Bio

Soft buttery tones, cool crisp turquoise, night skies, velvet greens and deep shades celebrate the magic of nature. Rachael's works are visually dimensional with contrast and movement. She has a recognizable style and a variety of progressive themes, from sunshine and rainbows to sorcery. The night sky and bodies of water are a joy for Nightgirl and she paints them tenderly. Sometimes abstract, sometimes lush, and sometimes quiet, she creates a journey, a flow from one piece to the next. Rachael was born in Arizona and lived in Montreal with family as a child. In 1987 the family joined the smelqmix, Similkameen community and she has recently returned "home" after living on Vancouver Island for 18 years.

Currently Showing at Backroads Brewing, Osoyoos BC

 

PAST SHOWINGS

Stone River Salon, Keremeos, BC July - August 2022

Copper Pit, Solo Show, Princeton April 2022

 Penticton Art Gallery, Under 500 Show November – January 2021 

Cawston Hall Arts and Crafts Fair November 2019

 Leir House, Magic and Mystery, Penticton October 2019

 Live Painting/Gallery Showing, Curiosity Festival, Snug Lake 2019 

Art Battle, Kelowna June,9 2019 

Paint Party Host, Vancouver Islands 2017 – 2019

Color on Again, Pheonix Bar & Grill, Victoria, BC - December 15, 2017 

Blacklight, Templed Mind, Victoria, BC - January 9, 2015

 Coloroffathon, Hidden Gem Studios, Victoria, BC

 - March 29, 2014 Harborside Coast Hotel, Solo Residency, Victoria, BC 

- Summer, 2013 Public Art – BC Hydro, Iroquois Park & 2nd Ave, Sidney, BC - 2013 

- Current Noodle Box, Solo Show, Vancouver, BC - November 30, 2013 Gallery by the Sea, Sidney, People’s Choice Awards - 2009/2012 

Saanich Mayor’s Office Solo Showing - 2012 

Phillips Brewery, Solo Show, Victoria, BC - September 6, 2012 

Ford Rodd Hill Residency, Victoria, BC - September 2012 Victoria Ska Fest Art Show 2010

 - 2012 Community Arts Council, Women’s Week 2008, Look Show 2009/2012 Sidney Fine Art Show 2012 

ReGrooveAnation Art Show, Cambie, Victoria, BC, May 6, 2012

 Art is for Everyone Auction, Online, October 3 - 2011 First Chance & Last Chance Show, Sidney - 2010 

Sidney Annual Plein Air Paint-In Victoria, BC – Honorable Mention Award (Robert Genn) 2010 

Coast Collective Art Gallery, Small Treasures 2008, 

Memories and Families Group Show, Victoria, BC - 2009 

Expressions of the Environment Group Show, University of Victoria - 2008

 Little Fernwood Gallery, Crossing Over, Solo Show, Victoria, BC - August 30 - October 30, 2009

 Uvic Art Auction, Victoria, BC - March 2, 2009 Orale Taco, Solo Show, Margarita Party, Victoria, BC - December 17, 2008

 Pearkes Arena, Juried Craft Fair, Victoria, BC - November 2008 

Project Arts Community Show, Victoria, BC - 2007