Jr Rapier

JR Rapier, a professional artist living in the U.S., naturally gravitated to drawing and painting as a child. Gradually through her life she grew more incumbent with her talent as a painter. JR vividly illustrates the power of spirituality through a poetic style of her own. She explores the human condition, inner child fantasies, and landscape themes by capturing the innate beauty through magnifying light, color, and structure. For as long as she can remember, JR has been enamored with the luring landscapes in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S. These vast and unique lands inspire JR with an energetic sacred voice that speaks through her work. Over the years, her work has evolved into figurative work, both surreal and realistic. She explores human conditions by evoking emotion. Her work has transformed from capturing her exterior world around her to expressing her personal interior world with conviction. JR’s earliest inspiration comes from Georgia O’Keefe. While O’Keefe is still her favorite, she is also inspired by the works of Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Henri de Toulouse-Lantrec. Currently her work is showing and represented in Austin by Art for the People Gallery, Wonderwall Studios. In Ne...

Texas Tech University - BFA

2024 - Jan 11 - Feb 8, Portrayed 4, Juried National Exhibition Portraiture, Norfolk d'Art Center, Norfolk VA

2024 - The Changing Americas, Juried by Chan Chau, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD

2024 - Paired Solo Show, 49thWest, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD

2024 - Ethereal Reveries, ARTUSco, Austin TX

2023 - Mystic Mirrors, ArtUS Co, Austin TX

2023 - Animus Instinctus, Wilde Art Curation at Native, Austin TX

2023 - Cabinet Oak Project, LBJ Ranch, Johnson City TX

2022 - Grand Opening Show, Alhambra Art Gallery, Taos NM

2022 - SIN REY, SIN LEY, Group Show, Dab Art, Austin TX

2022 - Art Spree, Group Show, Art for The People, Austin TX

2021- Solo Exhibition, Symphony of Entities, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown TX

2020- Everything’s Illuminated, IV Year Anniversary Show, Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe NM

2020 - Art Art Art , Group Exhibit, Art for the People, Austin TX

2019 - Oct Fun Fantasy & Adventure, Art for the People, Austin TX

2019 - Hops for Hope, Art for the People, Austin TX

2019 - Zeal of Ten, Special Guest Artist, Art for the People, Austin, TX

2019 - National Juried Show, High Art Low Art & Everything In Between, Keep Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2018 - Magnificence of Seven, Group E...