CV and Artist Statement
Rachel is a contemporary portrait and figure artist and Illustrator, living and working in Brampton, Cumbria. A fascination with drawing portraits as a child has developed into her chosen subject. Preferring acrylic on canvas as her chosen medium, she creates contemporary portraits and works on a variety of other surfaces from wood and slate, to traditional papers and canvas.
Blending the natural beauty of figures and faces with abstract textures, patterns, flowers and animals, she creates digital montages, which form the source material for her paintings. Her work aims to capture femininity and beauty and the kinship with Mother Earth and nature. The backgrounds to the artworks like people, have many layers, depths and complexities.
More recently she has been enjoying painting birds and occasional landscapes. Again on a variety of surfaces and objects.
After graduating from UCLAN in 1998 with 1st Class Ba(Hons) in Illustration Rachel has worked as a greeting card designer for Inspire By Design, an art therapist for South Lakes Mind, running wellbeing art workshops, and occasionally enjoys running painting workshops around the North West. "I'd love to be able to teach more from my home studio, and will hopefully facilitate that in the near future.
Links to other websites
https://rachel-greenbank-artist.sumupstore.com
www.instagram.com/rachel_greenbank_artist
http://www.facebook.com/rachelgreenbankart
https://www.artfinder.com/rachel-greenbank
C-Art
Deviant Art
Exhibitions
9th-22nd June, 2023 Solo Exhibition at The Boathouse, Talkin Tarn, Brampton.
Represented artist at Lakeland Reflections Gallery, Windermere.
Exhibiting artist at Wishstrings Gallery, Brampton.
Member of Eden Valley Artists Network.
2022 Solo exhibition at Hallbankgate Hub, Nr Carlisle Cumbria.
2022 Exhibiting artist as part of the Hadrians Wall 1900 year anniversary. The project was called Wall Three Words.
2022 Solo exhibition at The Boat House, Talkin tarn, Cumbria.
2021 Selected for Manchester Art Fair. Pulled out due to Covid.
18/1/2020-1/4/2020 Significant Form. An Exhibition By The South Lakes Arts Collective. The Dock Museum, Barrow-In-Furness.
Permanent show at The Coffee Pot Cafe and Gallery, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria.
2018- South Lakes Arts Collective group Exhibition at The Dock Museum, Barrow-In-Furness.
2017 - South Lakes Arts Collective group exhibition at The Dock Museum, Barrow-In- Furness
2017 - 2019 Creative Art Therapist at South Lakes Mind.
2015 3rd Prize winner at Rheged annual exhibition.
Home Images Gallery, Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness.
September 2015 Signature Gallery Kendal. Joint show with artist Tim Leeson
24th August - 4th October 2015 Solo Exhibition at The Circle, 5-10 Lowther Arcade, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8LX
30th April - July 2014 An exhibition of portraits at Burgundy's Brew House, Kendal.
9th-22nd April 2014 solo show Cafe Sola, Kendal.
Winter 2013-14 Group exhibition Rapture Gallery, Harrogate.
Sept-Nov 2013 C-Art at Rheged group exhibition
June 2013 Group exhibition K.A.C
May 2013 Summer group exhibition at Rapture Gallery Harrogate
Spring 2013 Group exhibition Rapture Gallery Harrogate
April 2013 Group exhibition K.A.C
Dec 2012 Winter Group exhibition Rapture Gallery Harrogate
Sept 2012 C-Art Open studio event
Summer 2012 Group exhibition Harrogate
Sept 2011 C-Art Open Studio event
Spring 2011 Green Door Studio group exhibition At Farfield Mill
2009 Solo exhibition at Dickie Doodles and Ruskins Art and music bar Kendal
2008 The Art Cafe, Newcastle solo exhibition
2007 Solo exhibition Dickie Doodles
2007 Alexandra Gallery group exhibition.
2007 Solo exhibition at Vanilla Manchester
2006 Solo exhibition Dickie Doodles
Biography
Rachel was born in the Lake District and grew up in a small village near Kendal in Cumbria. From an early age all she wanted to do was be creative and follow a career in the arts. She graduated from the University of Central Lancs in 1998 with 1st class BA(hons) in Illustration. A year later she gained her first art job designing greeting cards for Inspire by Design in Nottingham. She had work published worldwide by companies such as Woolworths, Clintons, Jenners, JML, Gibsons, Georgia Pacific and International Greetings.
After 4.5 years of freelancing and a year in Nottingham she decided to move back to the Lakes to concentrate on her first love, portrait and figure painting. She was a resident portrait artist at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh for 2 years where she ran classes and held portrait sitting sessions in the Weavers Cafe. She is a member of Green Door Studios, Worked as an art therapist for South Lakeland Mind, Is a member of Kendal Arts Community and is currently based at her studio at Brampton.
Art Classes
Rachel regularly runs acrylic painting and, portrait painting in acrylic workshops. They are aimed both at beginner and intermediate levels and are based in her studio in Brampton, Cumbria.
«Acrylic can be a rewarding medium and with a little bit of guidance and a few basic skills your creative confidence will blossom.»
2020 Art Workshops.
Exploring Acrylic Painting Workshop £100.00 per person. 4 people minimum. 18th & 19th April 2020
This is an exciting 2 day workshop. There are demonstrations showing different acrylic art materials and techniques including; washes, layering, creating and painting on surfaces, flat colour, sponging, drawing on acrylic with pastels and charcoal and crackle glazes. While experimenting with the medium you can either explore a theme of personal interest or just practice. Some basic drawing and paint mixing skills would be useful but not essential.
Come and have a go at using this versatile medium with guidance from artist
Rachel Greenbank