R. R. Christensen

Rachel Rounsville (R. R.) Christensen, born 1996, was raised in Rio Rancho, New Mexico before attending Brigham Young University to study fine art. Since graduating in 2019 she has studied under master artists Patricia McMahon Rice, Susan Lyon, and Casey Childs. A strong proponent of representational realism, Christensen's artwork is influenced by Cecilia Beaux, John Singer Sargent, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and the French Impressionists and she strives to employ classical techniques to capture the beauty of the people and places around her.

Education

2022-23-Casey Childs apprenticeship

2021-22-Susan Lyon mentorship

2020-Patricia McMahon Rice mentorship

2017-19-Brigham Young University, BA Design

2019-Robert Neubecker internship

Exhibitions

​2026- Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists juried show, Chicago, IL

2026-2026 LPAPA Strong Postcard Fundraiser and Exhibition, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Beach, CA

2025-San Clemente Plein Air Exhibition, San Clemente, CA

2025- San Clemente Art Association September group exhibition

2025- San Clemente Art Association June group exhibition

2024- 38th Annual Spiritual and Religious juried show, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

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 exhibition

2022- All Shapes and Sizes show, J. Kirk Richards gallery, Provo, UT

2022- The Best and The Brightest juried show, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ

2022- The Future Generation online exhibition, the Portrait Society of America

2021- Small Works show, J. Kirk Richards gallery, Provo, UT

2020-Annual 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