IG: @rachelsomeara
EXHIBITED WORKS
“Transformer”, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC 2024
“Prix Fixe” Underland Gallery, NY 2023
“Unearthed”, Shirley Project Space Group Show, NY 2023
Sculpture Space New York City (SSNYC), two person show, 2019
“Another Matter”, Lazy Susan Gallery, two person show, NY 2019
“Open / Ended Identity”, Brooklyn Clay Tour Group Show, NY 2018
“Year Zero”, Cunsthaus Gallery, Tampa, FL 2018
“Cosmetic Solutions #1”, Brooklyn, NY 2018
“Of Women”, Rockaway Artists Alliance, NY 2018
“Only You” – Group show, Madrid, Spain 2017
Bruce High Quality Foundation – Collaborative show, NY 2014
Brooklyn Film Festival – Animated short “The Course”, NY 2014
“Suddenness and Certainty” – Robert Miller Gallery, NY, NY – 2013
“Art Unit” – Allan Nederpelt Gallery, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY – 2012
“Sketchbook Obsessions” – The New York Times Gallery, NY, NY – 2009
“+2 Group Show” – Sloan Fine Art, NY, NY – 2009
“One Size Fits All” – On Stellar Rays, NY, NY – 2009
“2 Senses” – AG Gallery, Williamsburg, NY – 2008
“Wild Things” – Melbourne, Australia – 2007
“Clear Blue Sky” – Aidan Savoy Gallery, NY, NY – 2007
“Femme Forces” – AI Gallery, Chicago, IL – 2007
“Girls Room” – Jen Bekman, NY, NY – 2007
“My Town is Your Town, I Like What You Like” – Riviera Gallery, Brooklyn, NY – 2006
“Off Sets” – Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – 2006
“Soon and Very Soon” – Renowned Gallery, Portland, OR – 2005
“Split 4 Ways” – Primary Space, – Hamtramck,
“Move 13” Clementine Gallery, NY, NY – 2005
“He Said/She Said” – Primary Space, Hamtramck, MI – 2005
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vermont Studio Center Resident – Fall 2023,
Residency Project Resident – Summer 2023
Resident Tarot Booth at Chelsea Flea Market – 2020 – 2022
Sculpture Space NYC Curatorial Fellowship Recipient – 2019
Anderson Ranch Scholarship for Kinetic Sculpture – 2019
New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA) Fiscal Sponsorship – 2014
Brooklyn Film Festival – Audience Award “The Course” – 2014
EDUCATION
2001 Art Center College of Design, BFA with Honors and Distinction
1997 Brown University, BA Visual Art Concentration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ceramics Workshop Instructor: 2023 Summer workshops at Kimball Arts Center, Park City, Utah. Workshop concept and instruction for teens and adults.
Artist Studio Manager: 2009 – 2013: Studio Manager for painter Robert Greene, represented by Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY. Coordinate production of artworks, studio visits and client presentations. Coordinated installation and transport of works.
Freelance Illustrator: 2001-2011 – Select clients include: American Express, Blue Note Records, Leo Burnett, Air Canada, Target, Urban Outfitters, Penguin Classics, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Billabong, Little Brown & Co., HarperCollins, The Atlantic Monthly, SONY, San Francisco Chronicle, Warner Bros Records, and Chronicle Books.
Adjunct Professor:
2011—2012 School of Visual Arts (SVA) – Graduate Thesis Advisor in Illustration
2007 – 2010 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) – Create and implement curriculum for courses including Experimental Painting, Illustration Concepts and Senior Thesis