Rachel Tucker

Rachel Tucker grew up in a rural area where she spent most of her time exploring the nearby forests. As a kid, she would build forts and hunt for treasure in the woods. Rachel has always held a deep connection with nature and has enjoyed traveling to almost every National Park in North America, which has only fueled her passion for creating art.

After graduating with her Bachelors in Fine Arts & Post-Baccalaureate in Art Education from Eastern Michigan University, Rachel moved to Sedona to pursue her art career. She is the Assistant Art Director for Goldenstein Gallery and also teaches “Art by the Glass” painting classes at L’Auberge. Her free time is spent painting, performing music with her husband and hiking in the beautiful Southwest landscape.

In her paintings, Rachel tends to focus on connections to the natural world and the relation of self through the cycles of time. She will typically use more traditional art mediums such as charcoal, acrylic, watercolor and pastel to create Impressionist and Representational works. These often times represent the cycles of human life and thought processes.

“We are only on this Earth for a short time and my purpose in life is to help make the world a more beautiful place. As ...

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Education
Post Baccalaureate: Visual Arts Education, 2014-2015 Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

3.89 GPA

Graduated Magna Cum Laude K-12 Teaching Certification

Bachelors of Fine Art: Drawing Concentration, 2010-2015 Eastern Michigan University-Ypsilanti, MI


Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Associates Degree: Liberal Arts Degree, 2007-2010 Washtenaw Community College - Ann Arbor Michigan

MACRO Seal Honors 2007-2010

Associates Degree: Liberal Arts Degree, 2007-2010 Washtenaw Community College - Ann Arbor Michigan

MACRO Seal Honors 2007-2010


Awards
Won the “Best Emerging Artist” Award at the Holiday Art Show, EMU 2015
Certifications
K-12 Art Education Certification
CPR Certified
GIA Certified

WORK HISTORY
Sales Associate & Assistant Art Director, 05/2017 to Current
Goldenstein Gallery – Sedona, AZ
Votes Sedona's Best Art Gallery since 2012

Exhibitions

Goldenstein Gallery representation since 2015
31 Female Artist: Surrealist Show. Sedona Art Center, Sedona AZ, 2020
Feminine Vibration Goddess Circle Exhibit, Sedona, AZ, 2016
Life and Decay, Two-Person Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI, 2015
Holiday Art Show, Convocation Center, Eastern Michigan University, 2015
IGG Pop-up Art Auction, Ypsilanti, MI, 2015 Huron Street Gallery
Local Art Show, Port Huron, MI, 2015
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, MI, 2015
Sharpened, Senior Show Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, 2014
Arts and Craft Show, Fenton, MI, 2011
Student Art Exhibition, Washtenaw Community College, MI, 2010