Rachel Garrard’s (b.1984) paintings move between the liminal space of the physical and the esoteric worlds. Her multi-disciplinary practice encompasses painting, sculpture, video, performance, installation, and holographic projection. Garrard incorporates natural elements in her works through pigments and earth materials, establishing a relational dynamic with her natural surroundings.
Garrard’s journey begins with the land. The Earth and its physical elements form the underlying base of her work, whereby the artist creates her pigments ground from the land she reveres. These handmade hues are then transferred to canvas in subtle shapes and iconography that both honor the origin of the material while illuminating the spiritual aura found in one’s connection to the natural world. Tapping into a spiritual, mental space, Garrard activates these narratives through meditative states that reveal a visual language rooted in the metaphysical.
Garrard gained a BFA and MFA at Central Saint Martins, London. She has been awarded artist residencies at Casa Wabi, Oaxaca (2022), Andratx, Mallorca (2022), the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, CT (2018) Yaddo, NY (2018) and Millay Colony, NY (2018), the Center for the Holographic Arts at Ohio State University (2012) and the Atacama Telescope Farm in Chile (2011). Her work has been exhibited at the Hammond Museum, NY (2019), Kraftwerk, Berlin (2017), Pioneer Works, NY (2016), the National Academy Museum, NY (2015), Métropole Musée d’Art Moderne, France (2015), Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City (2014), Eyebeam Art and Technology Center (2012), Participant Inc. (2010), Yota Space Digital Arts Festival, St Petersburg (2010), and ICA, London (2009).
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