandoned spaces throughout the United States. She is a modern-day urban explorer seeking unique neglected structures and desolate places. Her subject matter includes images of large open spaces and details such as peeling paint and rust. Texture, color and light play an important part in her image making and she is attracted to the beauty of these places as well as the forgotten history. Time is of the essence as some locations have since been demolished or restored, while others remain frozen in time. Danger is often present, whether it be from rotten floors, hazardous materials, or unexpected inhabitants. She never goes into these places alone and is strongly invested in leaving no trace. Working with tripod and natural light, Skinner does not stage her photographs — there is already a story to be told without making any adjustments.

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI 2010
Certificate in Digital Photography

2024
somewhere I have never travelled...
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
Empty Places, Abandoned Spaces
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2023
Limitless Translations: The Artist as Storyteller
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
Harmony: Art and Music at the Piano Factory
Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Bridges
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA
Used
Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
RISD Craft, Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Sale, Providence, RI
Form and Emptiness
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
Empty Places: Abandoned Spaces
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2022
Paradise City Arts Festival
Marlborough, MA
Speak Up
Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Your Work Here
FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA
Darkness
Juniper Rag, Newton, MA
The Art of Darkness
The Heartspot Gallery, Providence, RI
Awakening
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
RISD Craft, Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Sale, Providence, RI
The Space for Maybe
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
Empty Places: Abandoned Spaces
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2021
Paradise City Arts Festival
Marlborough, MA
RISD Craft, Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Sale, Providence, RI
Cool
Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
New England Collective...