EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2019
Bachelor of Arts, College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara. 2002
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Artifacts of Affection
2020 26Twenty Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO. Parlor Room
2017 Gallery 114 Portland, OR. Chimeras & Underdogs
2016 Black Pine, Woodland, CA. Hydrophilic
2014 Mojo’s, Woodland, CA. Abstract Paintings by Rachael Zur
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2018 Gallery 114, Portland, OR. In Your Absence, with Gary Zur
2017 Gallery at Cerulean, Portland, OR. Winfield & Zur, with Hillary Winfield
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Tchotchke Gallery, New York, NY. Bull in a China Shop, Online
2020 Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR. Love Politik
2020 Ghost Art Project, Omaha, NE. Tactile Connections, Online
2020 Collar Works, Troy, NY. Flat File Collection Fundraiser for Soul Fire Farm
2020 Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN. Everything is Different Now
2020 In Passing, New York, NY, Either Volume 1, Online
2020 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Touch, Online Group
2020 Stay at Home Gallery, Domestic Interiors, Online
2020 Gallery 114, Portland, OR, Art in the Time of COVID-19, Online
2019 Aqua Art Fair, Miami Beach, KA Projects
2019 Young Space, Night Garden, Online
2019 One Grand Gallery, Portland, OR. All Together
2019 SAIC, Chicago, IL. Low Residency MFA Show
2019 Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Re-Deux
2018 Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Dwelling in Possibilities
2018 Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR. Abstract Sanctuary 5
2017 SAIC Open Studios, Chicago. Always, Low Residency MFA Group Show
2017 Pop up Show, Chicago, IL. Kintsugi
2017 Ford Gallery, Portland, OR. PSA
2017 Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Anything Goes
2017 Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR. Abstract Sanctuary 4
2016 Pence Gallery, Davis, CA. Gala Art Auction 2016
2016 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Bark!
2015 Mojo’s, Woodland, CA. Tame the Flame
2015 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA. Bark!
2014 Rouge Gallery, Woodland, CA. Mom’s Other Work
2012 Yolo Flyers Club, Woodland, CA. Group Show
2002 Pop up Show, Los Angeles, CA. What You See is What You Get
REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS:
2020, Review by Ashley Gifford, Rachael Zur "Artifacts of Affection" at Gallery 114, Art and About Blog, Portland, OR. August 19th.
2020, Interviewed by David Schell, The Semi-Finalist is: Rachael Zur, The Semi-Finalist, Blog, Portland, OR. August 25th.
2020, Featured Artist, Young Space, yngspc.com, May 7.
https://yngspc.com/artists/2020/05/rachael-zur/
2017, Interviewed by Cynthia Mosser, Rachael Zur-painter, ArtChat Northwest, Podcast, Portland, OR. November 24
https://soundcloud.com/user-267937984/rachael-zur-interview
LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS:
2019 Moderator, Neck of the Woods, Artist Talk, Gallery 114, Portland OR. November 1.
2019 Moderator, Beauty in Contemporary Art, Panel Discussion, Gallery 114, Portland OR. April 13
2018, Artist Talk, Artist Talk with Rachael Zur and Mark Andres, Gallery 114, Portland, OR. November 17
2017 Presentation, Artist Talk for Kids, Gallery 114, Portland, OR. December 17th
2017, Artist Talk, Artist Talk with Rachael Zur and John Cline, Gallery 114, Portland OR. December 9
2016 Lecture, Juxtapositions in Painting Practices and Themes, Luna Vista Rotary, Woodland CA.
PUBLICATIONS:
2020, Stay Home, Stay Home Gallery and Residency, by Kaylan Buteyn and Pam Marlene Taylor, Paris, TN.
2020, Under The Bridge Painting Issue
CURATORIAL PROJECTS:
2020, Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Prepared Space, Group Show
2019, Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Beauty Untethered, Group Show
2015, First Friday Art Walk, Woodland, CA. C.E. Dingle Elementary History Club Art Show
2014, First Friday Art Walk, Woodland, CA. C.E. Dingle Elementary History Club Art Show
EXPERIENCE:
2020 Interim Chair of the Board of Directors, Gallery 114, Portland
2020 Member of WAVE Artist Collective, Portland, OR.
2018-2020, Secretary of the Board of Directors, Gallery 114, Portland, OR.
2018-2019, Facilitator, Film Club for Low Residency MFA SAIC, Chicago, IL.
2017-2018, Facilitator, Beauty and Sublime Book Club, for Low Residency MFA SAIC, Chicago, IL.
2016-present, Member of Gallery 114, Artist Collective in Portland, OR.
2013 Established the “Hands on History for Kids” event for the Stroll Through History nonprofit in Woodland, CA.
2012-2016 Founded and Ran C.E. Dingle Elementary History Club, Woodland, CA. Engaged students in learning local history through art projects, historical reenactment and field trips.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
2018, Ox-Bow Loretta Grellner Scholarship