Rebecca Salter
Rebecca Margaret Salter (born 1955) is a British abstract artist who lives and works in
London, England. Previously elected Keeper in 2017, she was elected as the first female President of the
Royal Academy of Arts in London on 10 December 2019. Formerly a ceramicist, she is best known as
painter and
printmaker. Salter specialises in
woodblock printing, combining Western and Eastern traditions. She has written two books on Japanese wood blocks: ''Japanese Woodblock'' (2001) and ''Japanese Popular Prints: From Votive Slips to Playing Cards'' (2006).
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