Rachel Hobkirk
Based Edinburgh, UK
About
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Originally from Aberdeenshire, I graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 2017 and now live and work in Edinburgh.
Education
- 2019 - 2022: Postgraduate Diploma - Fine Art, Royal Academy Schools
- 2013 - 2017: BA (Hons), First Class - Fine Art Painting and Printmaking, The Glasgow School of Art
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
- 2019: The John Byrne Award Ceremony, Central Hall, Edinburgh
- 2019: GONE FISHING, DOK Artist Space, Edinburgh
- 2019: The John Byrne Award - Top 30 Entries
- 2018: Rachel Hobkirk and Hermione Macmillan Summer Show, Art Pistol Gallery, Glasgow
- 2018: RSA Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2017: Aon Community Art Award Exhibition, The Leadenhall Building, London
- 2017: Best of Scottish Art School Graduates, Art Pistol Gallery, Glasgow
- 2017: Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, Tontine Building, Glasgow
- 2017: The Royal Scottish Academy David Michie Travel Award
- 2017: Aon Community Art Award - Selected Artist
- 2016: Baby You’re Not Real, Tontine Building, Glasgow
- 2016: Serving Suggestion, The Glue Factory, Glasgow
Credentials
- Award winner
- Included in The Royal Scottish Academy Permanent Collections
Purchase artwork by Rachel Hobkirk
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Achievements & Goals
- Graduating with a First Class
- Being awarded the RSA David Michie Travel Award 2017
- Being a selected artist for the Aon Community Art Award 2017
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Genre & Style
- A sort of Pop Minimalism meets Post-Internet
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Inspiration & Vision
- The Internet
- Digital language and communication
- Anything in the screen
- Hard-edge abstraction
- Be happy and keep making
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Sales & Trajectory
- Several sold and one in the RSA Permanent Collections
- Self-funded through sales and part-time work
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Technique & Material
- Variations of oil, acrylic, emulsion and gloss on canvas
