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Rachel Henriksen 

visual artist currently based out of Provo, Utah 
                                

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rachelahenriksen@gmail.com


Rachel Henriksen lives and works in Provo, Utah and received her BFA in Studio Art from Brigham Young University. Henriksen’s work has been included in exhibitions across the state of Utah including Parc Collective’s Incubation Period at Granary Arts and most notably a solo show at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. She was recently part of a two-person exhibition with the Washer/Dryer Projects and had her work included in the exhibition Form 2020 at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in Gimpo, South Korea. Henriksen recently participated in the World of Co Artist Residency and the Popps Packing Artist Residency in Detroit, Michigan. Her work was most recently on view in a group show at the Writ & Vision Gallery in Provo, Utah.



EDUCATION


2020               Bachelor of Fine Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT  


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020               Hidden in Plain Sight, Gallery 303, Provo, UT

2019                Knew/New, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT


SELECTED GROUP/ 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2022                International Art Competition, Church History Museum, Salt Lake City, UT (upcoming)

2021                 Midwinter at the Gates of Dawn, Writ & Vision Gallery, Provo, UT

2021                 President’s Art Show, Salt Lake City, UT

2021                 Transformation/s, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT (2-person)

2021                 On COVID-19: IMMEMORY, Online

2021                 WOC Group Exhibition, World of Co, Online

2021                 All Shapes and Sizes, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT

2021                Chain Letters, Park Collective, Provo, UT

2020                All Around the Shop, Washer/ Dryer Projects, Salt Lake City, UT (2-person)

2020                Annual Student Art Show, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

2020                Small Works, The Covey Center, Provo, UT (2-person)

2020                Incubation Period, Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT

2020                Women to the Front: Perspectives on Equality, Gender, and Activism, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

2020                Mayhew Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT

2019                (Non) Actual, Gallery 303, Provo, UT

2019                 I Was Framed, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT

2019                Photos Need Friends, PAL Gallery, Provo, UT

2019                45th Annual Statewide Exhibition, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT

2019                Displacement, Gallery 303, Provo, UT

2019                95th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT

2019                Downtown Provo Art Stroll, Unhinged, Provo, UT

2019                Annual Student Show, Gallery 303, Provo, UT

2019                1:1:1, Gallery 303 Room 1, Provo, UT

2019                 .Mov Ing Image, Pardoe Theatre, Provo, UT

2018                Extent of Territory, University of Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

2018                Interdisciplinary Projects, Gallery 303, Provo, UT

2018                Mayhew Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT

2018                Annual Student Show, Gallery 303, Provo, UT


AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2021                Popps Packing Artist in Residence, Detroit, MI

2021                President’s Art Show 3rd Place Award, Salt Lake City, UT

2021                World of Co Artist in Residence, Sofia, Bulgaria

2020               Outstanding Senior Award, Brigham Young University

2019                Honorable Mention, Bountiful Davis Art Show 45th Annual Statewide Exhibition

2019                Film and Digital Media Grant

2019                Open Studio Award, Brigham Young University

2019                Mary L. Wheatley Fine Arts Scholarship

2019                Experiential Learning Scholarship

2018                Demery Creative Arts Award

2018                Mary L. Wheatley Fine Arts Scholarship

2018                Experiential Learning Scholarship

2017                J. Roman Andrus Scholarship

2017                Demery Creative Arts Award


PUBLICATIONS

2021                New American Paintings, No. 156, West Issue, July

2020               Incubation Period, Granary Arts Publication, December

2019                Inscape Magazine, Brigham Young University Publication, December

2019                Gal Zine, Arné, Megan, June

2019                Fragile Acts, Brigham Young University Publication,April


NEWS

2021                 “’Midwinter at the Gates of Dawn’ Offers an Intimate and Thought-Provoking Experience”, 15 Bytes Magazine, December

2021                 “Rachel Henriksen and Carrie Everett Work in Layers That Reveal”, 15 Bytes Magazine, October

2021                “Rachel Henriksen is In Sync with Felix Gonzalez-Torres”, 15 Bytes Magazine, February

2020                “Playing With Pattern”, BYU Magazine, May

2020                “Rachel Henriksen on Exploring Through Art, Building Relationships”, BYU CFAC, April

2019                “BFA Student Featured In A Solo Exhibition At The Utah Museum Of Contemporary Art”, BYU Art, November

             
RELATED EXPERIENCE

2021                Art Instructor, Provo Recreation Center, Provo, UT

2021                Model, Sculptor Simone Ritter, Salt Lake City, UT

2018- 2020    Studio Manager, Artist Caitlin Connolly, Provo, UT

2017                Intern, Artist David Thorpe, Berlin, Germany

2013                Intern, Woodbury Art Museum, Provo, UT