[1][2] Her work has been included in the Bicentennial Exhibit of “American Painters in Paris” in Paris, France, Copley Society of Art, Boston, Dunfermline Fife, Scotland, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

[4] Blumenfeld's grandfather, Harry Fairman, was an artist and a decorator for the wealthy neighborhoods in the East End of Pittsburgh.

[3] Blumenfeld showed her work with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh in Dunfermline Scotland to honor Andrew Carnegie at his birthplace.

She wanted to keep and share her memories of the dance, which started a series of paintings she named "Celebration of Spirit".

[9] In 2004, in conjunction with the Three Rivers Arts Festival, she had a one-person show of her ballet paintings at the One Oxford Centre in Pittsburgh.

[11][12] In 2011 Blumenfeld had a conversation with her grandchildren that inspired the artist to use her paintings to recreate memories of diverse neighborhood with people of different ethnic backgrounds, all struggling to make a living during the Great Depression and World War II.

The last painting in the series is her memory of a patriotic parade on Fifth Avenue during World War II, honoring the soldiers.

Her grandfather Sam Reznik ran a store on Logan Street, where clothes hung from the ceiling.

[8] As a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Rochelle Blumenfeld received many awards including a Carnegie Museum of Art purchase award for their permanent collection in 1960.,[16][2] In 1966, Blumenfeld won first prize in a nationwide art contest, sponsored by Enjay Chemical Company.