Rachael Pease is an internationally exhibited landscape artist and envoy of nature. Rachael's work documents real trees and locations. Her current body of work focuses upon the Ancient Bristlecone Pines of Inyo National Forest, California. Her ink drawings weave reality with strings of fantasy and past memories.
Rachael was born in Franklin, Indiana and studied both the arts and sciences at Indiana University. She went on to earn her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design. She has lived and worked coast to coast- NYC to LA. She is currently located at a new studio in the UK.
EDUCATION
2006 MFA Painting University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Philadelphia, PA
2004 BFA Studio Art/ Biology Minor Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2002 Indiana’s Florence Program, Italy
1999 Chemistry Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Glorious Euphoria, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
Drawn by Hand, Superchief Gallery, FND
NFT NYC 2024 Rooftop Artists’ Village Gallery and @Station3NYC, NYC
Chaos and Tranquility, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
2023
Intertwined, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
Hi-Fructose Invitational, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Remnants (solo show), Talon Gallery, Portland, OR
Monochromatic 6, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
Trevor Jone’s Art Angles x Makersplace Exhibit, NFC, Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, Lisbon, PT
Paper Chase 2, My Art is Real, online group exhibition
Memory Hive, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
After Hours: Artistic Impressions of the Night, SuperRare
Microvisions, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
Mythical Woods, Stanton Guildhouse, Stanton, UK
Buried Connections, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
2022
Hell of a Ride, My Art is Real, online group exhibition
Within the Static, WOW x WOW, online group exhibition
IU Eskenazi School Alumni Exhibition, The Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2020
Habitat California: Flora and Fauna, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
2019
Frontiers (2 person show), Jason Vass Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Papier 2019, Grand Quay, Port of Montréal, QC
Salon d’ Automne Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
La Vie est Belle Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Art on Paper Pier 36, New York City, NY
Affordable Art Fair Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2018
Affordable Art Fair Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2017
Art on Paper Peir 36, New York City, NY
ART NY 2017 Pier 94, New York, NY
2016
Our artists Draw Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Black and White Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Exposition en milieu de travail, Murchison Radnoff, ON
Art on Paper Peir 36, New York City, NY
2015
Solo Exhibition, Metamorphosis Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Exposition en milieu de travail Longbow Advantage, Montréal, QC
Affordable Art Fair Beaux-arts des Amériques, The Metropolitan, New York, NY
2014
The Garden of Earthly Delights The Cool School, Los Angeles, CA
LOVE ART Direct Energy Center, Beaux-arts des Amériques, Toronto, ON
2013
Certain Densities George Caleb Bringham Gallery, Columbia, MO
PAPIER 2013 Association des galeries d'art contemporain, Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Affordable Art Fair Beaux-arts des Amériques, The Metropolitan, New York, NY
2012
Solo exhibition, Dendritic Horizon Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
2011
Art Fair Tokyo Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
Group Show Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
2010
I Forgot My Mantra Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn NY
Plus Contemporary Art Fair Noda Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan
Exposition d'hiver Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Asia Top Gallery Art Fair Noda Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
Art Toronto (TIAF) Toronto, Ontario
2009
At First Glance Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
2008
Small Things Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
Coming to Terms with Life Beaux-arts des Ameriques, Montréal, QC
2006
PENN MFA Thesis Exhibition Icebox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Show Me Where the Devil Bit You Tower Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
Folio Burrison Gallery, The Inn at Penn, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Jean Genet, Our Lady of the Flowers Sculpture Show Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Femme Aesthetics: Fierce and Gentle Synchronicity Gallery, Evansville, IN
Fox Family Juried Show Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
RAW Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
COLLECTIONS
The Dean Collection, NY
The Resnick Collection, The Wonderful Company, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS AND HONORS
2006
Lawrence Shprintz MFA Award for Excellence in Art, University of Pennsylvania
2005
Glaubinger-Gealt Fellowship for travel and study of the arts in Italy, Great Britain, and France
Charles Lanham Fellowship for study in Europe
2003
Summers Scholarship for Painting, Indiana University Honors College
The Harry Engel Scholarship in Painting and Drawing, Indiana University
2002
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Gamma Chapter
The Harry Engel Scholarship in Painting and Drawing Indiana University, two-time recipient
Art in the Theater Oil Media Award, Franklin College
2001
Pygmalion’s Award in Painting, Pygmalion
GRANTS
2006
Department of Fine Arts Grant, University of Pennsylvania
2004
Undergraduate Teaching Internship Grant, Indiana University: given to support teaching in France
2003
Vermont Studio Center Grant for Residency in Johnson, VT
Honors College Creative Activities Grant, Indiana University
2002
International Experience Grant, Indiana University Honors College: given for travel in Italy