Rebecca Goodale

Rebecca Goodale is a Part-time Associate Professor of Art and Founding Coordinator of the Kate Cheney Chappell '83 Center for Book Arts at the University of Southern Maine. She has taught Book Arts and Design at USM for four decades. Her work focuses on artist’s books about Maine’s rare plants and animals, blending her textile design background with printmaking to create large-scale repeatable patterns.

Education:

• BFA in Textile Design from Memphis College of Art

Research & Creative Work: Goodale’s practice merges ecological themes with textile and printmaking aesthetics. Her artist’s books are held in prominent collections such as the Library of Congress, Yale University, and the Portland Museum of Art. Recent projects revisit textile design principles to develop scalable pattern systems.

Affiliations:

• Department of Art
• Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts

Teaching & Leadership: As a long-standing educator, she has shaped USM’s art curriculum while leading the Center for Book Arts, fostering interdisciplinary creativity.