Rachel Gregor
Working in traditional paint media such as oil paint, gouache, and chalk pastel, artist Rachel Gregor (b. 1990) creates psychological portraits of young girls that tip-toe between realism and artificiality. Caught in a single moment between the mundane and the melodramatic, the figures are wide-eyed and wistful, frozen in a state somewhere between boredom and shock. In her latest body of work, the girls portrayed are encircled by their surroundings, usually backed up against a fence or isolated on a dock. The viewer stays trapped with the girls, as the expansive landscapes are often visually obstructed by a tree branch or the figure herself, preventing any visual wandering through the pictorial space. Botanical motifs are a common theme throughout Gregor’s visual lexicon, a nod to her upbringing of her family owning their own horticulture nursery, as well as being a broader symbol of fragility and resilience.
Gregor lives and works in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2012 and has studied abroad at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally with solo shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Zürich, Switzerland, and group exhibition participation nationwide. Her work has been featured in print publications such as New American Paintings (issue #161) and Create Magazine (issue #10, issue #25) as well as online at BOOOOOOOM (03/05/2018) the Jealous Curator (1/11/2021). She was born and raised in Minnesota.
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Backyard Refuse, Bricks, 2023
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Backyard Refuse, Rudbeckia, 2023
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Big Gulp, 2023
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I Hate White Rabbits, 2023
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Insomnia, Violas, 2023
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Poser I (Other than Morning View), 2023
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Poser II (Besides Follow The Leader), 2023
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Stickleback, 2023
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Still Summer, 2023
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Two Figures, 2023
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Glow in the Dark, 2022
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Pond Bather, 2022
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Pond Weeds (Bathers after Alma-Tadema), 2022
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Self Portrait in Ski Sweater, 2022
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Swim Area, 2022
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Tiepolo Study from Palazzo Labia, 2021
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"Multiples" Group Exhibition
2 - 23 Dec 2023 Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present the third edition of Multiples, a group exhibition featuring limited edition HPMs (hand-painted multiples) and prints. The exhibition brings together a group of artists...Read more -
Rachel Gregor - "Still Summer"
11 Nov - 2 Dec 2023 Hashimoto Contemporary LAHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Still Summer, a solo exhibition by Kansas City-based painter Rachel Gregor. The exhibition will be Gregor's debut solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary. Opening Night...Read more -
"LUSH" Group Exhibition
15 Jul - 5 Aug 2023 Hashimoto Contemporary NYCHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present LUSH, a group show curated by Jennifer Rizzo. Returning for its third iteration, the exhibition delves further into one of the most prominent muses...Read more -
"LUSH" Group Exhibition
16 Jan - 6 Feb 2021 Hashimoto Contemporary NYCHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present LUSH, a group show curated by Jennifer Rizzo. The exhibition brings together a group of over thirty artists from around the globe who have...Read more
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Opening Reception: Rachel Gregor "Still Summer"
November 21, 2023Artist Rachel Gregor between her works Poser I (Other Than a Morning View) and Poser II (Besides Follow the Leader) Though Rachel Gregor's paintings of...Read more -
Opening Reception: LUSH
July 21, 2023Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of LUSH at Hashimoto Contemporary New York! It was so wonderful having artists,...Read more -
Installation: "LUSH" curated by Jennifer Rizzo
January 23, 2021We would like to thank everyone who has made an appointment to view 'LUSH' curated by Jennifer Rizzo at Hashimoto Contemporary NYC. Appointments can be...Read more