about
Rachael Dunville is a freelance artist specializing in portrait photography. Her work explores the photographic encounter as a serious, seductive, and often complicated human exchange. Born and raised in Southwest Missouri, Rachael currently resides in New York City where she continues to expand her career.
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SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
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2007 |
Peer Gallery, New York City, NY: Solo exhibition, featuring SPRINGTOWN |
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2006 |
Studio 417, Springfield, Missouri: New Portraits, featuring SALT of SAM Tribes Gallery, New York, NY: Joint exhibition, SPRINGTOWN. Judged by Robert Storr, curator, MoMA and 2007 Venice Biennale. |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2008 |
SECCA, Winston Salem, NC: People and Places: Selections from the Allen Thomas Jr Photography Collection. Featuring Simen Johan, Mona Kuhn, Tom Hunter, Sze Tsung Leong, among others. Roger Smith Hotel, NYC: Women Shooting Women: Contemporary Interpretations of Formal Portraiture. Curated by Karen Florek. 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NYC: 31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography. Humble Arts Foundation. Wall Space, Seattle, WA: New Directions. Juried by Clint Willour. |
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2007 |
Philadelphia University of the Arts' Gallery 1401, Philadelphia, PA: The Photo Review, 2007. Awarded Seventh Prize. Juried by Toby Jurovics, Curator of Photography, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. |
| TPS: 16, Traveling exhibition, juried by Michelle Dunn Marsh, Director of Aperture West. Texas cities, New York City and San Francisco, September 2007 through July 2008. |
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| Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, Canada: Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers from Canada, US and UK, Magenta Foundation |
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| Jen Bekman: Hey Hot Shot! Summer 2007 |
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| Peer Gallery, New York City, NY: Degrees of Separation - The Summer Portrait Salon. Curated by John Bennette. |
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| Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA: Up & Now, 12th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition. Juried by Charlotte Cotton, Curator of Photography, LACMA. |
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| Humble Arts Foundation: Group Show no. 16. |
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2006 |
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA: The Print Center's 80th Annual International Exhibition Juried by Stephen C. Pinson, Curator, Photography, The New York Public Library Silvermine Arts Guild, New Cannan, CT 57th Annual Art of the Northeast Juried by Ben Barzune, Senior Associate, Knoedler & Company, NYC Richard L. Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA: Joint Venture: Selections from the Ramer Collection and Selected Photographs Including the work of Robert Frank, Dorthea Lange, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, Alec Soth, Loretta Lux, among many others. Texas Women's University Fine Arts Gallery, Denton, TX : Fifth Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Juried by Blake Fitch, Director, Griffin Museum. |
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2005 |
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY: See What I Mean?, MFA Thesis Exhibition Curated by Marvin Heiferman. |
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2004 |
SVA Eastside Gallery, New York, NY: Out of Context, Curated by Shelley Rice. |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2008 |
CENTER Singular Image Color, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 |
Women in Photography International, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 |
PCNW, Up & Now, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 |
The Photo Review, Seventh Prize. |
| 2007 |
Flash Forward, winner, Magenta Foundation |
| 2006 | Critical Mass, Top 150 finalist, Photolucida |
| 2005 | Rema Hort-Mann Foundation Art Grant, Nominee |
| 2005 | John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, a fund of the San Francisco Foundation, Nominee |
| 2004 | Aaron Siskind Foundation Grant, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY |
| 2003 | Aaron Siskind Foundation Grant, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2007 |
Springtown. Artist Catalogue, 2007. Photographs and essay by Rachael Dunville. |
| 2007 |
The Photo Review, 2007 Competition Issue. Fall 2007 |
| 2006 |
The Education of a Photographer, "AT-TENSION: The Essence of Portrait Photography" essay by Rachael Dunville. Edited by Charles Traub, Steven Heller, and Adam Bell. Allworth Press, NYC |
| 2006 | Joint Venture. Catalogue for exhibition, 2006. Geiger, Matthias, and Pritikin, Renny. |
| 2006 | The Print Center 80th Annual International Competition. Catalogue for group exhibition, 2006. Pinson, Steven, and Smith, Michal. |
ARTICLES
| 2008 |
Conscientious. Interview. January 8, 2008. Colberg, Joerg. |
| 2007 |
Springfield News Leader. Feature Article. October 30, 2007. Goodwin, Juliana. |
| 2007 |
The New Yorker. Review of Springtown, October 15, 2007. Aletti, Vince. |
| 2007 |
Focus Magazine. "What I Did This Summer." October 2007. Bennette, John A. |
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417 Magazine. "Talk of the Town." September 2007. Holman, Gregory. |
| 2006 |
417 Magazine. "Talk of the Town." October 2006. Holman, Gregory. |
| 2003 | Springfield News-Leader. "Portraits of Courage." June 17, 2003. Hocklander, Sony. |
| 2003 | 417 Magazine. "Here's looking at you." May 2003. Sullivan, Joan. |
EDUCATION
| 2005 |
MFA, School of Visual Arts, Photography and Related media, New York, NY |
| 2002 | BFA, Missouri State University, Photography, cum laude, Springfield, MO |
VISITING ARTIST / TEACHING ASSISTANT
2008 School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo, TA, Master Critique, Sarah Charlesworth2008 School of Visual Arts, Visiting Artist, BFA Dept., Nicholas Prior, New York, NY
2008 School of Visual Arts, Artist Talk, BFA Dept., Michael Foley, New York, NY
2007 Sarah Lawrence College, Visiting Artist, BFA Dept., Lois Connor, Bronxville, NY
2007 Peer Gallery, Public Artist Gallery Talk, New York, NY
2006 School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo, TA, Looking Out, Philip Perkis
2006 Missouri State University, Artist Talk, BFA Dept., Alan Brown, Springfield, MO
