Through my work, I observe the link between life's uneventful moments and nostalgic memories. I draw inspiration from my childhood in the Miami suburbs - surrounded by townhouses, canals, and overpasses - where I would take daily walks and imagine the life I would live once I moved away. Now with distance from the past, I look back with fond appreciation at all the mundane details of that neighborhood: chain-linked fences overgrown with plants and cracked sidewalks that trailed along the lakes. After moving to Chicago, the work has extended into views of rural cemeteries as they share the same spirit of fleeting significance. Wandering exploration, photographing local sites, and pop culture research are part of my practice, informing my paintings and mixed media collages.
Rachel graduated from New World School of the Arts in 2017, followed by residencies with Walid Wahab Alumni Studios (2017 - 2018), and the Ou Gallery Residency (2019.) Group exhibitions include No Soy Eterno (Tactile Studio, 2024), Collabo6 (MANA Contemporary, 2019), Exposed (Art & Culture Center/Hollywood, 2019), Make It Nice Again (Mindy Solomon Gallery, 2017), New World North West (Amadlozi Gallery, 2017), A Pixel in Size (ArtCenter South Florida, 2017), Unbound (Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, 2017), and Unfolding: Series 1 (Miami Bienniale, 2016); solo exhibition Static Night (MANA Contemporary, 2018), and exhibition curated Everyday is Summer in collaboration with The Fountainhead Residency (2018.) Public art commissions include group collaborations with the Miami Parking Authority (2016), Aventura Mall (2017), and the Federal Reserve Bank Miami Branch (2018.)