rachel pontious

I am an artist living and working in New York City. Please feel free to contact me for commissioning projects and purchasing artwork at rach@rachrach.com

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2008 - 2011 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY: Bachelor of Fine Arts

2006 - 2008 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Group Exhibitions

2011 Alexander House: Center for Art & History, Port Edwards, WI

2011 "Black Sheep" AC Gears, NYC

2011 "Salon Show" Greenpoint Gallery, NYC

2011 “Greetings” CultureFix Gallery, NYC

2011 “International Exhibition of Contemporary Works on Paper” NY Coo Gallery, NYC

2011 “Open Studios” School of Visual Arts, NYC

2011 “Worship” Art Directors Club, NYC

2011 “Chess” School of Visual Arts, NYC

2011 Society of Illustrators Student Competition Exhibition, NYC

2010 “Emerge to Be Seen” Westside Gallery, School of Visual Arts, NYC

2010 “No Title” School of Visual Arts, NYC

2010 Society of Illustrators Student Competition Exhibition, NYC

2010 “Myths Transformed” Visual Arts Gallery, NYC

2007 “Toast” University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Awards/Honors/Grants/Publications

2011 American Illustration 30, Chosen

2011 The Alumni Society of SVA Merit Award

2011 Society of Illustrators Student Competition

2011, 2010, 2009 Visual Opinion Magazine

2010 School of Visual Arts Department Scholarship: Gilbert Stone Award

2010 Society of Illustrators Student Competition:
Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship and cover
of the student competition annual catalogue

2010 Creative Quarterly Journal 21

2010 and 2009 School of Visual Arts HOPE art competition, 1st place

2008 Chairman’s Merit Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2007 UROP Undergraduate Research Assistant Grant for Fine Arts Department,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Internships/Assistantships/Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship with Bread and Puppet Theater,
Glover, VT: June 2010 – July 2010

Display Design Internship with Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters Inc.,
New York, NY: June 2009 - August 2009

Internship at Jonathan LeVine Gallery,
New York, NY: January 2008 - May 2008, August 2008 - January 2009

Artist Assistant for Alvin Gregorio, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO: August 2007- December 2007