Born Honolulu, Hawaii. Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Education:
M.F.A. Hunter College, New York, NY
B.A. Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Awards and Residencies:
Sculpture Space, Emerging Sculptor Fellowship and Residency (2018)
Shandaken: Storm King Art Center Residency (2018)
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist in New York Grant Nominee (2018)
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee (2018)
Cooper Union Artist-in-Residence (2018)
The Studios at MASS MoCA Artist-in-Residence (2017)
Evelyn Kranes Kossak Travel Grant (2017)
Hunter College MFA Mid-Program and Scholarship Awards (2015-2016)
Vermont Studio Center Residency and Scholarship Award (2015)
Selected Exhibitions:
mh PROJECT, New York, NY (2019, solo exhibition, upcoming)
Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY (2019, two-person exhibition with Kim Hoeckele)
Haverford College Art Galleries, Philadelphia, PA (2019, three-person exhibition)
Motel, Brooklyn, NY (2018, solo exhibition)
Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY (2018)
Cooper Union Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, New York, NY (2018)
Hunter College, 205 Hudson Gallery, New York, NY (2018)
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY (2018)
Sleep Center, New York, NY (2017, three-person exhibition)
TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (2015)
Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (2015)
Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (2014, 2015)
Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery, Kaneohe, HI (2013, two-person exhibition)
Honolulu Museum of Art, Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu, HI (2012)
Honolulu Museum of Art, Artists of Hawaii Biennial, Honolulu, HI (2011)
Angelika Film Center, New Filmmakers Series, New York, NY (2005)
Sarah Lawrence College, Experimental Film & Video Festival, Bronxville, NY (2004-2005)
Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM Rose Cinemas, NextNext Films, Brooklyn, NY (2004)
Curatorial:
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Superheated, New York, NY (co-curated with Jessica Mensch, 2018)
Hunter College, 205 Project Space, Loop-n-Path, New York, NY (co-curated with Jessica Mensch, 2018)
Press and Publications:
Haverford College Art Galleries, “Your Special Island: Andrea Chung, Rachelle Dang, Ming Wong,” catalog and essay by Courtney Lynne Carter and Maya Berrol-Young, February 2019. https://yourspecialisland.wordpress.com/curatorial-essay/
Brooklyn Rail, “Rachelle Dang: Southern Oceans,” Nina Wolpow, October 2018
https://brooklynrail.org/2018/10/artseen/Rachelle-Dang-Southern-Oceans
Hyperallergic, “Laughter and Tears in Hunter College’s MFA Thesis Show,” Zachary Small, May 2018
https://hyperallergic.com/444514/hunter-college-2018-mfa-thesis-exhibition/
Whitehot Magazine, “Stepping into Spring Before It Was Warm Outside,” Daryl King, May 2018
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/before-it-was-warm-outside/3945
rachelledang@gmail.com
Instagram: @rachelledang.studio