Artist Residencies
2023
Summer 2023 Liquitex Resident Artist, East Orange, NJ
2022
2022 - 2023 Resident Artist, Fashion Institute of Technology, School of Art and Design, New York, NY
Education
2012
Rhode Island School of Design, MFA with Honors, Painting
2005
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA in Painting with course work in Visual and Critical Studies
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Everything Ends Eventually: Precious Objects for Eschatonic Times , curated by Rina Dwek and Richie Moreno, exhibition recipient of an LMCC Creative Engagement Award, Latch Key Gallery, New York, NY
2022
(solo show) Aggressive Optimism, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY
2021
Rough and Ready, curated by Fran Shalom, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
Hope Floats, Two person show with Madeline Donahue, Curated by Lauren Powell, Domingos En La Playa, Provincetown, MA
(solo show) חי Life on Paper, Lauren Powell Art, Online
2020
(solo show) If You Like Piña Coladas, Curated by Lauren Powell, One River School, Woodbury, NY
Spillover, Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE
Incidental Monuments: Designing with Discards, The Silber Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
Sounds Sienna, SK Art, New York, NY
(solo show) Suspended in my masquerade, The Skirt Space, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Stilleven, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY
2019
Can You Dream It (Yes I Can.), Kristen Lorello, New York, NY
Magic Hour, SYNT / Artsy, Brooklyn, NY
BRIC Biennial: Volume III, BRIC, Brooklyn, NY
Away Message, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, Dallas, TX
2018
Understood, Rockelmann & Partner, Berlin, Germany
Ceiling Unltd., Hunter Project Space, New York, NY
2017
Friends You May Know, See You Next Thursday at Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York Flat File 2018, Brooklyn, NY
Under The Paving Stones, FAR x WIDE, Brooklyn, NY
No Vacancy II, Ballast Projects, Alt Esc, Squat Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
By Proxy, SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2017, Cuevas Tilleard, New York, NY
2016
If You Build It, The Willows, New York, NY
Porous Coverage, Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Everything is Best, Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bedrock, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Future Past Perfect, Ms Barbers, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Future Past Perfect, Projekt 722, Brooklyn, NY
Overripe, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Artemisa, Cuevas Tilleard Projects, New York, NY
Too much of everything is just enough, solo project curated by Marly Hammer, SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2015: Transaction, New York, NY
2014
NURTUREart’s benefit, The Boiler Room | Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Sunset Illuminated, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
NURTUREart’s benefit, Bernaducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
Thirteen Twenty Three Exhibition, curated by Tamara Johnson & Leopold Masterson, A Space, Brooklyn, NY
2012
GLAAD Art Auction, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
Temperature, curated by Hilary Doyle & Reid Hitt, Projekt722, Brooklyn, NY
Ever | Other, presented by Curbs & Stoops at Rhythmology, Westbury, NY
Stamina, Work.Detroit, Detroit, MI
RISD MFA PAINTING 2012 …, 532 Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York, NY
Show Me Your Glands, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Present/Future: A Showcase of Emerging Artists, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
MFA VIP Art Fair, online juried exhibition, www.mfa.vipartfair.com
2012 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
From This Point Forward,Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
Come Here, I Need You, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
2011
On the Threshold of Something Else, Something Other … , Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Black and Blue: RISD MFA Painting 2012, 396 Main Street, Catskill, NY
RISD MFA Painting Biennial 2011: We Care Alot, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2010
Collision (Collaboration with Kevin Zucker and RISD MFA Painting class of 2012), Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence, RI
RISD Painting Department Group Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2009
(solo show) Congregation of the Romantic, The McGraw Gallery, Livingston, New Jersey
2006
The Square Foot Show, Art Gotham, New York, NY
2005
Drunk Art, Liquid Intelligence, Congress Theater, Chicago, IL
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Undergraduate Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2009
