ABOUT RACHEL
Rachel Le Roux is a British-Filipina multidisciplinary fine artist and interior architect based in Manila, Philippines. She proudly holds a BA Honours Degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK. With over a decade of experience in the local architectural and design industry, she now wholeheartedly embraces her passion as a full-time artist but alongside her creative endeavours, Rachel continues to share her design expertise as a freelance interior designer and stylist.
She primarily works with pencil and oil on canvas in her art practice and intricately weaves body language with fabric to exude feminine fluidity, revealing concealed emotions within each artwork. Rachel's work expressions serve as a tribute to the allure and intricacies of womanhood and her profound admiration for the female form. Simultaneously, her passion for abstract art finds its place as She breathes life into the remnants of leftover paint from her figurative works, using them to continue to explore the essence of movement within each composition. Through this dualistic approach, she finds a balance that allows continuous growth within her art practice.
Rachel's artwork has been featured in online and local group exhibits like the South Arts Festival Art Fair Manila and Leon Gallery Manila. Her work can be found in private collections worldwide and has been featured in multiple publications such as The Huts, Arts To Hearts Project, Clover + Bee, Art Seen and Create Magazine.
Furthermore, Rachel actively participates as a contributing writer for Women United Arts Magazine.
“MY ART COMES FROM A PLACE INSPIRED BY THE IDEA OF HOW TIME IS CEASELESS EVEN YOUR OWN LIFE FEELS LIKE IT IS AT A STANDSTILL. THE FIGURES I DRAW AND DRESSES I PAINT EXPRESS THE INTENSITY OF AN ORDINARY MOMENT THAT SUDDENLY BECOMES AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE JUST BY PAUSING IN THAT SURROUNDING CHAOS BUT IT IS WITHIN THAT PAUSE IS WHERE PEACE CAN BE FOUND
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A SANCTUARY THAT YOU FIND WITHIN YOUR SOUL, WITHIN YOURSELF - A PLACE THAT YOU HAVE TO DIG DEEP TO FIND AND HOLD ONTO”
WATCH THE MAKING OF THE EARLY STAGES “I GOT YOU, DARLING. YOU CAN NOW BE FREE”
SOLO EXHIBTIONS
2023 “METAMORPHOSIS: Unfolding and Transforming” Online Solo Art exhibition with Women United Arts Movement
2021 “ WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS GROW” Online Solo Art exhibition with Art Mums United
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “POP OF PINK Art Exhibit” Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2023 “EMERGING WOMAN ARTIST” International Juried Online Group Show for Shortlisted Artists Arts To Heats Project Art Prize
2023 “EMERGENCE” Online Exhibition with Visionary Art Collective
2023 “STORIES TO BE TOLD’ Online Group Exhibition with Art Mums United
2023 “9th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT’ UAAP Group Exhibition , Galerya Amalia, LRI Plaza, Philippines
2022 “POP OF PINK Art Exhibit” Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2022 “HIRAYA: A Live, Love, Local Exhibit” Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2021 “GAZE” Online Group exhibition with Art To Hearts Project
2021 “OVEREXPOSED” Online Group Exhibition with Visionary Projects x Legion Paper
2021 “MARKS WE MAKE” Online Group Exhibition with The Curator’s Salon
2021 “MIRROR IN THE DARK” Online Group Exhibition with Visionary Art Collective
2021 “INTRINSIC NATURE” Online Group Exhibition with The Curator’s Salon
2021 “TRANSLUCENT SOULS” Online Group Exhibition with Art Mums United
2020 2nd FilipinART Exhibit, Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2019 Pop of Pink Art Exhibit, Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2018 Passionately Pink , Crimson Hotel, Manila, Philippines
2014 Faces Exhibition, A Space Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2012 Instant Doodles Exhibition, My Little Art Place Gallery, Manila, Philippines
PRESS and interviews
2023 “Create Magazine” Anniversary Issue 35
2022 ”Arts To Hearts Magazine“ Issue 1
2022 ”The Huts Magazine “ Issue 6
2022 ”ART SEEN - The Curator’s Salon Magazine “ Volume 3, February 2022 - Your Creative Diaries
2022 ”CLOVER + BEE Magazine” Issue 2 - January 2022
2021 “ART SEEN - The Curator’s Salon Magazine “ Volume 1, June 2021
2021 ”Arts to Hearts Project” - Artist Spotlight with Charuka Arora
2021 The Curator’s Salon Interview with Gita Joshi of The Curator’s Salon
2021 Art Mums United Interview with Mona Lerch of Art Mums United
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
2023 Women United Art Magazine Issue III + IV
2022 Women United Art Magazine Issue I + II
P O D C A S T
2022 Women United Art Podcast Takeover Episode
∙ Catharsis Through Music with Marina Elderton
∙ Owning Your Passions with Erica Paredes
∙ Building Bridges with Art with Arghavan Agida
PRIZES
2023 ARTS TO HEARTS PROJECT EMERGING WOMAN ARTIST- Shortlist Artist
2022 WOMAN UNITED ART PRIZE - Longlist Artist
2021 WOMAN UNITED ART PRIZE - Shortlist Artist
ART FAIRS
2023 The Holy Art Fair, London, England
2022 South Arts Festival, Crimson Hotel, Alabang Philippines
2019 South Arts Festival, Filinvest, Alabang Philippines
2018 South Arts Festival, Filinvest, Alabang Philippines
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