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Rachael Warner creates portraits in oil on wood of her community- friends, fellow artists, peers and occasionally herself. Her work is a celebration, capturing her subjects as bold, joyful, and unapologetically themselves. Through dynamic compositions and a striking color palette, Warner challenges traditional ideas of whose likeness is deemed eternal and worthy of preservation.
Warner’s work reflects the tension between the public and private personas of those she paints, what is performed and what is innate. This duality is evident in her visual language, where subtle textures meet flat graphic shapes, and tight renderings contrast with loose, gestural marks.
Her portraits invite viewers to consider visibility and intimacy, offering a meditation on the beauty, resilience, and humanity of her subjects, and revealing a vibrant and powerful community to the world.