Paula Rebsom was born and raised in Dickinson, North Dakota where she spent a great deal of time exploring the diverse landscape and historical sites throughout the state with her family. She divided her time equally between her mother who taught her how to sew and rummage, her father who taught her how to hunt and become an excellent markswoman, and her older sister who tried desperately to use Paula's small fingers as a key to open up the locked cupboard doors with chocolate behind them to no avail. In 2001, she left this rural haven and headed to the big city of Minneapolis. In 2003 she relocated to the west coast where she received her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Oregon. While she loves her current home in Portland, OR she still dreams of a picture window view filled with rolling hills and open prairie. Paula’s work incorporates a wide variety of materials and strategies including: sewing costumes and building props, painting, woodworking, performance art, video, and photography. She has been teaching in both academic and non-academic settings for the past 10 years in a wide variety of media.