About the artist

RHONDA URDANG is an independent studio artist working across multiple disciplines. Since founding Flagstaff Feminist Art Project, she has worked primarily in femmage, book art, collage, digital manipulation, assemblage, film, painting & satire. Her thought-provoking artworks have been shown extensively in regional, national, and international group shows in 40 states. Rhonda received her BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and later worked as a journeyman color separation artist in Phoenix, retouching high-fashion catalogs for Anne Klein, Ann Taylor, Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, Estee Lauder, and Neiman Marcus. 

She is looking forward to the Full Harvest Moon in Aires (fire sign) on Friday, Sep. 29, at 2:57 a.m. MST.  September's full moon means that our intuitive emotions will tend to be more spontaneous.  We're entering a new era when our dreams will come true as well as when roads less traveled will be explored about self-discovery, relationships, and social connections.   Think outside the box and tap into our vivid imaginations.  How successful things are will depend on our state of mind.  The Celtic Tree Month of Vine begins on Saturday, Sep. 2.  Once the New Moon in Virgo (earth sign) kicks in on Sep. 14, we'll feel the let's-get-organized vibe that brings new life to our day-to-day routines.  Mercury retrograde wraps up the very next day, so putting our new ideas into motion will be easy to do as we prepare for winter -- while we reflect on our past and evaluate how to improve our future.  Mabon celebrates the autumnal Fall Equinox in the northern hemisphere on Sep. 23, when the Sun enters Libra.

Rhonda's altered artist's book will debut in Bound and Unbound Vll at University Libraries, University of South Dakota, Vermillion.  Start date is on August 21 with a Zoom Reception on Sep. 22 and will run through Jan. 3, 2024.   

Image Detail:  Ellis Island:  The Immigrant Experience (C) 2023 All rights reserved