ROCHELLE SCHAEVITZ

ROCHELLE SCHAEVITZ | INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Q. How did your passion for art begin taking shape for you—at home, school, a mentor, and other artists who inspired you or a personal experience that started the fermenting process?
A. Art has always been a part of my life. My parents told me that at three I was explaining to other visitors at MOMA what to look for in the paintings. My formal education in art began at Cornell University in the 70’s and has continued through my recently earned master’s degree from the New York Academy of Art.

Q. How would you describe your artwork, in terms of materials or mediums? Has it changed or evolved since formal training and what are your goals for it?
A. My art is a personal expression of family and family interconnections. It is my celebration of life through people and places. I paint in oil and pastel and love experimenting with mediums.

Q. How important is a personal style to you as an artist or does your work reflect larger social and cultural issues?
A. An artist always has a point of view that is expressed in their art. My point of view is my motivation and occurs naturally as I connect with my subject matter.

Q. Has being a woman affected your work and others’ perception of it?
A. My art revolves around family connections and I believe it is because I am a woman and my identity is interconnected with my role as a woman that my art has meaning.

Q. How do you feel about being part of a woman’s art organization?
A. I am thrilled!