Rachel Bruya works in a range of media including printmaking, drawing, photography and sculpture. Prior to being a full-time artist, she spent eight years working for architecture firms in San Francisco. Her prints are in the permanent collection at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Target Corporation and the University of Wisconsin Union. Rachel earned a MFA in Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007 and a BFA in Photography from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 1998.
Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking at University of Wisconsin-Stout. While she now spends most days teaching and working with students, she has had previous lives as a curator and a writer. She wrote for several years for Spackle Madison, a grass-roots organization aimed at raising the visibility of the visual arts in Madison, WI. She also co-founded (along with artist Jeremy Wineberg) and was lead curator of the Little Galleries Project, miniature galleries that brought art to the sidewalk. The Little Galleries Project ran for 5 years and hosted over 30 solo exhibitions by contemporary artists from the Midwest. She also worked for James Watrous Gallery for several years, which involved planning exhibitions, working with artists, writing, public outreach and publicity.
Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking at University of Wisconsin-Stout. While she now spends most days teaching and working with students, she has had previous lives as a curator and a writer. She wrote for several years for Spackle Madison, a grass-roots organization aimed at raising the visibility of the visual arts in Madison, WI. She also co-founded (along with artist Jeremy Wineberg) and was lead curator of the Little Galleries Project, miniature galleries that brought art to the sidewalk. The Little Galleries Project ran for 5 years and hosted over 30 solo exhibitions by contemporary artists from the Midwest. She also worked for James Watrous Gallery for several years, which involved planning exhibitions, working with artists, writing, public outreach and publicity.