Rachel Collier // Short Statement and Bio
If abstraction is an attempt to capture a process of deviation, this practice addresses various struggles with the constraints of that expectation. These struggles include but are not limited to: the flatness of paint, the fetishization of the grid, the hand at work and its blatant removal. The unattainable goal is to achieve trompe l'oeil without really trying.
Rachel Collier is a Minneapolis based artist currently working in a Seward studio. After graduating from SAIC in ‘07 she travelled and lived in several US metros exhibiting in DIY spaces, local galleries and art fairs. Her recent work is non representational and large in scale, combining painting, printmaking and sculptural elements.
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Education
2007
BFA / School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Exhibitions
2020
Future Future, Hair and Nails Gallery, Mpls, MN
2019
2018
2018
Almost Paradise, Ditch / Grey Ghost, Mpls, MN
Taped Over, Riverland College: James Wagner Gallery, Austin MN
Relief: Three Fresh Approaches to Building Surface, Hair and Nails Gallery, Mpls, MN
2018
2017
2016
2014
Fine Arts Exhibition, MN State Fair, St Paul, MN
Mutual Fans, Coming Soon Art Space, Mpls, MN
Our Mothers and Daughters, Albert Lea Art Center, Albert Lea, MN
Revolution Now, Gamut Gallery, Mpls, MN
2014
Wavefunction, Haus Salon, Mpls, MN
2012
Mural Party, Green House Gallery, Austin, TX
2011
Catastrophe!, Art People, Arcata, CA
2010
I Protest, Hallspace, Boston, MA
2008
Oppidan, Black Walnut Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
SAIC BFA Thesis Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Selected Teaching / Creative Professional Experience
2016 +
2012 +
Freelance Content Creator, Mpls, MN
Lead Videographer, Ponytails Collective, Mpls, MN
2016
Introduction to Marbling Course, MCAD, Mpls, MN
2012-16
Interactive Design Digital Analyst, Carmichael Lynch, Mpls, MN
2010-11
Story Producer / Casting Producer, Shed Media Group / Animal Planet, LA, CA