Rachel Farmer
Rachel Farmer (born in Provo, Utah, 1972) is an American artist. She is primarily known for her ceramic sculpture and installations. Farmer's work explores Mormon history from a feminist and queer perspective, and is informed by her roots in the Utah area.[1]
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Work
Farmer's work re-imagines history with a focus on the lives of women. Her small clay figurines enact gestures and roles that give life to the often invisible story of women. Her work has been described as "personal and meditative"[2] and as "transforming traditional narratives of ancestry".[3]
Recognition
Farmer is the recipient of an A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship and a Visual Art Grant from the Money for Women/Barbara Deming Fund. She has participated in artist residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY[4] and the Brush Creek Arts Residency in Saratoga, WY. Her work is included in the Feminist Art Base (digital archive) at the Brooklyn Museum.
Exhibitions
Ancestors, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Looking Forward, Looking Back, Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT
Ancestors Traversing Quilts, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York, NY[5]
References
- ^ "How We Got Here: Portrait of the Artist as a Queer Feminist". Hyperallergic. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Your Concise Guide to the 2014 Greenpoint Open Studios". Hyperallergic. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Queer Art Grows in Brooklyn". Hyperallergic. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Rachel Farmer". madmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "RACHEL FARMER: Ancestors Traversing Quilts". Leslie-Lohman Museum. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-04-01.