Rachel Berkowitz (b. 1993) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in London, Rachel Berkowitz graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from the UCLA School of Art and Architecture in 2016.

Specializing in painting, drawing, and mixed media, her work explores themes of nature, emotions, and the human experience. She focuses on connecting humans to nature through biophilic structures. She has exhibited in solo and group shows globally, winning first place prizes in international Fine Art competitions.

From artist residencies and community experiences, her artwork has expanded to feature on Netflix's "Selling Sunset", in The Wall Street Journal and she is currently a signed SoHo Home artist. Engaged in community arts programming in Los Angeles, she teaches art to children in underserved schools, hospitals, and neighborhood events, and has painted public murals for competitions sponsored by the City of Los Angeles.

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Rachel Berkowitz

 

Born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in London, England.

Currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

 

Education

 

2016  BA in Fine Art, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Art and Architecture             

2014  University of California Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy: Italian language, art history

2012  UK A-Level Qualifications: English Literature, Fine Art, Mathematics and Biology

 

Exhibited works: Painting, Prints, Photography and Video Installation

 

Solo exhibitions

2025      (Upcoming) Exposing Pasithea at Gallery 612, Los Angeles, May

2024      Artist In Residence Solo showcase at The Pendry, Los Angeles (August) 

2023 Eternal Bouquets, Great Art Space, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles  (August-October)

2023 Biophilic Harmonies, San Diego (Feb - April)

2020 Playing with Fate, Whitney Library Gallery, Las Vegas (Nov 2020-Feb 2021)

2019 Illusions of Risk, Budman Studio, Los Angeles

2018  House of G&C, Los Angeles

2017  Fairfax Royalty, Daniel Raphael Gallery, London

2017  Fairfax Royalty, The Argyle, Los Angeles

2017  Nightlife, The Argyle, Los Angeles

2016  Cultural Journeys, Buckwild Gallery, Venice, Los Angeles

2016  Cultural Journeys, Dortort Center of the Arts, UCLA

2015  Spacial Meditations, The Invisible Line Gallery, London

 

Group exhibitions

2024    Art Of Wax, Location 1980 Gallery, Costa Mesa, Sept

2024    Juried award show “Nature’s Palette”, City of Santa Clarita, Sept - Jan 2025

2024    “Honorable Mention” awarded in finalists Juried Showcase “Illuminate”  at the Sasse Museum of Art 

2024    Pershing Square, Summer artist series, Los Angeles 

2024    The Alley Gallery group show at the Founder’s Building, Pomona

2024    “Summer Solstice”, Laguna Art Gallery 

2024    “SYZYGY” Abstract art show at, Echo Park Art Gallery, Los Angeles 

2024 “Percieve Me”, The Other Art Fair, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica

2023 “Recover Me” - Art auction, all money for women’s mental health, Los Angeles, 

2023 Hold You Foundation - art auction at Tag Gallery, Los Angeles 

2023 “Retrospect: Decommissioned Work”, Lodger Gallery, July- September

2023 “Hiding the Unnecessary”, The Makery, Los Angeles, May-July

2023 “Palette & Poetry”, Mid City Arts Center, Los Angeles, March

2023 “Pershing Square Art Show”, 1 of 10 chosen artists, Los Angeles, Feb-March

2022      Graffiti Library Art Gallery (Jan 2023), Los Angeles

2022      “Unholy Sanity” at The Blank White Box, LA, collaborative show with Perola Navarro, Oct- Nov

2022 Photographs in physical publication and exhibition for NCOA, awarded staff pick

2022 “The Order of Chaos” - painting show with artist Stuart Mason, The Fellow, Los Angeles, July 

2021 “Fluff”, Helios Fine Art, six paintings, Las Vegas, May - June

2021      “LA Basel” at New Vibe Studio, Group show, Los Angeles, May 

2021 Helios Fine Art Grand Opening Exhibition, Las Vegas, March-August

2020 “Dairies” International Photography Exhibition, Millepiani Gallery, Rome, Italy, December 

2020 “The Next Generation: Emerging Artists Award Show”, Healdsberg Center for the Arts, CA, Oct

2020 “Her Story: Contemporary Female Artists Worldwide”, Gallery 1202, Hamptons Art Fair, July

