| 2014 | MFA, Visual Studies – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR |
| 2000 | BA, Photography & Art History – Hampshire College, Amherst, MA |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Galerie 52, Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany – Penpal Photography Disjecta, Portland, OR – Light Conversation LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR – Member Exhibition Also Arts Gallery, Troutdale, OR – Project Rayon: Re-Consider 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 |
| 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 blog – 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 |
| 2019 | Moderator, PenPal Photography – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR & Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany 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 |
| 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 – Advanced Photographic Inquiry: Analog Digital Dialog – 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 | Continuing Education – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – The Best of Both Worlds: Digital to Darkroom – Alternative Photographic Processes |
| 2015/18 | Substitute Teacher – Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR – Alternative Photography & Contemporary Practices – Beginning Black & White Photography – Photography in Contemporary Art |
| 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.
