Studio Sale | Rachel McDonnell

"Towards the end of the series of paintings I did with my eyes shut, I made a couple of pieces using dots of "interference" paints. I became interested in the way in which, in different combinations of colours, backgrounds and opacity, they could both create an experience of three dimensions, and confuse and addle the brain. The dissonance series followed." - Rachel McDonnell, 2021 

Accolades 

Education: Foundation, Art and Design, City and Guilds of London Art School. BA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, St. Anne’s College, Oxford. 

Solo Exhibitions: Menier Gallery, London, 2012, James Wray & Co, Belfast, 2009. 54 The Gallery, Shepherd Market, London, 2008. 54 The Gallery, Shepherd Market, London, 2006. Bell Gallery, Belfast, 2005. The Mill Gallery, Lyme Regis, 2004 

Group Exhibitions: RA Summer Exhibition 2016, 2019. RWA Open, Bristol, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 

Awards and Prizes: National Open Art Prize. Winner of the Be Smart About Art Award. Shortlisted for: Sunny Art Prize, BEEP painting prize, Bath Art Prize, Black Swan Open, Wells Art Contemporary and Derwent Art Prize. 

Rachel is a part of the Walking the Land artists' collective and RWA Artist Network.