RACHEL GIBSON works as a mixed media artist with work in galleries from New York to Los Angeles and collections around the world. A happily-married, mother of one, Gibson lives & works in Marion, Virginia. Her practice currently explores work that overlays watercolor with embroidery. The hand-stitched component of this work lends movement to otherwise still media while paying homage to the band of quilting women she calls family.
“Embroidery over watercolor is my voice. There are a lot of us working on paper, and there are a few of us stitching on paper. The combination of paint and embroidery gives my work a voice and allows it to speak with a sort of meditative precision.
At the end of every series, I find I have often arrived at the same place, the same premise –given patterns overlaid with chosen patterns. These patterns offer perspective on, and reverence for, both human potential and responsibility. How do our experiences shape us? And would we make the same choices if we knew the consequences? In a life lived to its fullest, is the answer more often ‘yes’ than ‘no’? These are the questions I ask.” –R.L. Gibson
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• CV • shows + admin/prof
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- NOV 2020 to PRESENT (PROFESSIONAL) Artist in Residence at & Gallery Director of The FORD Studios (thefordstudios.com)
- oct 2023 (INSTALL) LOVE sign, Chamber of Commerce, Chilhowie, VA
- sept 2023 (DUO) Sacrosanct, The FORD Studios, Marion, VA
- july 2023 (PUBLIC) KOI, Yummy Yummy Restaurant, Marion, VA
- april 2023 (PUBLIC) Trail Town, mural design, Marion Outdoors, Marion, VA
- mar 2023 (RESIDENCY) Artist in Action, Solomons, MD
- oct 2022 (DUO) Feckless, The FORD Studios, Marion, VA
- april 2020 (JURIED) “Heliotrope” Artfront Galleries, Newark, NJ
- feb 2020 (RESIDENCY) Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
- sept 2019 (SOLO) “Faileas” Virgie R. Fleenor Art Gallery, Bristol Public Library, Bristol, VA
- feb 2019 (RESIDENCY) Cromarty Arts Trust, Cromarty, Scotland, UK
- jan 2019 (JURIED) 19th Biennial Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
- sept 2018 (RESIDENCY) Horned Dorset Colony, Leonardsville, NY
- sept 2018 (JURIED GROUP) “The Bicycle”, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC
- jun 2018 (SPEAKER) 2018 Arts & Arts Education Conference, TN Arts Comm, Clarksville, TN
- jun 2018 (SPEAKER) “Building your Creative Resume”, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- may 2018 (INVITED) “Circular”, Bg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- may 2018 (SOLO) Foot Traffic, Tomato Head West, Knoxville, TN
- apr 2018 (SOLO) Foot Traffic, Tomato Head, Knoxville, TN
- feb 2018 (JURIED GROUP) The Bitters 2, Whitdel Arts, Detroit, MI
- feb 2018 (JURIED GROUP) 3rd Annual Juried, Charleston, WV
- dec 2017 (INVITED) Tiny Art Show, Sir Raleigh Theatre Gallery, Beckley, WV
- nov 2017 (INVITED) SENDA – Arte Correo contra la Violencia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- sep 2017 (INVITED) By the Skin of Your Teeth, Scarlet Seven, Troy, NY
- aug 2017 (VIEWER’S CHOICE) Winner, Artist of the Month Contest, theartlist.com
- aug 2017 (JURIED GROUP) L’Orgine du Monde: Eroticism, Scarlet Seven, Troy, NY
- july 2017 (PUBLICATION) Do I Know You, Lunch Ticket, Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA
- mar 2017 (SPEAKER) “Stepping Off the Creative Edge”, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- feb 2017 (INVITED) The Ann Show, Stage West Theatre, Fort Worth, TX
- jan 2017 (SPEAKER) “Pricing your Creative, Create Appalachia, Kingsport, TN
- nov 2016 (SOLO) EMO+ICON+OJI, Sir Raleigh Theatre Gallery, Beckley, WV
- oct 2016 (SPEAKER) “Branding yourself as an Artist”, Create Applachia, Johnson City, TN
- sept 2016 (SPEAKER) “Stepping Off the Creative Edge”, Create Appalachia, Kingsport, TN
- sep 2016 (INVITED/GROUP) Cherry Bounce, William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, VA
- may 2016 (JUROR)“Small Plates” Exhibit, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- mar 2016 (GROUP) American Vices, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
- feb 2016 (PUBLICATION) Illustration for “Songs of the North Series” by Annette E. Neumann
- jan 2016 (SPEAKER) “Branding yourself as an Artist”, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- jan 2016 (PUBLICATION) KnoxZine, online magazine, Knoxville, TN
- dec 2015 (GROUP) The Gift You Never Wanted, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
- nov 2015 (GROUP) The Dark Slide, Dubuque Area Arts Collective, Dubuque, IA
- nov 2015 (SPEAKER) “Get a Show: Avoiding Pratfalls & Pitfalls”, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- nov 2015 (INVITED/GROUP) Super Sheroes, The Haggus Society, Los Angeles, CA
- may 2015 (SPEAKER) “Pricing Your Art”, Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
- jan 2015 (GROUP) The UNshow, The Haggus Society, Los Angeles, CA
- jul 2014 (SOLO) DO I KNOW YOU? The Balcony Gallery, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- jun 2014 (SPEAKER) “Funding Your Art”, Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
- mar 2014 (INVITED) Curated Artist at CultureHall
- oct 2013 (WINNER) Trick ART Treat, raiseART, New York, NY
- mar 2013 (SPEAKER) “Get a Show: Avoiding Pratfalls & Pitfalls”, ACA, Knoxville, TN
- may 2013 (JURIED GROUP) Virtual Delight, Roxie Munro, juror, Melissa Wolf Fine Arts Gallery
- nov 2012 (GROUP) Winter Salon Exhibition, Soo Rye Art Gallery, Rye, NH
- sep 2012 (GROUP) ID: The Object of Self, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
- aug 2012 (GROUP) Edges & Curves “Close Your Eyes”, Haggus Society, Los Angeles, CA
- may 2012 (INVITED) Surrealist Influence on Contemp Photog, Hideout Theatre, Austin, TX
- jan 2012 (INVITED) Darth Vader Helmet exhibit, HalloweenCostumes.com
- dec 2011 (SOLO) COHESION COLLECTION, The Haggus Society, Los Angeles, CA
- oct 2011 (GROUP) Edges & Curves, The Glass Studio, Los Angeles, CA
- oct 2011 (GROUP) Persona, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
- apr 2011 (DUO) PSYCHOMACHIA, Perihelion Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
- apr 2011 (GROUP) Arts in the Airport, ACA, TYS Airport. Knoxville, TN
- may 2007 (SOLO) SPEAK NO EVIL, Gallery 107 North, Winnsboro, SC
- may 2005 (SOLO) CREAM OF SOUL, Gallery 107 North, Winnsboro, SC
- aug 2003 (PUBLIC) Door Project, Cultural Council of Richland & Lexington Co., SC
- jul 2003 (DUO) SO, SEW! Graph-itti pop up gallery, Columbia, SC
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