Rachel Meuler lives and works in New York, NY
Education
MFA Sculpture, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY
BFA Sculpture, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Graduate, Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Artist Inspiration: Transformation: V2: Discussion, Exhibition, & Social, Lightning Society, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Nyahzul Blanco, three person exhibit with Ruyin Tsai and Caroline Voagen Nelson
2016
Small Works Holiday Show, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY, Curated by Lee Vasu
2015
HIVEMIND, Shag, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Samantha Bard, two person collaborative site-specific installation with Visakh Menon
2014
Breathe, Shag, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Alfonso Paredes
(Un)Mediated, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by David Rios Ferreira and Christine Walia
Brooklyn Collage Collective : Episode #3, Armature Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Morgan Lappin
Hardtimes, Lodge Gallery, New York, NY, Curated by Johnny Leo Projects, Charity Auction benefiting The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the 118th Boston Marathon
2013
60 : The Collective, Rebar, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Frankie Velez and Craig Anthony Miller
The Contemplative Vision and the Exaltation of Feelings, Gallery Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Pauline Iedra and sponsored by Curate NYC
Collorgy, The Rubber Jerusalem Experiment, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Morgan Jesse Lappin
Kingdom Animalia, Dodds and Eder, Sag Harbor, NY, Curated by Kathy Zeiger as part of The Hamptons Art Walk and Sag Harbor American Music Festival
Freedom to Live, Art Connects New York, Industry City, NY, Curated by Ginger Shulick & ACNY, two person exhibit with Joseph Karwacki
2012
The Last Laugh, The Rubber Jerusalem Experiment/Shellzoni Studios, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Morgan Jesse Lappin
Animal Magnetism, Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, Curated by Leigh Craven
Fountain Art Fair, New York, NY
2011
Fountain Art Fair, Miami, FL
Grand Opening : Round #1, Lambert Fine Arts, New York, NY
The Saga of the Fuyapasa, Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY solo
Featured : 2nd Semiannual Competition, Dave Bown Projects
SINGLE FARE 2: PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
Selected Works, Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY
Hybrid Life Forms,Greenpoint, NY, Curated by Jiyoun Lee-Lodge
2010
Parlour #19 :Par Avion,Sienna, Italy, Curated by Leslie Rosa and Ciara Gilmarten
BIG GROUP / small works, In Rivers, Greenpoint, NY, Curated by Lau Gallico and Giancarlo Romero
Sum of Their Parts, Rabbithole Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (solo)
Single Fare : Art of the Metro Card, Brooklyn, NY
Homestead : Three Rooms, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Andrea Henry and Leah Tacha
2009
Underground, Rabbithole Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Global Identity : Through Our Eyes, German House, United Nations, New York, NY, Presented by Friends of Freie Universität Berlin
2008
Art at Steepletop, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
2007
Trans, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA, Curated by Leonie Bradbury
Intersections, Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY, Curated by artist Martin Dust
2006
One Night Stand : Face Off, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Kate Gugliotta and Brandon Koch
Role Call, 530 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, Curated by Kris Graves and Dana Gentile
Nurturing the Edge, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
Artist in Residence Workspace Program, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2001
Polka Dot Persuasion, The Richard and Dolly Maas Gallery, Purchase, NY, two person exhibit with Young Jean Lee
Embryonic Amoebas, The Black Room, Purchase, NY
1999
Big Panties, Big Trouble, The Red Chair Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Peregrine 22, Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Curated by artist Peregrine Honig
Quick Fix, KC Works Building, Kansas City, MO, Curated by artist Robert Chambers
Recent Works, Freight House, Kansas City, MO
Fall Show, Opie Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Curated by Holly Swangstu
Sculpture, The Isaacs Building, Kansas City, MO
Selected Performances
2005
Skin Bulge, costume and performance in Goblin Valley State Park, Goblin Valley, UT
2004
Tribe of Species, costume and performance at Snow King Center, Jackson Hole, WY
I Am You While You Are Me, costume and performance at SHOW, New York, NY, collaboration with Young Jean Lee
2003
Skin Bulge, costume and performance at Club 45, Manhattan, and Winfield Plaza, Queens, NY, collaboration with Young Jean Lee
2002
Face to Face, costume and performance from Woodside, Queens to 68th Street, Manhattan, NY, collaboration with Young Jean Lee
I Am You While You Are Me, costume and guerrilla performances at PS1, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Frederike Taylor Gallery, Walter Wickiser Gallery, The Kitchen, New York, NY, collaboration with Young Jean Lee
2001
The SoHo Flushing Interview Project, costume and performance in SoHo, Manhattan and Flushing, Queens, NY, collaboration with Young Jean Lee
2000
Wall Street Beauty, costume and guerrilla performance in the financial district, New York, NY
Mobil Art, costume and guerilla performance at Mobile Mart, White Plains, NY; Pepsico World Headquarters, Purchase, NY; and CAA MFA Group Show, Hunter Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
Awards, Fellowships, Residencies, Registries
2012
Visiting Artist, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
TICA Particpant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011
Dave Bown 2nd Semiannual Competition Finalist
2008
Fellowship, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Fellowship, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
Fellowship Awarded, The Artists’ Enclave at I-Park, East Hadham, CT
2007
Best In Show, Trans, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA
Fellowship, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2006
Artist In Residence, Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Artist Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Publications and Reviews
Barsamian, Nicollette, “Local-Express,” Queens Gazette, Nov. 12, 2014
Crest, Russ, “Made With Color Presents: Rachel Meuler’s Hybrid Beasts,” Beautful Decay, July 10, 2014
Obasuyi, Amen and Lombardi, Matt, “Rachel Meuler,” Rare Module, March 2014
Rogers, Pat, “Animals Take the Spotlight in Kingdom Animalia,” Hamptons Art Hub, Sept. 27, 2013
Karwacki, Joseph, “Animal Magnetism,” Be Nice Art Friends, Oct. 21, 2013
Sparks, Mary Margaret, “September Artist of the Month,” Fly Away Fox, Sept. 13, 2011
Pure Uncut Candy Magazine, Cover image, issue 8, Sept. 2011.
Frassica, Matt, “1Q | Rachel Meuler – Artist,” Arts Insider, Features, Courier-Journal, Aug. 19, 2011
“Staff Picks,” Leo Weekly, Aug. 17-21, 2011
eGarage.TV, “Rachel Meuler : In The Artsist’s Studio,” www.egarage.tv/videos/index/page:2
Glasschord Magazine, volume 1:1, Jan. 15, 2011
Assaf, Zeina, “Shaping Mythologies,” CULTUREHALL, feature issue 41, April 7-20, 2010
Art As Authority, March 2010
Art Boars : An Art and Culture Source, March 2010
Basic Sound : December, 2009
Not One – Not Two : December, 2009
ROJO®artist, www.rojo-magazine.com, 2008
Schmertz, Diana, “Beneath the Skin,” Perfect 8, issue 3. 2008
Melloy, Killian, “’Trans’ is the Watchword at New Exhibit by Atlantic Works Gallery,” EDGE Boston, Dec. 4, 2007
Hopkins, Randi, “Jury’s got the verdict,” The Phoenix, Dec. 9, 2007
Gehrman, Elizabeth, “A pulsating scene for arts,” The Boston Globe, Dec. 16, 2007
“Weekly Featured Art,” MYARTSPACE.com, Oct. 19, 2007
“Tips & Picks,” NY Arts Magazine, http://www.nyartsmagazine.com, May/June 2007
Ferranto, Matt, “Dead White Mail,” www.spareroom.org/mailart/dead_home.html