Curriculum Vitae
Education
2024 - Associates in Liberal Studies: Fine Arts, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME
2021 - Magna Cum Laude Graduation Certificate, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
Professional Experience
2024 - Gallery Attendant, SPEEDWELL Contemporary, Portland, ME
2024 - Research Assistant, Chris Jordan Photography, Patagonia, Chile
2022 - Director’s Assistant, TA Art Camp, Saco, ME
Group Exhibitions
2024 - "Senior Art Exhibition," Southern Maine Community College Art Studio, South Portland, ME
2023 - "Vacationland," Ocean House Gallery & Frame, South Portland, ME
2022 - "Draw Out The Song," Ocean House Gallery & Frame, South Portland, ME (curated by John Knight)
2019 - "Making Meaning," Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2018 - "I Make Art," Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
Selected Collaborative Projects
2023 - McKernan Center Haunted Hotel, South Portland, ME (conceptual and operations co-director, marketing creative co-director and co-coordinator, makeup co-coordinator, ‘Twilight Zone’ room creative director, producer, and operator, ‘Vintage Cinema’ room co-director, and production assistant)
2022 - McKernan Center Haunted Hotel, South Portland, ME ('Butcher Shop' room creative assistant, sound designer, and costume/makeup coordinator
2020 - Club Twinkie, David Hanright & the Thornton Academy Players, Saco, ME, (head costume director)
2019 - Something Wicked This Way Comes, Thornton Academy Players, Saco, ME, (head student costume director, prop and set technician)
2019 - Mamma Mia, Thornton Academy Players, Saco, ME, (student costume co-director, set and prop technician)
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2022 - Maine Nutrition Council Scholarship, Maine Nutrition Council, Augusta, ME
2021 - Department of Art Award, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2021 - Excellence in AP Art & Design, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2021 - Excellence in Thornton Academy Players, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2020 - Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Summer Program Scholarship, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2020 - Excellence in Honors Painting, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
2019 - Excellence in Honors Drawing, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
Commissions
2023 - Danielle Stewart, Logo Designs, digital vector drawings for print and online marketing, K9 Kookies, Waldoboro, ME
2023 - Gary Hitt, Ezekiel Portrait, digital illustration, Big Lake, MN
2022 - Maureen LaSalle, various Grimm & Gore Storybook Dinner menus, digital designs used for print, Southern Maine Community College: Culinary & Hospitality, South Portland, ME
Bibliography
2022 - Alexandra Griffin, “Featuring Student Art,” SMCC Beacon: Lighting Our Community (blog). April 7, 2022 https://thesmccbeacon.com/2022/04/07/featuring-student-art/
2022 - Alexandra Griffin, “Featured Artist: Rachel Kathryn,” SMCC Beacon: Lighting Our Community (blog). February 9, 2022 https://thesmccbeacon.com/2022/02/09/featured-artist-rachel-kathryn/
Publication as Author
2022 - A Not So Straight Story, personal narrative zine, Saco, ME