ABOUT RACHEL THORNTON ARTIST/PRINTMAKER //
Rachel lives and works in the rural North Yorkshire town of High Bentham. She graduated from a Fine Arts Degree in 2013 where she was awarded with a First. During her studies she exhibited world wide and had work accepted into exhibitions such as the Wrexham International Print Exhibition which toured the UK. She was awarded with the ArtLab Fellowship Award for her degree show, this was well received as it allowed her free access to the universities print studio for a year after graduation.
Rachel now works with ambitious and experimental printmaking methods to create unique pieces that engage the imagination. Her illustrative style translates seamlessly into print methods. Rachel continuously experiments and expands on the methods and materials she uses. This love for experimentation has brought forth her own unique ways of creating, this in turn allows her to develop a unique style and form. Combining printmaking, painting and wood carving methods to create one off natural artworks.
Rachel is currently working from a new creative space called STUDIO 42 where she also occasionally runs printmaking workshops.
Rachel often attends Art and Craft Fairs around the UK and has exhibited in places such New York, Pakistan, Australia, The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (Sheffield) to local events such as the Lunesdale Trail, North Yorkshire Open Studios and the Three Peaks Open Studios.
Rachel regularly takes on commissioned work from private buyers and galleries. If you're interested in commissioning a wood artwork please feel free to get in touch.
Here is a list of the Galleries Rachel has exhibited in 2017-2020
Alex Clarke
Bluestone Gallery
Bumblebee Gallery
Castle Gallery
Chapel Gallery
Country Harvest
Craft Centre & Design Gallery
Doghouse Gallery
Dotty Gallery
Ferrers Gallery
Found Gallery
Hawksby’s Gallery
Iapetus Gallery
Mackey & Pearson
Masham Gallery
Royal Oak Furniture
Silver St Gallery
The Lion Gallery
White Hart Studio
Stonegate Gallery
Heart Gallery
Just Makers Ripley
Robert Thompsons Mouseman Kilburn
Dales Countryside Museum
Rheged Gallery (The Great Print Exhibition 2019-20)
and many more………
