(b. 1985, Evanston, IL)
Lives and works in Chicago
Education
2012
MFA Candidate, Art Theory and Practice, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2008
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist's Residency, Saugatuck, MI
The Academy of Fine Arts Prague, Prague, CZ
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2011
Rachel Niffenegger and Paul Nudd, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010
As you pass by and cast an eye as you are now so once was I, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2009
Trichotillomania, The Post Family, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Painted, curated by Tyson Reeder, Green Gallery East, Milwaukee, WI
Female Artist Auction, Dejoode and Kamutzki, Berlin, Germany
Ryan Travis Christian Collaborates, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Editions/Artist's Books Fair with Anchor Graphics, Former Dia/Former X Initiative, New York, NY
Monster Show 6, Domy Books, Austin, TX & Houston, TX
Doomsday Film Festival Art Show, 92Y Tribeca Art Gallery, New York, NY
Seeing is a Kind of Thinking, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
MDW Fair, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
The New New Chicagoans, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
West, Wester, Westest Part 2 (curated by Ryan Travis Christian), FFDG, San Francisco, CA
Heads On Poles, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010
Editions/Artist's Books Fair, Former Dia/Former X Initiative, New York, NY
Exhibition 7.06052010, Mvseum, Chicago, IL
Breakout Artists, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL
If You Can Hold Your Breath, Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Ox-Bow Centennial Exhibition, Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapid, MI
Pink Paint, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL
hArts for Haiti, LVL3 Gallery, Chicago, IL
Volta NY: No Guts No Glory, Imperfect Articles, New York, NY
2009
NADA Fair, booth with Imperfect Articles, Miami Beach, FL
Big Youth, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago, IL
The Volta Show, booth with Imperfect Articles, Basel, Switzerland
Artists Run Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Hyde Park, IL
Now That’s What I Call Painting, Scott Projects, Chicago, IL
Luther Tiny Toother, Roots and Culture, Project Window, Chicago, IL
2008
Portrait, Hallway Projects, San Francisco, CA
Ah, Decadence!, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Staff Infection, OxBow School of Art Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
B.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Covert Prestige, Deckelew and Bensley, Chicago, IL
2007
Who Art Thou, Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
2006
Collateral, AVU Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, CZ
Grant/Fellowships
2011
Art Theory and Practice Graduate Fellowship, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee
2008
Graduating Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency Fellowship
Excellence in Leadership Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2004-08
Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Academic Incentive Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lectures
2009
Visiting Artist, Harold Washington College, Chicago IL
Selected Bibliography
Stoepel, Whitney, “Bad Movies and Good Art (Interview with Rachel Niffenegger),” Jettison Quarterly, Fall 2011
Cristello, Stephanie, “Big Youth: Two Years After It’s Close, Where Are They Now?,” Chicago Art Magazine, September 16, 2011
Uribe, Vincent, “Rachel Niffenegger: Artist of the Week Interview,” LVL3, September 14, 2011
Ruiz, Steve, “Rackroom: Interview with Rachel Niffenegger,” ArtSlant, June 2011
Viera, Lauren, “Rachel Niffenegger and Paul Nudd at Western Exhibitions,” Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2011
Garza, Evan, “Bodily/Fluid: Rachel Niffenegger and Paul Nudd at Western Exhibitions,” New American Paintings, June 1, 2011
Klein, Paul, "Rachel Niffenegger & Paul Nudd", Art Letter, May 19, 2011
Garza, Evan, “Must See Painting Shows: May,” New American Paintings Blog, May 6, 2011
Foumberg, Jason, “Review: Jim Nutt,” Modern Painters, March 11, 2011
Ritchie, Abraham, “The Inadvertant Chicago Biennial,” ArtSlant, February 7, 2011
Fox, Laura, “Heads on Poles,” New City, January 17, 2011
Roulo, Robyn Farrell, “Arts=Slant Chicago Picks The Best of 2010,” ArtSlant, December 27, 2010
Viera, Lauren, “Best of Galleries 2010,” Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2010
Lee, Sasha M., "Rachel Niffenegger," Beautiful Decay Book 4: Exquisite Corpse, September 2010
Best of Chicago, "Best Emerging Artist," Chicago Magazine, August 1, 2010
Atkinson, Craig, "If You Can Hold Your Breath," Interface, July 5, 2010
Kuennen, Joel, "A Vital Apartment Gallery," Artslant, June 14, 2010
Viera, Lauren, "Rachel Niffenegger and John Parot at Western Exhibitions," Chicago Tribune, June 4, 2010
Westin, Monica. "Rachel Niffenegger: as you pass by and cast an eye as you are now so once was I", Flavorpill, May 8, 2010
Chicago Guide, "Rachel Niffenegger Western Exhibitions," Chicago Magazine, May 2010
Christian, Ryan Travis, "Interview: Rachel Niffenegger," Fecal Face, May 2010
Donovan, Bill, "Rachel Niffenegger," Beautiful Decay, March 4, 2010
Best of Chicago, "Best Painter Under 25," Newcity November 12, 2009
Speckman, Ben, "Studios: Jeremy Tinder and Rachel Niffenegger," Proximity Magazine, Issue #5, Fall 2009
Roulo, Robyn Farrell, "New Kids on the Block," Artslant, August 2009
Pearson, Laura, "Big Youth," Timeout Chicago, Issue 231 July 2009
Gannon, Victoraia, "Hallway Bathroom Gallery," KQED Arts, November 23, 2008
Silverman, Jessica, "Studio visit with Brian Nuda Roche," Whitehot Magazine, November, 2008