Alice was raised in a household of artists. Both parents were graduates of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her mother, June Decker, was a painter and her father, Ferdinand Rebechini, a sculptor. The house had a large studio where her father and grandfather, who was also a sculptor, worked daily. Her mother painted in the same studio. From a young age Alice's daily recreation was drawing. During vacation trips to the American West, she was introduced to watercolor and gouache work guided by her mother. Alice went on to study watercolor, instructed by Peter Bodnar, while an architecture student at the University of Illinois, and gained a lifelong interest in this challenging medium. In recent years, Alice participated in studios with John Herron, Sarah Kaiser, Nancy Behles, Mike Barret-Kolasinski and Michael Van Zeyl pursuing expanded techniques, expressions, and subjects. Currently, she enjoys painting fully abstract works, as well as continuing with traditional landscapes. Throughout her studies and career Alice has enjoyed life drawing in various mediums, including charcoal and pastels.
Exhibitions & Awards | Works & Awards |
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NorthShore Art League, Inspired By 2026 | Daughter of Mine and October Morning Meadow |
Illinois Watercolor Society 2026 at TAC | From the Roses |
Illinois Watercolor Society/ Highland Park Art Center | From the Roses |
Illinois Watercolor Society, National Exhibition 2026 | Perthshire Remembered |
Highland Park Art Center IN VIEW 2026 | Roses Envisioned |
North Shore Art League, Water! 2026
| Rushing Stream
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NorthShore Art League, Summer Open | To The Forest Floor |
North Shore Art League, Summer Open 2026 | To the Forest Floor |
North Shore Art League 101st Members 2025 | From the Roses, Bloom |
Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 2nd Biennial on-line 2025 | Great Glen Way |
Northshore Art League, Inspired By 2025 | Great Glen Way, Glen Docherty |
CAVA Members Show 2025, Bridgeport Art Center | Horsepower |