Rachael Zur

Rachael Zur’s expanded paintings blend sculptural physicality with traditional painting techniques to depict objects found in living rooms. Her work has been published twice in New American Paintings, as well as in Friend of the Artist, Under The Bridge Magazine, and Stay Home by Stay Home Gallery and Residency. After 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Zur resumed her education and completed her MFA in 2019 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since then, she has exhibited her work locally and nationally in places such as Museum of Museums (Seattle, WA); CHART Gallery (New York, NY); SOIL Gallery (Seattle, WA); Artworks Northwest Biennial at Umpqua Valley Arts Association (Roseburg, OR); Stone House Art Gallery (Charlotte, NC); and Young Space. Zur has worked as a Program Mentor in the Low-Residency MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2021, she drove her family of five across the country in an RV to complete a residency at Stay Home Gallery while homeschooling her children en route. In 2022, she was a finalist for the Hopper Prize. Zur currently resides in the greater Portland, OR metropolitan area, where she is an active member of the artist collective Carnation Contemporary.