Creating from Within
Artwork by Rachel L. Means
I am called to create art and I want to encourage anyone hesitant about pursuing their calling.
Let’s not give up on our inner selves!
Artist Statement
Rachel Means is a visual artist. She gives space to subtle gestures through tactility, abstraction, and material experimentation. She draws inspiration from Christian faith as well as the intersections between the relational and internal. The natural and organic quality of her work is imbued with beauty, sadness, and gentleness. She shares the tenderness and vulnerability that has become a consistent rhythm throughout her practice.
Bio
Rachel Means is passionate about creating art and discussing her creative process. She currently lives and works in Austin, TX. She received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2018. She has exhibited work in numerous places including Washington, DC; Davidson, NC; Tampa, FL; Austin, TX; Philadelphia, PA; and New York City, NY. In 2019, she was invited to be a Visiting Artist at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX and, in the beginning of 2020, she participated in the Carrizozo Artist-in-Residence program in Carrizozo, NM. Later that year, she released a virtual art exhibition experience - Stillness, What Lies Beneath. In 2022, the book Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture was published with Rachel’s commissioned painting on the cover. Recently, she participated in The Brehm Residency.