(solo show) Two Blue, Kate Robinson Fine Art, New York, New York
Press and Publications
2021
Rosenbluth, Alfred, Rachel Klinghoffer at One River Woodbury, Whitehot Magazine. 7 January 2021
Hess, Erika b, I Like your work podcast, Finding the Intense Sweetness in Making: Rachel Klinghoffer on Repurposing Ephemera into Icons. 11 December 2020
2020
Yaniv, Etty. Artists on Coping, Art Spiel. 24 May 2020
Zimmerman-Black, Stephanie. “How these Art World Pros are Keeping it Together While Self Isolating”, Art Zealous. 4 April 2020
Holmes, Helen. “How the Creative Process Is Shifting for Artists in Social Isolation”, The Observer. 3 April 2020
Brock, Hovey. ArtSeen, The Brooklyn Rail, 29 March 2020
Cameron, Britta. “Rachel KLINGHOFFER | SUSPENDED IN MY MASQERADE”. Faunt.com, 24 January 2020
2019
Cowan, Katy. “Colourful sculptures by Rachel Klinghoffer made entirely from everyday trash and discarded toys”, CreativeBoom,.com, November 2019
2019, Wolpow, Nina, “Artseen, BRIC Biennial: Volume III, “The Impossible Possible”, BrooklynRail.com, March 2019
2019, Steinhauer, Jillian, “New York Galleries: What to See Right Now”, NYTimes.com. 28 March 2019
2017
Shannon, Maggie. “The Spring/Break Art Fair Is Filled with Awesome and Weird Creative Works”, Vice.com. 3 March 2017
2016
Harbour, Aaron, Im, Jackie. Review: Best of 2016. Sluice.info. 10 December 2016
Jia, Olivia. Review: Bedrock. Title-magazine.com. 21 July
Martinez, Alanna. New Kids on the Block: 6 Art Galleries to Keep Your Eye on in 2016. Observer.com. 4 January 2016
2015
Couttie, Laura. Conversations: Rachel Klinghoffer. lauracouttie.com. 1 July 2015
Nava, Nayeli. blog.littlepaperplanes.com. 24 April 2015
Meier, Allison. “Jam-Packed Spring/Break Art Show Pulls into Moynihan Station”. Hyperallergic.com. 4 March 2015
Grabner, Michelle. New American Paintings. NORTHEAST #116. February 2015 / March 2015
2014
Mann, Tamara. “Grazing the Object: In the Studio with Rachel Klinghoffer”. Zeek.Forward.com. 30 October 2014
ArtHaps.com, 7 April 2014
Kress, Melanie. BRIC ‘s Short List. blog.Bricartsmedia.org 14 January 2014
2013
Rhodes, Jacob. Field-Projects-Gallery.tumblr.com. 15 November 2013
Doyle, Hilary. Featured artist. Painterpedia.tumbler.com. 30 July 2013
2012
Pena, Jeffrey. “Rachel Klinghoffer : Material, Process and Poetry.” Curbs and Stoops.com. 17 September 2012
Meier, Allison. “Three Summer MFA Shows Tackle Painting and Its Discontents”. Hyperallergic.com. 26 July 2012
Martins, J. Fatima. “Present/Future: A Showcase of Emerging Artists”. artscopemagazine.com. 15 July 2012.
Van Siclen, Bill. RISDs graduate student show deserves an A+. Providence Journal. 25 May 2012.
Lateiner, Eve. “Studio visit with Rachel Klinghoffer” Bull and Ram blog. 11 September 2012
2011
Klinghoffer, Rachel. “Practice, Practice” www.shma.com. 01 December 2011
2010
McQuaid, Cate. “In show, controlled chaos
17 artists collaborate in RISD ‘Collision’.” TheBostonGlobe.com. 14 November 2010.
2009
Guber, Rebecca. Featured Artist with Interview. Jewcy.com. 27 January 2009.
Collections
Fidelity
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Teaching Experience
2024
Sculpture Professor, College of Staten Island a City University of New York, Staten Island, NY
Visiting Lecturer, Painting Department, Sarah Lawrence College
2019
Visiting Sculpture Professor for Artists Projects, College of Staten Island a City University of New York, Staten Island, NY
2018
Teaching Artist, Art Effect, One River School, Englewood, NJ
2015
Teacher and Artist – in – Residence, Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center, Leon M. Goldstein High School, Brooklyn, NY
Artist Talk, Ben Peterson’s beginning ceramics, Hunter College, New York, NY
2013 – 2014
Art teacher, Luria Academy of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Artist talk, Hunter College, Gail Heidel’s Foundation class, New York, NY
2012
Instructor of Record, Rhode Island School of Design, The Magic of Things, Providence, RI
2011
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Junior painting for Holly Hughes, Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Sophomore painting for Dennis Congdon, David Frazer and Kirsten Lamb, Providence, RI
2010
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Sophomore painting for Donna Bruton, Dennis Congdon and David Frazer, Providence, RI
2007
Art Director & Created Curriculum, The Lions of Jerusalem, A Community Based Initiative, Whippany, NJ
Teaching Artist Assistant, Learning Through Art,Guggenheim Museum, NYC Public Schools, New York, NY
2001
Creator and Leader, Quitman Street School of Newark Project for the Arts, Livingston, NJ
Awards and Honors
2014
Asylum Arts: International Jewish Artist Retreat, Garrison, NY
2011- 2012
Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2010 – 2012
Honors, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI