Rachel
Houseman MA, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC received her BA in Liberal Arts with a focus
in Art and Healing at Goddard College in Plainfield Vermont culminating in
a multi-media art show. She went on to get her MA in Counseling Psychology
and Art Therapy from Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona. She works as a
Licensed Professional Counselor using Art Therapy to help others. She
managed Blinking Light Art Gallery in Plainfield, VT 2000-2002 and went on
to found "Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery" in Prescott Arizona
2004-2011 & Taos New Mexico 2011, now located in downtown Santa Fe, New
Mexico at 222 Delgado Street. Her gallery and
studio features colorful, visionary art with themes of the Southwest. From 2004-2011 her gallery produced over 70 shows monthly of featured artists and original artworks. Rachel is also
a published illustrator and author, including her first children’s book “The
Song of the Trees” available on Amazon. She is a life-long learner
currently studies psychology, anthropology, world cultures and world
religions. She is an avid traveler
and has visited many countries around the world. Rachel’s unique style is
fresh and has no official name, but has been called Colorist, Fauvist,
Formalist, Neo-Impressionist, Neo-Symbolist, Visionary, Psychedelic Artist
and Contemporary Minimalist. Rachel likes to help the viewer
"feel" the colors and joy around them by heightening the senses.
Making the everyday extraordinary is just a small part of her journey as
she strives to awaken her viewers to the spirituality of the Earth and its
miracles through spontaneous brushwork and color. A comprehensive display of her artwork
can currently be viewed on her artist websites: rachelhouseman.com
& eyeonthemountaingallery.com, colorscapesfineart.com, eyeonthemntgallery.com.
Rachel’s Artwork has also been featured all over the nation and in the
southwest at many esteemed galleries and juried art shows.
Featured
Galleries & Juried Art Shows:
·
Blinking Light Gallery in
Plainfield Vermont,
·
Studio Place Arts in
Barre Vermont,
·
Gallery Andrea in
Scottsdale Arizona,
·
Jeanette Williams Gallery
on Canyon Road Santa Fe,
·
SevVen Gallery in
Huntington Beach California,
·
Hive Gallery in Los
Angeles, California,
·
Eklectica Cafe & Art
Gallery in Moab Utah,
·
Metallo Art Gallery in
Madrid New Mexico,
·
Range Cafe & Gallery
in Bernalillo New Mexico,
·
Pita Jungle Cafés (all 15
locations) in Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale Arizona,
·
ASU Galleries in Phoenix
and Mesa Arizona,
·
Sam Hill Gallery in
Prescott Arizona,
·
Ian Russell Gallery
Prescott Arizona,
·
Magdelena's Bazaar in
Jerome Arizona
She has also shown in
several national, juried fine art shows:
·
Phoenix First Friday
Artwalk, 2011-14
·
Mesa Second Friday
Artwalk, 2011-14
·
The Arizona Fine Art
Expo, 2012
·
Thumb Butte Studio Tour
in Prescott Arizona 2010
·
Beverly Hills Affair in
the Gardens Fine Art Show, 2013
·
Mission Federal Artwalk
San Diego, 2013
·
The Moab Plein Air
Festivals 2012-14,
·
Fountain Hills Great Fair
Art Festival, 2013
·
La Jolla Festival of the
Arts, 2015 (Coming up in June)
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