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

2024

Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Photography Happens: Abbott & Wolf

2023

Center For Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX – By Hand: Alternative Processes
Shots Magazine and LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Impermanence
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 
Sator Projects, Portland, OR – An Invincible Summer – FO(u)RT Collective
btwMOMA, Vancouver, WA – TinVitational
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL – Picturing the Avant-Garde
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI – Photography Without a Lens
Forsberg Art Gallery, Longview, WA – The New Now 2021 – Presented by Society for Photographic Education
LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – PNW 2021
Upfor Gallery, Portland, OR – Exquisite Scrolls – FO(u)RT Collective
Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR – Spring Show

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

2023

Frye Art Museum: Alcove Artist Rachel Wolf

2022

KTVZ News Channel 21: Scalehouse Gallery Features New Exhibit – Excuse Me
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
Off the Cost: Features Rachel Wolf

2019

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 – Visiting Artist – Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany
Artist Talk – Visiting Artist – University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
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

2017/18

Production and management director – A Tale of Two Ghettos; a multimedia installation conceived by Horatio Law. Funded by a grant from the Regional Arts and Cultural Council (RACC) and co-sponsored by the Portland Chinatown Museum & Portland Community College SE Campus Multicultural Center.

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

2015/18

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

2023

Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – New Visionaries: An Exhibition of Oregon BFA and MFA Students

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