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Rachel Owens (born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972) is an American artist. She is best known for her multi-media sculptures and installations, which often incorporate a [[Social practice (art)|social component]]. Many of her works are made from crushed glass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/this-artist-made-colorful-glass-casts-of-the-oldest-living-thing-in-nyc-040517|title=This artist made colorful glass casts of the oldest living thing in NYC|website=Time Out New York|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> She lives and works in New York, NY, and is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at [[Purchase College]], SUNY.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purchase.edu/live/profiles/414-rachel-owens|title=Rachel Owens|website=www.purchase.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> |
'''Rachel Owens''' (born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972) is an American artist. She is best known for her multi-media sculptures and installations, which often incorporate a [[Social practice (art)|social component]]. Many of her works are made from crushed glass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/this-artist-made-colorful-glass-casts-of-the-oldest-living-thing-in-nyc-040517|title=This artist made colorful glass casts of the oldest living thing in NYC|website=Time Out New York|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> She lives and works in New York, NY, and is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at [[Purchase College]], SUNY.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purchase.edu/live/profiles/414-rachel-owens|title=Rachel Owens|website=www.purchase.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:54, 9 April 2019
Rachel Owens (born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972) is an American artist. She is best known for her multi-media sculptures and installations, which often incorporate a social component. Many of her works are made from crushed glass.[1] She lives and works in New York, NY, and is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at Purchase College, SUNY.[2]
Education
Rachel Owens received a BA from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. She received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999.
Exhibitions
Owens has exhibited internationally. She is represented by ZieherSmith Gallery in New York.
Public Commissions
- Life on the Other Side of a Broken Glass Ceiling, NYC Parks Department, 2017
- Skin (US), Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2012
- Inveterate Composition for Clare, NYC Parks Department, 2011
- Privet, Austrian Cultural Forum, 2010
- Groundswell, Socrates Sculpture Park, 2007
Recognition
Owens' work has been discussed in the New York Times[3], Art in America, Hyperallergic[4], Urban Glass[5], Sculpture Magazine, and Modern Painters, among other publications. She has received grants from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Harpo Foundation[6], and the United States Embassy in Russia.
External Links
References
- ^ "This artist made colorful glass casts of the oldest living thing in NYC". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Rachel Owens". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ Rosenberg, Karen (2010-08-19). "'NineteenEightyFour,' All Eyes, at Austrian Forum". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Casting New York City's Oldest Tree in Luminous Glass". Hyperallergic. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ UrbanGlass (2019-03-30). "Rachel Owens' majestic works in cast resin and glass…". UrbanGlass. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "The Harpo Foundation | Rachel Owens and Socrates Sculpture ParkNew Work Project Grant". Retrieved 2019-03-30.