CV – Rachel E. Church

Education

2020: M.F.A. in Intermedia: University of Maine (External Site), Orono, Maine
2017: B.F.A. in Studio Art with Book Arts Minor: University of Southern Maine (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2009: B.A. in Art & Entrepreneurial Studies: University of Southern Maine (External Site), Gorham, Maine

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions

2020: Filtering the Cyan(otype) Sea: Rachel Church & Melissa Bardsley: ProjectEmmersive, Biddeford, Maine
2011: Finding Place: Running With Scissors Studios & Gallery (External Site), Portland, Maine
2009: Pattern and Path: Part II: Hope.Gate.Way., Portland, Maine
2008: Pattern and Path: Chebeague Island Library (External Site), Chebeague, Maine
2006: New Works in Printmaking: United States Post Office, Vienna, Maine

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022: Confluence (External Site): Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina – with the Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab (External Site)
2022: Re-Emergence: The 2022 Art Department Exhibition (External Site): University of Southern Maine (USM) Art Gallery (External Site), University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
2021: Boundless Possibilities 2: USM Book Arts (External Site): Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine (Moved online due to COVID-19)
2021: Untitled, 2020: Art from Maine in a ______ Time (External Site): Portland Museum of Art (External Site), Portland, Maine
2020: 2020VISION: Past, Present, and Future (External Site): Creative Portland (External Site), Portland, Maine (through April 2021 – Moved online due to COVID-19)
2020: Apogee: the space between research & creation (External Site): University of Maine (External Site), Orono, Maine (Moved online due to COVID-19)
2020: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: ENTANGLEMENTS: Biology and Geology School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (External Site), Madrid, Spain
2019: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: entanglements (External Site): 2019 UN Climate Change Conference COP 25, Madrid, Spain (through January 2020)
2019: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: Drift & Migrate: Fluir Y Migrar (External Site): Sala de Exposiciones, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (External Site), Madrid, Spain
2019: In The Studio As In Life, University of Maine MFA Exhibition: Danforth Gallery (External Site), Augusta, Maine
2018: Domesti(city): Cospace (External Site), Bangor, Maine
2018: Recollections: A Shared Memory Art Experience: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2017: dissolution: a performative and participatory installation: AP/PE Space (External Site), University of Maine, Orono, Maine
2017: 2017 BFA & BA Exhibition: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2016: Bound Together III: USM Book Arts: Portland Public Library (External Site), Portland, Maine
2016: Print Power! Vol.2: The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library (External Site), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
2016: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2015: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2014: Makers Meal: Running with Scissors Studios and Gallery (External Site), Portland, Maine
2011: Group Show: Running with Scissors Studios and Gallery (External Site), Portland, Maine
2009: First Impressions: University of New England (UNE) Gallery (External Site), Portland, Maine
2008: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine
2008: Engine House Press Group Show: New Era Gallery (External Site), Vinalhaven, Maine
2007: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine

Awards/RESIDENCIES

2023: Grand Prize: Baxter Society Prize in Book Arts, The Baxter Society (External Site): The Bibliophilic Fellowship of Northern New England, Portland, Maine
2022: Book Artist in Residence: Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport. Maine
2022: Osher Map Library Teaching Fellowship, Osher Map Library (External Site), Portland, Maine
2018-2022 (various semesters): Intermedia Master of Fine Arts (IMFA) Research Grant Recipient: University of Maine (External Site), Orono, Maine
2018, 2019 & 2020: University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS) Award Recipient for Graduate Art: University of Maine (UMaine) Student Symposium (External Site), Orono, Maine (Moved online due to COVID-19)
2018: Artist-in-Residence: Baxter State Park (External Site), Millinocket, Maine
2009: Kate Mahoney Memorial Scholarship: Peregrine Press (External Site), Portland, Maine
2007: President’s Purchase Award: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery (External Site), Gorham, Maine

PUBLICATIONS

2019: “Cyanotype Impressions of the Atlantic Ocean in Maine” (External Site): Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability (External Site), Orono, Maine

collections

George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collection & Archives (External Site), Bowdoin College Library (External Site), Brunswick, Maine
Artist Book Collection: Intermedia Program (External Site), University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Teaching Portfolio: Printmaking Department (External Site), University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Teaching and Other Experience

2021-Current: Part-Time Art Faculty: University of Southern Maine (External Site), Portland, Maine
2021-2022: Part-Time Creative Arts Faculty: University of Maine at Machias (External Site), Machias, Maine
2021: Instructor: Printed Pop-Ups: Summer Book Arts, University of Southern Maine (External Site), Portland, Maine
2021: Co-Instructor: IMD 530 Food and Art at the End of the World: University of Maine (External Site), Orono, Maine
2020-2021: Instructor: Print, Fold, Cut! Three Playful Techniques for Bookmaking: Minnesota Center for Book Arts (External Site), Minneapolis, Minnesota
2020: Instructor: Print, Fold, Cut! Workshop: Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts (External Site), Portland, Maine
2019: Graduate Teaching Academy Completion, University of Maine Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (External Site) and University of Maine Graduate School (External Site), Orono, Maine
2019: Visiting Artist: Honors Art 3 Class, Bangor High School (External Site): Bangor, Maine
2017: Presenter: Family Fun Literacy Day: Windham Raymond Adult Education (External Site), Windham, Maine
2018: Instructor: Single Page Folded Books Workshop: Summer Book Arts, University of Southern Maine (External Site), Portland, Maine
2017 – 2018: Printmaking Workshop Instructor: Still Life Studio (External Site), Portland, Maine
2017: Teaching Assistant: Pop-Up Book Workshop: Maine Crafts Association (External Site) Haystack Workshop Weekend, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (External Site), Deer Isle, Maine
2016: Teaching Assistant: EYE 120 “An EYE for the Arts”: University of Southern Maine (External Site), Portland, Maine
2015 – 2016: Printmaking Workshop Instructor: Engine: Propelling the Creative Community (External Site), Biddeford, Maine
2009 -2011: Board Member: SPIRAL Arts, Inc (External Site), Portland, Maine
2009 -2011: Volunteer Art Exhibit Coordinator: Hope.Gate.Way., Portland, Maine
2009: Instructor: “Printing without the Press” Workshop: Dragonfly Farm, Gorham, Maine
2008 – 2009: Americorps Service Leader (External Site): Community Art Initiative at USM, Portland, Maine
2008: Instructor: Relief Printing Workshop: STRIVE (External Site), South Portland, Maine
2008: Intern: Engine House Press (External Site), Vinalhaven, Maine