Alice was raised in a household of artists. Both parents were graduates of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her mother, June Decker, was a painter and her father, Ferdinand Rebechini, a sculptor. The house had a large studio where her father and grandfather, who was also a sculptor, worked daily. Her mother painted in the same studio. From a young age Alice's daily recreation was drawing. During vacation trips to the American West, she was introduced to watercolor and gouache work guided by her mother. Alice went on to study watercolor, instructed by Peter Bodnar, while an architecture student at the University of Illinois, and gained a lifelong interest in this challenging medium. In recent years, Alice participated in studios with John Herron, Sarah Kaiser, Nancy Behles, Mike Barret-Kolasinski and Michael Van Zeyl pursuing expanded techniques, expressions, and subjects. Currently, she enjoys painting fully abstract works, as well as continuing with traditional landscapes. Throughout her studies and career Alice has enjoyed life drawing in various mediums, including charcoal and pastels.
Exhibitions & Awards | Works & Awards |
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Northshore Art League, Water Show 2024 | Morning Meadow, Ft. Sheridan Beach |
Illinois Watercolor Society 2024 Members Show | Great Glen Way |
Mainstreet Gallery - Plein Air Only Show 2024 | Picking Pebbles - Honorable Mention |
Mainstreet Gallery - Not Your Average Joe Show | Golden Girl |
CAVA Members Show 2024 at North Shore Art League | Through the Canopy |
CAVA Later Impressions Show 2024 | Daniel Wright Woods |
Illinois Watercolor Society Members Show 2024 | Great Glen Way |
Mainstreet Gallery Plein Air Only Show | Picking Pebbles, Honorable Mention |
North Shore Art League, Inspired By Show 2024
| Stream through the Winter Fields |
Gray Cube Green Digital Art Exhibit 2024 | Through the Canopy, Honorable Mention |
Chicago Pastel Painters - Strokin' 10 Show | Stream Through the Winter Fields |
Artist's Space Gallery - Landscapes Competition | Great Glen Way - Painting Prize |
North Shore Art League Inspired By Show | Stream Through the Winter Fields |
The Art Center Highland Park, In View 2024 | Horsepower |
Gray Cube Green Art Exhibition | Through The Canopy - Honorable Mention |
North Shore Art League, Abstraction Show 2024 | A Prayer in the Night |
Chicago Pastel Painters Tenth Biennial Member Juried Exhibition | Stream Through the Winter Fields |
North Shore Art League, The Water Show 2023 | Wetland With Irises, Daniel Wright Woods |
Stola Gallery SCAPES Show 2023 | Swallows at the Golden Hour |
Evanston +Vicinity Biennial Show 2023 | Morning Has Broken, Juried show, Sold work |
Illinois Watercolor Society National Show 2023 | Peyrat After the Rain, Juried Selection |
Camelback Gallery Abstracts with Blue Exhibition 2023 | To Or From, Bronze Award |
Northshore Art League Members Show 2023 | Lilies |
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists Members Show 2023 | Jazz Jam |
The Art Center Highland Park Members Show 2023 | To Or From |
Evanston Art Center Studio Show 2023 | Morning Has Broken, The Sun Machine Is Coming Down |
Grey Cube Gallery, Abstract Art Contest 2023 | Sunset/Twilight Award Winner |
Evanston Art Center, Studio Show 2023 | Sunset/Twilight |
CAVA Members Show 2023 | Jazz Jam |
Northshore Art league Members Show 2023 | Lilies, Roses Envisioned |
CAVA Later Impression Show 2023 | Heat Island |
Geneva Lakes Arts Foundation Fall Show 2023 | New Hampshire Stream, Grassey Crest |
Illinois Watercolor Society Members Show 2023 | Madison Market |
Grey Cube Floral Art Show 2022 | Irises, Honorable Mention |
Artists Space, Abstract Art Exhibition 2022 | Bloom, Selected Winner |
Camelback Gallery Open Theme 2022 | Morrie at the Deerhead Inn, Bronze Award |
Camelback Gallery, Shades of Purple 2022 | Peyrat After the Rain, Bronze Award |
Illinois Watercolor Society Members Show 2021 | New Hampshire |
Evanston Art Center, We Love the Challenge Watercolor Studio Show 2021 | Destruction, Birds of A, Plasma |
Illinois Watercolor Society Members Show 2021 | Wetland With Irises |