Rachel Sard (born 1989) is currently living and working in Riverside, Connecticut.
EDUCATION
2016 MFA, New York Academy of Art
2012 BFA, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
2010 Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
RESIDENCIES
2013 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
School of Visual Arts Summer Residency
2012 Brooklyn Art Space Recent Graduate Residency
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Albeit, The Gallery at Quogue Library, Quogue, NY
2023-2024 Rachel Sard: Insofar, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
2021 Rachel Sard x Tombolo, 208 Bowery, New York, NY
THREE-PERSON SHOWS
2024 Visions in Realism, Bendheim Gallery, The Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich CT (upcoming)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, London UK
Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, NY
2023 Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, London, UK
Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2019 The 5x5 Project, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Greenpoint Open Studios 2019, Java Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY
Little But Fierce, Chashama, New York, NY
Artspace Online Exhibition, Curated by Damian Loeb
New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
Future Stories, InterContinental New York Barclay, New York, NY
Women Artists Group Show, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Ways Through It, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY
Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY
Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, New York, NY
Close Quarters, Chashama, New York, NY
Spring Crush, Era Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Friends Benefit Auction 2017: Friends in the City, Conrad New York, New York, NY
2016 Deck the Walls, The New York Academy of Art, NY
Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY
Picturing the Unprintable, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
S.P.I.C.E.S., Magnan Metz Gallery, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Open Studios, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Momentum, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2015 Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Breaking the Ice, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
MFA Open Studios, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2014 Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
COPY/CUT/EDIT, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Portrait Unveiling of a Former President, Stewart D. Aaron, New York County Lawyers' Association, New York, NY
Introductions, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Residency Exhibition, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Residency Exhibition, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2012 Introductions, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Subject to Change, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2024 27East, Artist Rachel Sard Lets the Oils Choose the Subjects of Her Paintings, Amanda Olsen
2019 Fine Art Connoisseur, Collector Profile: Scott & Patricia Moger
2018 where Mountains Meet, Rachel Sard, Artist in Residence
PoetsArtists, Eros Gaze
2017 Buzzfeed, 100 Artist Studios
2016 where Mountains Meet, Rachel Sard, Artist in Residence
Vogue, Marina Abramovic, Tali Lennox, and the Chow Family Celebrate New York Academy of Art’s Tribeca Ball, Mark Guiducci
2014 Creative Quarterly, Special Edition Publication, 100 Best Annual
Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 34, Issue 35
2013 MANIFEST, International Painting Annual III
Brooklyn Art Space, Year in Review
Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 31, Issue 32, Issue 33
2012 The Artist’s Magazine, 29th Annual Art Competition
AWARDS & HONORS
2016 Scott & Patricia Moger PGTA Award
Portraits, Inc. Award
New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship
2015 Acquavella Portrait Scholarship
Gamblin Paint Award
New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship
2014 New York Academy of Art Full Scholarship Master Class Recipient
New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship
2013 New York County Lawyers' Association Presidential Portraitist
2012 The Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting
2011 The Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting
2005-2007
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards:
Total of 11 awards in art and writing. Twice honored at Carnegie Hall. Artwork exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center
New York County Lawyers' Association
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017 Teaching Assistant, “Painting Flesh”, New York Academy of Art - Graduate Program
2016 Teacher, Painting, New York Academy of Art - Summer Undergraduate Residency Program
Teacher, Art & Culture, New York Academy of Art - Summer Undergraduate Residency Program
Teaching Assistant, Painting II, New York Academy of Art - Graduate Program