Rachel Stern
Rachel Stern | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 35–36) |
| Education | Rhode Island School of Design Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Fine-art photographer, professor |
| Website | www |
Rachel Stern (born 1989) is an American photographer and educator.[1][2][3]
Education
[edit]Stern studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, achieving a BFA in photography and art history in 2011.[4] Stern attend and graduated from Columbia’s MFA Visual Arts program in 2016.[2]
In 2014, Stern attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Stern released Slow Morpheus, a monograph published by Matte Editions.[5]
Stern's exhibitions often take inspiration from the literary canon, with her 2023 exhibition at the Camera Club of New York including text from Oscar Wilde’s Salome.[3] Stern's 2016 exhibition Yes, Death also took inspiration from Oscar Wilde, with the title originating from an Oscar Wilde quote:“Yes, death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace.”[6] Additionally, Stern has taken inspiration from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Voltaire’s Candide.[3]
Stern's photographs have appeared in the New York Times.[7]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Yes, Death - 2016 - Black & White Gallery/Project Space - Southhampton, NY, USA[8][6]
- More Weight - 2018 - Brandeis University Art Kniznick Gallery - Waltham, MA, USA[9]
- Orpheus Looked - 2019 - MCCC James Kerney Campus Gallery - Trenton, NJ[10][11]
- Ghost in The Machine - 2023 - Getty Images - Online[12]
- One Should Not Look at Anything - 2023 - Camera Club of New York - New York, NY, USA[3]
Teaching
[edit]Stern has taught both high school and college courses in photography.[4] As of 2024, Stern is the Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, Photography at Union College in Schenectady, New York.[4][2][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Midnight Artist: Rachel Stern". www.theindy.org. The Indy.
- ^ a b c d "Myth and Body: Devan Shimoyama & Rachel Stern". www.lesleyheller.com.
- ^ a b c d Veitch, Eleanor (2023-07-31). "Meet Rachel Stern, the Photographer Reinterpreting Oscar Wilde's Salome". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ a b c "BOMB Magazine | Portfolio". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Rachel Stern: Slow Morpheus Launch with Matte Editions". Printed Matter.
- ^ a b Stern, Rachel (2016-06-17). "Gorgeous, Spooky Photos of Old Cemeteries". VICE. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Roger (2024-12-24). "Opinion | Why 'A Christmas Carol' Endures". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Rachel Stern". BLACK & WHITE PROJECT SPACE. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Theater of the Absurd: Staged Photographs Reflect Witchcraft, Trumpism, and The Crucible". Humble Arts Foundation. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Jones, Patrick (2019-04-15). "MCCC's JKC Gallery Presents 'Orpheus Looked' by Photographer Rachel Stern - TrentonDaily". Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "MCCC's James Kerney Campus Gallery Presents "Orpheus Looked" by Trenton Photographer Rachel Stern". New Jersey Stage.
- ^ Growcoot, Matt (2023-10-30). "New Exhibit Explores the Phenomenon of Paranormal Photography". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Rachel Stern | Visual Arts | Union College". www.union.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-26.