RACHEL THURBER
Born in Cary, IL
Resides in Boulder, CO
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Education
2019 Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ
BFA in Textile Arts
Fiber Arts Network Club
2015 Cary-Grove High School
Art Club, Studio Tech
Professional Experience
2024 Accepted into Savannah College of Art and Design, MFA Fibers Program, Savannah, GA
2023 Considered for Permanent Lobby Piece, Aspen, CO
2023 Weaving Workshop, Nederland, CO
2023 Weaving Workshop at The New Local Gallery, Boulder, CO
2022 Childrens Weaving Workshop, Nederland, CO
2022 Weaving Workshop, Nederland, CO
2022 Live Weaving Demonstration at Wild Bear Nature Center, Nederland, CO
2022 Artist of the Month at Odell Brewing, Five Points, Denver, CO
2021 Live Weaving Demonstration at Wild Bear Nature Center, Nederland, CO
2020 Participated in "Holiday Bazaar" art sale, Boulder, CO
2019 Winner of The Graduate Hotel Art Competition, Tempe, AZ
2019 Honorable Mention in “Scapes 2019” online Art-Competition.net
2018-2019 Gallery Attendant at Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2018-2019 Vice President of Fiber Arts Network Club at Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ
2018 Live Weaving Demonstration at The Sunroom, Tempe, AZ
2018 Co-host of Art Fest at Arizona State Univ. Tempe AZ
2018 Host of Crochet Meet-up at Livery Stable, Scottsdale, AZ
2018 Led Fiber Arts Network Club Table at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ
2018 Host of Crochet Meet-up at Livery Stable, Scottsdale, AZ
2017-2019 Fiber Arts Network Club, Tempe, AZ
Exhibitions/Shows
2024 "The Rose Show" Group Show at Lumenati Tattoo, Denver, CO
2023 Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Gallery, Nederland, CO
2023 Permanent Piece Installed at Omni Hotel, Tempe, AZ
2022 Salaan Magazine, 4th Edition, CO
2022 “Textures, Shapes, Patterns, or Forms”, Online Group Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, CA
2022 2nd Annual “Earth Connected Artists” Group Show at Wild Bear Nature Center, Nederland, CO
2021-2022 Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Gallery, Nederland, CO
2021 "Earth Connected Artists" Group Show at Wild Bear Nature Center, Nederland, CO
2020 Solo Exhibition at The Graduate Hotel, Tempe, AZ (canceled due to COVID-19)
2020 “Alignment” Group Gallery Exhibition at Cobra Flute Projects, Phoenix, AZ
2019 “Nascent” Group Gallery Exhibition at Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
2018 Live Weaving Demonstration at The Sunroom, Tempe, AZ
2015 Odyssey Art Show at Cary-Grove High School, Cary, IL
2015 Anomoly Art Show at Cary-Grove High School, Cary, IL
Technical Skills
2019 Garment Drafting
2018 Tapestry Weaving, Painted Warp, Applique
2017 Weaving, Surging, Textile Screen-printing, Natural Dyeing
2016 Watercolor, Dyeing, Piecing, Sewing, Wheel Throwing
2015 Drawing, Embroidery, Knitting, Crochet, Painting
Collections
2023 Private Collection of Neal Edwards, Chicago, IL
2023 Private Collection Omni Hotel, Tempe, AZ
2022 Private Collection, Berlin, Germany
2022 Private Collection of Dylan Richards, Chicago, IL
2021 Private Collection of Ginger Larson, Buffalo Grove, IL
2021 Private Collection of Shayna Landry, Tempe, AZ
2020 Private Collection of Melissa Martin, Cary, IL
2018 Private Collection of Anthony Modyman, Scottsdale, AZ
2018 Private Collection of Cody Bonham, Chicago, IL
2017 Private Collection of Kaley Sytsma, Kalamazoo, MI