| 2014 | MFA, Visual Studies – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2000 | BA, Photography & Art History – Hampshire College, Amherst, MA |
| 2023 | Frye Art Museum, Alcove Artist, Seattle, WA – Alchemy 27 Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Just A Friendly Reminder That You’re Awesome: A Camera-less Odyssey |
| 2022 | Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR – Excuse Me: An Homage to My Creative Foremother |
| 2019 | Hi-Lo Hotel, Portland, OR – Wanderer Chehalem Cultural Center – Central Gallery, Newberg, OR – Unconditional The Joinery, Curated by Verge PDX, Portland, OR – Transmission |
| 2018 | Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA – Suspended Resonance Bar Mingo, Curated by Stumptown Creative, Portland, OR – Pearlessence |
| 2017 | The Esther Building Art Space, Vancouver, WA – Alchemy West Linn Public Library, West Linn, OR – Transmutation |
| 2016 | Red Fox, Portland, OR – Luminary |
| 2014 | Red Fox, Portland, OR – The Graces Central Gallery, Portland, OR – Opening Night EnvyMe, Vancouver, WA – One & Many |
| 2013 | Lightbar, Portland, OR – Illumination Vendetta, Portland, OR – Photogram Symphony |
| 2012 | Hideaway, Portland, OR – Dance Energy Bar, Portland, OR – Photogram Symphony Camerawork Gallery, Portland, OR – The 99th Fable |
| 2008 | Shaarie Torah, Portland, OR – Kiryat Malachi, Israel Beth Am, Seattle, WA – Kiryat Malachi, Israel |
| 2007 | Herzel-Ner Tamid, Seattle, WA – Kiryat Malachi, Israel |
| 2006/7 | Jewish Federation of Portland, Portland, OR – Kiryat Malachi, Israel |
| 2001 | National Video Center, New York, NY – Northway, AK |
| 2000 | Hampshire College Main Gallery, Amherst, MA – Northway, AK |
| 2023 | Cultural Goods Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Distortion: Where to Now Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – New Visionaries btwMOMA, Vancouver, WA – Motherfuckers and Other Fathers Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Motion Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery – Spring Show Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – The Guild |
| 2022 | The Image Flow, San Anselmo, CA – Alternative Process Photography Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery – Fall Show OSA Gallery, Portland, OR – Painting with Light Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – PNW 2022 Well Well Projects, Portland, OR – On The Verge of Recognition Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR – Excuse Me! – A Structural Device for Visual Communication |
| 2021 |
PH21, Budapest, Hungary – Portraits Without Faces |
| 2020 | Design Gallery, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR – PenPal Photography |
| 2019 | Galerie 52: Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany – PenPal Photography Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, OR – Light Conversation LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Winter Exhibition Also Arts Gallery, Troutdale, OR – Project Rayon Caldera: Stories of Change, Castaway, Portland, OR – Illumination – Collaboration with Horatio Law Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Fall Show Caldera, Sisters, OR – Illumination – Collaboration with Horatio Law LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Summer Showcase Cannon Beach Gallery & Arts Association, Cannon Beach, OR – Cannon Beach Arts & Rental Sales Gallery Collaborative Exhibition Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR – Surface/Interrupted |
| 2018 | Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Fall Show Page Space, Portland, OR – Unlimited 77, Portland, OR – FO(u)RT Collective – FO(u)RT Collective at 77 Silverton Diorama, Silverton, OR – Parallel Undertone Thirdspace, Portland, OR – Expanded Cinema The Esther Building Art Space, Vancouver, WA – FO(u)RT Collective – 37th Question Akasu, Curated by Verge PDX, Portland, OR – Berlin, Kruse, Reeves, Schneider, & Wolf |
| 2017 | LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Members Exhibition Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Fall Show Page Space, Portland, OR – Unlimited RACC 2017 Fundraiser, Portland, OR – Garden of Artistic Delights – Collaboration with Horatio Law & Courtney Frisse Farmhouse Performances; 2017 Concert and Art Series, Portland, OR – Color Fields Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Spring Show 929 Gallery of Arts, Hillsboro, OR – Grand Opening Exhibition Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Featured Artist – Alchemy |
