Raised in a tiny town at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Rachel’s wild childhood sliding down red rocks and romping through pine forests was equally infused with art in a multicultural home full of artisan crafts from around the world and a large collection of contemporary abstract art. These sense-memories are the well that she draws on in her current painting practice.

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Rachel holds a BA from Reed College, where she majored in Economics and Dance. She studied Limón technique alongside experimental multi-media and post-modern dance.

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Experimental new-media led her to the newly computer-based tools for graphic design and a career as a graphic designer for over 12 years. Beginning as the Marketing and Graphics Manager for the international mecca of modern dance, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, her design career focused on design for the arts and non-profits.

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Now based in Seattle, Rachel’s creative focus is painting with a practice that reflects her creative roots in experimental dance. She approaches the canvas improvisationally and explores kinetically until the work has the textural depth and joyful color resonance that clicks with her sense memory.

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Rachel was a member of the Ballard Collective until the summer of 2025, when they lost their building to arson. She is currently a resident artist at Base Camp Studios 2 in Belltown and teaches Movement for Creative Renewal alongside her painting practice.