Bio and Artist Statement
Rachael Wahl is a contemporary painter who lives and works in San Luis Obispo, CA. She attended Oregon State University where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and later earned her A.S. as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at Cuesta College.
Through painting I try to find purpose and meaning in my internal thoughts, feelings and unexplored stories. I’m always taking in news, fiction, myths and fandom and trying to find ways to visually express that on canvas. My subjects are nobody in particular, more feelings and moments captured in an intimate story I’d like to write, but don’t have the time or skill to write it out so I paint them instead.
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Education
2011 Semester abroad, Studied Art Restoration, Lorenzo De' Medici School, Florence, Italy
2011 BFA, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Group Exhibitions
2022 Art Center Morro Bay Gallery, Group Exhibition, Morro Bay, CA
2021 2020 Art Central Gallery, “Little Treasures”, Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA
2021 Cambria Center for the Arts Exhibition, Cambria, CA
2021 The Gala Pride & Diversity Center Art Show, San Luis Obispo, CA
2020 Art Central Gallery, “Little Treasures”, Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA
2019 San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, “Brushstrokes”, California-wide Juried Exhibition, CA
2019 2020 Art Central Gallery, “Little Treasures”, Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA
2018 The Hub Finale Art Show Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA
2018 MBAA-Juried Exhibition, Morro Bay, CA
2017 Art Central Gallery, “Spring Succulence Exhibition”, San Luis Obispo, CA
2011 Pearl District Painting Exhibition, OSU Student Show, Portland, OR
2011 Oregon Ink Spot 5th Annual International Print Exchange, La Grande, OR
2011 3rd Annual CMU Portfolio Exchange, Mount Pleasant, MI
2011 5th Cascade Print Exchange, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2010 Printmaking Program Student Show, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2009 Fairbanks Gallery, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2008 Foxworthy Gallery, AHC, Santa Maria, CA
2007 Nelson Gallery St Gallery/ Studio, Arroyo Grande, CA
Events
2012 One Cool Earth nonprofit, Liberty High School Mural, Paso Robles, CA
2011 Print Exchange to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Dallas, TX
2010 Worlds AIDS Day Red Dress Fashion Show, Corvallis, OR
2010 “HeartSwap” Ridge Elementary School children’s art exchange, Duson, LA
2009 MFA Creative Writing Event, Corvallis, OR
2007 3rd Annual Art in the Park @ Dinosaur Caves, Shell Beach, CA
Publication
2011 "Prism" Spring literary art magazine, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2010 “Prism” Winter literary art magazine, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2006 "Harvest" literary art journal, AHC, Santa Maria, CA
Rewards
2019 Third Place, Annual Juried Exhibition, Morro Bay, CA