Rachel Burgess

Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works-on-paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elements of oil painting, folk art and commercial illustration, exploring the way we create narratives based on everyday life. Attracted by the accessible, democratic nature of printmaking she works primarily in monotype, straddling the divide between popular and elite forms of storytelling.

“These pieces are part of Deli Flowers My Husband Bought Me, a series inspired by the flowers that my husband, an NYPD detective, has brought home over the years from our local corner deli. Begun during COVID, the series pays tribute to essential workers and, in a larger sense, to the relationships that underpin our lives”.

Burgess lives and works in New York City.