Rachael Lynn Reynolds is a graduate of Hillsdale College in Michigan, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in art. She also spent time studying photography and art history at the Florence University of Art in Florence, Italy. Rachael currently teaches in the East Phoenix Valley. As a Michigan native, Rachael is no stranger to the Northern landscape. Though always interested in art, it was her college softball career-ending injury that led to her pursuit of photography. A hobby quickly developed into a passion and career. Rachael began her studies as an art major where she studied photography, sculpture, painting, drawing, graphics, and art history. Learning so many mediums has had great impact on her work and given her the ability to blur the lines between mediums–deepening the expression of her images. She also gained a tremendous amount of appreciation for learning about those who came before her and understanding their work. Learning from these artists and how their personalities and experiences influenced their art contributed to Rachael finding what influences hers: nature and human nature. In Rachael's work she suggests that they are both related and the same, often using alternative techniques. A love for people and their cultures has driven Rachael to use her art for cultural advocacy. Rachael plans to dedicate her work to educating others, using photography to capture distinct moments filled with character and meaning. Her photographs provide compelling narratives that advocate for the world’s persecuted. She aims to continue the fight for human rights and for women’s rights. Rachael is a 2018 alumna of the Philos Leadership Institute where in Jordan and Israel she focused her efforts on drawing comparison between Christians living in Israel and Christians who are displaced because of persecution. She has also traveled to Israel as a participant, fellow, and photographer with Passages Israel and enjoyed documenting the experiences of Christian college students in the Holy Land. Rachael looks forward to continuing to use her role as an artist to advocate for human rights.
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Exhibitions
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies, Hillsdale College, Washington, D.C.
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Movement Day, New York, New York
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Nosotros, Center for Jewish History: The American Sephardi Federation, New York, New York.
2018 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
2017 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale MI
2017 | Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2015 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2015 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Awards
2018 | 1st Place – Digital Art, Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College
2017 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2017 | 1st Place – Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | 1st Place – Digital Art, Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College
2016 | Faculty Award – Best in Show, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2016 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2016 | 1st Place – Sculpture, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2015 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies, Hillsdale College, Washington, D.C.
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Movement Day, New York, New York
2018 | Terror & Hope: Christians of the Middle East | Nosotros, Center for Jewish History: The American Sephardi Federation, New York, New York.
2018 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
2017 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale MI
2017 | Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2016 | Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2015 | Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2015 | Spring Student Show, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Awards
2018 | 1st Place – Digital Art, Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College
2017 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2017 | 1st Place – Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Hillsdale, MI
2017 | 1st Place – Digital Art, Thematic Competition, Hillsdale College
2016 | Faculty Award – Best in Show, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2016 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2016 | 1st Place – Sculpture, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
2015 | 1st Place – Photography, Fall Student Show, Hillsdale College
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