Education
| 2019 | B.F.A. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Painting & Printmaking |
| Advanced Painting: Delving into Practice with Rubens Ghenov, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO |
Related Experience
| 2021 | Artist Assistant, Erin Wiersma, Manhattan, KS |
| Printmaking Staff Assistant, Department of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Caricature Artist, Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS | |
| 2020 | Printmaking Staff Assistant, Department of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| 2019 | Demo Assistant, “Workshop: Electro Etching,” McKnight Art Center, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS |
| Electrolytic Etching Research Lab Technician, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Printmaking Studio Technician, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Demo Assistant, “Transforming Printmaking through Chemical Innovation” for Print Council of America, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Demo Assistant, “Shelley Thorstensen: NEA Research Visiting Artist in Residence,” Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Media Relations Officer, Painting Society, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Assistant Director/Exhibitions Coordinator, Prairie Fire Printmakers Fine Arts Press, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Caricature Artist, Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS | |
| Printmaking Studio Monitor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2018 | Media Relations Officer, Painting Society, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| Assistant Director/Exhibitions Coordinator, Prairie Fire Printmakers Fine Arts Press, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Printmaking Studio Monitor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Caricature Artist, Rolling Hills Zoo, Private Wedding, Salina, KS | |
| Caricature Artist, Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS | |
| 2017 | Caricature Artist, Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, Friends of the Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS |
Awards and Scholarships
| 2019 | Commerce Bank Best of Show Award, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| Weary Family Art Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center Fellowship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2018 | Undergraduate Research Assistant Scholarship, “Transforming Printmaking through Chemical Innovation” National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artworks Grant, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| Commerce Bank Junior Award, Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS | |
| Mark Chapman & Cheryl Mellenthin Fine Arts Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2017 | Weary Family Art Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| 2016 | Mary Lucille Dunn Art Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| 2015 | Elsie Wall Vesco Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
Exhibitions and Portfolio Exchanges
| 2020 | Embracing the Wilds Juried Exhibition, Online, Embracing the Wilds Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO |
| Tiny Print Exchange, National Portfolio Exchange, Organizer: Hayley Simon | |
| Wrap It Up!, Manhattan Arts Center Gallery, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2019 | B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| Prairie Fire, McKnight Art Center, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS | |
| Wrap It Up!, Manhattan Arts Center Gallery, Manhattan, KS | |
| Donut Exchange: Color Print Workshop, Regional Portfolio Exchange, Organizer: Becci Spruill | |
| Re:Vision, Print Council of America Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2018 | Beat Generation Art: Rising Kansas, Bluemont Hotel, Manhattan, KS |
| Drawing Orvieto: 2017, Yoshi Ikeda Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS | |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2017 | Printmaking National Exhibition, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS, Juror: Sarah Riley, Southeast Missouri State University |
| Orvieto Sketchbook, Bottega Chioccia Tsarkova, Orvieto, Italy | |
| Modern Venus: The Female Perspective, Finishing School for the Modern Woman, Wichita, KS, Organizers: Jamie Ford and Emily Loy | |
| Feminist Art Show, 86 Cold Press, Wichita, KS | |
| OYBC Presents: Art by Rachel Hermes, Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center, Omaha, NE (solo show) | |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS | |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | |
| Identity Art Show, The Fellow Coworking, Manhattan, KS | |
| 2016 | Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS |
| Annual Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
Bibliography
| 2020 | The HAND Magazine, Issue 30, October 10, 2010 |
| 2019 | The Collegian, “One student artist’s journey from intro to printmaking to exhibits and conferences,” Peter Loganbill, December 8, 2019 |
| Live Ideas: Undergraduate Primary Texts Journal, “Artist Spotlight: Rachel Hermes,” June 20, 2019 | |
| Touchstone, “Dreaming of Lambs,” March 17, 2019 | |
| Live Ideas: Undergraduate Primary Texts Journal, “Overcome,” January 15, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Printmaking National Exhibition Catalog, “Lotus,” July 2017 |
| Touchstone, “Lilies at Dusk” and “Morning Light,” Spring 2017 |
Lectures/Panels
| 2019 | Texchange: Southern Graphics Council International conference, Dallas, TX, Panel assistant: “From Shop Rags to Riches: Strategies for Securing External Funding for Interdisciplinary Printmaking Research” with Jason Scuilla and Dr. Stefan Bossman (Kansas State University) |
Collections
| 2019 | Prairie Fire Printmakers Permanent Collection, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| SGCI Permanent Collection, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA | |
| 2018 | Prairie Fire Printmakers Permanent Collection, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
| SGCI Permanent Collection, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA |