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Rachel Maryam Smith
Performance Studies

A woman stands on a grassy patch holding up two poles from which emerges a giant multicolored bubble. She is dressed in a glittering silver gown, and is surrounded by people and kids dressed casually. In the background is the ocean.Rachel Smith performing live.
BA in Art (studio) and History of Art and Visual Culture (with honors) from UC Santa Cruz 2018MFA in Art Studio from UC Davis 2020

After completing the Art Studio MFA at UC Davis in 2020 Smith apprenticed to foundational eco-artist Newton Harrison in 2021, made bubbles in 2022, and spent 2023 entertaining a 99-bed nursing facility.

Rachel’s webiste: https://www.rachelsmith.online/

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