| 2016 | Cathedral Park Place, Portland, OR – Pep Rally by FO(u)RT Collective & Danger Punch Portland Fine Arts Guild, Portland, OR – Winter Exhibition LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Members Exhibition Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Fall Show Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH – REAL-PHOTO Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – New Artist Show LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – PDX 30 Linus Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – The Big Show Arlene & Harold Schnitzer Center for Art & Design, Portland, OR – Spanning Histories |
| 2015 | LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – PDX 40 The Barn, Portland, OR – First//Last by FO(u)RT Collective |
| 2014 | HQHQ Project Space, Portland, OR – FO(u)RTNIGHT by FO(u)RT Collective The Nan Curtis Sculpture Garden, Portland, OR – Neo’s Nativity by FO(u)RT Collective & Danger Punch Heathman Hotel Mezzanine, Curated by Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR – 50/50 Swigart Commons, Portland, OR – Bellwether |
| 2013 | John Ross Gallery, Portland, OR – South Waterfront Art Exhibition Lodge Gallery, Portland, OR – Shit//Show by FO(u)RT Collective LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Photo + Craft 2 Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, OR – Versus Exposure 13, Long Island City, NY – Alpha |
| 2012 | Lodge Gallery, Portland, OR – Proclivity John Ross Gallery, Portland, OR – South Waterfront Art Exhibition LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Heavy Metal Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT – Secrets and Mysteries FotoFest Biennial, Houston, TX – Photogram Symphony |
| 2011 | Plates to Pixels Gallery, Online Gallery – The 99th Fable p.7 LightBox Photographic, Astoria, OR – Photo + Craft Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA – No Mirrors Photolucida, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR – The 99th Fable |
| 2010 | Hampshire College Main Gallery, Amherst, MA – Water Filtration |
| 2005 | Backspace, Portland, OR – Portland C Spot, Portland, OR – Sunset |
| 2003 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – Photogram Portraits |
| 2002 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – Northway, AK |
| 2001 | The Derby, Los Angeles, CA – Northway, AK |
| ArtsWA: Art in Public Places Program, Foothills Elementary, Buckley, WA Rose Center For the Arts, Lower Columbia College, WA Seattle City Light Collection, Seattle, WA City of Portland Public Art Collection, Portland, OR The Uptown, Portland, OR |
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| 2022 | KTVZ News Channel 21: Gallery Features New Exhibt The.Waiting.Room.Gallery: Features Rachel Wolf |
| 2021 | One Twelve Publishing: Portland feature – Rachel Wolf Tied To Light: Features Rachel Wolf |
| 2020 |
Blind Magazine: A Short History of Cameraless Photography |
| 2019 |
Oregon Artswatch: The Alchemy of Photography, Sans Camera: Rachel Wolf |
| 2018 | American Society of Media Photographers: Questions with an Educator: Rachel Wolf Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery – Painting with Light: Interview with Portland Artist Rachel Wolf Diffusion IX: Unconventional Photography Annual – Alchemy |
| 2017 | What Will You Remember?; Photography blog by Elin Spring – Altered States Abound at Photolucida 17 – Featured Artist |
| 2016 | The Olympian – Holy Oly Girls |
| 2012 | Photo District News (PDN) – Faces Contest, Self Portrait Category – Finalist Diffusion IV: Unconventional Photography Annual – Mural Photograms: The 99th Fable |
| 2011 | Lenscratch: Fine Art Photography Daily – Article on The 99th Fable |
| 2008 | Drash: Northwest Mosaic – Article on Kiryat Milachi, Israel |
| 2006/7 | Roots and Wings: Multnomah County in partnership with Volunteers of America, Oregon |
| 2006 | Jewish Review – Kiryat Malachi, Israel |
| 2003 | Human Rights Dialogue – Turkey |
| 2001/present | Publicity photos for performances, artists, bands, and movies |
| 2000 | Dawn of the 21st Century – New Year’s Eve 2000 |
| 1995/6 | Anchorage Daily News – Freelance photographer |
| 2023 |
Artist Talk – MFA Visiting Artist Lecture Series – Portland State University, Portland, OR |
| 2022 |
Artist Talk – Excuse Me: An Homage to My creative Foremother, Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR |
| 2021 |
Artist Talk – Southeast Museum of Photography Presents Rachel Wolf, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL |
| 2020 |
Artist Talk – Scalehouse Voices Presents Rachel Wolf, Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts with Oregon State University, Bend, OR |
