Background
Medel, Rebecca Rosalie was born on March 26, 1947 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Natividad and Josefa (Apodaca) Medel.
Medel, Rebecca Rosalie was born on March 26, 1947 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Natividad and Josefa (Apodaca) Medel.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1970. Master of Fine Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982.
Art instructor 9-12, Tucson School District, Santa Rita H.S., 1973-1978; substitute teacher, Alameda and Richmond School district, California, 1978-1979; weaving assistant to Yoshiko Wada, Berkeley, 1979; assistant, Tomasello Fabric Showroom, Los Angeles, 1979-1981; research assistant, Hunter College, New York and Pasadena, 1981-1983; assistant professor fibers department head, Tennessee Technological U., Smithville, 1983-1988; lecturer, Department of Design, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989-1991; studio artist, since 1991. Lecturer North Carolina State University, Raleigh, San Diego State University, State University of New York, Purchase, 1992, Penland School Asheville, North Carolina, Textile Study Group, New York City, California.Coll. of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, San Jose State University, American Center, Kyoto, Japan, City Center, Sapporo, Japan, 1986. Visiting artist U. North Dakota,1985.