Raquel Rub Biography
Raquel was an international artist, born in Lima, Peru, who resided in Florida since 1974. Raquel’s free spirit and spontaneity permeate her art, which is diverse in format, materials, and scale. Her eclecticism brought her to work in both 2D and 3D, with acrylics, bronzes, oils, ceramics, fiberglass and resin, porcelains, PVC, and metals. She developed her original burnt metal creations, which she wrapped over painted canvases, coated with paint, and applied porcelain flowers. In 3D sculpture she discovered her passion, experimenting with different materials and techniques obtaining creative results.
Raquel had numerous solo and collaborative exhibits and received several awards in juried shows. She participated in “We Love Art,” a mother and daughter exhibit with her daughter Anabel Rub Peicher at ACA Art Concept Alternative, Vero Beach, in December 2019. Her work has been exhibited elsewhere in the US, in Peru, Canada, and Spain. As a member of 2+3 The Artists’ Organization she exhibited at Broward County’s Main Library Gallery Six from March 2020 to February 2021. She was also a member of ArtServe, Broward Art Guild, Broward College Potters Guild, Ceramic League Miami, National Association of Women’s Artists, and NAWAFL. Her work was showcased in several publications, and her bronze menorah is part of the permanent collection of the Jewish Museum of Florida, in Miami Beach.
In addition to this memorial exhibit at Broward Art Guild, 2+3 The Artists’ Organization Reaction Exhibit currently has a display of her work April 2–29, at Broward County Main Library, Gallery 6. A third memorial will take place in the Fort Lauderdale City Hall Lobby Art Gallery, 100 N Andrews Avenue, in May 2021; it is titled “In Memoriam of Artist Raquel Rub, My Mother.”
As a philanthropist Raquel devoted her life to Eshet Jayil in Peru and Na’amat OR Chapter in Miami, Florida.