2020 “What to Wear”, Gestalt Projects, Los Angeles, April-June https://www.artsy.net/show/bg-gallery-what-to-wear

2020 La Napoule Art Foundation Performance piece with Artists Ana Maria Hernando, Christopher Kozjar, Alessandro Sciaraffa, Tadeo Muliero:  https://youtu.be/Ab6D9WYvdxo

2020 LA Art Show, “Fairfax Royalty” Photography series represented by Gallery 1202, LA, Feb

2020 “Presto!” Art Show, City of Santa Clarita Center for the Arts, Los Angeles

2019 “Show Me Your Neon” group show at Gallery 1202, Gilroy, CA, July-Sept

2019      Fujifilm Printlife Photo Exhibition displayed in NYC Grand Central Terminal, August

2019 London Summer Intensive - “Work in Progress”, Camden Arts Centre, London

2018  Gamble series, Art&Music exhibit, The Rose Room, Venice, Los Angeles

2017  Gloria photography series, Gallery Serendip, Kobe University, Japan

2016  UCLA Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition, White Art Gallery

2015  Student Fine Art Show and Student Photography Exhibit, Dortort Center for the Arts, UCLA

2013  Dreams, UCLA White Art Gallery

Art photography books

 

2020 Modern Mystics - Psychics of Los Angeles (current)

2017 Fairfax Royalty

2017 Gloria

2016 Los Angeles

 

Commissions and awards

 

2022 Mural painting commissions for home featured in “Selling Sunset”, Netflix season 4. 

2022 Awarded staff pick for the Annual Photography Awards Contest of NCOA, 

https://www.blurb.com/books/11294658-ncoa-aging-well-for-all-photography-contest-highl

2022      Staff pick awards Designer for shoe company 

2020 15 Painting Staging commissions for “The Edition” Hotel Penthouse Suite in West Hollywood, LA

2020 Her Blaze featured Artist award, https://herblaze.com/artists

2020 Artist Fellowship Grant Award, NY branch

2020 Featured Artist of the Month award (August), Call 4 Entries,  https://www.callforentries.com/

2020 Wingless Dreamer, 2020 Cover Magazine Winner

2020 ArtList Editors chosen 2nd place “Artist of the Month” Competition winner Jan 2020

2019 Engage Art Contest Distinguished Entry for Visual Arts

2019 Commissions for 11 Minimalist Paintings for “Palm Springs Modernism Week”

2019 Winner of STWD artists digital drawing competition, Awarded 1st place cash prize

2018  Chosen Muralist for “Red Rabbit” Art Show at 6128 Wilshire blvd

2017 Three Private painting commissions, Malibu CA

2016 Private wall murals for family homes, Honolulu, Hawaii

2016 First place prize, Student Fine Art Show, Dortort Center for the Arts, UCLA

2015  Mural for Bill Nye, the Science Guy, video series, The Planetary Society, 

https://www.instagram.com/p/7orNhRBkB_/?taken-by=planetarysociety

2015 Second place prize, Student Photography Exhibit, Dortort Center for the Arts, UCLA

2015  Photographer, Los Angeles AIDS campaign sponsored by NIKE, www.withinapositive.com

2014  Illustrator, “Tadeo’s Golaco”, children’s book by Tadeo, Brazilian soccer player

2012 Egon Schiele award trophy for “Creative Flair”, Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls



Residencies


2021 Selected as the Lassen Volcanic National Park Artist Residency for 4 weeks in August, California (4 weeks, August)

2021 Selected as the Artist-In-Residence for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona (2 weeks, April)

2020 Artist Resident at Zensai, Beverly Hills, a fashion and Art boutique in Beverly Hills, CA (6 months)

2020 Selected (1/8) for La Napoule Art Residency Program in France (4 weeks, March)

2019 London Summer Intensive, Slade School of Art & Camden Arts Center, (4 weeks, August)

2017  Guest Projects, Shonibare Studio, with Tara Gruchalski, artist residency and talk (2 weeks, December)

2016  Artist Residency, Fulton Market Kitchen, Chicago (2 weeks, March)



Curating experience

 

