Rachel Teannalach
Contemporary Landscape Paintings
"It is only by selection, by elimination, and by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of things." Georgia O'Keeffe
About
Rachel Teannalach is a contemporary landscape painter based in Boise, Idaho. Her work is characterized by bold, gestural brushstrokes and her ability to evoke the emotional quality of the places she paints.
Teannalach's work is guided by the belief that the observation of nature revives our recognition of beauty and restores our sense of belonging in the natural world. Her work inspires viewers to leave, in W.B. Yeats’ words, “a little space for the rose-breath to fill.”
Her focus over the last several years has been collaborations with conservation organizations, supporting their efforts to preserve the lands she loves to paint. Teannalach is committed to environmental responsibility. A portion of her proceeds is donated to Plastic Bank, and she uses repurposed substrates and recycled, compostable packaging whenever possible.
Teannalach is known especially for her "tinyExpanse" daily paintings, which can be purchased on Etsy, along with small works and prints. Her work also encompasses large scale landscapes and occasional cityscapes and portraiture.
For pricing or to purchase art below, please send a message using the form below.
Gallery Representation:
Capitol Contemporary Gallery - Boise, Idaho
Echo Arts - Bozeman, Montana
Current
Exhibitions and New Projects
Current
New Works
Capitol Contemporary Gallery
451 S. Capitol Blvd, Boise
A selection of new works are on display at Capitol Contemporary Gallery. September's show highlights the works of Karen Eastman and Brooke Burton.
Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-2
Upcoming
"Dams: Reservoirs,Reclamation, Renewal
Sun Valley Museum of Arts
Sun Valley, Idaho
Aug 26 - Nov 12, 2022
Exhibition Opening Celebration
Aug 26, 5-7pm
An exhibition with works by myself, Carolina Caycedo, Eirik Johnson, and James Prosek.
BOSCO (Open Studios)
This city-wide studio tour spans two weekends of October - the 1st-2nd and 8th-9th. My studio, along with all others in the East End, will be open the second weekend. Visit BOSCO's website for more information.
Virtual Tour of the Juniper Studio
Enjoy a tour of my studio compliments of Karl Henke at Evermore Prints!
Giclee Prints on Canvas and Paper
Purchase giclee prints and small works on Etsy.
My etsy shop, tinyExpanse, features giclee prints, wearable art, and greeting cards, as well as tinyExpanse daily paintings (pictured above).
Vendors
Card and print retailers:
Cards are printed on 100% post-consumer paper, and packaged in biodegradable plant-based sleeves. Here's where you can find them!
Boise:
Hana by Kimi, Boise (@boisefloraldesign)
Boise Coop (Meridian and Boise Locations)
Elsewhere:
Country Cousins, Ketchum (@country_cousin_ketchum)
Wild Onion, McCall (@wildonionmccall)
Redfish Lake General Store, Stanley
Studio Process
Welcome to my studio...
Plein Air Process
Plein Air painting in the Boise Foothills.
I love to rise before the sun comes up and head out with my paints in time for the first light. In the winter, I stuff a hot water bottle into my coat to keep warm. I work wet-on-wet, or "alla prima," meaning that I complete a painting in one sitting and don't go back and rework details. For me this is in harmony with my focus on immediacy - experiencing and expressing a specific moment in a specific place. Plein Air painting is the foundation for the larger works I complete back in the studio. Read more about my Plein Air process on my blog.
Contact
Please contact Rachel's studio below to request information about her work or to schedule a studio visit. The East End "Juniper Studio/Showroom" is open by private appointment.