| 2019 | Moderator, PenPal Photography – Pacific NW College of Art & Folkwang University of the Arts Panelist, Surface/Interrupted – Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR Artist Talk, Lightbox Photographic, Astoria, OR Artist Talk, Art in Oregon: Conversation with Horatio Law & Rachel Wolf – Rose Villa Perf. Arts Center, Portland, OR |
| 2018 | Artist Talk, Visiting Artist Series – Rose Villa Performing Arts Center – Portland, OR Speaker, Sylvania Creates – Portland Community College – Sylvania Campus, Portland, OR Speaker, Portland Photography Month Speaker Series – Portland Community College – Cascade Campus, Portland, OR Artist Talk, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA |
| 2017 | Artist Talk, The Esther Building Art Space, Vancouver, WA Artist Talk, Meet the Artist – Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2016 | Guest lecturer, Admitted students day, Photography lecture and demo – Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2015 | Panelist, Handmade Photographic Processes – Society for Photographic Education: NW Regional Conf., Portland, OR |
| 2014 | Guest lecturer, Visual Elements: 2D – Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2013 | Guest lecturer, Contemporary Art & Design – Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Guest lecturer, Photo, Film, and Video Thesis – Hampshire College, Amherst, MA |
| 2023 | Pacific Northwest College of Art Faculty Development Grant, Portland, OR |
| 2018/19 | Artist in Residence: Creative Arts at Rose Villa Artist in Residence, Portland, OR |
| 2012/14 | Merit Scholarship Award: Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, Pacific Northwest College Art, Portland, OR |
| 1999 | Alaska School District Grant: Creation & implementation of a photography program for high school students in Northway, AK |
| 2019/present | Assistant Professor, Photography – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – The Photographic in Contemporary Art – Studio Arts Professional Practice – Advanced Photographic Inquiry: Digital Analogue Dialogue – Intro to the Photographic Image |
| 2018/present | Independent Study Professor, Low Residency MFA in Visual Studies – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2018 | Thesis Advisor, BFA – Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR |
| 2017/present | Mentor – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – MFA in Visual Studies – Low Residency MFA in Visual Studies – BFA |
| 2016/18 | Adjunct Professor, Photography – Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR – Photo Seminar – Intermediate Photography – Photography on the Road |
| 2015/present | Substitute Teacher – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – Photographic Practice and Research – Alternative Photography & Contemporary Practices – Beginning Black & White Photography – Photography in Contemporary Art |
| 2015/19 | Continuing Education – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – The Best of Both Worlds: Digital to Darkroom – Alternative Photographic Processes |
| 2015/17 | Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR – Painting with Light – Darkroom Youth: Session 1 Film Camera – Darkroom Youth: Session 2 Printing from Film – Youth Darkroom Intensive – Private Instructor |
| 2013/15 | Assistant Teacher – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – Beginning Black & White Photography – Photography in Contemporary Art – Intermediate Photography: View Camera |
| 2002 | Assistant Teacher – The International Center of Photography, New York, NY – Advanced Photography |
| 1999 | Walter Northway High School, Northway, AK – Beginning Black & White Photography |
| 2017/18 | Production and management director – A Tale of Two Ghettos; a multimedia installation by Horatio Law. Funded by an artist grant from the Regional Arts and Cultural Council (RACC) and co-sponsored by the Portland Chinatown Museum & Portland Community College SE Campus Multicultural Center. |
| 2017 | Farmhouse Performances, Summer 2017 Concert and Art Series, Portland, OR |
| 2014 | Surplus Space, Portland, OR – FO(u)RT Collective |
| 2012/13 | Pacific Northwest College of Art MFA Central Gallery & Lodge Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1998/9 | Hampshire College Photo Gallery, Amherst, MA |
| 2001/3 | Karen Marshall (documentary photographer) – New York, NY |
| 2001/2 | Annie Leibovitz (fashion, celebrity, portrait photographer) – New York, NY |
| 2000/1 | Harriet Casdin-Silver (holographer) – Boston, MA |
About
Rachel Wolf is a professional photographer who specializes in camera-less photography, alternative/ antique processes, and creates immersive environments through light-based installations.