2018                    Studio Curator and Assistant, Artist Dawn Alane Kelmenson, Santa Monica Art Studios

2015, 2016         Student Fine

 Art Show and Student Photography Contest, Dortort Gallery, UCLA



Publications & Press

2023 Suboart Magazine article and feature, Suboart Link

2022 LA Note Artist Feature, LA NOTE Link

2022 Artist Close Up - Contemporary Art Magazine, featured artist: Artists Close up Link

2022 A Heroine’s Journey Artist Interview Heroine's Journey Link

2022 Voyage LA Interview Rising Stars Link

2022 “She Rose” Art Magazine Feature, She Rose Link

2022 Artist Podcast Interview, LOUD, Podcast Interview Link

2021 Los Angeles City “Voices” Artist spotlight Voices LA City Link

2021 Fruit Punch Drunk Magazine interview:  https://fruitpunchdrunk.com/edition-6

2021 Italian Art Magazine feature in Russia Privet , Interview Link Russia

2020 Las Vegas Weekly:  Las Vegas Weekly Link

2020 Vegas News, Full Page Story on “Playing With Fate” Solo Painting Show at the Whitney Library Gallery: Vegas News Link

2020 KTNV news segment: KTNV Link

2020 Las Vegas Clark Council Article Solo Exhibition intro, Article LV Link

2020 The Uncommon Canvas, Featured Artist Interview:Uncommon Interview Link

2020 Burnt Orange City, Artist Interview: Interview BOC Link

2020 Global Artist Index:Global Artist Link

2020 Shoutout LA interview: Shoutout LA Link

2020 Her Blaze Artist Feature: https://herblaze.com/rachel-berkowitz 

2020 Landlocked Magazine, Cover and Artist feature, Landlocked Mag Link

2020 Wingless Dreamer Magazine, Artwork feature in 2020 issue

2020 Art News Magazine, Full Page spread for The LA Art Show, Fairfax Royalty

2020 Zensai, Beverly Hills, Artist Catalogue Zensai Link

2020 Art For a New Earth, Art Journal https://artforanewearth.com/

2019 Voyage LA: http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-rachel-berkowitz/

2018 Guest Projects Feature: Guest Projects Link

2016 Ha’am newspaper feature: Haam Newspaper Link

2015 The Daily Bruin:Daily Bruin Link

Work experience


2022 - present                  Artbox children's art school teacher, elementary school MBUSA and STEAM programs, Terranea kids club 


2020-present                    Adult weekly paint and sip painting classes in various locations in the Los Angeles area. IG: @artwithrachyb


2020 -- September Palm Springs Photography Festival, Staff


2019 - present Line Editor for celebrity book project “The Bandit Queen”


2019 - Jan 2020        Private Event photographer for “Vita Perfetta” company, Los Angeles


2019   (6 months)            Writing assistant and archivist

Michael Todd, sculptor, Los Angeles


2019 – present Product Design and Fashion Photography 

House of Sussex, Los Angeles


2019-2020 Drawing Instructor for Life Drawing classes in Los Angeles, Dick Art LA 


2018 – 2019 Art Studio Coordinator/Chief of Staff

Budman Studio,Venice, Los Angeles

 

2018-2019 Product Photography for Karen Callan Designs (Jewelry), Los Angeles


2018 – 2019 Design and Marketing, graphic design, digital content, social media, events

Karen Callan Designs (Jewelry), Los Angeles

 

2017 – present Art Teacher for children’s events and parties

With artist Shakuntala Zakheim, Los Angeles

 

2017 - 2018 Tutor/Teacher for K-12 English and Mathematics (part-time)

Sylvan Learning Center, Los Angeles

 

2017 Intern, Faculty Coordinator (part-time, January to May)

Palm Springs Photography Festival

 

2016 Jewellery studio production assistant

Brooke Gregson Jewellery, Los Angeles

 

2016 Retail salesperson, Ron Robinson Children’s Boutique

Fred Segal, Los Angeles

 

2015 – present Freelance commercial photography

  Musicians, fashion, headshots, products, weddings, graduations, events



Contact details

info@rachelberkowitzart.com

www.rachelberkowitzart.com

Instagram: @rachelberkowitzart

www.facebook.com/rachelberkowitzart

http://www.artnet.com/artists/rachel-berkowitz/