Rachel is an artist and printmaker. Based in Bentham, she sells work through shows, ETSY and on her own website. The idea of being an arts therapist has always appealed to her and is something she may consider in the future but at the moment she’s delighted that she can make a living working full time solely from her art and creativity. This film is part of a resource for young people who want to develop their careers or business ideas here in the Lakes and Dales.

Rachel lives and works in the rural North Yorkshire town of High Bentham. She graduated from a Fine Arts Degree in 2013 where she was awarded with a First. During her studies she exhibited world wide and had work accepted into exhibitions such as the Wrexham International Print Exhibition which toured the UK. She was awarded with the ArtLab Fellowship Award for her degree show, this was well received as it allowed her free access to the universities print studio for a year after graduation.

Rachel now works with ambitious and experimental printmaking methods to create unique pieces that engage the imagination. Her illustrative style translates seamlessly into print methods. Rachel continuously experiments and expands on the methods and materials she uses. This love for experimentation has brought forth her own unique ways of creating, this in turn allows her to develop a unique style and form. Combining printmaking, painting and wood carving methods to create one off natural artworks.

Rachel is currently working from a new creative space called STUDIO 42 where she also occasionally runs printmaking workshops.

Rachel often attends Art and Craft Fairs around the UK and has exhibited in places such New York, Pakistan, Australia, The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (Sheffield) to local events such as the Lunesdale Trail, North Yorkshire Open Studios and the Three Peaks Open Studios.

Rachel regularly takes on commissioned work from private buyers and galleries. If you're interested in commissioning a wood artwork please feel free to get in touch.

Here is a list of the Galleries Rachel has exhibited in 2017-2020

Alex Clarke

Bluestone Gallery

Bumblebee Gallery

Castle Gallery

Chapel Gallery

Country Harvest

Craft Centre & Design Gallery

Doghouse Gallery

Dotty Gallery

Ferrers Gallery

Found Gallery

Hawksby’s Gallery

Iapetus Gallery

Mackey & Pearson

Masham Gallery

Royal Oak Furniture

Silver St Gallery

The Lion Gallery

White Hart Studio

Stonegate Gallery

Heart Gallery

Just Makers Ripley

Robert Thompsons Mouseman Kilburn

Dales Countryside Museum

Rheged Gallery (The Great Print Exhibition 2019-20)

and many more………