| My artwork is a reflection of how I
feel about my life and the experiences that have shaped it thus far.
It is largely about the people who have come in and out of my life,
the ones who are still around and the ones who aren't, and all the memories
I've made and am still making. I strive for my work to be an honest
interpretation of my day-to-day life.
My work is oil on canvas and varies
largely in size and subject matter. I focus mostly on abstracting
from realistic elements I am familiar with, using Photoshop as a tool
for formulating my ideas into images that will serve as the basis for
my paintings.
EDUCATION
BFA
– painting, 2009, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
AA
– painting, 2004, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
AWARDS
2011
Studio Visit Magazine, 2011 Fall Edition
Finalist, The Year's Best Art, The Artist's Magazine
2010
Studio Visit Magazine, 2010 Summer Edition
Artist Residency, Festival of Murals, Wayne County, Indiana
Artist's Grant, Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency
2009 Artist's Grant, Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency
Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Art, The Artist's Magazine
1st Place, Abstract Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2nd Place, Abstract Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Best Body of Work, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Finalist, Myartscholarship: Undergraduate Competition, Myartspace
2008
Finalist, People and Figures Competition,
International Artist Magazine
1st Place, Contemporary Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2nd Place, Landscape Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
3rd Place, Contemporary Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2007
Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Art,
The Artist's Magazine
2006
1st Place, Watercolor Painting,
Spring Show, California Watercolor Society
2nd Place, Still Life Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Underclassman Incentive Award, Spring Show,
Frank Lanza
EXHIBITIONS
2011
Terrain, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Launch Party, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio
A Small Glimpse, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2010 Up; New Paintings by Rachel Gillen, Swayne on Main, Covington, Kentucky
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Online Charity Auction Celebrating Art Basel (benefiting Housing Works), Zatista.com
ProKids Soiree, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio
2009 Teacher/Students, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
Reflective Perceptions, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
Ourboros: The Art of the Round, Dorothy Herger Gallery, Fairfield, California
A Small Glimpse, Red Tree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Represent, Bromwell's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Holiday Show, Bromwell's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
14th Annual Faculty/Alumni Fine Art Auction, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
The Perfect Party, ProKids Fundraiser Auction, Cincinnati, Ohio
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
2008
'A' Class, Hang Art, San Francisco,
California
17th Annual Breckenridge
Fine Art Show, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas
The Kindest Shape, Base Cooperative
Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco,
California
Out of the Blue, Red Tree Gallery, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco,
California
Magnitude SEVEN, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
The Perfect Party, ProKids Fundraiser
Auction, Cincinnati, Ohio
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
Meier's Art & Wine Invitational,
Silverton, Ohio
2007
Pabst Blue Ribbon '07-'08 East and West
Coast Tour, United States
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Academy of Art Big Bang Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
Alta Plaza Preschool Fundraiser Auction,
San Francisco, California
2006
Academy of Art Spring Show, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
Academy of Art Big Bang Show, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
2005
Group Show, Studio Z, San Francisco,
California
Hurricane Katrina Relief Auction, San
Francisco, California
2004
Miami University Student Show, Fitton
Center for the Arts, Hamilton, Ohio
2002
Whitewater Valley Regional Art Competition,
Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011
ADC Fine Art Blog, "Art with a Story"
2009 The Artist's Magazine
2008
The Cincinnati Enquirer. (print edition)
The Mt. Healthy Connector (published
quarterly)
The International Artist Magazine
2007
The Artist's Magazine
CORPORATE COLLECTORS
Pabst Blue Ribbon, Co.
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTORS
Roger Foucray, Brussels, Belgium
Cindy and Jim Scott, Cincinnati, Ohio
Marissa Gianno, San Francisco, California
Paul Stier, San Francisco, California
Santiago Santos, Puerto Rico
Justino Abad, Alexandria, Virginia
Charles Kouns, Mill Valley, California
JJ and Dawn Clark, Cleves, Ohio
Justin Brown, Kailua, Hawaii
Reema Marks, San Francisco, California
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