Rachel K. Schlueter
3223 Union St. Eureka, CA.
707.445.1751 rkschlueter@gmail.com
www.rachelschlueter.com
STATEMENT
My paintings manifest from a desire to experience spontaneous creativity while connecting with worlds seen and unseen. I work from images found and personal photos. The process of picking an image, painting it and naming it is a total experience. I do not think as much as act on impulse when I begin however, I do have a method for getting results. The melding of abstract gesture with representational form allows for a personal expression to emerge as genuine. This process induces a state of acute awareness from which I become inspired and productive as an artist.
When I choose an image to paint, it’s from a sense of connection that spurs feeling into cognitive action. The portrait is my favorite subject for triggering this process. Intuition and imagination has been key in my personal and professional life, it’s a sense that has been present from my earliest memories, and most significantly represented in my paintings.
RESUME
Rachel K. Schlueter
3223 Union ST. Eureka, California, 95503
707.445.1751 rkschlueter@gmail.com
www.rachelschlueter.com
EDUCATION
Self taught
1998-2008 Oil painting with Stock Schlueter
1990-1997 Life Drawing, Garberville, CA.
1978 American Academe of Art, Chicago, Ill. Life Drawing
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SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Brushes Brilliant, Olarg Gallery, Eureka, CA
2008 R. Schlueter, Accident Gallery, Eureka CA
2008 Alla Prema, Highland Art Center, Weaverville, CA.
2006 New Paintings, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2004 People as Cats, Flying Tiki Gallery, Eureka, Ca.
2001 New Paintings by Rachel Ritter (aka. Schlueter)
Consider the Alternatives Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1999 Artist’s First Solo, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
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SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Humboldt Art Assoc.Group Show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2008 Plein Air Invitational, Fairmont Gallery, Sonoma, CA.
2008 Beaux Zoos, First Street Gallery, Humboldt State University,
Eureka CA.
2008 Art in the Garden Invitational, Redwoods Art Association, Eureka, CA.
2008 Accident at Ompqua Bank, facilitated by Meridian Fine Art, Arcata, CA.
2008 Summer Group, Meridian Fine Art, Arcata, CA.
2008 The Man Show, The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2008 Art in Motion, Humboldt Arts Council, Morris Graves Museum of Art,
Eureka, CA.
2008 By Hand and Machine, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2008 Women Art and Wine, Mateel Community Center, Redway, CA.
2007 Valentines, The Art Of Wine, Eureka, CA.
2007 Juried Exhibition, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2007 Christmas Invitational, First Street Gallery,
Humboldt State University, Eureka, CA.
2007 Extreme Plein Air, Cody-Pettit Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Blue, The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA.
2006 Arcata Marsh en Plein Air, Arcata Marsh Cultural Center, Arcata, CA.
2006 Yosemite En Plein Air, Cody-Petitt Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Self- Portrait Invitational, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Rumble in the Humboldt, Empire Square vs. Accident Gallery vs.
Visual Assault Team, Accident Gallery, Eureka, Ca.
2005 Revelatum Miniatura, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2005 The self-Portrait Invitational, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2004 Grand Opening Invitational, Cody-Pettit, Eureka, CA.
2004 Legends, The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2003 Small Works Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2003 Plein Air Works, Caravan of Dreams, Arcata CA.
2003 Cats, Alla Prema, The Garden Gate, Arcata CA.
2002 Scenes from Humboldt Bay Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2002 Circus, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2001 Spring Invitational, Mateel Arts Co-op, Garberville. CA.
2000 Millennium Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
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AWARDS
2008 Ingrid Nikelsen Trust Grant for Women Artists, Eureka, CA.
2008 Special Mention, Humboldt Art Assocation Group Show, Juried. Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
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INTERVIEWS
Butler, Wendy, April 2008, KHSU Artwaves
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
Curator and Director of The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA. 2005-2008
Stage set for Y Worry Café, an original musical comedy by the Briceland Learning Center, Garberville, CA. 1999
Illustration for Infinite Tarot, circa 2000 Humboldt County. Distributed by Book People USA.
Illustration for the Tree that Loved the Eagle by Charles Pappas. Published by Oracle Press, Berkeley, CA.
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MEMBERSHIPS
Humboldt Arts Counsel, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
Redwoods Art Association, Eureka, CA.
Humboldt Artworks, Arcata, CA.
Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
3223 Union St. Eureka, CA.
707.445.1751 rkschlueter@gmail.com
www.rachelschlueter.com
STATEMENT
My paintings manifest from a desire to experience spontaneous creativity while connecting with worlds seen and unseen. I work from images found and personal photos. The process of picking an image, painting it and naming it is a total experience. I do not think as much as act on impulse when I begin however, I do have a method for getting results. The melding of abstract gesture with representational form allows for a personal expression to emerge as genuine. This process induces a state of acute awareness from which I become inspired and productive as an artist.
When I choose an image to paint, it’s from a sense of connection that spurs feeling into cognitive action. The portrait is my favorite subject for triggering this process. Intuition and imagination has been key in my personal and professional life, it’s a sense that has been present from my earliest memories, and most significantly represented in my paintings.
RESUME
Rachel K. Schlueter
3223 Union ST. Eureka, California, 95503
707.445.1751 rkschlueter@gmail.com
www.rachelschlueter.com
EDUCATION
Self taught
1998-2008 Oil painting with Stock Schlueter
1990-1997 Life Drawing, Garberville, CA.
1978 American Academe of Art, Chicago, Ill. Life Drawing
________________________________________________________________________
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Brushes Brilliant, Olarg Gallery, Eureka, CA
2008 R. Schlueter, Accident Gallery, Eureka CA
2008 Alla Prema, Highland Art Center, Weaverville, CA.
2006 New Paintings, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2004 People as Cats, Flying Tiki Gallery, Eureka, Ca.
2001 New Paintings by Rachel Ritter (aka. Schlueter)
Consider the Alternatives Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1999 Artist’s First Solo, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
________________________________________________________________________
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Humboldt Art Assoc.Group Show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2008 Plein Air Invitational, Fairmont Gallery, Sonoma, CA.
2008 Beaux Zoos, First Street Gallery, Humboldt State University,
Eureka CA.
2008 Art in the Garden Invitational, Redwoods Art Association, Eureka, CA.
2008 Accident at Ompqua Bank, facilitated by Meridian Fine Art, Arcata, CA.
2008 Summer Group, Meridian Fine Art, Arcata, CA.
2008 The Man Show, The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2008 Art in Motion, Humboldt Arts Council, Morris Graves Museum of Art,
Eureka, CA.
2008 By Hand and Machine, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2008 Women Art and Wine, Mateel Community Center, Redway, CA.
2007 Valentines, The Art Of Wine, Eureka, CA.
2007 Juried Exhibition, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2007 Christmas Invitational, First Street Gallery,
Humboldt State University, Eureka, CA.
2007 Extreme Plein Air, Cody-Pettit Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Blue, The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA.
2006 Arcata Marsh en Plein Air, Arcata Marsh Cultural Center, Arcata, CA.
2006 Yosemite En Plein Air, Cody-Petitt Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Self- Portrait Invitational, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 Rumble in the Humboldt, Empire Square vs. Accident Gallery vs.
Visual Assault Team, Accident Gallery, Eureka, Ca.
2005 Revelatum Miniatura, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2005 The self-Portrait Invitational, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2004 Grand Opening Invitational, Cody-Pettit, Eureka, CA.
2004 Legends, The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2003 Small Works Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2003 Plein Air Works, Caravan of Dreams, Arcata CA.
2003 Cats, Alla Prema, The Garden Gate, Arcata CA.
2002 Scenes from Humboldt Bay Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2002 Circus, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
2001 Spring Invitational, Mateel Arts Co-op, Garberville. CA.
2000 Millennium Invitational, Gallery Dog, Eureka, CA.
________________________________________________________________________
AWARDS
2008 Ingrid Nikelsen Trust Grant for Women Artists, Eureka, CA.
2008 Special Mention, Humboldt Art Assocation Group Show, Juried. Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
________________________________________________________________________
INTERVIEWS
Butler, Wendy, April 2008, KHSU Artwaves
______________________________________________________________________________
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Curator and Director of The Hall Gallery, Eureka, CA. 2005-2008
Stage set for Y Worry Café, an original musical comedy by the Briceland Learning Center, Garberville, CA. 1999
Illustration for Infinite Tarot, circa 2000 Humboldt County. Distributed by Book People USA.
Illustration for the Tree that Loved the Eagle by Charles Pappas. Published by Oracle Press, Berkeley, CA.
________________________________________________________________________
MEMBERSHIPS
Humboldt Arts Counsel, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
Redwoods Art Association, Eureka, CA.
Humboldt Artworks, Arcata, CA.
Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.