R. R. Christensen
Born 1996, Rachel R. Christensen is a representational figurative painter working primarily in charcoal and oil paint. When not painting or drawing, she can be found trying to befriend any and all local cats.
Exhibitions
2024- Oil Painters of America Western Regional juried exhibition, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ
2024- 100th Spring Salon juried exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2023- Richeson 75 Figure and Portrait juried online exhibition
2022- Inspirational Art Association select group exhibition, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, UT
2022- PSA "People Are My Favorite" Utah/Colorado Exhibition, Anthony's Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2022- Business Card Art Show group exhibition, JKR gallery, Provo, UT
2022- All Shapes and Sizes, JKR gallery, Provo, UT
2022- The Best and The Brightest juried exhibition, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
2022- The Future Generation online exhibition, the Portrait Society of America
2021- Small Works show, JKR gallery, Provo, UT
2020- 2020 Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2020- The Great American Paint In national juried online exhibition
2020- Visualizing Learning select exhibition, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2019- Force of Nature national juried exhibition, Fredricksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredricksburg, VA
2019- Orange national juried exhibition, Liberty Arts Center, Fredricksburg, VA
2019- BYU Annual Student Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2019- Vera Mayhew Juried Exhibition, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2018- BYU Annual Life Drawing Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Awards
2023- Finalist, Richeson 75 Figure and Portrait juried online exhibition
2022- Honorable Mention, The Future Generation online juried exhibition
2021- Richeson 75 Small Works Show, Meritorious Selection
2020- Cecilia Beaux Mentorship Program, Meritorious Selection
2019- Honorable Mention, Force of Nature national juried exhibition
2019- Art of the Portrait Conference Scholarship Recipient, Portrait Society of America
2019- Meritorious Educational Grant Recipient, BYU Department of Design
Education
2022- 2023 -Apprenticeship with Casey Childs
2021-2022- Mentorship with Susan Lyon
2019-2020- Mentorship with Patricia McMahon Rice
2017-2019- Brigham Young University
–BA Design, Illustration