Ceysson & Bénétière

Rachael Tarravechia (b. 1995, UnitedStates) received a B.F.A. in painting from The Savannah College of Art andDesign, Savannah, Georgia in the spring of 2018. She has exhibited her work internationally in the United States, Hong Kong, and France. Her work investigates the threshold of private versus public, and aim to capture fleeting, intimate moments.  Moments where the room was just previously occupied, and now there are no people, no phones, no cameras, yet the aura of humanity still lingers. Tarravechia lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.  

Originally from Charlotte in North Carolina, Brooklyn-based Rachael Tarravechia pursued a BFA in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. Post-graduation and she moved to New York to work as a studio assistant for various artists before eventually finding her feet in the industry and going out on her own. Now working as a full-time artist, Rachael has exhibited her works internationally across the US, Hong Kong and France, with a current show entitled Wish You Were Here held at LAUNCH F18 in the city. She's also currently represented by the female-run Tchotchke Gallery – with her second solo exhibition in New York taking place in January next year.

Rachael's creations are both bountiful and meticulous as they depict the intricate details of the home. However, these interior scenes appear slightly off; they're warped, weird and impossibly colourful. The bathroom tiles, towels and lipsticks are lined up in abundance as they're sprinkled with vibrancy, glitter, patterns, luxury goods and a surrealist sense of perspective. "I find a lot of my inspiration through viewing old homes – whether I'm physically in the space taking photos or looking through vintage Architectural Digest magazines from the '80s," she tells us. "I also draw inspiration from disco, love songs, horror moves and quirky little items in the dollar store."

-Ayla Angelos, "Rachael Tarravechia's paintings are uneasy, sinister and satisfying", Creative Boom (2021)

Solo Shows

2023

Fever Dream, Ceysson & Bénétière, Lyon, FR

2022

Salvation in a Dogwood Bloom, Tchotchke Gallery, New York

2021

Wish You Were Here, Launch F18, New York

2020

The Viewing Room, Online Show, Launch F18, New York

2018

All That Glitters, Chinatown Soup, New York

2017

Thank You!!, Chinatown Soup, New York

Two Person and Group Shows

2022

The Ecstasy of Saint Britney, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York

What's Your Dream?, Galerie Zberro, Paris, FR

2021

If These Walls Could Talk, Rachael Tarravechia and Julia Jo, Dinner Gallery, New York

New York Isn’t F*cking Dead, Tchotchke Gallery, New York

Of Decadence and decay, Marley Smit SVA Thesis, New York

Launch F18 10 Years, Launch F18, New York

2020

The Secret Garden, Bobblehaus, New York

Spring/Break In Excess, Spring/Break Art Fair, New York

2019

My Hollywood Mirror, Launch F18, New York

WEAVE: Pattern in Three Dimensions, Arts Brookfield, New York

Got It for Cheap, The Hole, New York

Ultralight Beams, The Mount Analogue, Seattle, WA

Sublime Banality, Here/There Gallery, Portland, OR

2018

The Shadowman meets The Feminine, Contra Gallery, New York

Speed Dating, Bomb Pop!Up, New York

SCAD BFA Painting Showcase, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA

FIX, Welmont Venues, Savannah, GA

Alexander Collective Salon Show, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA

Port City Review Exhibition, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA

Winter Student Showcase, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA

2017

Open Studio Exhibition, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA

SCAD DeFINE Art Winter Showcase, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA

2016

International Group Open Studio, SCAD Lacoste, Lacoste, France

SCAD Student Showcase, SCAD Hong Kong, Sham SHui Po, HK

Awards

2018

Summa Cum Laud, Savannah College of Art and Design

BFA Painting Showcase Best in Show, Savannah College of Art and Design

Winter Painting Showcase Honorable Mention, Savannah College of Art and Design

2014-2018

Deans List, Savannah College of Art and Design

Achievement Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design

Academic Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design

Publications

2020

Art Plugged Magazine 

Under The Bridge Zine 

2019

Launch F18 

The Stranger Newspaper

Art and About PDX 

2017

Accidental Discharge Magazine

Curated by Girls 

2016`

Crybaby Zine

Conscious Magazine

High In Style Magazine