Bio & CV
From an early age, Rachel loved to draw and paint. In high school, she also explored her interest in photography, spending hours in the school darkroom. In 2000, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts. Although primarily focusing on sculpture and printmaking, she secretly wanted to be a painter.
Of course, moving to New York City to become an artist was the dream. When it became clear working part-time for an art dealer couldn’t support a young artist’s life in the city, she began working full-time in marketing. It wasn’t until 9 years later that Rachel began to draw again, realizing she wasn’t pursuing her true passion. The difficult decision to focus on making art full-time ultimately meant a change in lifestyle and leaving New York.
Since then, Rachel has worked on developing her painting practice. Her work has been featured in museums and galleries including the Mystic Museum of Art in Connecticut and the Lamont Gallery in Exeter, New Hampshire. She has received an alumni fellowship and given artist talks and interviews. Her drawings have been published in an anthology of the sport of cycling. Additionally, her work has received awards, and is collected and commissioned Internationally.
Rachel works from her home studio in Rhode Island.
- Dual Paintcast with fellow painter, Christopher Long, on YouTube
- Daily Paintworks Spotlight Interview (online)
- Biekert, Mary, "Mystic Museum of Art exhibit highlights life's simplicities", The Day, May 18, 2018 (print and online)
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2025 The Weight of Silence, Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, Connecticut
2018 The Contemporary Scene, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, Connecticut
2017 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 106th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, Connecticut, juried by Emilia Dubicki and Deborah Quinn-Munson
2016 Winter's Eve, Howard Silverman Gallery, East Greenwich Free Library, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, juried by Richard Whitten, artist and Professor of Painting at Rhode Island College
2016 60th Regional Show, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, Connecticut, juried by Margot McIlwain Nishimura, Deputy Director Collections, Programming and Public Engagement, Newport Restoration Foundation
2016 Public/Private: The Arc of Longing, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
2016 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 105th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, Connecticut, juried by Darby Cardonsky, Assistant Professor of Art at Western Connecticut State University, and Will Lustenader, artist and teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall
2016 Black & White, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, Connecticut, juried by Leigh Tarentino, Associate Professor of Visual Art, Brown University
2016 Constellations, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts, curated by Stacy Thomas-Vickory, Professor of Printmaking, Montserrat College of Art
2016 Allied Artists of America Painting Award
2016 Alumni Fellowship, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts
2016 Gallery Talk, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
2016 Artist Talk, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts
Montserrat College of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2000
Massachusetts College of Art, Undergraduate Studies, 1996-1998