Press and Curriculum Vitae
Representation
Idaho
Capitol Contemporary Gallery
451 S. Capitol Blvd, Boise ID
California
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts - San Francisco and Mill Valley, California
PRESS
Limberlost Review, July 2021
Idaho Press Tribune Cavalcade March 2019
The American Scholar November 2017
Boise Department of Arts and History October 2017
Eye on Sun Valley October 2017
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013 and 2014 Idaho Conservation League Artist in Residence
Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, Vermont - Winter 2005
Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Art at Scripps College, Claremont, CA – 2003
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland - 2002
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy - 2001
AWARDS, PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS, AND COLLECTIONS
Idaho Youth Ranch, Caldwell, ID
City of Boise Visual Chronicle, Boise ID
Sun Valley Resort, Gondola wrap design, Ketchum ID
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, Nampa, ID
Brassey, Crawford & Howell, LLP, Boise, ID
Citywide Home Loans, Boise ID
Elam & Burke Attorneys, Boise ID
DB Fitzpatrick, Zion's Bank Building, Boise ID
Lewis Street Landscapes, Ketchum light industrial area, Ketchum September 2013
Utility box design, City of Nampa, September 2013
Three utility box designs, City of Ketchum August 2012
Boise Weekly cover artwork, Boise ID 2011-2016
9th and Bannock traffic box design, City of Boise, October 2011
Wendy Gruber Award finalist, Marin Arts Council, Marin County, CA 2008
Painting Residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT, March 2005
Booker Prize in Painting, Pomona College (Nominated by Prof.Enrique Martinez Celaya), May 2001
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Sept-Nov 2021 "Expanse" Echo Arts, Bozemen MT
August 2021 - "Return" Boise, ID
March 2020 - Boise Art Museum Triennial, Boise ID
November 2020 - "Spectrum" Boise, ID
May 2019 - “Pretty Around Here” Boise, ID
November 2018 - “Stettie Ruth” Bozeman, MT
February-April 2018 - "tinyExpanse 365 Year 3" State & Lemp, Boise ID
December-March 2018 - "Portals" Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa ID
November 2017 - "Small Things" Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
June 2017 - "Paintings for Mairead" Solo exhibition at Evermore Gallery, Boise, ID
March 2016 - "tinyExpanse Woodland Empire" Woodland Empire Craft Ale, Boise, ID
November 2016 - "Paintings for Mairead" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID
June 2016 - "Exploring McCall Through Paint" Solo exhibition at Gallery 55, McCall, ID
April 2016 - "Intersections and Encounters" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID
December 2015 - Group Exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID
October 2015 - BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
June 2015 - "tinyExpanse McCall" Popup show at Bistro 45, McCall, ID
May 2015 - "Primavera" Group Exhibition at Beside Bardenay, Boise ID
February 2015 - "tinyExpanse Marin County" Popup show at Trouve, Fairfax, CA
Jan-March 2015 - "Reductions and Elaborations" Solo exhibition at State & Lemp, Boise, ID
November 2014 - "Befriending Time and Place" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID
September 2014 - "Boulder-White Clouds and Beyond" Silvercreek Art, Sun Valley, ID
August 2014 - "tinyExpanse North Idaho" Panhandle State Bank, Sandpoint, ID
June 2014 - "tinyExpanse Helsinki" Factory St. Gallery, Helsinki Finland
June 2014 "Silvercreek Art Grand Opening" Group Show, Sun Valley, ID
May 2014 "Zion Bank Artist's Reception" Zion Bank, Boise ID
May 2014 "Modern Art" Modern Hotel, Boise ID
April 2014 "Primavera III" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID
February 2014 Group Show, Lisk Gallery, Boise ID
Nov. - Dec. 2013 "Small Works Invitational" Lisk Gallery, Boise ID
November 2013 "Landscapes for Idaho" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID
October 2013 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
April 2013 "Primavera II" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID
March 2013 “Landscapes” Grinder Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Jan. 2013 Current Featured Artist, Pottery Barn Artist Gallery, PotteryBarn.com
November 2012 "Landscapes for the West" Beside Bardanay, Boise ID
October 2012 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
September 2012 One King's Lane online sale, OneKingsLane.com
July - Aug 2012 "Sequence" Sage Yoga & Wellness, Boise ID
May 2012 "Modern Art" Modern Hotel, Boise ID
April 2012 "Show Off" Smith & Coehlo, Eagle ID
March 2012 "Primavera" Group Exhibition at Beside Bardanay, Boise ID
December 2011 Winter Sale Boise, ID
November 2011 “Celebrate Art” Group Exhibition Meridian, ID
Oct. - Dec. 2011 “Artists and Healers” Solo show at Sage Yoga Boise, ID
October 2011 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
August 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
June 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
May 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
May 2011 “Celebrate Art” Group Exhibition Meridian, ID
May 2011 “Modern Art” Modern Hotel Boise, ID
Sept. 2010-Apr. 2011 “More than a Pretty Face” Boise Art Museum Boise, ID
March 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
December 2010 Aqua Art Miami Miami, FL
Nov. - Dec. 2010 “Edges and Expansion” Solo show at Sage Yoga Boise, ID
November 2010 House of Art, Gem Noble Building Boise, ID
August 2010 House of Art, Aspen Lofts Boise, ID
May 2010 Affordable Art Fair New York New York, NY
May 2009 Marin Open Studios Lagunitas, CA
May 2009 "Kid's Eye View" Student work exhibition Mill Valley, CA
Jan. - June 2009 "Big Trees" Solo exhibition at Cafe del Soul Mill Valley, CA
Jan. - April 2008 Solo Exhibition at Yoga of Sausalito, CA
October 2007 "Abstract Works" Exhibition at Yoga of Sausalito Sausalito, CA
August 2007 "Landscapes of Marin" Depot Cafe & Bookstore Mill Valley, CA
April - June 2007 "Edges and Expansion" Cafe del Soul Mill Valley, CA
February 2004 Open Studio show Muir Beach, CA
May 2003 Scripps College Senior Exhibition Claremont, CA
January 2003 “Paintings” Dual show at Motley Coffee House Claremont, CA
December 2002 Scripps College Fall Show Claremont, CA
May 2002 Glasgow School of Art 2nd Year Show Glasgow, Scotland
May 2001 Pomona College Annual Art Show Claremont, CA
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