ARTIST BIO

Rachel Howell

Born Launceston, Tasmania 1955

Lives on West Tamar

Trained teacher

Studied Home Economics, Art (ceramics, painting, textiles), Horticulture

Nursery owner 1978- 2003

Recreational interests: Art, bushwalking, photography, care of the environment, gardening

Awards

2011 Triple A Art Exhibition - Mention

2011 Ross ‘Painting the Town’ Art Competition - Encouragement Award and People's Choice Awards

2011 Entally Estate Exhibition ‘From Lamingtons to Lasers- Our Agricultural Heritage’ - House Prize

2011 ‘Meandering’ - Winner Acquisitive Award

2012 Tasmanian Art Award, Eskleigh- Mention

2012 Judges€™ Choice Award, George Town Art Competition

2013 Art of the Norfolk Plains Exhibition- Highly Commended

2013 Ross €˜Painting the Town€™ Exhibition, Mention and People's Choice Award

2013 Art Society of Tasmania Combined Exhibition ‘Tasmanian Views’ People'€™s Choice Award

2013 Celebrating Life 2013 People's Choice Award (Flying out before the storm)

2013 Celebrating Life 2013 Selection for CAPITAL Chemist Calendar (‘Clematis’)

2013 ArtEx Ulverstone Oil Painting Award

2013 Essence of the Valley Award Meandering Exhibition CCTasmania

2014 Ross paint the town 2014 Commended

2014 Casino Rotary Art Exhibition Jack Peacock Memorial awardee

2014 Casino Rotary Art Exhibition RACT selected work for Wilderness Gallery, Cradle Mountain

2014 Celebrating Life Holy Trinity selected work Capital Chemist Calendar, People’s Choice.

2014 Tasmanian Art Award Eskleigh People’s Choice

2015 Casino Hobart Rotary Art Exhibition 3d People’s Choice

2015 Eskleigh Art Award Selection Capital Chemist Calendar

2015 Artex Ulverstone Rotary Art Exhibition Oil Award

2016 Glover finalist, Hangers Choice,

2016 Finalist Bay of Fires Art Prize

2016 Winner Launceston Art Society 'Celebrate 125'

2016 Inclusion Launceston Museum Exhibition

2016 Casino Rotary Art Exhibition Peoples Choice

2017 Waterways Hobart Art Society Popular Peoples Choices

2017 Glover Finalist

2017 Bay of Fires Finalist

Exhibitions

Regular exhibitor with Launceston Art Society, Eskleigh, Holy Trinity, Country Club Casino, Burnie Art Exhibition, Tasmanian Art Awards. ArtEx, Ulverstone

2013 June Cafe Blue

2013 November Eskleigh, “Howells in House”, combined exhibition Rachel and Alice Howell

2014 Country Club Casino solo exhibition

2015 May Cafe Blue Solo Exhibition ‘Light in the Landscape’