Rachael

About

PROFILE

Over four years of Fine Art, Foundation Diploma and BA Hon degree I have developed a wide range of skills; practical, project management and interpersonal, that provide a good grounding from which to develop my artistic career. I specialise in film production and photography and I have extensive experience with all aspects of audio-visual media. The editing process is vitally important to my work. Digital manipulation is for me as valuable as brush control to a painter or knowledge of form to a sculpture. Technology allows me to craft a digital world. At present I’m employed as a Media and English Technician for Holyhead School. I still keep up my own practice and am presently working on a commission for the New Generation Arts Festival and a collaboration with the Birmingham Flash mob.

NEWS

Appearing in New Generation Arts Festival

‘Close Encounters’

Private View Tuesday 10th 6pm

Mon 9th - Fri 20th June – Que Club (Central Hall) http://www.newgenerationarts.co.uk/events/mixed-media-installation-rachel-bradley-selection/

QUALIFICATIONS

University of Central England 2004 – 2007 First Class Honors BA Fine Art

City of Bath College 2003 -2004 Fine Art Foundation Diploma (Distinction)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Live Stream Camera Operator May 5th 2008 Operating a live streaming camera at the 2008 Holyhead Presentation Evening, being displayed on an 8:9 screen.

Runner and PA April 2008 Work experience as a Runner and PA for Its About Time Productions working on three short films for BM&AG.

New Generation Arts Festival Commissioned to make a short film for the New Generation Arts Festival November - July 2008 http://www.newgenerationarts.co.uk/artists/rachel-marchant/

Holyhead School Media and English Technician November 25th 2007 - Present Full time
Skills: Teaching technical (video, audio, photographic, editing, soft wear) skills to students from Year 7 to GCSE level. Creating worksheets for soft wear. Creating and maintaining online Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle) web pages. Setting up and running media equipment. Maintaining and fixing PC’s and Macs.

Graffiti Art Teacher August 2007 Course for children aged 6 to 18, duration 1 week.

Pro-Mo Video Shorts January 2006 Project manager, videographer and editor for a series of short films promoting UCE for university website.

AWARDS

The Enigma Gallery, Somerset Young Artist 2003

EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

The Degree Show- June 2007 Video: State of Consciousness, U.C.E, Margaret Street, School of Art, Birmingham Curator: Participants group curation with aid of Dave Burrows and Janet Hodgson

Go to the gallery space -January 2007 Video Projection: Conceal/Reveal, U.C.E, Margaret Street, School of Art, Birmingham Curator: Rachael Marchant, Helen Brown, Phillip Barber, Emma Wood

Big Fish Little Fish- April 2006 Video: Postage Stamp, The Works Gallery, Birmingham Curator: Vicky Saddler, Charlotte Bailey

B.I.A.D The George Jackson - Award May 2006 Video: The Virgin Mary Backwards, Stills From Video: Flour Fall, School of Jewellery, Vittoria Street, Birmingham

SMACK SNACK - November 2005 Video and Performance: Flour Girl in the Red Dress, Screening: The Virgin Sneeze, The Works Gallery, Birmingham Curator: SMACK COLLECTIVE

*COCOON (Solo Show)-October 2004 Video: Mother and I, Sculpture: Cocoon1 and Cocoon2 Photography Stills: Mother and I, The Enigma Gallery, Frome, Somerset Curator: Jenny Barton

The Butterfly Effect - July 2004 Video Instillation: Encased, City of Bath College, Bath Spa Curator: City of Bath College

rachael_marchant@hotmail.co.uk

Areas of Expertise

Editing, Filming, Video Art

Skills

Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Word, Power Point, DVD Pro, Soundtrack Pro, iMovies, iDVD, web browsers, maintaining a Virtual Learning Environment (Moo..., Macromedia Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop