Rebecca Cummins
· Professor, Photo/Media + New Genres Affiliate Faculty, DXARTSUniversity of Washington · Art + Art History + Design
Active 1975–2024
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About
Rebecca Cummins is a professor in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington, with a focus on exploring the sculptural, experiential, and humorous possibilities of light and natural phenomena. Her work often references the history of science and optics through installations that include a machine for making rainbows, a photographic video rifle, paranoid dinner-table devices, fungi spore prints, microscopy, and various approaches to marking time such as sun and moon dials. Recently, she has been enlisting Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s strobotac in her projects. Cummins has exhibited widely internationally and is active in public commissions and cross-disciplinary collaborations with artists, scientists, and community partners. Her exhibitions include venues such as the Beal Center for Arts + Technology, Bellevue Art Museum, Asia Culture Center in Gwangju, Chilean Biennial, Shanghai Biennial, and the Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, among others. She has completed public commissions for the City of Seattle, Washington State Arts Commission, Western Washington University, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Cummins has held artist residencies at various institutions including the Ars Bioartica in Finland, Bundanon Trust in Australia, and the Pilchuck Glass School. Her academic background includes a PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney, an MA from the University of New Mexico, and a BFA from the University of Northern Iowa. She has been a…
Research topics
- Political Science
- Medical emergency
- Computer Security
- Computer Science
- Medicine
- Internet privacy
- Emergency medicine
- Law
- Business
Selected publications
Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) · 2004-01-01 · 51 citations
book1st authorCorrespondingUtstein Style for emergency care — the first 30 years
Resuscitation · 2021 · 35 citations
2005-01-01 · 6 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingAn Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department
Annals of Internal Medicine · 2006-02-07 · 3 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingMedical Writings: Book Notes7 February 2006An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency DepartmentRichard O. Cummins, MD, MPH, MScRichard O. Cummins, MD, MPH, MScFrom the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-3-200602070-00032 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebo…
Annals of Emergency Medicine · 2006-01-27 · 2 citations
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Recent grants
NIH · $99k · 1986
NIH · $72k · 1986
Frequent coauthors
- 91 shared
Mickey S. Eisenberg
University of Washington
- 60 shared
Alfred P. Hallstrom
Seattle University
- 58 shared
Paul E. Litwin
- 54 shared
Thomas Hearne
Public Health – Seattle & King County
- 28 shared
Judith Reid Graves
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- 25 shared
Mary Fran Hazinski
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 21 shared
Leo Bossaert
University of Antwerp
- 20 shared
Douglas Chamberlain
Awards & honors
- 2015 Artist Trust Fellowships
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