CV Rachael comer

EXHIBITIONS 

Actualize I | Coliseum Theatre | Seattle, WA | July 2024  Group Show                                                                                                                  Amina & Amaja (2024)  
Sugar, plaster, hard candy, foam 
Nii Modo Resident Artist Exhibition | Nii Modo | Seattle, WA | July 2023 | Group Show                                                                                              Shared Secrets (proof) 
wood, epoxy clay, acrylic, plaster                           
XO | Railspur Building | Seattle, WA | July 2022| Group Show | Site-specific Installation                                                                                               24hrs Sweet (2022) 
Sugar, plaster, hard candy, foam
CakeWalk | Museum of Museums | Seattle, WA | June 2022 Solo Show
Immersive installations ; sculptures (2021-2022)

PRESS

ArtSEA: Seattle gains an arts incubator and loses a clay champion, Cascade PBS, Brangien Davis, August, 1, 2024                                         https://crosscut.com/culture/2024/08/artsea-seattle-gains-arts-incubator-and-loses-clay-champion 
Arts & Culture as a Driver in Downtown Seattle’s Revitalization, Downtown Seattle Association, January 2024                                           https://downtownseattle.org/files/advocacy/dsa-arts-sector-paper-202401.pdf 
Beyond Seattle Art Fair 2023: 6 must-see satellite shows, The Seattle Times, July 2023                                                           https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/beyond-seattle-art-fair-2023-5-must-see-pop-up-art-exhibits/ 
Sights and sounds at Seattle Art Fair’s big comeback, Crosscut PBS, July 2022                                                                         https://crosscut.com/culture/2022/07/sights-and-sounds-seattle-art-fairs-big-comeback

CIVIC WORK

Participant,  Cultural Strategies for Downtown Revitalization , Third Way Creative, 2024
Stakeholder, Urban Land Institute panel on 3rd Avenue revitalization project, 2024
Arts & Culture Coalition Steering Committee member, Downtown Seattle Association 2024
Resource Navigator, Diversion Management Information System, since 2023
Invited presenter, Say It Out Loud conference, 2023
Stakeholder, DSA State of the Sector + Arts & Culture 2023

AWARDS

Recipient, 4Culture, Cultural Producer Grant, 2024
Recipient, ARTS Neighborhood Recovery Grant, 2023
Full Ride Merit Scholarship University of Washington Honors' College, 2015