Flight of the DuckFish (oil on canvas, 4 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft., 2020)

Flight of the DuckFish (oil on canvas, 4 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft., 2020)

Rafael Rachel Neis is an interdisciplinary artist, a writer, and a scholar of ancient history and Talmud who lives and works in Ann Arbor. Neis works across different forms, including painting, comics, drawing, installations, and text. They are an award-winning of author of two books.

 

NEWS!

Hear Rafe Neis, Jessie DeGrado, Dorothy Kim, Scott Larson, and Max Strassfeld, on “Trans” Before the Modern, part of the Frankel Institute Critical Trans Studies Symposium, March 18, 10:30 am - 12:30 am.

When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven: Rabbis and the Reproduction of Species is out. Purchase your hard copy here. Open access available here. Thanks to UC Press, Luminos, and the UM Library’s TOME Award for making open access scholarship possible.