About
Rachel Power is a surrealist artist working out of a private studio in Geelong, Australia.
She graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art.
At the heart of her work lies a profound commitment to the exploration of themes that transcend the ordinary and dive deep into the extraordinary. Her work is a sanctuary of escapism, a place where the enchantment of the natural world intertwines with the surreal, giving life to captivating narratives that resonate with the human soul.
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COLLECTIONS
Private collections in Australia and USA.
PUBLICATIONS
2020 - Illustration for a HACPYP (Home and Community Care Program for Younger People) promotional flyer, Golden Plains Shire Council
2019 - “Venus Rising: Four Emerging Women Artists at Backspace Gallery,” Ballarat Courier
AFFILIATIONS
Alumni of the Ballarat Arts Foundation (BAF)
EDUCATION
2019 - Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fine Art)
AWARDS
2023 - Finalist for Small Works Art Prize, Hoop Gallery, Torquay VIC AUS
2022 - Small Equipment Grant, Ballarat Arts Foundation (BAF) VIC AUS
2022 - Winner of Works on Paper category - Hue and Cry Art Prize, Hue and Cry Collective, Geelong VIC AUS
2022 - Finalist for Petite Pieces Prize , Aspire Gallery, Paddington QLD AUS
2021 - Finalist for Whitewall Art Projects Prize, Whitewall Art Projects, Berrima NSW AUS
2019 - Second Prize in Portrait Category, Buninyong Art Prize Exhibition, Ballarat VIC AUS
2016 - Finalist for Top Arts, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne VIC AUS
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
TBA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Strange Dreamscapes, Quirky Fox, Hawera NZ
2023 - Postcard Show, Brassworks Gallery, Portland OR USA
2023 - Mini Mix & Match, Quirky Fox, Hawera NZ
2023 - Thinning of the Veil, The Old Bar Gallery, Fitzroy VIC AUS
2023 - Toddlerpillars: Custom Toy Art Show, Beinart Gallery, Brunswick VIC AUS
2023 - Fifty Squared Art Prize 2023, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC AUS
2023 - Par Excellence, Hue and Cry Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS
2023 - Small Works Art Prize (Finalist exhibition), Hoop Gallery, Torquay VIC AUS
2022 - Linden Postcard Show 2022-23, Linden New Art, St Kilda VIC AUS
2022 - Hue and Cry & Friends, Hue and Cry Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS
2022 - Spring Days, Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood VIC AUS
2022 - Power in Numbers 7, Gallery Nucleus, CA USA
2022 - Compact Small Works Group Show, Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor VIC AUS
2022 - Hue and Cry Art Prize, Hue and Cry Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS
2022 - Fifty Squared Art Prize 2022, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC AUS
2022 - After Walter Hopps, Platform Arts, Geelong VIC AUS
2022 - Untitled, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay NSW AUS
2022 - Joy Seekers, Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood VIC AUS
2022 - Petite Pieces Prize (Finalist exhibition), Aspire Gallery, Paddington QLD AUS
2022 - Works on Paper, In.cub8r Gallery, Fitzroy VIC AUS
2022 - Monochromatic, In.cub8r Gallery, Fitzroy VIC AUS
2021 - Into the Light (Finalist Exhibition), Whitewall Art Projects, Berrima NSW AUS
2021 - Grayscale, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC AUS
2021 - Home, Geelong Art Space, Geelong VIC AUS
2021 - Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC AUS
2020 - Paper, Geelong Art Space, Geelong VIC AUS
2020 - Doing It Differently, Geelong Art Space, Geelong VIC AUS
2020 - Fifty Squared Art Prize 2020, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC AUS
2019 - Youth Group, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne VIC AUS
2019 - EYE (End of Year), The Mining Exchange, Ballarat VIC AUS
2019 - Buninyong Art Prize, Buninyong Town Hall, Buninyong VIC AUS
2019 - Venus Rising, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat VIC AUS
2018 - Benchmark18, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat VIC AUS
2018 - Tip of the Iceberg, Rachinger Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS
2017 - Countervailing, Surf Coast Art Space, Anglesea VIC AUS
2016 - Future Creatives, Wintergarden Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS
2016 - Golden Plains Art Prize, Bannockburn Cultural Centre, Bannockburn VIC AUS
2016 - Drawn From, Wintergarden Gallery, Geelong VIC AUS