Background
Rachel Ramirez lives in Portugal where she produces two and three dimensional works. These are informed by the aquatic life of the Oceans, seas and shorelines, particularly the local Ria Formosa and North Atlantic.
Most recent exhibitions
Rachel will be having a solo exhibition 'Dia do Mar' in November 2010
at the Casa 5 Art Gallery, Tavira, Portugal to commemorate the Portuguese
National Day of the Sea.
tavira-casa.com
2009–2010
- 2009-2010 Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt & Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum, Cairo, Egypt
2009
- 2009 Second International Prints for Peace Exhibit, Leopoldo Carpinteyro Gallery of IMNRC, Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales, Monterry NL, México
- 8th Lessedra World Art Print, International Mini Print, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Opening of the Casa 5 Artes, Art Gallery, Tavira, Portugal
- 1o Edição de Gravura Postal, Matriz Print Association, Esteta Galeria, Porto, Portugal
- Print Zero International Print Exchange, Print Zero Studio, Seattle, Washington, USA
- 3rd Oregon Ink Spot, International Print Exchange, Eastern Oregon University, Oregon, USA
- Wrexham Print International, Oriel Wrecsam Arts Centre, Wales, UK. (touring the UK until December 2009)
2008
- Bookmarks VI: Infiltrating Europe & the USA
- 2nd Oregon Ink Spot Exchange, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, Oregon, USA
- Wonderland, ELP group show, Fairy Tale Museum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. (Travelling in 2009 to the Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel, Germany and the V&A Museum of Chilhood, London)
- Decarbonart, City Hall, Greater London Authority, Southbank, London
- E17 Art Trail, Kelmscott School, London
- Women Artists, Mercado da Ribeira, Tavira, Portugal
- Gyotaku, (solo show) Galeria do Conservatório Regional do Algarve Maria Campina, Fundação Pedro Ruivo, Faro, Portugal
- Re: Artists Books, Artworks Milton Keynes, Herefordshire Art College & Portsmouth University, UK
- Draw-in International Drawing Exhibition, 00130 Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
- Gyotaku (solo show) Galeria Rua de Feira Nº 34, Junta de Freguesia de Olhão, Portugal
- International Mini Print Show, Naestved Roennebaeksholm Arts & Culture Centre, Denmark
Private collections
Belgium, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Japan, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, Ireland
Public collections
- Fundação Pedro Ruivo, Faro, Portugal
- Camara Municipal, Barreiro, Portugal
- Cornell College, Mount Vernon, USA
- British Library, London
- Permanent Print Collection, Eastern Oregon University, Oregon, USA
- The Americas Biennial Exhibition Archive, Iowa, USA
- Tate Library & Archive Collection, Tate Britain, London
- Artists Books, Special Collections, Sir Kenneth Green Library, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Education
MA Fine Art, 1992-1994
Royal College of Art
BA Hons Fine Art, 1989-1992
Central St Martins College of Art
Recent short courses
- 2008 Intensive Scientific Illustration Course (40 hours duration) taught
by Dr. Fernando Correia at the Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
www.efecorreia-artstudio.com - 2009 Intensive Japanese Woodblock Printing Course (2.5 days duration) taught by Professor Hiroshi Maruyama at the Faculdade de Belas Artes, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
