About rachel

rachel is an abstract artist based in tennessee. her background in interior design, graphic design, music, and a life spent distilling every form of creative investigation, culminate in her highly intuitive art practice. an abiding obsession with color, light, and motion are the guideposts for each painting, while mark-making and composition derive from a deeper expression and embodiment. her practice involves constant experimentation with materials, learning their potential and limitations, pushing through inhibition, and embracing surprise. working primarily with acrylics, inks, and charcoals, each piece is as dissimilar from another as one day is to the next. allowing hue to tell the story, the chase—or the pursuit—is to create fields of color that speak and resonate.

the world needs people who are willing to stand defiantly and continue to create beauty in the face of uncertainty, apathy, and hopelessness.
— rachel summer

past exhibits

Bongo Java (nashvile)

Box (nashville)

Fido (nashville)