Bio

"Shulamith in Shadow" is the expressive world of Rivkah Simcha, a New York City-born artist based in Rochester, NY. She uses ink, collage, and assemblage to explore the themes of death, grief, and transformation. She has been influenced by her training in expressive arts therapy at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where she studied the facilitation of ritual arts experiences. As a performer in the immersive theater troupe The Velvet Noose, Rivkah has exhibited artwork during shows at UUU Gallery, Visual Studies Workshop, and the Rochester Fringe Festival. Rivkah’s work has also been exhibited at Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Frank’s Chop Shop, and The Yards Collective.

Rivkah lives in Rochester, NY with her husband and their young children.