Rachel Leising Soo

Rachel Leising Soo received a B.F.A. in Commercial Art at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska and an M.F.A. in Integrated Visual Art, at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Soo is a professor of graphic design at Concordia University, Irvine, California.

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EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Integrated Visual Art, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2004.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Commercial Art, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, 2000.

AWARDS

Honorable Mention, Emerging Aesthetic, video, The Art of Digital Show 2007, Lyceum Theatre Gallery, San Diego, California, September 2007. Judge, Neal Benezra, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Iowa State University Teaching Excellence Award, Vice Provost for Research and Advanced Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2004.

Art and Design—Teaching Excellence Award, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2002.

EXHIBITIONS

Overflow, John and Linda Friend Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, October 30 – December 4, 2013. Solo art exhibition of watercolor mixed-media paintings that examined visceral and instinctive experiences shaped by recent travel and significant life events.

Summer Group Exhibit, White Stone Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 12-August 2, 2013. Eruption, and Overflow, watercolor, acrylic medium and ink on watercolor paper. Juried exhibition.

Visual Arts Exhibit, professional painting division, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, July 12-August 11, 2013. Rupture, watercolor, acrylic medium and ink on watercolor paper. Juried exhibition.

All Media 2012, Irvine Fine Arts Center Gallery, Irvine, California, July 28 – August 25, 2012. Ripening,watercolor, acrylic medium, and ink on paper. 

All Media 2009, Irvine Fine Arts Center Gallery, Irvine, California, November 20, 2009-January 16, 2010. Number 7, an acrylic painting.

Altered Communication, John and Linda Friend Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, May 11 – September 5, 2009. Speak, Gesture, and Write, a series of giclée prints that reflect feelings of nostalgia.

Altered Communication, The Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England, January 30 – February 27, 2009. Speak, Gesture, and Write, a series of giclée prints that reflect feelings of nostalgia.

Au Courant, John and Linda Friend Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, April 7– May 2, 2008. Number 7 and Number 4, a series of paintings created on Mylar with acrylic examine additive and subtractive methods to intensify textures, details and values.

The Art of Digital Show 2007, Lyceum Theatre Gallery, San Diego, California, September 2007. Emerging Aesthetic, a video that explores the creative process.

Eudeamon, Theatre Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, April 2- May 4, 2007. Frustration and Behind the Foliage, digital image constructions that explore the concept of anxiety.

Incandescence, Theatre Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, April 4-May 6, 2006. Self-Representations, a video montage projecting inner self-reflection.

Faculty Art Exhibition, Theatre Art Gallery, Concordia University, Irvine, California, April 7-May 9, 2005. Graphic Design Works, a collection of graphic design projects.

MFA Thesis Exhibit, Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, October 13-16, 2004. Self-Representations:Exposure/Disguise, a video art installation created during MFA program.

Graduate Exhibition: Integrated Visual Arts, Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2004. Everyday, a video narrative portraying the life of obsessive dieting in young women.

Women in Art: Art and Poetry Reading, Student Union Board, Mary Sloss House, Ames, Iowa, April 2004. Compulsion, a video montage examining emotions of anger and frustration.

Graduate Exhibition: Integrated Visual Arts, Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, December 2003. Identity Dilemma, a video montage projecting inner self-reflection.

Focus Grant Exhibit, Student Union Board, Iowa State Memorial Union, Ames, Iowa, April 2003. Ephemeral Light, an installation of mixed-media images using paint on 8' x 36" mylar sheets examining living systems.

Graduate Exhibition: Integrated Visual Arts, Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2002. Emerging Aesthetic, a video narration illustrating the creative process of brainstorming and sketching.

Milf: Student Film Feature, Kochimski Auditorium, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, May 2002. Juxtaposition, a video montage comparing floral forms and the human-physique.

Print and Photo, Iowa State Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, February 2002. Memories, a monoprint design inspired by water movements.

Graduate Exhibition: Integrated Visual Arts, Gallery 181, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, December 2001. Juxtaposition, a video art installation of a wall-size mixed media abstract imagery inspired by organic forms accompanied by a projected video montage.

Senior Art Exhibition, Marxhausen Gallery, Seward, Nebraska, 2000. Expressions of Nature, a series of mixed-media paintings, photographs and drawings inspired by organic forms and images of nature.

COLLECTIONS

Permanent Art Collection, John and Linda Friend Art Gallery, Concordia University.

TEACHING

Professor, Concordia University, Irvine, California, 2004-present.

Teaching Assistant, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2001–2004.

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